The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-20

No INFLUENCE So
GREAT AS WOMAN
THIgEF'Rs ;sE -- EsgRss
Attainment OF Greater Cairo
Rests Largely With Her
~---.~As-~
SHE SHOULD NOT VOTE
VEN. EEW. L. ROLAND DELIVERS
AN ABLE DISCOURSE ON RE-
LATiON or WOMEN TO
g GREATER CAIRO.

at the Church of The Redeemer o
the subject 1.-THE Relation of Wome
to Greater Cairo and Of the Churel
to Women:"
The movement for a Greater Carr
still continues and shows no inten
ton 81 decreasing Or growing less On
last Thursday evening PERSONAL.
attended the citizens meeting hel,
for the purpose of receiving the re
port of tie committee of twenty This
meeting was composed of representa-
tive business and professional men oi
the city of Cairo. AS body men Of
whom airy city might well be proud
And one Of the strong features, very
noticeable to me. as I sat there lis
tening to what was said. was the fact
that there was not one dissenting
voice. There seemed to be not one
idea or sense of criticism. There was
no factional feeling or display of ind
yidualisn of any kind. For wide
open me citing, to which all men 81
Cairo were invited, 1t was a wonder
full revelation to me to see the re
markable unanimity prevailing among
them. The banner cry was-Greare1
Cairo. No matter what obstacles are
in the way, no matter what il costs
me-Greater Cairo must be attained
and each man there gave evidence of
his good intention to work for that
purpose and do what he could tc
further hat end.
Now, have already spoken twice
on this subject. Once on the question
Of Greater Cairo alone again on the
subject II the relation of young men
TO this city's growth and Of the
church 10 young men. found then
by talk With the men who have help
ed TO make lesser Cairo, that certain
things are required of the young mer
whom they today employ. And it was
q fact Well worth taking into consid
GRAFTON, that the highest premium wa
not placed upon the college degree
man simply because of the fact he
was college man. Education to
certain extent was necessity -an6
was required BUT the qualities that
the business and professional men Of
this community insisted upon as being
necessary qualifications for a success
ful young business man, were sterling
integrity, honesty, morality, consci
entiousness, avoidance Of any such
habits as drinking to excess, or gamb
ling or i'requenting gambling halls
These things were very necessary
The employer was not willing 20 EN-.
ploy men who did not as he believed |
possess them, neither In their estima,
ton could a Greater Cairo come. ex |
cept built up by men possessing these
qualifications. | pointed ont at thai
time che important part that the
church played In this matter. Tha, /
true morality and conscientiousness
and the right perfection Of character
must of necessity be based upon the
Christian church and faith. And shat
The church had its true right and
proper relationship to young men.
But are we to confne this matter
OF Greater Cairo TO the men only? II
is true that much of It will have ~
be done by the men. But are they to
be the sole agents in accomplishing
this much to be desired end? 1t seems
to me, that the women OF Cairo have
much that can be said on this sub
ject. Not necessarily in the actual
material labors involved in the paw
ing OF streets or the laying of sew
ers. But those material things after
all are but the result Of sometime
else, deeper, better and truer VIII,
IS i that people in this community
are today demanding better things ;
Why is IL that they want good sew
ers and clean streets and beautiful /
parks? It is simply because they
have changed from the past-becanse 5
they have been developed and elm
Gated, until today to them certai, 4
things are essential which to our fore
fathers we're either unknown or cor e
sidered in the light of Injuries. In {,
The Influence which she has in shan !
ing ana developing mans character 81
20 as to want, desire and +,
insist upon that which Is good. true 4
and eaatifuI. may be found tine
strong part which woman has TO MIA,
n this important work which nov
sonfronts US. Now, there are some
women Who TO my mind make a mis-.
axe, wien they insist upon the mis- /
lion OF women being to purify the bal. I
OF They propose to do this by going
themselves TO vote. For that proposi.
ion personally | have not a particle o
T use. For I firmly believe thar in
fead Of women purifying the baIlo.
hey vii be defled and dragged dows
While irving TO do Il. In a recent elec
lon the result of women voting in :.
ne Of cur states. was the arrest Of -
one Of them on the charge of fraud q
But While we do no. ask or expecf y
hem 70 do their work by the vote or :.
: manual labor. yet the women Of M
naerican homes can very largely con No
81 these matters. Yes they can ii,
ven vote, for while their brothers 81
or lovers cast the ballot al
iay cao Il they want to ebe in the ha
scE of it. sit
s an man Who is worthy of the 81
me going to openly vote or work III