Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-05
part i is Is follows:
Power Doesn't Improve.

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III part i; is Is follows:
Power Doesn't Improve.
p, rsOnaI!y b, li"ve N woman
s,iffra"r." saws the President. "bpt |
am not an enthusiastic advocate OF
it. beCaus" | do net regard 1t ?s an
important matter. ! do no; see that
there has been any special improve
ment in he position of women iii
tho So states in III" West that hav"
adopted woman suffrage as compared
with thos" states adjoining ,hemSha
have net adopted it, | do not mink
that giving the women suffrage will
produce any marked improvs ment in
the condition CT women. 90 not be
lievc that il will produce any Of tn
e,;ls feared. ard | am very certain
that when women as a whole take any
So. cial interest in the matter. they
will hav" the suffrage if the desire
it. But a; present ! think most OF
them ar" lTke"arEl: | find som" az
lively for It. AMI some actively
against t. am. for the reasons
above civ IN. rather what you would
reg2rd a. lrkewaIm or tcpid in my
support of il. because. while he
'ieve that man and woman should
stand On an equality OF right. but |
do not believe that equality of right
means identity of function: and ! am
more and NOR, convinced that the
great field. the indispens!D I" field. for
the Use fulness of women is as the
mother Of he family.
Responsibilities Divided.
There are exceptions as regards
both man and woman: but the full
and perfect life. the life OF hiGhe@t
happiness AMI CT hiEhes: usefulness
to the state is the life CT the man
and woman who are husband and
wife who live in the partnership of
love and duty. enc earning enOIsh TO
keep the homo. the other managing
the home and children.
DR. Abbott in his ad !rrs on The
Assault On Woman..ood' argued
against what he held would be the
infictiCn CT new and unnatural re
sponsibilitv ard duty upon women by
forcing upon them the LEGATIONS .!
public lifs.'
Rco:e Letter.
was read. says in part:
II do not m relf cOnSiiPr 'ha tnp
granting Of suffrage to women would
un Ter the existing conditions n" anv
improvement in orr svSt'm Of GOV
eminent. On The contrary ! 'hink /.
would rath"rsgcducc than increase N"
tIec. oral efficiency of our people. !
AM inclined to think. however. that
il the women e the United state.
or any very large MA ioritv Of them
should n ally come 10 want the right
OF sUfrsge. for Tho mS"lveS. th"y
wCIld ult 'maateiv 20. it"
Richard WATSON Glider. EDITOR nf
the Century Magazine. prcsidci AT the
M citing
Dr. Abbott declared ;hai IL he y"
I:cvcd that the surragc was tn" risht
If woman. or would protec: their
rights or promote their irteros's h"
should +" rot HrI 'ly but ardent ~
favor IF il Tho "womrH's rights"
~ which he dnclar. d himself an ad-
vocal" Dr shbotr described a> h"r
right To- IN cen door on every voCa-
fion. her riI hi &C. a fair "pp"r' unity
for tho highssf and brcad"st o. "a
tion. her right 10 what she can do and
br what she c2n become. her TiCh:
ini determine her own apprnpriat"
sphere net to have Z determined fer
hoF by lord and master. her right
10 J." left free % follow the bcni ~
hcr cwn rjvi#eIv endowed nature IN
checked ~ veXa;ious r. u-ictions. IN
corrced by tho prcs"nc" NJ nc"fless
economic nCcrssity urdiv"rt"d bv
their j-dgrd spp'sls cr the urfom T."
SrccrS Of hor mis- akenly ambir'o
sis'ore"
The sc-caI'cI Woman: Movement