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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Pleasant Valley

Farmers are busy with their crops.
Quite a lot of good clover hay has been
put up in good shape and more to cut
yet Cotton Is very late and on &C
count of cool nights is looking common
Tne acreage of corn is not 80 large a.
usual but is looking good and growing
very fast although it was mostly plant.
ed late.
Master Odell Ball Of Wales spent
Saturday night with his cOunsin Morell
Yarbrough.
Miss Virginia Ball has returned home
after weeks visit with relatives in
Nashville.
JB Ussery and family spent undsy
at the singing on Eguew Creek.
AlonzO Finley lost mare last week. y
Mesdames L Hardin and Tennie
Oasteel are on the sick list.
Miss Era Finley was the guest of
Mrs E O Ball Tuesday night
Dock" sp.vy, Miss Lille Nix, Rob
ert Kimbrough, Miss Velma Nix, Will
lie and Miss Rosa Nix went to Prospect
Sunday.
ia YarbrOugh delivered a load Of
lambs to Collins and Paisley of Camp
bellsviIe Friday.
Master Floyd spivy has a new NOV
ing picture outfit and delights in enter
tanning his friends.
Rev Burns preached at County line
sunday,
There will be all day service at Rock
springs the 4th Sunday. Every body
invited to come and bring your song
books and basket of dinner,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
State Fair

The fair this year will be state
wide In every particular, and edu.
cstional in every feature.
$4,000 will be given in pre-
miums for Live stock, Field Pro-
ducts, Garden Products, Orchard
Products, Dairy products, etc.
Everything we'll care for in lib,
eral Premiums.
All you have to do is to write
for one.
A free trip for some boy from
every County in the State. Write
for particulars. You may be the
boy selected, and you will be Civ.
en- a free trip to the fair, and can
remain for one week without hav.
ing to spend a cent for railroad
fare. board, and other expenses
necessary for such a trip,
The amusement features will b'
high class
Fire works every night.
Night horse show,
Races every afternoon,
Three brass bands in concert
three times daily.
Best of all railroads will gran
low rates to see the big fair.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Normal School Of
Music at Whitesburg

Whitesburg, Tenn, The people
of Whitesburg are highly honored
by the session of the Eureka
School of Music, at the high school
building, under the direction of
Prof. l.. d. Mcdonald, of Dunn,
Tenn, as princical, assisted by
Misses Mabel Hsun, Annie Hurst
R, II. Brooks and j. A. Coffman.
Prof. Mcdonald has studied music,
made a number Of well prepared
musicians and will do his best 10
make the normol a marked sue
cess at this place 1t is expected
that many will attend from a dis
tance. Prof. Mcdonald has been
in Chattanooga conducting ses-
sion Of the above normal school -
Ex.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Messrs Russell Burdine, Willie
Stockard, Howard Carrell and
Johnnie Springer spent Sunday at
Iron City.
For earache, tOothache. pains,
burns, scalds, sore throat, try Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil, a splendid
remedy for emergencies.
LOST-0ne Red Irish Setter,
bird.dog, disappeared about two
weeks ago. Reward
(20 b. A. YARBRoUGH.
SO 90 shoes in Tans and Patent
Leather and Gun metal. All styles
at special prices 80 90,
THE RACKET
N,Miss Lucille Taylor arrived from
Nashville Saturday to spend some
time with her sister, Mrs T H
HeltOn and Miss Leslie Freemon.
LATE CROPS mean SHORT
lCROPS. Fill in with Beans, Pea
and Millet. Get your seed from
WISDOM & ENGLISH.
fI%Mrs Sarah Simms is visilin
her brothers family, Emmett An
f derson in Mt Pleasant and will al
+ tend the Chautauqua in Columbi
this week.
, Lester Springer accOmpanie
: Miss Patricia stribling to he
!. home at Clifton on Monday, n
: turning by WsynesborO TO spen
4 few days,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Land Transfers

