The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-18
Bah WANTS NO SUFFRAGE.
She Discusses Politics From the Stand
point Of q Woman.
THE FEMININE IDEA OF PROTECTION.
Cloths That Are Imported FROM New Eng
land, and silks From China That Are
Mad. in Jersey-Jhe Extending OF
>unrage-A Change fr"pose"'

starts out Tor DtoANAA"t - ,....'
stumbles over a large crowd, bi"9
band braviuas forth. Just Jcll Her 1hd1
You Saw Nc" (and not mchuohihe III
awful sounds that you are vieen ~
hear, with speilbnder az ti' w." ~
Sometimes We stand sun tiiu ~. -
sometimes we are spellbOund-moie ire
quently we are not But 1t starts, 49,
"A political campaign, certain "Hlo"N'
OF questioning 10 which the feminine
vci"e. unless IL be given over 10 ne -
holding OF missions hnds pleasure an III
swering. .r,,,.,. Ia
Saws the masculine inquirer; w NIX W
you know about protection -..o.
Saws l. representing the FEMININE NoiSr.
"Well. not very much; but TINS i wiz
/ believe, 1 think there should De . iiei
tariff very high tarln. sever" se -.
aco I had an opportunity 10 compare oui
manufactures with those OF Engldhu 'h"
Filr. y. ana when say ous nanOia, liz
mean our cloths especia. = NV
my friend. half Of the chcFio'7, VI e,
cloths, rough or smooth H'""S ~ ", -,
that YOU buy stamped with the th5iah %
Fiolch hallmark, are made IN '.ls 80 az
try We can make as soou Il pir'' ~
cloth as ever was designed oi 49,
across the water, consequently,
ought to be high tarln on WOOL ii11t'
.ri+ls Americans ought 10 buy the mum
mado stuffs keen the mills going, ana Dy
putting an enormous tarin, an outiase-
ouslv big one. on al woods, force the I'M
ported article out Of the market " h'N
we have a good thing we ought 10 IcSos
niyo II In the finest OF SILKS ddu NetN ~,
we cannot cOmlarc with France out lOi
thac reason fabrics should he lnt-piu 81
at "a high tariff. kept at hlsh plec,
that the American manufactures VIII
grow ambitious, be eager 10 make Hi'
silks as fine as the imported ones anu.
i'm time achieve what he desires :" t'.a'
no further importatiOns Will be ntct.."i
CHINESE SILKS FROM PATTERSON.
\ Japanese importer told me that more
than one-half OF the printed SILKS sou ~
coming from China or Japan were n'a.c
i'm Paterson New Jersey. We've got the
mon who can work well. and who have
the brains. we've got the money 10 pay
the men. and we want to introduce q IT.
tie JingOism which is. after an. the slahs
word for recognizing the posslplilile7 vl
ones own country why can the man
who sells American silks hang piece
OF the American silk beside a piece of the
1afanese silk. and Jet the Gu, 'lc' ta'
his choice. having TO pay for the chinese
silk an cxtraVasant price. ana ioi we
American g just price. Let ihe l'illi ne
low on pictures, on books. ON duf 'iiill7
that will educate the people. let the tar
III be high ON Jewels on anything That l7
bought by the rich people simply as
luxury.
DO / want the suffrage extended? No,
I want it restricted. II ! were the person
IN power / rUUHliA nav 'N''A
twenty-five years of age. free. ana adued
TO This freedom there should bee the k'owl-
edge OF reading and writing ana the own
ing of a home. Then vote "ouiu we
worth something. IL would represent
something. Men would strive Tor IL, "uu
dollars would be saved TO buy the nome
Tor the women and children that Would
in addition, make the father a voter.
What does Antonio. or rancOis or Hem
rich. or Patrick, or Tommy Atkins know
OF this country after living mere "a rev
years. Whether he IS from Italy, OF Ger
many. France. or ireland Russia, or
ENGLAND. Sweden, or Scotland, now can
he realize in one. five. ten. or utteeh
years the needs of those men ana wo-
men who have made this country. Leu
American birth be the very hrst necessity
OF the right 10 claim vote. lhen let
al the rest follow.
