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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23
WO[lAN'S SUFFRAGE
...BY w. +. COLLIER.

SO few compared with the good,
that their votes could have but
little influence.
Then in cities, where most bad
women choose to dwell, all voters
must register, giving street and
number. This the bad women will
not do, for they do not care for the
public to know their whereabouts.
This was shown in Denver, Col, a
woman suffrage State, in which
there are 100 precincts, and that
only three of these were visited by
bad women in recent election.
Ex-Governor Warren of Wyom-
ing, a suffrage State, sums it all up
when he says: "Our women near
ly all vote, and since in Wyoming
as elsewhere the majority of wom-
EN- are good and not bad, the results
are good and not evil"
Third, women would have their
influence. I ask, what makes in
fluence? Beauty, goodness, tact,
talent, pleasant manners, money
and social position. A woman who
has any of these means of influence
now would have them if she had a
vote, and she would have this 9TH
er potent means of influence be-
sides. There is a story of a pris-
oner who had been shut up for
many years in dungeon getting
sunlight ouly through a chink in
the wall. He grew much attached
to that chink. At last his friends
came and offered to tear down the
wall. His mind had become weak
ened, and he begged them not to
do it. If they destroyed the wall,
he said, they would also destroy
the chink through which he got
all his light, and he would be left
in total darkness! If he had had
his wits he would have seen that
he would have all the sunlight he
had before and a great deal more
besides. A woman. after enfran-
chisement, would have all the per-
sonal influence she now has and
political influence in addition.
One thing is certain. Every vi
cious interest in this country to
which women are, invariably, hos
tile, would rather continue to con-
tend with woman's influence than
to attempt to cope with woman's s
vote.
Today a young New Zealander
in his teens no longer regards his
mother as belonging to a sex that
must be kept within aprescribed
sphere, but as a human being,
clothed with the dignity Of all
those rights and powers which he
aspires to enjoy within few years.
Fourth, it would lead to an in
crease in divorce. Full suffrage
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23

tria, Belgium, Bohemia, Bulgaria,
Canada, Denmark, France, Fin
land, Germany, Great Britain,
Italy, Iceland, Holland, Hungary,
Norway, Russia, Sweden, South
Africa, Switzerland and the United
States.
Women are in the majority NOR
ally and religiously. This is shown
by the fact that 81 per cent of our
criminals are men and only about
rs per cent of the church member
ship are men. Moreover, it would
increase the intelligent vote, for
statistics show that last year there
were 1854 more girls in high
school than boys. OF the 1872 gain
full occupations women are engag-
ed in all but two. Now | ask my
opponent the question, If women
are workers then why not voters,
for the ballot is the only public
defense defenseless woman can
have? So let us bear aloft the
banner of woman's rights, do hon.
age to their martyrdom, and let
the battle cry, "vote for women,"
rend the air from pole to pole.
This question can never be set
tied until it is settled right. 1t
may seem to die for awhile, but in
an unexpected momentit will burst
forth in new fame and burn its
way to the very hearts of our leg
islators. Who can doubt that suf-
frage has become a leading issue
in politics in at least three quar-
ters of the entire globe today, and
even in some of our own States we
have granted women the ballot,
and she has gone to the polls and
cast her vote for the right, thus
helping the nation to civic right
eousness.
Who can doubt that our politi-
cal institutions are becoming more
and more corrupt without suffrage?
Then why not give this great fac
tor for right the power to use it,
thus casting her moral influence in
the political world, which would
be a great reform?
In Wyoming, where suffrage has
been tested for forty years, the
House of Representatives made
this statement in 1911, giving re-
suits of suffrage in that State:
"Since 1869 women have exercised
the privilege of voting generally
and intelligently, with the result
that higher standard of candi-
dates have usually been selected; ;
elections have been made peace
full, orderly and dignified; the gen.
eral character of legislation i'm
proved; intelligence in political
and social matters greatly in
creased"
Oh, woman! thou art left to re-
deem old Democracy from fast
and degraded death. Give woman
the ballot aud you will see the
wheels of progress all over this
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23

