Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-04-05


their property,-are to be deprived OF
voice in the selection of officers to con-
duct the executive branch of their gov
ernment,--are to be deprived of voice
in the selection of legislators who shall
say what laws shall or shall not be en-
acted for their government, or the gov
eminent of their property,-in other
words, the Democratic party proposes to
accord to the worthless tramp, be he
white or colored, who can read and
write, more say over the property of
man who cannot read than he himself
is given"
Now, this has long been my plea
taxation without representation Will
some one tell why it is any worse for a
man to pay taxes and have no say as to
how it shall be appropriated than for a
woman? If 'taxgtion without represen-
TALON was sufficient cause for the men
of that day to fire that vessel and plunge
this whole country into war, when by
justice England had more right to tax
her own colonies than the men have to
levy taxes upon the estates of women,
is it not thea sufficient reason for the
women to call bait to this taxation
without representation" on their part
Now can it be that any fair-minded
man, of whatever party, would be will
ing that any and everything, regardless
of character, just so he happens to be
man, should govern this country and
rule over his mother and his sisters, who
may be far more intelligent than they
and have much larger possessionsS is
IL too much to say, that large part OF
the wealth of this country is owned by
women, intelligent women, who have no
voice in the selection OF officers who
are to impose taxes on their property"
Take for instance Miss Helen Gould
with her millions. Where is the man Of
like wealth that has done more for his
country. Look at the hundreds of dol
lars she has offered the government In
its war with Cuba, the car loads of ice
she has sent to those sick and feyerish
soldiers, at her own expense, and many
other things for this country. Look at
the late Elizabeth Thompson, OF New
York, presenting this government With
the handsome picture Of Lincoln and
Cabinet signing the emancipation poo
lamation, for which she received the
thanks Of Congress These and many
other rich women who have given thous.
ands and thousands Of their dollars Ii
various ways TO this country. Yet,
while their money is always accepted,
and the tax collector never falls to call
on them, they are allowed no vote and
no say where that tax money shall go.
DO you say that women have no bust
ness capacity Then | point you 10
Mrs Eyalyn Tome, now president Of the
Cecil National Bank Of Por, Deposit
The duties OF bank president require a
skillful brain, and it is said that Mrs
Tome has executive ability OF a high
order" There Is Mrs. Jencrics, our
| State Librarian, who has done so much
in classifying and arranging the volumes
Of the library until 1t Is now up 10
much higher standard than formerly.
Mrs, Chaplin, Of Tampa, Florida, who
practically owns and operates the street
railway system OF that city. There Is
DR. Emily Blackwell, Dean Of the Mcdi-
cal College In New York. the pioneer
In womans medical education Miss
Thomas, Of Baltimore, the presldcn, Of
Bryn Mawr College
There are more than three thousand
women physicians Ia the United States
and several hundred women law
| yers Women poets, women painters
and sculptoFs, chief Of whom arc Rosa
Bonheur and Anne Wbituer Astrono-
mcrs, editors, orators, historians, phil
antbropists and noyclists without mum,
Der. Yet there are men who say that
women are not as intelligent as men.
are not fitted for anything but house.
keeping and that that alone Is their
sphere. II does seem TO me strange that
Il man knows 50 much more about her
| sphere than woman herself ! am sure
that in many cases IL he was as diligent
l. finding out his own sphere and would
keep himself In il, that It would be most
beneficial TO himself as well as society
in general
God used woman as much as He used
man in establishing this government
But for the help OF these hardy fore.
mothers, this country could never have
been what It is today, for they brayed
hardships which to US seem we'll nigh
impossible--yet today their daughters
have no voice in the government they
helped to establish, Il was woman that
fitted out those vessels ana sent chem
speeding to the discovery Of this land
II was womans pen that fired the sword
that broke the shackIes from the poor
slave II is woman that has taken the
lead in nearly every reform, aud yet to,
day she is taxed without representa-
ton"
Is not her country as dear to her as TO
him Does she not do as much for il
as he? Yes, and in many cases more
For, while he goes to battle under the
inspiration of martial music, with flags