The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-26

Editor Of The virginian
sir,-upon what has your correspondent G.
IL. s fed that he or she has become so great
g. ri. y says: Apart from pure speculation,
which is the strong tower of the uniformed
y" hat As 1t but speculation on the part OF
sufragettes? Pray tell lis what great things
have been accomplished in the States that have
womans suffrage? i have never read of auy
great reforms. G. II. S. Says: The equal
sunrag1st does not, like your correspondent
call down maledictions the head of her op-
posers This must exist in the imaginati ton I
nave tried TO use such language as would not
offend. II not mad, most noble Festus but
speak forth with words of truth and soberness'
believe 1 have far more respect for our wo-
men than many who would vote to give them
the use of the ballot | have ALWAYS given
them praise for their goodness and purity of
character, but, contending that 1t was a mis-
take IN trying to use the ballot to right their
wrongs In what say It's in my humble iudg-
ment best for their good and this is nv OBJ
Ject- If sanitary conditions in the home are
not what they ought to be, will it help mat
ters for the mothers and daughters to give
part of their time at the pols' contend that
"A great many do not spend as much time In
the home now they might and If the bur-
den Of voting and attending political meetings
anything. still less attention can be given the
home. If the fair women of Virginia cannot
influence the men by their love 10 give them
such laws as are just to both sexes and such
laws they think are needful for all classes
how can they expect to influence them to give
them sNfffage? 1t to If they can do
one, they do the other The first would
be more in accord with divine teaching. at least
from my standpoint. ! cannot believe that
Il was ever intended that man and woman
should be equal in all respects. In many
respects ] believe Is superior to man.
and in others the man is superior to woman:
and If men would take the advice Of wives,
they would be better oft in many
The man strong. athletic brave. the warrior
to battle for his country and home; the wo-
man, brave and tender the nurse. The man
educated in warfare, II teach military tactics;
the woman educated in morals. to teach the
young purity of character. etc. Read First
Peter third chapter, for further ediication
along these lines.
mother says: Since the State has taken
the education and a large part of the train
ing Of the children from the mothers" Now
tell wherein this has been done? The chill
dren spend much more time in the home than
formerly In the country very frequently the
children were away at school nearly all day,
especially where they had to walk two or
three miles Then they We're taught reading
and writing. grammer, arithmetic. history, etc
drawing. dancing. etc. what time do they have
to teach good morals? They ill their heads
so full OF these things ] think the mothers
will have to teach them all the morals at
home; besides those who oppose it will have
to teach them not to dance. AS to what
mother says about washing and combing the
pet poodles. proba bly, many do this. while the
nurse attends to these duties for the baby
heard gentleman say not long ago that he
with a poodle in her arms. followed by nurse
with the baby. After they were seated in
the car the mother still held the dog. and the
nurse the baby This was one of the modern
mothers perhaps I wonder II this is progress
In the way of greater civilization. Again moth
err don't you think the girls that go with the
senseless dudes are silly they areg
expect A. r. c. is dear. sweet mother. ana
/ reverence her, as do all good mothers. On
the whole I expect there Is little difference IN
the main between. except as to womans SUI
frage: in this beg to disagree. AS a meth
odist said Baptist on one occasion: l
will go to the edge Of the wf&er with YOU, but
no farther. I will so with YOU to the edge
OF the ballot Tin securing all the rights to
which you entitled). but then beg TO be
excused A. B. c.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 22 1911.