The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18

given 1t will mover be revoked, for wo-
men wonld not vote against them
Selves They would have to be trained
and be treated as merely mon. Tho
mere voting is nothing. It's what il
, mo,,,a Mirabeau says: "Nian Iud
w m, play an entirely different part
u. IN !, nntnre: and they could not play the
same part In tho social state; the eter-
nal illness OF things only made them
. siu Ne towards common goal by as
s,snlhE 10 them distinct and separat O
nlaces., Also that sit Is to confound
everything; 1t is to degrade them in
@ Uur eyes Is and In their own; 1t is. In a
rob them OF empire"
Lost All balance.
NJ Ostrogorski, speaking OF tho W.
men tn IN the Reign OF Terror" SAYS:
Having flung Themselves into Inc
, ,e,, with an ardor and an en-
Ihuslasm not devoid Of grandeur ut tho
outset. they soon lost all balance, in
teltectual and moral" The Terrorists
,s disguised in tho end" says Buck
n ny nc haoit into which they fell Of
eNciting the people. of remonstralin,.
disorders Iironnnn IN In the streets" When some
NiraEoes Forced their way into the
council chamber. the procureur general
eNclalmed. Shall these degraded he.
, nn ;,,, who have shaken off and violate
place intrusted to the guardiansh;n ~ =
eiilzens? Since when have women been
allowed to abjure their sex and surn
themselves s into mcn?" In 1893 ali fe-
male M, clubs were suppressed. and later
mii puzzle assemblies of women were
prohibited. LII 1890 an agitation FOR
went rs tights rig as, failed In 1880 women
lowed to register. and when refused
The consul dc prefecture threw out
mat plea by saying that "the oblIga-
'ion to pay taxes was In no way cor.
reiaiire to the enjoyment or the cxer-
siso OF political rights; that the ex-
ercise OF civic rights is Independent OF
the qualifications OF citizens, which
alone confers the exercise OF polItIcal
rights, and is only acquired in cor
lormity with constitutional law.
whereas, IL women enjoy civil rights
IN the mode determined by law nc
cordins to whether they arc married
or single. no constitutional legal nro.
vision confers upon them the enjoy
iieht' ana consequently the exercise
or political rights: whereas the enIoy
men, of these rights is n condition es
sential for enrolment in the electoral
lists; whereas the constitution or 1918
IN substituting universal for martial
suHraSe, from which women were ey
Guided. only Intended to confer on citi-
Gems OF the male sex. who hitherto
inione nad been invested with such
t,sht. The right OF eIccting representa-
ives OIL he country to the several
elective offices established hy tho con
situations. statutes. etc Women. nor
oelnE named In electoral legisya;io
arc go ipso debarred from tho electoral
Irahchise. Also that the "csclusjon
ioi women from political power was
one or the principles .'pre existent in
,ne minds of all French peoplc."
10 me this is q most conclusIyc ar
Eument against women crying mo
- 'ioil without representation"
Decision In EexInnd
In England. in l7sa. the courts
unanimously decided that woman
n"s no longer tho right to vote If thew
haa ever had H." In 1867 appeals wcrr
III, ,r,nne 70 nc highest. courts OF England.
- ne Lord Chief Justice dcclarcd "thn
&C, of 1892 had sanctioned no sx
ciuslon OF women" They anirmrd
that the exclusion nf women from ,bo
sun rage was not ION account ~ thoi,
intellectual lnfcriority, but from d.
Sire 70 promote dccorum: IN thiaiwav
~ was rather Il privilege and an hom-
ase paid to the sen In 1870 n hilt
4or woinhns suffrage was defeated I'm
pariiament Since then thev have
~ hsalh and again. hut have gained
, ,.o, Ihey havo, simply lowered
Mohanh Cd. John Fright. tho patriot
ana TILED friend Of women. wrltcs ,hat
. 70 introduce women Into the strife
OF nolltical life would he n crcat evtI
10 mem. and tina, 10 our own SEX no
possible good could arise: when no.
men are not safe undcrithe charge ~
iathers husbands. brothers and sons
is me tault of our non clyii!zati5n
ana not OF our laws AZ civillzati,n
'onnded on Christian principle. al.
sanees. women VIII gain all that Ia
r'Kht Tor them to have though thev'
are not seen contendlng in ths str,t.