Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-04-06
SOME RE AS0NS WHY
WOMEN SHOULD VOTE
President Roosevelt. Whom Gov.
ernor of New York. Recon-
mended Its Adoption.

/. Because it is fair and right that
those who must obey the laws should
have voice in making them, aud
that those who must pay taxes should
have a vote as to the size Of the tax
and the way it shall be spent.
g. Because the moral, educational
and humane legislation desired by
women would be got more easily il
women had votes. New York women
have worked in vain for years to Sc
cure legislative appropriation to
found State Industrial School for
girls. Colorado women worked 10
vain for one till they got the ballot
then the leg gslature promptly granted
1t.
3. Because laws unjust to women
would be amended more quickly. 1t
cost Massachusetts, women 55 years of
effort to secure the law making
mothers equal guardians of their
children with the fathers. In Colora
do, after women we're enfranchised,
the very next legislature granted it.
After mole than half century of
agitation by women for this reform,
only 13 out of our 45 states now give
equal guardianship to mothers.
4. Because disfrsnchisement helps
TO keep wages down. Hon. Carroll
d. Wright, National Commissioner
of Labor, sai in an address delivered
at Smith College, on February %,
1909: "The lack of direct political
influence constitutes a powerful reason
why women's wages have been kept
at a minimum.
8. Because equal suffrage would
increase the proportion of educational
voters. The high school Is OF every
state in the union are graduating
more girls than boys-often twice or
three times as many. (Rsport of Com
missioner of Education.)
8. Because 1T would increase the
proportion of native born voters. In
the three years from June 80, 1900, to
June 30, 1908 there landed in the
United States 1874 622 foreign men,
and only 56l, 746 foreign women. Re
port OF Commissioner General OF Im.
migration.)
Z. Because it would increase the
moral and lawabidiug vote very much,
while increasing the vicious and
criminal vote very little. The U. s.
Census of 1890 gives the statistics
of men aud women in the State pris-
ous of the different states. Omittine
fractions, they are as follows:
In the District of Columbia, womer
constitute II per cent of the prisoners
in Massach usetts and Rhode IslanC
IA per cent IN New York, l3; in Louis
lana. l2; in Virginia, IL; in New
Jersey, 10; in Pennsylvania and Mary
land, .; in Connecticut, q; in Ala
bama, New Hampshire, Ohio and
South Carolina, Z; in Florida, Maine
Mississippi. New Mexico and Ten
nesse, 6; iu Georgia, Illinois. Indiana
Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nortl
Carolina and West Virginia, 8; ia
Arkansas and Delaware, A; in Cali
fornia, Minnesota. North Dakota
Texas and Vermont, 8; in Colorado
Iowa, Montaus, Nebraska and Utah
2; In Arizona, Kansas, Nevada ant
South Dakota, 1; in Washington, four
iflhs Of l per ceut in Oregon an,
Wisconsin, two.hfths of / per cent
in Wyoming and Idaho, none.
s. Because it leads to fair treat
ment of women in the public service
In Massachusetts, the average pay OF
female teacher is about one. third tha
Of u male teacher, and in almost al
the states 1t is unequal. Iu Wyoming
and Utah, the law provides that the.
shall receive equal pay for equs
work. Revised Ststutes Of Wyom ing
Section 614; Revised Statute OF. Utah
Section 1858.
8. Because legislation for the pro
lection Of children would be secured
more easily. Judge Lindsey, OF tn,
Denver Juvenile Court, writes n
Progress for July, 1901: 1--WE have il
Colorado the most advanced laws n
any state 10 The Union for the car
and protection OF the home and To-
children. These laws, in my opinion
would not exist at this time II II wer
not for the powerful influence o
woman suffrage"
10. Because 1t is the quickest
easiest, most digniaed and least con
sp'c.el. a.y oi iuu1 ..cin. pub,it