was granted to women IN ISOJ
During the twenty years from
1870 to 1890 divorce in the United
States at large increased about
three times as fast as the popula-
tion. In the group of Western
States, emitting Wyoming, it in
creased about four times as fast as
the population. In Wyoming it
increased only about half as fast as
the population. "An ounce of ex-
pertinent is worth ton of theory"
| will now mention reasons why
women should he allowed the bal
lot. To decide Il public question
we should have everybody's opin-
ion if the majority rule. 1t is a
question of doubt as to whether
women who hold property in towns
or corporations should be forced to
pay taxes, when they are not al
lowed edanyrepresentation whatever.
Persons who are not allowed to
vote, viz: children, aliens, idiots,
lunatics, criminals and women
ask why they can not vote?
Children, because of theirimma-
ture minds; aliens, because of their
lack of the country's interest; idi-
OTIS, because they have not mind
to discriminate between right and
wrong; lunatics, for the same rea-
son; criminals, because they have
disfranchised themselves by previ-
Gus offenses. Now, | will ask, why
is woman disfranchised?
| dare my opponent to say on
this stage tonight that they are not
good enough, nor do they lack in
ability, nor have they offended the
government under which they live,
and | am sure he would not say
that women are all crazy. Then |
ask him to give his reasons why
women are not allowed the ballot.
Now honorable judges, ladies
and gentlemen, he claims but one
and only one-and that is that
they are too good to take issue in
politics and to 60 to the polls with
the drunkard and the negro, but
they are not too good, | suppose,
to be governed by the votes of such
characters.
1t is a crime against women that
men of learning will disfranchise
women because of their nobility.
For argument, suppose the noble
women of our State would become
thieves, robbers, drunkards and
murderers, then, l ask my oppo-
nent, would you allow them to vote?
If not, pray tell me, what must
their character be to grant them
this privilege?
Honorable judges, another rea-
son why I contend for women s
rights, is the majority want it, for
there are only four States which
have anti-suffrage societies and
thirty-three have uffrage societies.
Suffrage societies exist in twenty
one countries, viz: Australia, Aus
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23
Memphis-tO-Bristol Highway.

At the request of the Memphis
to-Bristol Highway Association,
the office of Public Roads of the
Department of Agriculture at
Washington, has sent Paul ID. Sar-
gent, the assistant director, to Ten
nessee to go over and make a pre-
liminary survey of the proposed
routes of the highway.
Mr., Sargent began his work at
Memphis Monday, and will pro-
ceed in automobiles and other con-
veyances over the route. He will
be accompanied by James Palmer,
chairman of the commission of
eleven, Charles C. Gilbert, secre-
tary the five comm issioners for
each division, and the county EN-
glneer in each county.
1t will take about ten days to 90
over the various routes, at which
time Mr.. Sargent will make de-
tailed report to the Government AS
to what will be necessary for de-
tail survey.
The fact the government is to as
slst in this great State movement is
encouraging to those of our peorle
who have labored so hard to build
this highway and it is needless to
say that the surveying party will
be royalty entertained on the va
rious routes through the State.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23

Frank Dibrell, the comptroller,
has stated that he had many warm
friends among Independent fusion
Democrats. There are doubtless
several who regret having voted
for the Hon. Frank, and you can
bet your very bottom dollar, will
never do it again. The Lexington
Progress.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1911-06-23

