The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-29
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
oUEEN VICTORIA As AN EXAMPLE o.
w0uANLY CAPACITY TO GOVERN.
How ,h. United Kingdom Has Grown During
Her Rsign-Ihc Third Ticket and womans
Right to yote-Comments on the 'woman's
p.vc"-The Chinese q Motherles, People.

Page"-The Chinese q Motneriess Feopis
ousen Victoria offers the most conspicuou
example In all history Of woman's capacit
Tor government, During her sixty years
lion Great Britain has become one Of tn
.,ronusst nation s on earth and. with the sinsl
.,cention OF the United States, has made 70
,oore progress than any other In this period
=. :, ,s A country Of peculiarly diverse interest
J ,hr,nph It's many colonies Of varied NATIONAL
10, and rs ruler needs especial tact and judg
,-srt because Of the large constitutional power
-bioh reside in the people and with which
aha must harmonlze her actions. II Is tn
n,.tom Of the uniformed to refer to the Queer
a. n mere figure head. simply rejecting tn
or,nions OF her Cabinet and other advisers
An article BY william T. Stead on this sub
Go, I'm a recent number Of tho Cosmopolitan
-oss.sses especial interest, not only through
ths intimate knowledge Of English history
mt because Of his unfriendly attitude to royalty
In general. Queen Victoria" he says. 'hss
:. hocons tho balance-wheel Of the English
= Consttuuon.' and he thus continues;
Tn, crown can be inherited. but not the cx experience,
,b. snowltdgs. the innumerable subtle, invisible
us.m,nts which have made the Queen the living
h,,,e centre Of the British Empire
psr Majesty, 20 far from being . mere lay inquire
IN . purtly pageant. OF Q good housewife ana mother
a, large ,amily, has taken a far closer. keener, more
.ontnuous interest In the government OF her empire
than any OF her Ministers Until her syedsht began
IN fail Oh. never allowed an important despatch 70
h. sen, IN her name 10 viccroy or ambassador unit,
al, had read Il. and II need be edited II 70 her liking
With many illustrations he shows -the Inn
nsnsely important part the Queen has played
IN the Government and development OF the
British Empire,
ss. h,, indeed been the one person who, in all
N, .mplre, has most constantly addressed herself
a, IN. suyne,> o, government In all It's departments.
= with IN. keenes; sense OF the serious importance OF
aha matters she was handling Politics have never
h..n FOR her agamc. as they were 10 Lord Beaconsfeld,
NOR n mans Of livelihood, as they have been 10 many
Ministers The government Of the people was never
N her the mcre sport OF faction II was a serious
business, the business OF her life OthefS came and
went she never had a year on. Altho~gh natu-
rally more absorbed in foreign affairs, OF which she
possessed a knowledge far exceeding that OF any
OF her Foreign Secretaries, she has never been In
different 10 domestic questions
Mr.. Stead gives examples where the Queen
rs "a vehement special pleader and tena-
rtous in argument" carried her point over the
opposition of the Prime Minister himself and
took a leading hand greatly to the country's
good" Sometimes, however, she has been
oyerrlled by a combination OF Parliament
and public sentiment. The war in South
Africa, he says, she endsavorsd in vain 70
avert, and lie proves this assertion, He sums
Gp his conclusions by saying;
Tho Queen Is a sovereign who brings to the dis
charr, Of the responsible duue, OF her exalted posi-
eion a keen political instinct which, combined with
a deep sense OF her obi legations, impels her TO take
an active part In the handing Of all the great ques-
sion, Of state. Anything farther removed than the
Queen from q mere royal puppet, immersed In Nfv-
lalities Of etiquette and pageantry. can hardly be
Imagined. She may not be. as the present Gar az
nrmed. the greatest statesman In Europe, but among
all contemporary sovsreigns and statesmen you may
search In vain for any one who possesses 70 the 'sms
extent immense experience. ~unfailing memory. steady
Judgment unwearying industry and intense conscious
ness OF personal responsibility.
There could be no greater shook TO the Ameri-
can people than the probability that a woman
might some dav Ill the office OF President Of
the United States. There are no women ia the
world with greater natural ability or more
goroe Of character than our own, none with
finer educational opportunities. or quicker
adaptation TO any and every position; vet the
country stands aghast at the thought OF one OF
these women at the head OF the nation for four
years, while millions Of British people proudly
accept a woman as their ruler and regard her
with a patriotic loyalty which has no counter
part In America. In fact. no King OF England
ever has received a fraction OF the love and
devotion bestowed upon Victoria, and none
ever has deserved them. Neither we nor our
children will see a woman a. President OF the
United States, but generations to come will
place a woman in that high ONCE with as much
pride as ever bestowed II upon a man.
The Springfield Republican sets forth at
length the reasons why the Ant i-Imperialists
should place a ticket in the field. 1t recog-
nizes that there is no chance Of electing it,
but begs that the conscience voter shall have
all the alternatives he wants. He cannot
!fonscientiously vote for any of the numerous
icandldates now in nomination. but he wants
the satisfaction Of casting q ballot. He Is
Wiling 10 lose his vote, but not willing to lose
his opportunity OF voting.
This is the correct value for an American
citizen to place upon this privilege. He should
consider it a sacred duty to register his opinion
ipon public questions, but he should consider
- NNN "a. hA'h VI rl 'Dilk dNlPn u Y lHdi CNtIN
pVlei cltlIen enloyS this same privilege, and
e. should not forget that women are citizens.
tlllions oil them are Just as DESTROYS and would
De IuSt as conscientious in this matter as the
Anti-imperialists, or the "imperialists." or any
Glass OF men. Thousands Of other women,
IKE thousands Of other men, place no value
upon the ballot and recognize no duty in con-
rectl2n With II, They should be left free to use
ne!r Individual wish and will In the matter. But
az citizens should be. permitted to exercise
Is II equitable?
some time ago II was observed in this column
tnat The world never would know woman's real
StIllohN on Tie various questions OF the day
whiie men were In control Of all publications
ana everything written by women had TO con-
.orln 70 the masculine point Of view before IL
wa accepted \ somewhat sarcastic letter
was received thar week from a New York law
yer challenging this statement and pointing
tne country a. an example Of woman's idea Of
loIrhan,m. lhls shows that q man may un-
usr,tand law and yet know nothing whatever
q the new paper bu 'iness, Al the recent
G,iesi Congres7 Of Women. Margaret hamilton
MeIch, editor Of the Club Department of Hnr-
6b;rs Basdr, thus paid her compliments TO the
Woman's Page
NtNSpaper women are not responsible for H. II
G.ae male editorial idea OF what a woman wants TO
Eau and between ourselves. | do not mind confess
us tradition with hin as strong as thai women are
siIaiu oi mice TIA, he must shoe" all his women
Eeausts lnto one. corner Of the paper, there 10 revel
sdlsor Of a' 4 wo nj me S. S%sn Page EvsIy woman
~ ~ ms The woman editor will tell
Eon nat her rsceip pts for salads, her instructions how
d n new SOFA pillow or 10 convert a barrel into
Shs o.; az 70 many sops 10 the managing editor. |
y pa" .nsn 'here 10 satisfy the male powers that
Smn ,toIs .isg cone mi, she proceeds 10 tell In col
Are sc o,eS o. That the civic clubs Of the great cities
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