New Ulm review., 1901-03-27
What Women
Think
About 1t.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
not in favor of barring prisoners from
all the joys of life. They should have
all the sunshine, hight and fresh air they
need. Their cells should be babitation
for man. They should have good books
TO read, but they should not carelessly
be allowed to come in contact with our
children. The building of new Jail
has been spoken of in one of our city
papers and the proposal should meet
with the approval of all.
! The care and we'll being of children
is the exclusive duty of parents and
teachers and the city should not be re-
quired to have them under surveillance
at any tine, least of all after dark, hence
| I would have the curfew bell rung at 9
O'Clock as reminder of duty and pro-
priety to both parents and children.
| am not a prohibitionists and think
that every rational person should be
permitted to eat or drink what he or she
desires, but only government license
should be issued, which means that in
toxicants can be sold only in original
packages. No place so dealing in intox,
icants should be allowed to contain ta-
| bles or chairs for the accommodation of
customers. In this way loafing would
be done away with which really is the
evil Of the saloon, and is so detrimental
to the physical and moral health of our
| young men. I would also prohibit all
gambling and gambling devices no mat
ter what their name may be.
Every town and hamlet should have
a public library, and that this city did
not have one until one was established
and maintained by private means and
exertion does not speak we'll for the
mental quantity and quality of New
Ulm. The additional tax to support
public library would be no more thai
thirty cents to most of the taxpayers, no
more than the price of one of the cheap
est books. Most of the larger property
owners whose taxes would be increased
are already paying more towards the sup
port Of the library than their additional
taxes would amount to. Then there are
so many who have all to gain and Moth
ing to lose, voters but not taxpayers,but
many Of these have already donated to
the. library.
The library board should consist of at
least ten members and should contain as
many women as men. They should be
chosen by the city council regardless of
politics and should consist of men and
| women who love books and know some
thing about them.
would use my influence to establish
kindergartens IN the public schools. If
anyone doubts the good result of the
kindergarten kindly ask them to visit
the primary classes of the schools of the
city where kindergartens have been con-
Quoted for years in connection with the
public schools.
| The law of the state grants women
equal rights with man III all educational
| matters, and as woman is held respon-
slbie for the physical, moral and mental
welfare of her children she should not
be slow in exercising this privilege to
the advantage of meeting this require
ment. The school board should have as
many women as men and each member
should pass an examination as to their
qualifications for the Office. A man or
a woman may be good business man or
a good housekeeper, may be as honest as
Lincoln, or have q reputation for veraci-
ty like that of Washington, but know no
more about educational matters than
they do of the Saturnians.
Woman is the chief maker of home.
She should, therefore, have the right to
make laws for the protection of that
home, and she should share in govern
/ ing that community in which her chill
dren grow up. Therefore 1 would ap.
peal to the ssate to grant to her the
same right IN the affairs of the town or
city in which she lives as she already en-
joys in educational matters. Her pclit-
ical ambition, however, should end here.
do not believe that woman Of family
should accept public Office that will take
her from her home and children for any
length of time, for, after all, the WON
ans kingdom IS her home and she should
say with Co1nelia, of her children, s.These
are my jewels,' and they need her con
slant care and attention.