The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-30
SAYS CITIES NEED
TOUCH OF WOMAN
SEVENTH STREET PASTOR MAKES
PLEA FROM PULPIT ron
Equal BALLOT.
BRIDGE WHIST is RAPED
DIR. MACLACHLAN ALSO BELIEVES
MEN HAVE LITTLE REGARD
FOR civic BEAUTY.

Our city governments are especial
ly In need of the feminine touch"
declared the Rev. Or. III. ID. c. Mac
lachlan during a discourse at Sew
enth Street Christian church Sunday
night on the subject, Woman in
Democracy
The minister said that men are too
much inclined to neglect cleanliness
morality and civic beauty for what
tney term a business administration, -
while women are more sensitive TO the
higher values Of life.
incidentally Or. Maclachlan took
occasion to say that bridge whist
punch parties have done more TO
wreck homes than votes of women
ever did or will do.
Need Feminine Touch.
He said:
lone Of the first positive arguments
that concern us as citizens of Rich
mond fayoring the extension of the
suffrage to women is that our city
government needs. above all things,
the feminine touch. II left 10 them
selves. men give us what they cav
business administration which too
ness. morality and civic beauty are
sacrificed to so-called prosperity.
Woman, on the other hand, where
she has the vote. tends to elect an
administration not less business Ike,
but more human, more sensitive To-
the higher values of life. She Is a
municipal housek eepor and home
maker. Dirty streets and iails. dirty
sights and sounds and other similar
things are an abomination in her
sight She is interested in public
parks and Fairgrounds more than in
reducing the tax rate. Being born
phiIanthropist. she does not long tole-
rate the exploitation of the weak
and defenseless for the sake of any
phantom prosperity
women Want Ballot.
States where equal suffrage has
been in operation for any length of
time lead in legislation for the pro-
lection OF women and children. one
of the great curses of industrialism
has been it's wanton sacrifice of the
ignorant. innocent and weak TO the
Juggernaut of dividends. But such
a state of affairs has proved intoi-
cradle TO womans heart and con-
science: wherever she has been given
a vote she has demanded that legts-
latlon pay at least AS much atten-
ton 10 the protection Of the little
ones as to the income tax and the
tariff.
ut is not true that women do not
really want to vote in their heart of
hearts, as Is prov ed by the extent To
which they use the vote when they
get il. '-''".Nt'.'t"@t
Raps Mr.. Dabney.
Not long ago a leading citizen Of
Richmond. a representative OF bust
ness made passionate appeal to
the voters not to support the proposed
bond issue for the improvements of
the school buildings of the city. on
the ground that the agitation was a
piece of overenthusiasm. Can you
imagine any woman or body of women
sacrificing thus the interests of the
rising generation and the fair name
of the city?
In those States where women
have suffrage the independent vote
has largely increased. Men are not
Independent, but partisans. Most of
them go up TO the polling booth and
stamp their tickets with both eyes
shut: and some of US have had To
hold our nostrils while we did IL. Not
so women. They are not afraid to
scratch I'm a good cause