p "'NiNC6 w uS IIlhtt
oy W. Il. Collier in debate before
Erin High School March "a, 1911:
Honorable judges, ladies and
gentlemen--Our subject for dis
cusslon tonight is, "Resolved, that
woman's suffrage should be allow.
Ell in Tennessee" This subject is
OF national interest, and has re-
Gently been discussed in various
parts OF the State-Nashville, Leb-
anon and Big Sandy-the decision
going invariably to the affirmative,
and l hope truly it shall not go
otherwise tonight.
Woman's suffrage, that move
ment for placing woman on an
equal political plane with man,
has been discussed in the last de-
cade and today is engaging the
tongue and pen of the civilized
world. But, you may ask, from
whence cometh this mighty host
demanding that woman shall have
equal rights with man?
To properly answer this ques-
tion, turn your thoughts for mo-
ment to the cause Of the revolution.
Friends. what was the war cry
Taxation without representation
is tyrany." 1t was heard on hill
side, on mountain top, in valley, at
home and abroad until every soul
was touched by it's pathetic cry.
So the women of the twentieth
century are facing the world with
she burden of this mighty ques-
,tion on their hearts, and proclaim
ing in laundering tones the same
old truth-ever old, yet ever new
and so it is now as it was in colo
nial days. Didyou know. there are
many more widows in the United
States today, who own property
and pay taxes, than there were
men in revolutionary times?
If this be true, is it not fact
that we today have taxation with
out representation, and If it was
tyrany in those days | ask my op-
ponent to name it today. Honor
able Judges, did you know that we
have in Tennessee 22,44O widows
today? Allowing the same num-
Der for each State, we would have
over one million in our country.
Who, in the face of these facts,
can again ask, why woman should
be given the ballot? II he should,
let the answer be, for the same rea-
son men vote that we might have
Republic instead of a Monarchy
that the majority may rule rather
than the minority. Where is rea-
son to object to this? Oh, friends
Of women's suffrage, stand firm!
Let your heroism crown the pages
of history as did Sam Davis, Adopt
as your watchword the immortal
words of Patrick Henry, "Give me
! liberty or give me DEATH" and in
like manner shall your faithfulness
he rewarded, and thus you shall
lift yourselves from slavery and
bondage, breaking the chains OF
harbarianism that have held you
30 long.
} Woman, stand in awe and fight
FOR your rights, for ! say unto you
That your cause shall not forever
trail in the dust, nor shall your
nravers be forever turned away
Honorable judges, now answer
some objections to womans s SUI,
frage. First, they say u rs?a ~ou;o "a
donble the ignorant vote. This is
nutrpe, as shown by the statistics
fL;,h schools. which show four
Girls graduating to one boy. bath
th;s shows that woman's suffrage
,,ould increase the intelligentvote.
uacond the bad women wonio ou'
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Story Of the Dying Gambler Of Nevada
Told by James w. Nye, Who Was
First Territorial Governor OF
That State.

James W. Nye, appointed by Presi'
dent Lincoln as first territorial gov
ernor of Nevada, and elected one OF
the senators from Nevada after 1t was
admitted to the Union, was in his day
nationally renowned as political
speaker. 1t was said Of him that bet
ter than any other man, Lincoln alone
excepted, Nye could tell a story to IL.
lustrate a point. To a group Of east
ern friends he one day told a good
anecdote, illustrative of the old say.
ing that ones ruling passion is strong
in death.
81 suppose" said Governor Nye,
with a reminiscent smile-he was
then a member Of the United States
senate-"the territory Of Nevada,
when | became governor Of it, was
about the welrdest and most lawless
community then existing anywhere on
the face OF the earth. Every form OF
vice prevailed openly there, and yet
there was in existence a kind Of rude
code Of honor which served better
than any written law to restrain the
lawless from carrying things on with
what might be called high hand,
Among this element when / arrived
In Nevada was desperate, gambler,
who practically ruled the territory
His passion for gambling was so In.
veterate that he was willing to wager
q bet upon any event. He was fond
Of betting upon the weather, and he
would even bet upon the course OF the
wind as that might be developed the
next day at a certain fixed hour He
would take any conceivable chance |
got along very well with this man,
and he seemed to entertain some
friendship for me, 80 that when word
came from this gambler to me that he
was desperately I'LL think, with
pneumonia was genuinely sorry,
"The doctor attending the gambler
had told him that he could not live,
and. knowing his patients mode OF
life, ,he physician had supplemented
this information by limiting that II the
gambler wished to make any state
ment or TO leave any message with a
man Of God, he had better send for
one Immediately. That the gambler
had done, but his messengers could
find no clergyman anywhere, and
when they so reported, the gambler
had asked that be sent for. You're
the governor explained the messen'
ger, and he says that's Che best thing
TO being a clergyman, and besides. he
likes you
Though not very experienced In
giving religious consolation, deter
mined to do what | could for the
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
The Kanqaroo's Defense.

