The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-13

which town the sufrragettes have pub |
lishcd tons of figures to prove their |
reforms. Thosc who have read In
Tsverybndy's Magazine the serial story
Of that city's shame, under the title
OF THE Beast and the Jungle" know
that even Tammany could learn a
trick or two from it's Western fellow
eXpoitcrs. Indeed, IL Denver furnishes /
an example OF politics as purified by
tho women's vote, most persons will
prefer to put up with the misgovern-
ment of cities until such time as men
get aroused to forming moro bureaus
OF municipal research voters clubs |
and public service commissions. More I
over, who are the political villains that
make those conditions which the
woman agitators insist they must 70.
form2 Mothers sons, every one Of
them The editor also says many
students have wcll-nigh reached the
conclusion that man suffrage Is a
failure" Look at the mon who are
put in Office" etc, The trouble is not
with the men, but with the times
Money is our God. No matter how I'll
is gotten, the owner becomes q king
among his fellowmen. Half the men
In Office bought their way in, and will
! stay In power as long as they keep
the men under them in positions they
have given them How can woman
change this? If she ran the govern
ment, would not there be intense Bit
terness, rivalry and hatred2 Could she
Judge properly? We are people of
such intense feeling so much senti-
ment and pity. Think YOU a woman
Judge could sentence prisoner to
hang by the neck until he Is dead,
and may God have mercy upon your
soul?" Half of them would faint and
beg for mercy for the poor wretch. He
says, look at the weakness and In
| discretion with which great economic
and social problems are treated by the
! lawmakers of the country" Do you
| not know that this Is one thing in
| which men and women are so radically
different? y man has twice as much
| decision of character Is woman:
| firmncss. in other words. We would
| argue and argue and put it off. for
we cannot decide quickly. when the
need might be vital 4 man comes IN
| and says, do this and that, at once"
| and by prompt action saves a PERSONS
| II G. They cauteri2e to save. Wei
are afraid to give pain. She certain
! ~ could not deal with economic prob
| lens where men had failed. Her mind
| is as good, but of a different order
from mans. We would purify politics.
She would become as corrupt as they,
! or else stay at Nome and forget to
vote. ] doubt very much, anyhow.
| whether half of the women would vote
more than once and simply do that
[ for the novelty of the thing. Others
| might do so oftener, and become dis
| susted; but II they continue TO vote
/! and do all that voting means-running
! for Office. trying to get votes by any
| means in their power, for 1t would
J como to that--what would become OF
I
| Who would be left to teach boy to
/ be good; girl to be pure?
/ Understand me: do not simply
mean by voting going to the polls.
! That is bad enough, but the desire to
! outstrip other candidates would. in
the end make woman barter and
sell her soul for power. Look how in
all ages women have become corrupt
by thirst for power-to influence some
great statesman! What does 1t mean?
woman's honor Isn't the purity of
\ nation It's salvation? See how many
nave crunpled when they became
saturated with vice. Southern women
nave alwaNs heen noted for their
I purity. lhere arc Ignorant men and
ignorant women put no woman ever
7 .uteu courtrE "lthout some man
~" eNe nto'ie.
I NO ta&dtion without representa-
" ~
y Niieh tia. Ia" was framed women
owileu nothing When they married,
.netl Iuspahus had ehtlre control OF
.l!eii property SO IL cannot possibly
NC eo1is'iuea that IL was meant tor
Moilien, pei'eNe IN women having
lot.tioi u t'!eit own piopefls' put can
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