The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-01

nova They had forgotten that II was
the quiet Quaker woman, Eizapetn
I Fry, who went into the dungeons OF
England. which mans brutality had
| buiided and let into those dungeons
the sunlight OF health and hope, ana
compelled the British nation TO STOP
| Ions enough In the mad pursuit OF
wealth TO remedy the evils which Tor
| hundreds OF years had been disgrace
and a shame They had forgotten that
| IL was the educated daughter OF Her
schell who. in the lonely hours OF the
night. had read with him the mar
yelous mystery OF the stars .
When we examine tnis qnesuon IN
the light OF history how idle are the the
objections and "n,d how weak aIi you have
| 10 do Is to think OF IL In the light OF
a great moral uplift and the question
IT was Marabeau. the impassioned
| orator OF the French revolution: upon
| the occasion of the death OF ben1a-
min Franklin. who sale with prophetic
The great imperial republic. . ex-
| tending over a territory greater than
| the empire OF Caesar. after thous.
| and years Of conquest wnhoul prs ,i,,s J
or proconsul. or publican, employing
within Itself no arms but reason, nno
known to It's subjects only by the
1 blessings IL bestows. a repupnc IN
which principles and laws hold irrest-
: able sway.
/ That vision of Mirabeau has not yet
! become reality. There nave peer
I employed within this repupnc otnsr
I arms than reason; but 1 peneve LII .u1
\ time will come when that vision VIII
he reality and not a dream we
( still live in an age OF Ievsrsn eo an I.
7 mercialism in an age In which the an.
cient god, Mammcn; stIi n9id rsmamhey
I that Mammon has always been the La
| vorite God OF the children OF men. nc
them he has been fairer than hr
ond his eyes have been sorted tnan
nm eves Of Juno. He has been the
God Of war and the god OF peace FoI
I him The navies OF the worlo roc tnes
ocean. He has been the ass, ,ps fem.
| lies of other gods. In Ninevah any
Babylon aud Tyre and Sidon he hell
imperial sway. He entered the ysn-
Die at Jerusalem and Il crumpisd "
,,oi,.e was heard, ''Ye cannot servo COO
4 and Mammon." The voice was no,
needed, and owls hootea anu ana saw, ~
snisnSior. But I believe the time Is
\ slowly coming when there VIII Dc
! renIblic such as Mirabeau saw when
there viii be absolute equaiity oeiors
ths is not 10 the eastern states that
y e must go for our inspiration IN
the days OF slavery the ohgarcny N
hut in Boston and New York, and IN
the manufacturing centers where tme
/ mum of the spindle was Dearu aoove
the cry Of tine tine Enhancement SHprsssu from the
vest where the air In pure and the SKY
is clear, IL was In tho west tnat LIN
coin heard during the day the rus ,annr
endf M night listened to the silent
4 music OF the spheres: and II was ihn
Il coin who said that the right OF SUI
frage should be extendeu 20 rn,,a
knew there could be no real repunnC
until there was absolute equality.
Five OF the western states have voteo
for equal suffrage , s sis,s Of 1f California
by vote of 33 TO agreed TO supnhI
the question to the people. MlchiTaa
| should be the sixth state. and the umt
ourht 10 come and that right soon
Here the silent revolution Of thought
J must no ON until the life OF the indt-
yiduai and Of the state, and nnaiiy tnt
life OF the nation must De wlusnsu w.
al IT'S Wilderness will be as the Wilderness
Of the sea. IL is to such silent revo-
buttons more than TO anytbing else ina
we must attribute the destruction o,
the spirit OF intSier os nsrse a an1
the enthronement In the human near
Of the spirit of liberty and equaiity.
Mr.. Chairman: have wandered iro;I
the point at issue and l VIII return
10 ~ The question IL, shall we have
! manhood enough TO submit TINS cues.
ton to the people OF shall we arroeale
10 ourselves all knoWteuBe hhu aii We
dom. Shall we permit our persona
views or rather our personal lack o,
Views 20 override our greater duty te
we have been building schools and
colleges and universities. for the Dur
| nosa of causing the benehcent innti-
sncs Of education TO tighten up the
heavens OF a great commonwealth, abc
are we afraid TO let the people vote
upon the question which sooner OF
later must he solved?
believe In representative govern
ment 7 believe the ordinary question:
orderly way nv n Legislative oodv! hhl
Z heiirve TINT the members OF tha'
boiv should hc truly representative.
I At this polnt. Rep. Lord moved tnS
, the committee rise and report pro
gress. Rep. Warner moved to proceed
70 vote. Neither resolution carried
Rep. Warner then replied to Rep
Flowers.
I'VE are all aware that this Is
delicate matter-touchy. II you VIII
hut am impelled by a sense OF duty
to come before you and raise my voic'
I'm behalf of the best interests OF on
great republic. and Of the great An
erican home, the greatest Industry u
the world. We look to the home tf
4 direct the ship of state, and the hons
should not be invaded by the call Of
+ notifies. Mothers are held up as tho
(cmblem OF purity, ever since that vi.
sin mother gave birth to our Savior