In the kangaroo hunts Of Australia
capture Is sufficiently easy, but some.
times the kangaroo makes an original
defense.
II possible, the kangaroo directs his
flight toward a river. II he reaches Il
he enters and, thanks TO his great
height, he Is able to 90 on foot to a
depth where the dogs are obliged to
swim. There he plants himself on his
two hind legs and his tail, and up to
his shoulders In tho water awaits the
arrival Of the pack, With his fore.
paws he selzos by the head the first
dog that approaches, and as he Is
more solidly balanced than his as
sallant he holds the dogs nose be-
meath the water as long as he can.
Unless a second dog speedily comes to
the rescue the first one Is inevitably
drowned. II companion arrives and
sets him free, he IA glad to regain tho
bank as quickly as possible. A strong
and courageous kangaroo Will hold his
own against twenty or thirty dogs,
drowning some and frightening others,
and the hunter Is Obliged to intervene
with a bullet.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Hitherto Unrelated Story Of General
Arthur's Nearly Fatal Illness on a
Dispatch Boat After Paying
a Visit to Savannah

The people of the United States
have hitherto never known how mar
rowly they escaped double presiden-
tial tragedy between the years 1881
and 1888. OF course, the assassination
of President Garfield was a world
moving event. But there was time,
a night in April, 1888, when for few
hours the danger was grave that Presi-
dent Chester A. Arthur who succeeded
Garfield would fail to respond to med
ical treatment. Had the apprehension
of his physician proved correct, then
for the first time in our history the
duties of the Office of president would
have devolyed upon the president pro
tempore Of the United States senate,
In April, 1888, President Arthur was
invited to visit Florida. When the
citizens of Savannah learned that he
would on that excursion approach as
close to Savannah as the mouth Of
the river, they urged him with much
cordiality and earnestness to become
a guest Of the city The president felt
that he could not refuse so cordial an
invitation. He reached Savannah on
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
RAGING FOR THE SOUTH POLE
Much Interest Taken in London In
Expeditions Headed by Capt.
Scott and Ronald Amundsen.

Copenhagen.-The race between the
Antarctic expeditions under Captain
Scott and Capt Ronald Amundsen for
the south pole is attractiong much at.
tention here, and is the subject of con-
siderable comment in the press Of
Scandinavia.
DR.. Rensch, president Of the Nor
wegian Geographical society, speaking
with regard to Amundsen's chances
states that he Can surmount the diff
culties of reaching the pole If he Is
able to get his dogs safely over the
equator, This is the main point, but
he must start also under the same
conditions as those found by the expe-
dition under Sir Ernest Shackleton and
Capt. Scott
Prof. Mohn, great Polar expert,
agrees with DR.. Nansen in thinking
that it will certainly be impossible to
reach the south pole from Cape Adare,
and that Amundsen has made a mis-
take in not going by some other route
than that followed by the British ant
arctic expedition.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
WANTS LIBRARIES IN JAlLS
Best Current Literature and Readers
for Prisoners Is Advocatede by Al.
derman White of Gotham.

New York,-Apart from the volun-
tary contributions Of newspapers,
books and periodicals which are sent
to city Institutions and jails, Alder
man John ]. White, successor of lit
tie Tim" in the board of city fathers,
wants city.maintained libraries for in
mates in all city-conducted institu.
tons with a competent staff of read
ers, librarians and attendants. To that
end he introduced resolution at the
meeting of the aldermen the other
day.
81 would have each institution
equipped with fine library of news
papers and current literature for the
ediflcation of inmates, said the alder
man. Newspapers keep us all abreast
of the times. We have the material
for fine libraries and library attend.
ants on the Bowery, The Bowery
boys and girls are not all dimenovel
fends."
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
WEARS HAREM SKIRT

old-style skirts are oStenstatious, there
fore | abandoned them for the harem
skirt.
Men don't run after a girl dressed
without decorations and frills. They al
ways pick out the dolls, whether it is
in the street, at theater, a restaurant
or in a parlor.
Il think corset is the foundation of
all good dress for woman. She will
wear it always and would look ugly
without it. | wear long-hip corsets for
my harem skirt because they give it
better lines
Il have worn a harem skirt two
months, but no one noticed 1t until
reached Chicago, have had to fight off
reporters ever since | have been here.
| am afraid to go out any more, be-
cause Of the reporters"
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Indian Picked Up In New Mexico
5pcaks an Unknown Tongue
He May Be an Aztec.

