The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-05

suffrage for a period OF over twenty-five
years, and the occupation of public
, oIiice. unusual for women, notably that
OF United states marshal for the eastern
district OF Missouri appOlntiVe under
the United States Supreme Court as ad
interim, during d vacancy caused by the
death OF my father. 1 have slowly come
70 the conclusion that woman suffrage
lS an lmpTaCucable eXpcriment-the
chief objection being the limitations that
are inherent IL the nature of woman
/ both by reason of her motherhood and
also the lack Of incentive which con
fronts all women in the pursuit OF pub
lie CallingS.
I Man, by nature, is endowed with a
prepOnderance of appeutes and passions
this must be so because OF his tire
mendOUS struggle in the outside world
which he must make TO gam a foothcId.
mis- one great incentive, or lnspITa-
tOns OF impulse, whatever YOU NAV
style il, IS the desire for a COMPANION
a home where his children may be
reared. and around whose center may
come all that man desires for the ad-
Vancement and civilization OF himself
and society.
II Is Not for Women.
But the woman has none OF this in
the outside world. She may I'll, as she
does. acceptably, public office, and it
/ Is well that she can do this when the
wolf is at the door, and food, shelter,
and clothing are demanding the strug-
gle-buJ after all that may be said, il
is merely a makeshift, for there is no
growth or development behind the ef-
! fort, there Is 10 be no reward which
appeals both to the heart and the am
pltlon and energized effort Woman
does not work all day that she may go
home to a blessed hearthstOue, Cheered
and ennobled by the presence OF d man
WlOm she supports where no sweet
cnlldren greet her and no hope or am
bitlOn is realized. the heart IS out OF
her and the spirit lags.
And look al il as we may, this is
the one great Impeulug force that sends
the human race along the road 70 de-
EelOpmenL or stagnates its forces into
baleful disaster
Furthermore, women cannot under
take, as do men, vast Industries, lack
ing as she does the physical stamina.
the staying qualities, which insure final
success. Pc. tics is a Hades. in a great
measure in which women cannot make
the same night as men. Furthermore, Il
T has seemed 10 me that If woman as
VIE, mother daughter cannot bring 10
bear an elevating inhu7ce upon man,
what can we hope for : she goes out
side Of the family reiauOn?"
Mrs. Gillett For It.
Mrs. Gilett took up the cudgels for the
principles of woman suffrage In a most
spirited manner
While President Roosevelt always
has been fair and c0nsiderate in giving
woman suffragettes hearings at all
times" she said. we have always re-
GREETED that be is not more aggressive
in his policy This statement OF the
President Is by no means an inUJVa-
ton, as We have always known that he
was theoretically in favor of woman
suffrage. but always lukewarm in advO-
eating 1t.
we feel that the President, however.
is illogical IN saying that when the ma
iQrity of women demand suffrage they
viii no doubt obtain IT,, as the majority
of any disfTauCEised class has never adj
cate, suffrage.
Taking the stand that it is the right
women should have, particularly in the
Industrial world, there is no reason why
suffrage should not be granted because
the majority Of the women do not de-
mauG It,
"A decided Discrimination is shown by
the departments of the Government 20
pay women as well as men, as the ole
prejudice against women still remains.
IT is said that il is the policy Of the
Government never to promote a woman
beyond a certain salary. and the same
conditions seem to exist wherever WON
en- are employed. The reason why the
unions have taken a stand for woman
suffrage is the realization that unless
they do get it, the tendency viii be to
lower the wages of the men.
Even when we have taken up phil
unthrOpic work, we have been constant
ly opposed by men of prominence and
by the corporations. Since woman is
the natural home maker, the cities and
towns would be kept in much better or
der by them than by the men, II they
were granted suffrage"