The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-29
MRS. BOSHER HITS |
OUT FOR SUFFRAGE
MEN SHOULD HELP WOMEN on
TAIN FRANCHISE. SHE TELLS
NORFOLK.
HER REASONS
WHEN MEN OF VIRGINIA NEEDED
HELP WOMEN WE'RE NOT
FOUND WANTING. SHE
FONTS OUT.

NORFOLK, VA, Doc 2S.-In a very
clever. witty and sarcastic manner
Mrs. Kate Langley Kosher, In an adj
dress at the meeting OF the Equal SUI
frage League at the Lynnhaven Hotel
last night, answering many OF the OBJ
jections that have been advanced to
comforting upon women the right to.
vote. She said sucn objections were
usually based upon ignorant assump-
tons and averred that no Intelligent
person would argue to an intelligent
audience that women should vote. 1t
has passed that stage" she said.
Those you hear making the great.
est complaint about women's right to
vote are generally the ones who know
least about It," She said It was .
question that could not be wiped
away by ridicule or cheap wit, but 10
one must be faced.
Two Heads Better Than One.
We do not claim that women'p
view point Is superior to mans view
points. but we 90 claim that when
both views are considered together the
conclusion win be wiser than II made
from mans point OF view alone. We
do not want to go in front and pull
men, neither do We want to 60 behind
and push them. We prefer to walk
side by side. When the ffaen OF Vtr.
gtnia have needed US We have always
given them our best service. Now
that we need men may we not expeoo
them to give u their service"
Mrs Bosher said women came fcr4
ward as they are called and that thor
are in the tight for equal suffrage ~
stay until II Is obtained. Women. she
said. have not gained recognition -
rational, intelligent human beings and
VIII not be recognized a. such until
they obtain political recognition.
Women Waking UP.
she regarded the pictures Of women
as subordinate to men as rank inccn-
sistencies. To the objection that our
mothers did not vote and did not
want to vote. she said 1t has been only
In the last fifty years that women
were given a chance to educate them
selves. She said II was no argument
against the telephone that they were
not used by our mothers and fathera
ana that tho same objection was made
to electric lights, the automobile or
nylng machine. The right to vote j.
the elimination OF education, she said.
shall you teach her all these things
ana then deprive her the right TO par.
ticipate in them
woman has always been crowned.
out women have always been crush.
ed. The individual woman viii ~.
ways be honored and respected whila
some Will be content that masses ar
them shall continue to work for IS =
week. and tell us that the home /,
being threatened
Only Half The Men Vote.
They tell lis that many women do
~ want 10 vote That Is true
MANY women an not want TO vote.
Many children do not want to ro -
schooi. and three out of every four
men do not vote. There are 40 900
men In Richmond. 5000 OF them maid
tneir poll tax and thereby qualified
themselves 10 vote. hut at a recent
erection only about 1000 votes were
cast
Foitics is not n subject for homo
discussion. We are told that women
know nothing about political cues q
IONS. What man has asked his w,fe
ABOUT this man or that man az suita.
PIE candidates for office?
All we ask Is to be recognized a.
coworkers with the men for the Am.
provement Of citizenship and betterin~
political and civic conditions. Wa az
now recognized as the governed class
or half governed people"