The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-08-18

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Peter Patchell, of the North Vernon
Club, then read paper on "The Issues
of the Future" He asked, who does
not wish to look into the future. l,
however, can not say what are to be the
issues of the future. If l could l should
be a prophet, and am not. Many of
the issues of the future come from
present discomfort. If it had not been
for the discomfort of the forefathers of
the revolution there would today be no
land of the free and home of the brave.
The trust issues will certainly be among
the issues of the future, for even now
all political parties are declaring
against them. The club movement is
evidently expected to do much to
bring it about that corporations shall
pay their just parts of the taxes, and
that the trust problems shall also be
solved in time. In the last year, tho
we voted for changes in tax laws we
still have none for none were passed
Mrs. b. H. Balcom in beginning the
discussion of the subject "Should the
Right of Suffrage be Confined to the
Gentlemen, said that while it has been
talked so long that it would seem to be
worn threadbare, it is not yet settled
and it cannot be settled rightly without
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fathers to certain extent set up right
rules as to who should vote. mo taxa.
ton without representation" was their
motto. Why should women be refused
the right TO vote? Because they are
the weaker class' Why should man
have the right to say what should be
the amount of freedom enjoyed by
woman Lincoln, T. Dewitt Talmage
and others have acknowledged that
women either should be freed from the
burden of taxes or should be given
vote in the disposition of those taxes.
There can be no middle ground, they
must be slaves or must be free. 1t has
been said that woman's place is in the
home, but see the positions now occu-
pied by women-not because they no
longer love their homes but because
they can do much outside as we'll to
protect their homes. In intellectual
positions women have proved their
ability, in business, in science and in
other places, and the men know that
the women are equal to the tasks which
the suffrage demands. And some day
if the men do not give us the franchise
if they do not ordain us. in the words
of Frances Willard, then we must or
dain ourselves. But let us remember
always to uphold and work for the
good. To simply cast ballot will not
free our land from crime. Men and
women must all work together for the
advancement of the worlds civilization.
The last paper of the afternoons
program was read by Mr.. Archibald
Wrigley the question considered and
one of the principal points brought out
follow:
"What laws are we under that foster
trustss" The expression, everyone for
himself and the devil take the hindmost,
while coarse has too often expressed the
condition of law and society about us.
Some one has said that the average
man desires to be an upright fellow
rather than play the hog. but if it is
made easy and greatly advantageous to
him to play the hog what is to be done
about it, This has been emphasized by
the deeds of the man who is at the
head of the great oil trust.
Tariff laws, hold, are among the
laws which foster trusts-tariffs
do not tax according to ability but
only according to what is consumed.
There is something radically wrong
when men can become multi-million.
aires. If Christ had worked for dol
lar day since his birth the amount OF
his wages would today he but little
over half million.
The men who labor should be repre-
sented in legislative assemblies as well
as the men of wealth who are so well
represented now.
We are, too, under the law of the
single gold standard which believe
helps foster trusts. The bankers asso-
citation few years ago urged the asso-
ciated bankers to secure control of the
press and yet to secure the influence OF
congressman and all have been carried
out to the letter. | do not believe in
being pessimistic but let us look things
squarely in the face and protect our
homes.
Col. Moyses at this point announced
the meeting of the old settlers for Gale
donia Park on the Gath, next week
Thursday.
The jubilee singers then favored the
audience with two selections, their
speaker announcing the meetings which
began Sunday. Two other songs were