The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22

efforts. all other methods have failed.
u II were true that men can repro
frasc would be UNNECESSARY. but II is
not true No man OF character by his
vote represents the opinion of any
you'd no, be worthy Of the ballot.
Ills individuality is his own. and to
r ,,I,r,f the indiyiduality, OF another
wnni could man do If all his women
'oik hai! different opinions on tho same
subject? He could not represent them
all Ant who represents the millions
OF unmat(ied women who have no men
TO he political mouthpleces for them:
;, III would he Il clear gain IL woman
pcled TO bcir her share of the burden
OF pubic affairs. There can be no
proper development without exercise.
ana woman needs development. With
out 1t how can she properly train the
sons that will become the citizens OF
the future-to say nothing of hcr in
tran init TO her sons the qualities that
make for good citizenship? Their men,
tai cquipmen; Will lie inherited largely
from her; for She has given 10 them
of her life.
1t will he difficult for the lecturer to
prove that mentally men and women
rs mental differences apply to the qucs-
tion In point. But II II were so. are
not the qualities he attributed to wo-
men the very ones most necessary In
political affa!rs-"tact. sympathy, per-
severance and tuition? Many poll
tician has utilized these to compass
The arsnment about woman's stay
ing in the homc is SO time-worn II
really should he allowed To have II
little rest. Women Mill always stay
in the home IT Is principally the home
America is struggling. To her votes
count for nothing. unless they insure
.the preservation Of the home; and the
men need not fear that any sensible
woman viii risk running her digestion
by turning the cooking over 10 her
lora and master. while she goes out
our civilization looms large. il will
not be ignored. and II 'confuses 70 be
dominated by sentiment. 1t would hc
delightful TO SIT before the fire. as did
the antc-bellum lady described In tho
lecture. and sew n sampler or crochet
tides for ones friends: but such pleas
urcs are denied the modern woman.
In these DAYS most married men expect
to support their wives. hut most fathers
and brothers consider II quite the
sound minded daughters 10 provide for
themselves. So it is; and women are
Rut even tho woman with home duties
has time for other things. She goes
to market, To concerts; she Swclls tho
congregations in the churches. OF which
she forms the larger part of the mem
bership. II she can do these and much
moro: Ii She can help tho preacher by
running the missionary ana parSonhSe
aid societies. the childrcn's meetings,
etc. she can surely take time to walk
Il short distance To cast vote.
1t was kind Of the lecturer to ston
half way in his comparison OF women
with children and foreigners and other
unprvilcEcd classes. II would have
been more consistent. however. To class
them with idiots and criminals. be.
cause the noliticai disabilities OF
"minors and foreigners" are only tenn
porary. The minor becomes. ~ voter
wien he arrives at the age OF twenty
one years: the foreigner when natural
Ted
In stating that "thc great majority
Of women who have studied this qucs