New York,-The prototype Of Ed.
ward Everett Hale's Man Without a
Country is In Brooklyn, In his lone.
some condition he goes even further
than Hale's character for he Is not
only without country, but without
even tribal afliliation.
This individual is known as Stand.
ing Bear, but whether that is his name
is not known, because no one has been
found who can speak his language, He
is living with Sidney Marion, 56S
Washington avenue, Brooklyn, who
brought the Indian north from New
Mexico, Mr. Marion said:
Il had been travelling and on reach.
ing Eel Alfonso, N NJ, became ac'
quainted with members of the vari.
Gus tribes that lived IN that neighbor'
hood one day heard that there was
lonesome Indian living apart from
the rest IN the outskirts Of the place
The stories they told me of this poor
outcast moved me and | determined
to investigate for myself, AS soon as
| announced where ! was going the
Indians with whom had become
friendly warned me that the outcast
was a bad man and that ha would
shoot anyone who attempted to so to
bis camp,
81 didn't take much stock in their
talk and rode on. When came to the
outcasts camp he was at first inclined
to be hostile, but a few gifts and an
lntimation by signs that was friendly
won a greeting,
while in New Mexico had learned
little Of the language Of many Of the
tribes but in none Of them could
make myself understood None Of the
other Indians could understand stand
ing Bear, as we have named him, and
he could not understand any OF the
others"
Mr.. Marion became so interested In
he outcast that when he came north
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Ruling Passion Strong in Death

gambler Hurrying to his bedside |
saw at glance that he was very near
death. He looked up at me and smiled
family. Well, Jim,' said, you seem
to be pretty sick
"In reply, he told me that he knew
his time had come, and that he felt
he had something to say-he wanted
to leave the world squarely. | knew
what he meant, and as well as | could
told him that the Good Book said
that II anyone confessed his sins, even
at the last moment, and was really
sorry for them, there was no doubt
Of that mans pardon.
For a moment he lay still, with his
eyes closed. Then he looked earnest.
ly into my face. And II | am really
sorry, will 90 to heaven? he asked.
eyes, Jlm,' said, I am sure you
VIM
"'Do you expect to go to heavenT
he asked, after another pause. And
told him that | hoped to go there.
"Shall we both be angels? he
asked. with all sincerity, like a little
child, and with child's pathetic
yearnlng In his eyes
81 could only answer, Yes
"A beautiful smile fitted across the
mans face. Governor, he said, after
a moment, and in the faintest OF
voices, when we're both in heaven
and angels, III bet you fve dollars !
can fly faster than you can
at was the ruling passion strong in
death And FIVE minutes later he was
dead"
Copyright, 1911, by r. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
GHOST IN NEW JERSEY TOWN
Apparltion Keeps Nervous Residents
Home at Nieht-Spectre Described
as Boy With Limp Head.

Beverly, n. J.-Bridgebord, the
home of witchlore and ghost scares,
had another sensation which the resi-
dents take seriously, and after night
fall the streets are deserted. John
Johnson and a party Of friends, pass
ing what is known as the Paxson
pits few nights ago. were confronted
by a dwarf, which, they declared,
climbed out on a pit. For a minute
1t fingered and then, giving a screech.
vanished into the woods. Other wit
nesses, farmers Of unquestionable YER
acity, substantiate Johnson's story.
The old residents say that years
ago a reserved man who lived on the
outskirts of the village, and whose
name never was learned, as the fam
lily would not mingle with the vii
layers, had deformed son.
The man was driving along the
country road, when the carriage was
supposed to have overturned and the
child fell into the pit and broke his
neck. The version of the accident
was accepted, but wild rumors were
afoat at the time. Those who have
seen the specter describe it as a boy.
whose head seems to hang limp upon
his chest.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01

retary OF state-and great was the sur
prise OF the country, when after only
two weeks service in the cabinet DO
resigned therefrom and was at once
nominated as minister to France. All
sorts OF surmlses and explanations OF
the move were made, but here for the
first time is told the real history OF
that Unprecedented resignation OF
superior Office to take a subordinate
place under It.
II should be added that Mr.. Wash
burne's service as minister to France
has become traditional in diplomatic
history. He was the only diplomatic
representative who remained in Paris
throughout the bloody part OF the
commune. During the Franco-Prus-
sian war he represented the German
interests in France and during the
siege Of Paris he was Of great serv-
ice not only to the United States but
also to the people OF other nations
who we're caught in Paris at that crit
ical period. At one time he stood be-
tween them and The most desperate
danger.
Downright. 1911 by Z. J Edwards All
Rights Reserved)