The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16

am wondering how many of the
readers of The Times Dispatch of sun
Gay. July ., noticed the coincidence OF
the beautiful frontispiece of the mag
azine section, depicting a Colonial SOL
der holding TO view the Declaration
OF Independence, and the article in the
news story section entitled Shall Wo-
men Voter"
y news story" indeed it was. with
all its denial of the immortal princi-
pies OF that document. on the l$5th
Governments derive their Just
powers from the consent of the gov
erncd Are not the women governed.
and that without their consent?
not "A question of right or of justice.
but of exDediency. Let us see.
When England began 10 take fror,
the Colonists their power of consent"
during which, from its inception to the
surrender of CORVALLIS, "a period Of
about forty years. ne:er was suffrage
named hut as right.
Suffrage IL Fright"
Al OF the Colonists in legislative
debates and in their writings lesg-
rated suffrage as a right" original,
mankind" original right of nature"
constitutional right"
These terms We're also used by the
Lord Chancellor and William Pitt in
their replies to addresses sent them
by the Colonists
| To the student of the history of that
momentous period. as we'll as OF the
| history we are making to-day, the as
scrtions of those sturdy advocates CT
| freedom in their efforts to fix the sta
tus of government are very interesting.
and 10 quote one or two may. not he
| amiss. our great Franklin said:
| Those who have no voice nor vote
| in the election OF representatives do
not enjoy liberty. but are absolutely
enslaved to those who have votes ard
|
! In notable speech delivered by
James Otis, the author of the famous
pamphlet. Taxation Without Repre-
scntation is Tyranny" quoting from
Lord Coke. said: The very act of tax
ing exercised over those who are not
represented appears to me to deprive
them of one of their most essential
rights as free men. and if continued
seems TO be in effect an entire dis
franchisement of every civil right"
| These statements would seem TO re-
~. Women are taxed because they
enjoy civic rights, which are the pro-
lection of property, liberty and life
If the right to life. liberty and hap
which no one denies. then in her in.
here's the political power to defend
and develop them. and since the oniy
way known in a republic by which
| this can be done is through the> bal
lot, then the denial of the ballot is q
| denial Of the power of self protection
| ana sell -0e1enSe. 10 MIS-. henson
statement that "she does not see where
a study of biology and sociology viii
| help this question:" I would say th5t
woman being the mother of the race
the fountain source of life-is awnk-
cning TO a sense OF duty in keeping il
pure, SO that the stream of hereditS
| may he purse. harmonious and free
from physical and mental defects
race born of the marriage of ourity
| and equality.
Human progress lies in the per
fecting of social organization. In prim
tive societies injuries were only fel
by the individual as they affected hi
own body or personal interests, an'
later his own interests or church. To
day there is n growing sensitvenes
I, social injuries. even to other ma
tons To labor together for otha
needs than those of the family rela
ton has always met glad respons
from the struggling soul in woman
and when social service was made pos
siblc to woman she rose cverywher
to meet the demand.
Need of the Ballot.
To keep uncorrurted the motherhood
of the race and 10 administer u III
needs OF the worlds family from tn
tnicsI babe to all the hiE children VIII
have not been able to reach ma turity
.soman must have the aio of the bal
lot Is no. Mrs. Henson Il little woal
ou the Bro!e. the fault she imput"
so often tn George Har yey?
God made man FIRST, and by Rp. 90