The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1908-08-21

ANrsN
en Ia orr property owning women 'il9
~ also OF voting and having guss
81 ia8ninq bonds. Her properly
paps ~ pFOportionate share OF interest,"
n MANY respects our fair State OF
rIrssjs ufands AZ q beacon light to her
eieter states IN the swift-hoWing pot
r,1eT.t orfnous channel OF moral, poilu-
oafand commercial progress. 10 many
other respects, however, the ships OF
afats al these same sisters IN the gaiaAy
III communicating are 50 far ahead OF
FIorida that they are almost lost from
view RI the distant horizon OF advance
ment. II Is high time that we increase
aiI ar steam in an effort TO pass tne
Dome bouy among the winners. 10 Pc
itical student, in view OF the [aplo au-
vancennent of Florida IN past years,
could c0nscientiOusly place the ota.e ia
the also ran class, but Is Jhere any I tSa-
son, considering the character OF RO
ridians, native and adOpteo, why s out
majestic State should not Always De ti!JS
in the vanguard Of those StaIeS Hl'ef
have formed the commendaDie l"o ol.. % |
v,ove5oent that stands for betterment!
Not even the most casual reader or
thu WetroDolis can Justly accuse TINS
naner Of being radical in character, nor
az even verping on the sensational Con
servativeness. when it does not inter,
fere with progress, has always been tnS
watehword of the Metropolis, ana win
continue TO be. The suggestion con-
tained In the following lines, hoWeVSti
cannot he classed as IN the least OH
radical Should the whole press ana
.ooioSit,, ~ the public of Florida deem
r. 90 though. the Metropolis will never.
theless staunchly champion the cause a'
We do not believe in woman suffrage
of GENERAL nature, for many reasons,
nrincfnal among which is that the aver.
Ace woTnanIv woman Of today does not
care for such suffrage. She is far TOO
busv In the home shaping the cnarsc-
ters Of the men and women OF the III
ture 10 give her time and attention 10
pohticai conditions, many OF when are,
sad TO state, nauseating even 10 stIIng
and decent men. More than thaI, tney
can rely upon their husbands, 1sthers
and sons, backed by their own inspiring nS
influence for good, to steer Lhe snip % %
state through the proper enalheiS "
ports of peace and civic, purity.
The Metropolis does claim, h0TS i,i5
a vote on all matters pertaining 10 Jhe
Education of their children, and that all
women should stand firm and demand
this right. Women have this privilege
in nearly thirty States Of the Union,
and not one OF these States has mao
cause for regretting the granting Oh
fAa privileQe-and the gcot women Oh
rida should likewise have voice on
such matters.
The reasons for granting this priv
=. Ie0e are too numerous for enumeration,
n inf principal among these is the TACT
that the life Of every good woman, from
Are daV of maternity to death, Is realiy
snent In educational work-in the devel'
onment of minds and in the develop
nent of characters. In the school room
q vast majority of the teachers are Wo'
mon which is indeed fortunate Tor the
minds and morals of the young, as nc
man. however good, can show the deptf
az svmpatbetic understanding OF tnS
cbild.n1ind as is natural to a gentle Wo
man: nor can he exercise so great AT
influence over the young of either sex
owe and respect for womanklnd Is
thank Providence, a natural heritage o.
the average American child; and so Ions
as this condition exists there Is m
chance for the greatest repuDhc OF ms
tory to ego on the rocks.
The fact that women prove bette
teachers than men is unnecessary
state. as any child from the kindergar
ten 10 the high school graduation da
recoCnjzes its truth. 1t is almost as IN
necessary 10 state that they are equail
as successful as principals and superin
tendents, and in recent years many nav
come 10 the front as sole and successft
directors of large county and city schoS
svEtems. From girlhood to grandmoth
erhoOd education is their greatest forte
for. In addition to tenderness and syn
pathetic understanding, they possess I
many instances an even greater oegre
of enthusiasm and executive ability tina
their w-edueators-the LORDS
creation.
The good mothers of Florida are eve
more deeply interested in the educ tito
of their offspring than the fathersi
fact, the schools Of the State are publ
institutions in which their natural Il
stinct Is most greatly conferred. The
work constantly for the upbuilding 81
betterment OF the schools, and they wi
do an even more herculean work ono
they are freed from the bonds OF col
VentiOn by being allowed 3 vote az
voice In the management OF the scnool
tits the intention Of the Metropol
10 have this matter brought before q
next Legislature, and each member
that august but Outlines erratlc Do oS