Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-20

Men have enacted laws that have con-
sumed the property OF women and again
they have been powerless. l wonder il
our brother realizes that the only way in
which women may gain legal control over
their own children in thirty-three states
OF our union, is to have them born out OF
wedlock, or through divorce proceedings,
perhaps have them given into their Gus
tody?
There are only thirteen states where
father and mother have joint ownership
of the minor children.
In some states, father may by will APP
point a guardian over child which may
be born after his death, and the mother is
again powerless to help herself. Is this
right and just
Without calling any Names. let me cite
a case OF family life.
A man had two wives at the same time
this was known by officials who did
nothing about the matter. He had sever
al children by both wives, but wife No.
Tor mistressl had no legal status and little
money, so worked out and finally threw
her children on the state for support.
Public sentiment then demanded JUS
tice through the courts, with this result.
The male scoundrel got OF with a nom
inal fine and held the respect OF large
number of both men and women.
Was that case Of justice to either
woman, the children, or the state
The same court The same week that SEN
fenced the man having two wives to pay
a few dollars sentenced woman to
hard labor for three years because she
stole a needed dress skirt.
Did that woman in your estimation
"receive full justice before The law 2"
Senator Hale is authority for the state
ment that "7O& OF The nations taxation
is for war, past, present and future"
Women help to pay these taxes; but the
male voter alone may declare war.
Mothers v no furnish the soldiers, and
who are often consigned to a life OF hard
ship, poverty aud loneliness because OF
war and the loss OF him who never re-
turns, they have no voice whatever, in
the matter; and their families in conse-
quence, il denied a male child, have no
representation whatever at the polls,
while the lowest bum in town may vote
upon any and all questions affecting
those homes.
Is that right Is it according to your
ideas Of justice ?
Women invariably are in favor OF
peaceful methods for settling differences.
Men are forever talking Of the "glory
Of war" "the necessity OF war;" and
''the needed preparations for war;" yet
for nineteen hundred years we have
worshipped and observed the birthday of
the Prince of Peace who ever taught good
will to men and women and gave us a
perfect model in the Golden Rule.
Women throughout the ages have
fought the hardest battles single handed
and alone.
Many have died for their country
many others have lived for II in obscure
corners, where reporters and historians
have never found them, so their noble
qualities are known only to the circle OF
friends whom they have served, but they
are just as truly in training for a crown
OF life, and in the great hereafter will
wear as brilliant halo as those who
went to the front or had their names in
scribed upon roll of fame.
What kind of civilization is it that
pensions with the money OF both men
and women) the 90-day man in the army,
but does not pension the WORKOUT school
teacher, who has exhausted her faculties
in training the boys and girls for citizen
ship, and refuses her an equal salary for
equal work with a teacher OF the OBJ
posite sex 7?
What about laws regulating working
hours and wages for men and women ?
Are they lust and equal
What Of PROPERTY lawsf Are they
equal
Il 1t not an unwritten law in the bust
ness world that men shall hold all the
highest salaried positions 2
Brother, we maintain II one woman
wants to vote, or needs to do SO, It is, or
should be, right and proper for her.
There should be no barriers placed be-
tween her and the ballot box.
II ninety-nine out OF one hundred
women are happy, comfortable and sell
ash; don't want to vote and don't need
to; they should not say to the other who
is not so fortunately situated as them
selves, "Because l do not want to or need
to vote, you shall not"
Another thing: 1 cannot understand
wherein one voting woman could wreck
this great republic, even though she were
a rank, raving, hysterical "suffragette. :"
In all states where women have the ballot
upon equal terms with men, they vote in
about equal numbers.
Yours as heretofore, in favor OF 'svotes
for Women"
ANNETTE W. PARMELEE.
Enosburg Falls, VT.
supt. Press Work, VT. E. 8. A.; Fran
chise Supt. Vt. w. c. T. o.; Chairman
Church Work Com. for VT, National W.