The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-24
RI IUE LAW IDEA
BASED ON ERROR
Points Out Harm of Eff
forts to Enforce Rites
by Legislation

l~rvence ultimately will do more
s.rn than good, according to Rev.
..awart Martin Smith. pastor OF Do
.ors Baptist church here and chap
I'm OF two organizations OF World
war veterans.
"The peace and quiet OF the old
.,,e sunday cannot be forced upon
= neople that is slowly but surely
"banping It's definition OF religion"
doclared the Rev. DR.. Smith. II
S,ow the closed Sunday in Pitts
Sureh. and | know the open Sunday
a. paris. Frai c.. In Paris l discov-
n,ed as much genuine piety as l ever
discovered in pittsburgh.
naturally we OF the churches IA
,o, strict sabbath laws when think
,ng chiefly Of our own interests, and
ws are loath to teem TO argue
ax,lnst ourselves. But when we
orrcome prejudice we certainly are
moi unmlndful OF the many thou
sands who do not care to worship
,ust as we do. None of us keep the
: lords day as was originally done.
Times change. so long as man
gives one--eventh OF mis- time TO the
snlrltual demands OF his nature It is
hls own business as - when. where
and how de does so. The true
christian will never he disturbed II
ne has within himself the perfeA
peace OF which the sabbath day Is
a symbol.
Women Compllcatc Subject.
This subject. like the Question of
prohibition, is greatly complicated
BY the increasing participation OF
women in public affairs. Not be-
cause women are better than men,
but because they have been mis-
guided in the matter Z. moral re-
form. In the first place they can
\ "a reasoned with. Time and eX-
n perlence will teach the women of
This country that they must not get
TOO naughty IN telling men what 10
do. our best women already realize
that their conquests must be II the
realm OF love and moral suasion. In
Pennsylvania we have Just had re-
markable experience in the shape of
recent primary election. 1t Is said
the women put Clifford PinchCt
across as the republican gubernator-
ial candidate. Mr. Pinchot himself
says so. But this only partially
snalyzes the situation. Personally
am for Mr.. Pinchot, and my opin-
ion is not biased when say II TOOK
more than the woman vote TO
nominate Rinchot in the Pennsyl-
yanla primaries. The women can
not get anybody into office. them
selves included, IL the men are
against It. Pinchot's power In
Pennsylvania was latent In his cal
ism and enthusiasm plus his asso-
clation in the past with the pictur-
eeque Roosevelt. Thus there was
added to his endorsement by the
women of the state the endorsement
Of the farmers, for a farmer loves
the picturesque.
Must Consider Feminine Intuition.
The only new political factor that
has been introduced is that our prac-
teal politicians must now take into
account the well-known intuitive fac
ulty OF the feminine mind. This
Is real and not a fancy. 1t is rooted
In woman's emotional nature. The
heart is a womans world. and she
will ever be prone TO try to satisf.
her heart at the expense OF her
head. II we ever have a woman
president she will not be n brair
woman; she will be heart woman
red rose and not a white rose. Bul
this country will not have womer
governors or a woman for president
until the men consent. All govern
nent Ia founded on force. and nc
matter how many peace conferences
are held the fighting male Is the
only guarantee of the necessary
force behind government. A woman
could not hold any political Office
whatever IL men as a class wer'
against her. Every practical poll
tician knows that IL they wanted 4
do 80 men could keep every woman
IN the land out OF office.
Sex War Wouldn't Last.
M A war OF the sexes wouldn't las
Nang. Mind and muscle subdue tn
world. and those are masculine at
tributes. When Cleopatra seems Z
conquer II is because Caesar an.
Mark Antony are willing. sucl
feminine supremacy is never goo'
for the world, and somebody is sur
to get all snarlcd up. Attempts Z
4 make men travel the straight an
harrow way would be funny IL not s
tragic. II Is the old error of failur
70 distinguish things that diffel
Woman is the negative force In so
cety and man is the positive force
Men have obtained power and ottic
without the consent OF women. bu
The reverse can never happen. Ever
b woman office holder today Is in he
place Of power because the nal
voters consented. Current tai
about the economically independer
v woman Is about as sound as IN
q matter OF the flapper. There ar
y ~ economically independent womei
All women owe any success the
may have TO the good will OF som
n man. Solomon may have placed h
crown Just for fun on the head {
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