Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

WomanS question from every standpoint.
but l am not prepared to say that the
solution one way or the other will bring
the millennium. Men have been in poll
TICS for many years without bringing on
the ideal political state, and 1 think
would find the proposition hard to
solve. If / should venture an opinion
founded on results and not on theories
iitical problems in limiting and not I'm
extending suffrage. But this seems
complex as whether true reform lies in
giving vote to women.
One thing which does engage my
attention is exactly what practical re-
suits women expect from suffrage Tire
dignity which the right to vote confers
on any one / concede the consciousness
OF having voice in the councils of the
people is inspiring. but what will it add
when woman counts results In the work
which she achieves? The white wings
the street has the right to vote. but
does he receive any better compensate
for his labor? He gets just what it is
worth, and the exercise of the ballot docs
not enter into the scheme of the pay
ment. II is the same in higher degrees of
intelligent work. I 1t receives it's com
mercial value whether done by a ma II
Who votes or a woman who is deprived
iHaI privilege. yet l SSmpa tnlZe en-
tiTely with women who see something
greater than mere compensation for work
in the demand for a voice in the affairs
of the nation. The women in my home
have restricted vote, and they la-e
used their opportunities with excellent
effect They have cleaned the city. have
exercised beneficent Influence on the
school question, and in a word they have
cleaned house locally, thoroughly, gener-
oUslv and effectively. Going into higher
mi GEn
tenn Of house cleaning. and TO Judge by
their success in humber fields they arc
we'll equipped for the endeavor.
Then | sympathize entirely with the
woman who seeks an outlet for her MAJ
ural energy and the womanly instinct TO
be good 1t is all well enough to talk
about rocking the cradle. There is ~
nobier mission on earth for woman than
TO take care Of a home and children.
But look at the vast army Of women 20
whom such duties do not come, to whom
they come and depart. Take the women
in middle life, full Of vitality and VIM,
whose cradles are packed III the att!c
or gore to make kindling wood. Their
little ones have become men and women
aud gone into the world to solve their
own problems. What are they to do with
their empty lands? Then there are Wom-
en- who never marry and women who
have no children and women who. through
sorrow or bereavement, experience the
pressing need of work which Is entirely
apart from the work which comes In
earning livelihood. TO all such women
higher politEs must appeal Not so
much the desire to hold public Office ana
TO control affairs. though l must confess
that these motives actuate some women
just as they do some men in entering
the avocation commonly called on this
side OF the water politics. But the
higher policy appeals to many-reform
which Is reform.
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EVERY innovation has to mix some
good with evil. some principle which is
sacrificed to expediency. and so look at
the question OF votes for women. The
militant suffragist I hold in horror But
the woman who could register her vote in
dignified manner were ii given her.
who would consider the greater good OF
her community and her country as =