The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
THE "DOODLE FIRMo nv NOLINS,
O., AND ITS FREEHOLD VOTERS

Bnby''-A Rejoinder to Priscilla Leonard
Women Voters In Australia and Now
Zealand.
The smallest farm In tho United States, II
not In the world IL 10 no found In Molina. Ga.
II Ia owned by a stock company Of ak men.
AMI contains one foo. OF land. 1t Ia known as
the doodle farm" A few years ago an excit-
ing local election was to be- decided by vote OF
the freehol 'ers. ind politician decided ono
foot ot land To six men jointly. thus giving each
OF them vote. Six men cnn vote by virtue OF
owning one foot Of land between them hut the
woman possessin2 In her own right the largest
lnnde es ate ~ Molina has no vote Thi, I.
ore NJ he anomalies thai the Geo sia Equal
Suffrage Association ~ trying to roctfy
The relative hygienic advantages 81 different
kinds OF street paving were discussed a few
days ngr by Prof. Seivwick of the Maasa"hu-
setts Institute Of Technology In an aidrrsa
before a school ~ housekeeping. lie sail:
sealed. non-porou- pavement. like asphalt.
makes thu least dust A 'ew wears ago the
residents on Common wealth avenue raid the
Oily NJ Boston 500 90 Ia have the avpnu" ma
cadamized n-tead ~ covered with asphalt. he
eaus" the horses hoo's make NOR. noise on
thu after pavement. From experiments on n
windy day. I hav. found n quart NJ air taken
from dust clpui on this avenue TO contain
2UU.UIU microbes City dust IL full Of fnt.stt-
nal bacteria" Some kinda Of pavemsnts
make more dust than others, hut the
greater or less danger Deepen IN largely on
whether the streets ar kept clean. In New
York tn. number OF deaths rom The diseases
due IN hrrarh hing putrd dust ha. much n
creased since Ioi. Nnrine ceased to have
charge of tn" street cleaning department 1t
depends on politics whether the streets sha l
or shal not 10 clean Here II another striking
Instance In which pol ties 10 mot outside the
home. but inside the baby"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. In her Just published
volume OF "Reminiscences" says:
'As take account OF my long life. become
well aware 81 its failures. What may chron-
icle M lis successcs2" After reviewing the
oh ef things IN her history over which she has
reason to rejoice. she says In conclusion:
lastly and chiefly. have had the honor Of
pleading for the slave when he was q save. OF
helping to initiate the woman's movement IN
many States o. the Union. and 81 standing with
the i!lustrlous champions OF Justice and free.
jom FOR woman suffrage. when to do 40 was q
'hankless Office. INVOLVING public ridIculo and
private avoidance"
The lady who writes under the pen-nams OF
Prsci Ia Leonard" charges me with incon-
Sss saSx Tsy@T One bn sT.R1ssd TO-
ach woman the oriton OF voting or not MS she
G2osesI |s, i, a. r. every man an nov has tho op.
rye the ants to vote Tor the best candidates
or the scho board. III tho name OF the often
ereated declaration that the right to vote
"PriscIl'a Leonard" seems not to soc the
Sr and &"Fs'R orcc ,SSm 70 PfS s
'efore every election men IRE urgently re-
.inle,l Of their duty 70 vote. by the press. by
Ne pulpit and the Iarty managers: but suf-
Say at home: So many citizens neglect to
inner proposes that suffrage be made COM
u.sory. but the .prorosal IL never seriously
iple Is that each man shall be free 10 vote or
ut. as no chooses. We simply AJAX that tho
lme freedom OF choice be allowed TO each
But (, any man makes himself r.ominen. in
sla,ins by yoiSG and pen tina. the right 70
etrouble TO cast his own ballot. he exposes
mselt 70 ,.h he laughed q tor moons stency.
tee are n the same position. In words.
"y are constsptIy declnrlrg that the right to
.sk louder than words Il. macrify He o. T thsm
S sars that + involves no mora obl'eatIGn
oTn" wGo neT sns sSa .o S4.,. 10
cry s SnTssan yTyq and from
es Win Il" du,y ami AMI 's o,s 70 Sr vH ss
nooi board 0 The ants 10 Oregon: and e,e-
hoe! 81 n. SSsr 'sF ss:
cir critic" II does not so appear.
The interest felt by American. IN the various
lstralla aud New Zealand Is shown by the
1n HuGh ns% so called oqs By ne
w Zeasnd PARLIAMENT, now travelling in
ieott the Eqqa Suffrage Associations he es gave
me interesting iact-. not generally known In
rs cS ncaI Il e to boy WOMAN spr.gs was
II results, Mr Lusk says;
,n mpto lsII1. We had no idea OF giving women
act Of ls 'Ss az tns e aia sscS
seven q their number 70 have charge Of The
hs aa ''T %bo s Ss S p' nns 10 10 with
would be good thing to leaye out the word
nd OF the biz wedge by which full snfrr rnln
asnow been given to all the women OF New
The women got the school vote, and used
They did not say. oh dear. no, Il wouldn't
bat at the neY, election, some, women wers
% M Tor hG so Gna ~ i" Sos ,S.
when. in 1882 the license question cnme up.
Ss va" 8. p m tia. women Iatepnyers as
he board OF commissoncrs n each district
hG6 control srs the Issuing e licenses tn. mot
indeed We should utterly lestroy the cha ractsr
y the ladies', for all the worst element would
make things very UNPLEASANT for them. We
aid; We don't believe The men OF New ZHn-
e' to a 10 y1n tnqx 10 an arr
hose boards OF liccmss commissioners. The
y %nrn. w"r" given ,hc !ce9;" vote To the
tents they voted well and met with no ,roubIo.
ma certainly they greatly improved the licen,..
Then we felt that we could 90 n little