The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-02
Woman's Suffrage.

Editor of The Yrgnian:
Sir--ln lecture given recently in Philadelphia for
the Womans Suffrage League Mr.. Charles zuehlin
dealt with reasons for granting suffrage the
privileged classes beginning Of the political
history of the world and what is important
the present moment declared that it than
time for the acknowledgements of women.
We agree with him though the women
Is merely means 70 an end, and the object of suf-
rage leagues should be- and we believe Is for
70 obtain the Vote that they remove restrictions
that now stand in the OF the progress broad
ening OF the noble work they doing for the bet
terment OF conditions surrounding human race,
conditions which are being shown constantly maya
zines and pamphlets hroughout the country and with
which every one who is interested in the subject
familiar, both 10 what women have done with and
without the ballot AS IN the home. the governing
Of both parents is necessary the best and
highest development of the home so is the govern
ing power Of both and necessary
the highest and best development of a city State or
nature to f certain positions in the municipal world
than men. and hope that the Intelligent men of
Virginia Will the need and give women
the opportunity before eondemning what has never
been tried there. they have condemned ridi-
euled womans suffrage. hurting sarcasm at OPP
portunity
Modern inventions have materially changed business
methods even in the last ten years and a who
refused to use and condemned those inventions be-
cause his father or grandfather got all right
without would he considered unfit for the
business world
Likewise changes in governing. in politics. have
made the entrance OF into the political field
necessity and SO long as she Is excluded from the
ballot not by right but might politics will continue
corrupt for what is the result OF socalled
LEGATIONS throughout the country is 1t to purify or
up to "whtewash?'
just she has purified and elevated conditions in
other fields. but woman is not dependent the bal
lot to accomplish this if she would work in the
political field she has in others which they
ing in sections OF the United States Eliza
beth Gerberding of San Francisco in recent article
For the first time. perhaps. have openly
and formally assisted In the mans work Of cleaning
up city's politics." Cleaning up citys politics.
that work for the suffrage leagues There are mil
lions of enrolled IN clubs In this country
the secretary of the mayor OF New York.
The good that these club doing can
scarcely be estimated: but think that a woman =
suffrage league besides being religious educational
social should he political organization. and each
league lending Its effort to purify far possible.
without the ballot the politics in its city. How
Is this to be done? BY showing up corruption in
politics, they have uncleanliness In other fields.
Corruption politics cannot be caught with the
dak as the kalamazoo back yards We're but they
he pictured by the PEN in daily, weekly or
monthly paper. published by every league in our
country directly with political questions
present time, and not much with conditions from
the beginning of the world
Changes, which have made 1t necessary for the
daughters OF .old Virginia gentlemen to out into
the business world earners and bread win
by side with their brothers changes which
those gentlemen have not combated. but accepted
necessities those changes have made tho ballot
a necessity and right for the women OF Virginia. May
Old Dominion be the first the Eastern States
to grant the right, and not wait until It becomes
national right. it undoubtedly will.
MEMBER OF LEAGUE OF JUSTICE
Richmond. Va..s October rs.