The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-09
Sufragists and
Anti-Sufraqists

That competition is the life of trade
is an apparent truth to even casual
observer of the struggle In which ona
patr of humanity, taking Itself seri.
eusly pits itself against another part.
equally and desperately in earnest.
railing competition. the incentive 10
keen and continuous endeavor is lacs.
ing. and energy insensibly relaxes. he. q.
cause it lacks the stimulus of oppo-
sltion.
The Lenvcn aud It's LeayenInE
The anti-sunragss whether men
or women. have therefore. been the
leaven that has leavened sunragism.
Their horror over what they have been
ahsurdly pleased to call the "unwo
manly woman" their sense of being
shocked 1T the idea OF women taking
hand in politics or governmant
their alignment in behalf of mascu.
unity, draws the distinction verv se-
Nefciy. Just where the thinker and
observer naturally expects it might.
could. would and should-fall.
Inc suffrage women are a. busy lot
me questions which occupy them
they believe to bear an fnrfmare 49,.
lation upon the economic indenerd-
ence of their sex. an Independence 4,
which they arc striving by every
means in their power to bring about,
AS they look over the field whereons
the game of life is played. they see
tne forces of organized capital ana
laoor confronting each other. Between
the two, the individual woman play-
ers. without concentrated purnose ar
leadership.
Prepared for Criticism
AS reformers. suffragists are prs-
pared for criticism They are wall
aware that the number Of those vii.
ing to continue conditions unchanged. I
IN the race of changed environments
and demand, is not a small number. for
s'iil. as of yore. there are MANY wno
eject not TO trim their lamps and Keen
them burning against the crv for ac5
ton. Having addressed themselves n
their work. the spirit of the suffra.
Sists admit of no looking backward
and the voice that holds them up to
cehsnre. but Increases their courage
and determination.
Honest, hut Mistaken.
The more thoroughly a woman 10
imouod with the ideal of s,ffra 1isp,
me more loyal she becomes to other
women. So she accredits the amt
suffragist with honest, ie mistaken
convictions. But the suffragist, while
'S III support and sympathy, by
no means tries to force her opInions6
upon others She realizes that =, great
proportion Of the worlds trouble is.
f-oranseai>-ay-'-fiii3s e who desire to cast
everybody over>ip mold of their.
own. She carries Spt her doctrine to
the extent of according to others the
right of differing from her. and la
quite willing to leave their change @:
heart and views in the convincing
test or time For the sufrra gist'> has.
ceased to argue. Her cause she ne,A
lieves. in regard to argument. is es-
tablished her verdict won.
| Wide CInss Differences
setting aside variance of opinion
between "iffragists and anti-suffra-
sists' there are also wide class differ
cnces. Among the leaders Of tho sut-,
rraee party are many men and wo-i
| men whose names are famous ans
widely known. But the rank ana ala
OF the movement embraces the great
army of workers, other men and wo-
men who are graphing with the prac-
t'chl questions and the conditions that,
| render honest and Industrious living
| IN its bearing upon the present and
the future more and more difficult
| every year. Tho anti suffrac snirit
| is displayed largely among the ease
| loving ana the well-tosdo: among
| those who make fetish of what they
arc pleased to term their conserva-
| tism. The limos have fallen to the,r
| IN pleasant places. They have NO mo-
| i've Tor change and scant respect for
| the revolutionary spirit that possesses
| humanity in pursuit of. what seemsi
TO them. but vain shadow.
Answer To Universal Need.
! Across the field of tine present
whereon the game of life is played
| these dissimilar and contendine fac
tors pass and repass. But the press.
ence of the one just serves as an In
| spiration to the other. for suffragis1u
is, really the answer OF awakened hu.l
mainly to need that ia so broad and
| so universal as to circle the earth I'M
its thrill and conviction.
a CheynIicr Baynrd. i
| On railway train. says the Herald
| and Presbyter, little Incident was
noted by eyes Quickto see what hap-.
| pened on the road
| woman, evidently foreigner, and)
| very poor, was encountered by a bahA
! in her arms. while two older chpl
| dren tugSed at her skirt In additionf
she had several nondescrlpt bundIeS.
When the brakeman announced her
| station she was bewiidered and great
| ly impehed in her efforts to leave the
| car She was not quite sure of the
! place. and she could not easily manage,
the babies and the bundles.
| tall young fellow. conspIcuously
Well dressed. had been sitting near.
apparently lost III book which fs
| was studying.
| He tossed the book aside. seized the
heavy bundles and gave a hand to one
little hrown-faoed child assisted the
| whole party out of the car first as
| certaining that they were at the
right point OF their Journey. lifted his
| hat 10 the mother as II she had been6
| his own, and resumed his place ana
book ms II he had done nothing un-s
! common,
| Sntisfnctory Compliment.
During n visit with Queen Victoria.
| who had sent for MIN to her palace,
the poet Longfellow was seating him.