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being adopted, as this is among the most CON
| servative OF States, but IL shows considerable
progress IN public sentiment whom women havo
from any Legislature. The suffrage suffrage measures s'
usually reach vote, and receive a respect
few votes, The Pennsylvania Suffrage Associ-
alton recently held n large evening meeting In
Tho Massachusetts Suffrage Association has
again petitioned the Legislature to epualize
vile, so that each shall inherit tho same at tho
death Of the other. The anti.suffragIsts pre-
sGnte9 ,lI a. smilar petition. althGngh they d.,
lcecs than mon A, few n the MASSACHUSETTS,
mittees for ten years before they could get "A
law giving women tho ownership of their own
Clothes so they need not feel discouraged II
they are turned down again in this cnse;
Every nTacticinR woman LAWYER IN Mnssa-
suffrage =" Il seems thew are not entirsv sntis
fed with the legal privileges which thoy now
nosSess. Some Of the Boston women are per
Henry n. whitney, recently invited to her
mansion ffty members Of club. Of working
women. TEACHERS ,stenographcrs. &c. ShG had
papers read to them opposing equal suffrage
present condition. The ungratrful young wo-
men are said to have asked some really cmbhr-
RAISING questions.
The yidGT Of SSnSor { PopsgSy who
Wellesley College II is refreshing To- see w".
man leave her money to woman's college In
past years women have bequeathcd hundreds
even making conditions in favor of the admis-
sion OF women. Conspicuous except ions are
the endowment OF the Johns Hopkins Medical,
Department by Miss Mary Garrett. done on
Women Of means @ ] could secure V coneessions ne ] % for
their sex In many directions II they should
choose to exert the influence commanded by
Women must help women. This is said
without any disparagement OF the assistance
old adage that e the Lord helps those who
help them selves" The struggle for existence
has been harder for women than for men and
assistance. How can they expect this in un-
stinted degree from men uniess they show
They are doing this toa far grenter extent than
the world gives them credit for, A pleasant
sued by Mrs. Rebecca b. Lowe the recently
elected President ofthe Federation Of Women's
Clubs. one OF the largest organized bodies Of
women in the world:
In the light of recent events-not!ccably the dis.
charsing Of all women employees in the service Of
great railway system IN the West and the attitude Of
labor unions toward ws2e-eArning women.we must
among women for women.
ARreat struggle r gong on in the labor world.
and the working woman must play her part in all its
phases and bear the burden Of the result equally
with the man. As an organization the general fed
of this helpless an dependent class but order
10 work effectively We must study conditions. seek
20 know what In neeied. and then strive t. become
helpful in discovering and npplyin the remedy for
the wrong.
1t is little amusing. however. 70 reflect that
woman suffrage ciuh uhs are vigorously excluded
from ths great federation. whose President
declares that workingwomen must bear the
burdens equally with worktngmen. and yet are
helpless and dependent. Why are they any
more SO than the men,. and why are they not
wanted in labor unions
Our friends. the nnti-suffragste. ALWAYS
seem to get into deep water when they begin
20 !ugele with figures. The lady who writes IN
THE SvS over the nom de plume OF " Priscilla
LEONARD" objects decidedly 10 the statement
made in this column that = II the women ot the
South were entranchised they would be able to
Offset the entire vote of b0,h the colored men
and women" In support Of her objection she
gives the population o: seven states "a prove
that this Is not possible. and yet In only three
nt these do the blacks outnum Der the whites
Here are the figures: