The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-30
SHOULD WOMEN VOTE?
FEMnsE1rRD couRTEAY BAYLOR

TO get "a thing be 1t power, place OF
property, Is one thing. to make u COCO
use OF 1t Is quito another. Mark Twair
says OF the suffragcttes, Let 'em suf-
fer" but they seem inclined to make
other people do so al present, and who
can prophecy the end Of such an
uphcaval OF the bedrock OF Christian
civilization?
There lis certainly nothing new UNI
der the sun. Miss Amelia Edwardes. the
Psychologist, tells us that about forty
two centuries ago the women of Egypt
got the upper hand OF the men so com.
pletcly that even the Pharaoh dared
not lay taxes, nor go TO war, nor d.
anything important without the con-
sent OF the majority OF the women In
his Kingdom. Everything was In their
hands. They owned all the property
They owned the men. the servants the
children. the right of way, the com
mcrcc. the army, the priesthood. the
country, the court. When an infatu-
sted Egyptian youth was nfianced to
he object OF his hearts widest idol
airy. all that he had became from that
moment hers. She took instant pos
session OF lands. hocks, herds, gold
silver, caravan, booth In the bazaar,
wines, silks. jewels. All was hers by
law, and divorce was unheard OF, and
there was no court of appeal, for she
was thas. ton-sjudge. jury. complain
ant, defendant. everybody. a small
sum OF pin money was usually, but
not necessarily nor universally grant
ed the enamorcJ swain for the betel
nuts that he liked to chew: the carpets
nc liked TO sit on while he ate the
pillow OF patience, humility. meekness.
IN the presence OF the stout houri. who
g s.oc fat n uI, NJ at I'M nf-
fec he liked TO drink. the tales he or
terod improviscd in the market place.
Man was as n camel--his subjugation
was complete, and woman like gad-
ny, drove him---to distraction. aud he
]ongcd for death. But after twenty-il I'VE
years or so OF feminine rule he said
to himself, by all tho gods of Egypt,
I'll spent my own money. mind myeown
business do my own lighting, have my
own latchkcy and my own way. and
put woman back where she belongs
only this time II shall be under lock
any Key" He taught these Sc
ditious doctrines TO every enslaved
lord with q peacock fan in the land.
and the humblest of the fellahcen
hearkened with rapture. They rose as
one man; zenanas and harems were
Soon packed with cx-govcrnors. priests.
Judges. doctors lawyers and soldiers
d slave drivers: the kew was turned:
and there they arc TO this dayi Moth
Ing remains of their former greatness
but boomers.
Let the rash beings who arc sport
Ing the divided skirt in 1910 beware.
for this is not fiction, but history. 1t
.s the history OF pett!coat tyranny. an
intolerable burden for the best man
that ever lived. az many of us can tes-
f. .t,h a Ecc
acollng and prancing and rearing in
the chariot that tho heavenly ones
meant should be drawn BIZ the golden
horses of the sun. or, worse still. turn
ing over the roins TO the children or
the servants when. weary OF hcckling
contradivting, browbeatinE. command
ins. she. like love, would tain nod
Men have quite wonderful faculty for
coming out OF boiling water with clean
hands; they can deal as Saxons have
ever done t"ihe men with short knives'9
with any great emcrgency. with a di-
rcc.ncss and 'ury and force and a
power IN immediately subside and
good naturedly maintain what they
have manfully gained. that women
might try forever TO initiate in vain
nven the Revolutionary Daughters of
Revolutionary sires would faint nv.
die of such scenes az have flied the
world with heroes and extended terri
tories for ages past 1t is no disrrcdi'
n her TO say 90 She may scorn to
rock the cradle--thc idea is met with
rniffs of disapproval and Niagara of
perverted cloquoncc at woman suffrage
ronyentions--or she may not.
Somehow men do not take TO the
his Joys and treble his expenses even.
man nowadays who pines 10 double
his Joys and erebin his expenses even.
much less marry an entcrprising per
son who has got tn regulate the uni
verse. alter the channels of trade, in
vent now religion smash In tho hats
aud windows of various public officials
and places. seize The bench the bar
the pulpit and either eNterminate or
rule. preferably eNterninate, that fear
Hul usurper, tyrant and unutterahle
failure. man. IT Is too largo con-
tract; too expensive a luxury; too bad
n bargain. Men. keeping their most
valuable asset. common sense, sec this
clearly. The wretches actually prefer
a kind. good, gentle creature. who
thinks we'll OF some OF the views that
they respectfully offer. occasionally
takes their advice as they would es-
pert testimony OF any kind, and is not