The Detroit times., 1910-01-04
Tuesday January A.
1910
EDITORIALS Or THt ptopIt
Woman and the Ballot.

To the Editor OF The Times: 4. In
what way will the American woman
be benefited should she secure the
right To vote? In what way will the
American man be benefited? VIII do
nestle relations be- more pleasant? Do
you not think woman Is getting more
through courtesy than she can hope
10 secure by means or the balloty
upon 10 defend the laws and treaties
OF country. clamor for the privilege
OF making laws and treaties There
are women tbut they are By no means
Ia the majority who are neglecting 10
Improve themselves In what makes
for true womanliness. but let No op-
portunity pass 10y which they may Dc
looked upon a. elbowing assertive
male Ewes. Frederic Sheldon was, In
Ill probability. In conversation win
an extreme suifragette when he said:
You wish ~ create Eve over again.
OF rather To call forth female
Adam Boyve uttered "a great truth
when he said "Woman's power Is
over the affections. A beautiful do
main is hers. but she :isks its for
fixture when she seeks TO extend H."
Mrs. Butler. a noble married lady, de-
clared that Maids must be wives ana
mothers To fulfil the entire and hottest
end oT womans being" A woman In
public life If not married before en-
teripg such life should not even con-
template marriage: because there are
so many obstacles In the way OF which
| IL would not be- proper To speak.
leave them 10 the women To con over
among themselves. Since history be-
gan To record events. men have been
foremost because physically and men
tally they are more thoroughly
equipped. But men OF sense do moi
forget that man must be born OF
woman. II was the pride and boast
OF Letitia. mother OF Napoleon the
Great. II am the mother OF Napoleon.
! Who ever takes the Book seriously.
and more especially II taken literally.
should make no mistake as 10 the part
women were 10 play In this life. II
II just as necessary. Just a. indispen'
sable as the mems part. and II they
neglect 10 play their part the whole
world Is the loser Those better &C.
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| am Will fail To find the Court or
Queens freer from vice than Court
oi Kings In England the suffragette
has even descended To the mob TO car
~ her point which Will not result In
good To her cause. In the city OF
Bayonne. New jersey. u Mrs. Sulzier
demanded of the mayor and council
that they place women on the police
force. Women would without doubt,
be highly ornamental In such position
II not compelled To diyest themselves
OF their immense hats. their nuns
and all the pretty things so dear 10
their hearts but they would have tn
, do this. and submit to uniform
which could not be that OF the male
policeman. hut to one that would
transform them into something but
little short OF tho freak. What duties
could be assigned to this strange In
rovation? For the life OF me can see
none that the male policeman Is not
competent TO nerform and Is perform
ing I'm all the hours OF the "a. and I'M
der ali conditions OF weather. But
Mr. Sulzier IL a Prominent suffragette.
ut least. so 1 am bound TO believe. for
has she not said The ballot for wo-
men. or blood" Mrs. o. VI. p. Bel
mont SAYS. THE ballot or no chill
dren." Still worse Speaking for my
. self. only. will say. | have no fears
as TO the result. should our mothers
aud sisters secure the ballot. because
there Is nothing that can so trans
form women as to enable them 20
displace men I'm any department or
science. invention or as heads of the
grea; enterprises and schemes OF this
life. The truly responsible places
that men have occupied from Adam
to President Taft have required quail
lties tina. not many women possess.
II REQUIRES Drawn as much az brain
to make the world move. will
quote from John Todd. and nothing Is
more true: Woman is the highest.
holiest. most precious gift to man.
Her mission and throne Is the family"
DANIEL w. COLE.
Detroit. Mich. Ian. 4.
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