THE "BIDDY s. VIEW OF IT.
And about the gold and the silver. Inc
best that 1 can say about thar Was TON
mo by the honest little Irish maid, busy
i'm my kitchen. She wondered 1T the
gentlemen got i'm who We're going 70 give
silver away. If the I've dollars that she
was in the habit of sending nome on rp5
cial occasions, would receive no WEI
come" Because" she went on 20 say,
III 10 only stands for a half or quarter
as much as II calls for on the face OF lt.
how can they be pleased az me, so 10
say. wrltin' one thing ana meanin an
othcr2 10 will be a. funny government
Miss. that'l write out an order on IT'S
own paper for a certain sum OF money,
ana then only give You little bit OF IL +,
ANA how Miss. does that dliier from
steafugyf That's the feminine voice
from the kitchen. In the parlOr the fem
mime voice says. III the people GET IN
who arc going 10 make our notes OF no
value. or OF 80 little value That IL amounts
10 nothing, the unhappy days IN Ken
mOnd during tho war Will return, ana 81
20 20 mathet with my basket filled with
money. and I'M Gene home, carrying m}
purchase, wrapped up IN paper IN one
OUR MONEY \ LIE.
wonder what Mr.. George Washington
would have thogght OF reputation /
wonder what Mr. Thomas Jenetsoh
would have thought az our deliberately
making ourselves the laughing STOCK Oh
th,. world What other country makes us
money a lie ON che face OF IT, Remember
| don't pretend 20 be politician. Out
these are things that 1 was forced 10
think when / listened 10 the spell pinurl
who talked, and talked, ana talked anu
never convinced. did coucluue t.i,41
and then that speech was silver and Sc
lanco was gold and / realized as never
before, now delightful gold was. Ana
bv-tho-bye. ii / made the laws Tor inns
country. the business world anolld no.
be- ia Il state OF excitement thdl was pAu
Tor it every four years. Dut soo9 man
once found he should stay where me- was
placed by the vote OF am Intelligent nd-
ton for at least eight years.
And the schools. / would have my say
about them If / were ruling. These pup
he schools should give "a good, thorough
education. such an education as rom
who is going 10 be- a business man, needs,
and such an education as DICK. VINO ~
GOING TO be carpenter, viii require. ana
such an education as would be pehrnl
10 Molly. whether she II going 70 De the
wife of am honest man. or whether she
will be forced into the wOrkaday world.
There should be scholarships FOR higher
education but children who DO not need
il. who gain no good by IL. who are leip-
ed I'm no way at all through 10, should hol
be- given "a so-calied education loi ineu ..
SCRAPS OF this "Ology,' tdtters or thdl
ism" and vague suggestions OF some
other "osophv' There should be less
cramning given and more knowledge
gained Then the average girl or hlteeh
would write a better letter than she does
to-day. she would spell better; say What
she had 10 I'm d clear way ana ner hand-
writing would be an honor 10 her class
She shouldn't take the wrong change IN
a shoD because she couldn't calculate
RAPIDLY. and she shouldn't lose her inter-
est in a strange country because she
knew nothing atcut IL geographically.
FEWER BOOKS. BETTER TEA ctERS.
More of spelling and less Of chemistry;
more OF plain arithmetic and less OF al
zebra: more Of geography ana less OF 1T
erature: and mere grammar and less or
geometry. would lie my idea or a public
school education. Fewer books and
greater ability on the side Of the teacher
make a better scholar. The teacher who
has 10 study from night 10 night 10 keep
nm with her class. is entirely too common.
Then. | do believe II the proper educa-
ton were given there would be healthier
chilcren. fewer children burdened with
49, ,,,IfcL they ara forced 10 sfudv AT