Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-03-24

the submission Of an amendment TO the
state constitution to be voted upon by
the people at the June election Of this
wear, giving to women equal political
rights with men. II is a well known
fact that Il Is an easy matter to obtain
signatures to petitions and Il should
be borne In mind that the names signed
to the petition are only a very small
part Of the voters Of Oregon.
Business men. husbands. fathers and
relatives who have now as many busi.
ness and domestic cares and troubles
as they can endure certainly expect
better things from those to whom they
give their affection and support and
sustaining hands In times Of trial and
trouble than 90 be continually harassed
by this hcresy
But the vast body Of women Of
America are homeloving and are un'
alterably opposed 20 the suffrage move.
ment.
They know e would soon die out n
not kept alive by professional sufira'
gisls and their adherents. and they rea.
liEo that tho spheres Of men and women
are distinct aud separate, and for the
good Of both sexes should remain 20.
'The home is the bulwark Of modern
civilization. Anything that attacks
the home attacks the nation-attacks
the very source Of advancement and
prosperity. Woman suffrage is tho nat
ural enemy Of every home, and n
adopted, over every home will hang
the inevitable certainty towards disiu.
tegfaiion"
The old and wornsout argument Of
the suiiragists that women will purify
and elevate politics and reform the
men (befoFe beginning 10 reform their
own sex) has been found (as every
thoughtful person knows) TO be do
lusion Ia those states whore Il has been
tried aud fully tested and found 20 be
sadly wanting, as glance at their
deplofable business and political con.
dition and decentralization shows, with
their millions Of losses Of money aud
population and the injury 20 woman
hood ever since the beginning OF
woman suffrage and ofiee holding and
the days Of women political bosses.
while other western states have pros
peFed, Notwithstanding its defeat iu
Oregon seven years ago and he defeat
In California aud the lamentable aud
Injurious results In New Zealand, Colo.
RADIO. Kansas and other states, the pro
fessional sufiragists intend 20 fasten
Il on the state with all Of its new mar
riage. divorce aud property laws, doub.
ling or tFebling Of taxes, the closing Of
Legitimate Industries. the throwing out
Of employment Of thousands Of people,
and the driving Of people out and keep
ing thousands from going into the
state.
They think that the same methods
pursued in Colorado some years ago,
when il was adopted, can be repeated
in Oregon with success,
IL was defeated Al fret In Colorado,
but a eomplsisant legislature granted
the suffragists' request 10 have IL 70
submitted az a subsequent election
and owing 20 the over-e0uhdenee Of
those opposed to it by not bringing
, out their fun vote, thinking that Il
would surely be defeated again, it was
saddled upon the state 70 be bitterly
regretted BY the people, showing that
} women are subject 20 the same corrupt
J influences As men and can withstand
them no better.
We hear a great deal Of the catch
phrase. "taxatiOn without representa-
ton" This would imply that women
who are not tax payers should not
vote, while those who pay taxes should
have equal political rights with men.
This would be manifestly unjust and
Illegal.
! In nearly every instance property
OEnsd BY women (Which Is really in a
certain sense held IN trust BY them)
was inherited BY them from men or
through men. husbands, fathers. rela-
tives and others This property was
accumulated BY men who made or
were instrumental In making out laws
and who, no doubt. were wen satisfied
for their property 10 remain under
those laws after their death.
The same Laws that are made for
women are made for men and must be
Obeyed b. bOth, and those iaws made