The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05

tween the respect and Difference be-
slowed upon the woman who mingles
In politics and the one that does not.
Her opportunities 'aroaden-for what?
What greater opportunities has any
one than woman for doing good--the
angel of the fireside." the home
10 the ballot woman. Woman's sphere
is home, Her gentle influence there
Is not narrow nor circumSeribed. The
world. All history proves the truth
OF this trte quotation.
Governor Mann won the hearts Of
the women oil Virginia when he es-
poIsed the cause OIL temperance. Wo-
man influence over nusuanus. sweet
hearts. friends. brothers, elected him,
but 30 per cent. OF tnusc same women
inquisiuon meiorc they would have
gone 10 the poIis. haruIy tnlHk
that His EAceilcncy wants TO read
the destruction of Virginia upon tho
wall as DanIel did that OF Babylon
In the Governors ten years vista,
wonder which oI the sunrusettc lead.
ers does he see III the executive chair
puruuning criminals. for surely u wo-
man, even Il SuI4T.eG ltc. Mou.u DC too
tender-hedrtcd not TO pardon all.
Would he address her as Boverness
OF would all feminine terms be mus-
culInizeu?
~ big adoption would be on new
gruimuI@rs tncn. What =. least tor some
puDusner! We NirsinluHs, OF course,
hops the Il. r. Johnson Company Will
huyc the deal.
We Virginia women cling to tho
tTadItiv!1s VI cur SI.tr We remember
too well the teachings OF our mothers
ana fathers u.tGy TO contrul Tie b.,IloL
Why do these seekers OF notoriety.
these unsa tlslied women or the pen Tod
want 10 thrust The ballot upo.. us? we
would rather DC v o!nanIy luan logical
We would rather adopt the German
motto, 'lun uien''--i acrve-thali. tuc
Latin. "Regu'-I rule. We dent want
10 dominate pOiiucs. Very lew. IL any.
OF The refined women OF the state Will
thrust themselves lie thrust Int
poiitics. When the Prophet Isaiah was
depicting the misery ON account Of
their wichcducss that woulL come upon
Israel, he says: And the women VIII
rule" The advanced women 0oub les:
considers II Illogical 10 believe In an
old-iashioned book like the Bibie-it
IL be, lets be i!loSicai. we Sum In
this age of airships. wireless teieg-
rdphy. electric contrivancrs. murders
ana defdlcations. believe that the
Bible is the only rule to direct and
some fifteen miles distant from hero.
In the county OF Rockuridge. taught
him that In his shorter ca tecnism. tie.
as superintendent OF the Nottoway
Courthouse Presbyterian Sunday school,
taught 1t to hundreds of children. We
that are raised by good m. thers and
fathers on the shorter Catechism and
the Bible can't be suffragettes, and
all OF h. w. SIS logic or IIon-Iuyic can't
make ue so.
Tine Governor was too wise In his
campaign to even predict the triumph
of the suffragettcs, for If he had. de-
spite the temperance bill and the high
school bill, by which so many OF ua
women are earning our livihE to-day,
why all might have been forgotten IN
lending oar influence 10 shove4ihg him
under. Our optimistic Governor must
not predict evils. but lend hand TO
crush them out, for we know that ne
L.
of office, his Safe furnished. or to SEQ
her glory departed.
The non-suffragettes are not de-
pressed over the I4 H., that the Cen
lcsaly tear away the ven from lac
holy Of holies--they know too well
that the class of women that would
exclaim: when that day comes, God
save inc Comm onn eaItn. In antici-
patton they will imagine their wives
some made-to- order party in order to
chamber or the House of Delegates.
They know that chaos, yea. anarchy.
win rule worse tnan dny coss T5ao1
who have had their mothers. wives and
daughters tendcrly ministering to their
wants, and waiting upon them all the
so awkward back In the kitchen with
long. reen-checked bingham. aprons
on, wiping the dishes. while their wives
and daughters are straining every
nerve ut the polls to win an office for
themselves or for their favorite can
didate.
No, some Of lis may be In B. ". SIS
eyes foolish. illogical, weak-minded
but we Will not taka up the cry let
|. the men go TO the background, the
women come 10 the front" Most Vir.
ginia women arc content with their
spheres. Even If In the next ten, years
you suffragettes succeed In honey
Juggling the lawmakers into your way
OF thinking. why, most Of US will not
take advantage OF the glorious priyi-
lege of suffrage. Our natures revolt
from IL. We live In a land OF free
6om. One man or woman may lead the
pony TO the brink, but 10000 cannot
/ make hinf drink