The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-05-20
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Thos. Weir

/ Meetings: lSt ana 3rd tuesdays.
Don't you know the moral backbone
of a nation is it's womanhood?
Women, haven't you heard that If
prohibition, does not always prohibit,
neither does civilization always civil
ize, nor education educate, nor Chris
tianity Christianize.
Just keep a cheerful heart VIC are
bound to win. What matters it il a
few do not understand you, you may
be like Tennyson's Northern Farmer
And ] always came to his church,
before my Sally were dead, and /
heard him a-humming away like buz-
zard clock over my head; and l never
knew what he meant, but ] thought he
had something to say, and / thought
he said what he to have said, and
came away.
Seed does not always fall on good
ground For have you not seen
rose in the desert? We can also APP
ply this to our temperance work.
Much wayside hearing and stony
ground listening, and the thorns in
legislative bodies which spring up
and choke the seed; but there is also
good ground. We do not count our
apples by the blossoms upon the tree
for many fall from the branch and
perish-yet we do expect many to
!
We must be good-natured as sun
shine, steadfast as grayitation and per
sistent as Christians faith.
After hanging fire for over two
years the franchise bill has finally
passed both houses, the 1st Chamber
119 to 23 and the second 1853 to SO, To-
cal Democrats voting with the min
istry. The SCENE is comprehensive
one based on the principle of a propo-
honal electoral system for both cham
bers and universal suffrage for the
second chamber.
Stockholme, Sweden. women do not
desire all the voting privileges of
man but they as vast army of wage
earners know what is good for their
own families and selves and when
they take the head of house they
should take command of the situation.
Woman have full suffrage in the Isle
of Man" Full woman's suffrage pre-
walls in Finland. The first year after
it was granted, 10 woman We're elect
ed to Parliament, representing var
lous walks of life, One member was
a baroness, another the official head
of the servant girls union. Last
year % women We're sent to Parlia-
ment Fun suffrage already prevails
over one.hfteenth of the earth's area.
gress as this over the earth in half
a century can not but command re-
spectful attention. In our own coun-
try four states have exactly the same
privileges as men. SO add "To the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man, and sisterhood of wo-
man.
All branches of our local union
are doing good. With good leaders and
hackers we are capable of doing much
good in our county, state and national
unions
If we can only keep the motto
Keep sweet" and forget the unlsind
things people say about us, when we
are doing our level best But always
these unkind things come back to
us,
The woman sufragist, who Kisses
the president is no gentleman. There
is always a chance that undesirable
children Will out-grow It. A Pittsburg
woman wants all married men to wear
a ring on their hand. Poor bachelors,
never mind; we know it is hard to
, tell married man from single one
some days, but when the women get
in power they will fix that all right.
A ring in the nose, is suggested so
their wives can manage them easier.
Rescue work Is the subject for the
month Surely we have many to work
, for all kinds of sorrows reach MS al.
most daily Those rescue homes are
. already filled by girls. Whom Is the
. wrecker of peace? Not always the
bachelor, Let us protect them from
the william that goes about seeking
whom he may devour.
, We are very sorry to hear of Mrs
Spitzer's illness and hope she will be
all right and be with us at the next
; meeting. A good many of our mem,
bers are i'll; hope all will be well soon
Don't forget our annual trip to the
infrmary comes soon. Be thinking
and planning for rousing time.