RE Gillian and wife to WI Finley
and wife lots 8 dist $500
Guy CLARK and wife to W J WassOn
land s26.
WI Black to A E and J A Black
1862 acres 8 dist 1900.
JnO T Hammond and wife to H Q
and Gay Gardner "a acres s26OO
W f Lillycrop and wife to Wm
Miller Taylor land $26OO.
HI. Sisk and wife to W M Taylor
1856 acres $500.
EW Crews and wife to A H Scheid
Int. in 324 acres S27S4.
II B Brink and wife to J d BOyntOn
and wife lot 8 dist 84OO
Ella Norwood acre II dist $3.50.
il Bailey to NJ H Hsyss and wife
lots | dist 1900
W Il Hsyse aud wife to W I Hsr'
risou lots IL dist $3.50.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
FOURH Of JULY
CELEBRATION
ARRANGE to spend
the day in
LaWrenCebur3.
.atChfor Pro8rams
All kinds of amusements and prizes
Knob Greek
MATILDA

Wess Trimmer is sick ct this writing
Tom johnson. who has been sick for
some time, was able to go to Lawrence
burg Saturday.
Mrs Ella Green is quite sick at thi,
writing
Miss Sue Welch is numbered with
the sick.
Mesdames Amanda Tidwell and Eliza
Green visited Miss Sue Wech Saturday
John Kelley and wife were shopping
in Lawrenceburg Thursday.
Gregory and Lenorah Moore visited
their uncle Gillie Tidwel Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Dotson visited MI
and Mrs Pink Hunt and family of Shoa
Greek Saturday night and Sunday.
Jim Tidwell Of Pulaski was the guest
of his brother, W G Tidwell from Tues
until Thursday,
Tom Hughes and Harvey Crews at
tended Church at Pea Ridge Saturday
night,
Misses Daisy Green, Lenorah Moore
and Bertha Hughes visited Misses Flori
and Lorena McGee Saturday afternoon
Uncle Billy Tidwell took dinner with
his daughter, Mrs Jim Horne, Of Wes
Point Thursday.
Miss Daisy Green waited Mrs Iossit
Trimmer Sunday.
Little Kelsey Moore apsnt Thursday
and Friday with his grandP sents, M
and Mrs W @ Tidwell.
Edgar Crews, of Crews Town, spen
from Thursday until Friday on Knol
Creek.
Edgar Tidwell OF Holly Greek spen
Sunday night with his parents, G v
Tidwell and wife.
Lille Hughes spent one night recent
ly with her sister, Mrs Edgar Tidwell
Mr. and Mrs Gobbell of Long BrsncI
visited Mrs Bob Green one day recently
Bob Hughes spent Saturday nigh
with Gregory Moore,
Hogs are dying in this section, 7 ]
Hughes has lost 80 or more head
Gardens are looking we'll bnt al
needing rain.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Special Clubbing
Rates

For the next thirty days we will
make the following low clubbing rates
NASHVILLE BANNER and LAwRKNoR
DEMOCRAT both one year ........,.. .Ss rs.
CINCINNATI INQUIRER weekly and
LAWRENCE DEMOCRAT, one year. 81 S5
COMMERCIAL APPEAL (weekly) and
LAWRENCE DEMOCRAT, one year. al. 26
SOUTHERN AeRIOULTtRlsT and LAW.
RENcE DEMOCRAT, both one year..el. 25
Send all remittances to Ihs DEMooRAr.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
p ER s ON AL.

Every night
AT the princess"
Good motion pictures,
Everett Walker was here IRON
Brace last week.
Miss Sammie Clark is in Nash
Vile for several days.
Some Specially good SO 90 shoes
for 50 90 at the Racket.
Mr. aud Mrs w X Lewis visited
in Nashville last week.
Misses Emma and Mary Barn.
hart of CrOwsOn were here Friday,
Will Locke who has been teach.
ing at Pine Level, Ala is at home.
Miss Leila Reginald of Mount,
Pleasant, is the guest of Mrs. Min
ME Rose.
Mrs George Whburn, of Pleas
ant Point, was in town Saturday
shopping.
Miss Lizzie Bell Afford of Flat
woods was a visitor In town on
last Friday.
MRS s A Carroll has returned
from a brief stay at Iuka Springs,
Mississippi.
For your Engraved Wedding
Invitations, Cards and Stationery
apply at this office
|NMr and Mrs l. w Garner have
returned from Iuka Springs feel
ing greatly benefited.
Revs. H B Blue and B f Isom
with their families are OF for a
camp near Henryvllle.
NMr and Mrs H B Parkes and
children left Tueeday for EppersOn
Springs to spend some time.
TPolk Conner passed through
here last week en- route to Red
Boiling Springs for his health.
-Mrs l. F Gum aud Louise re.
turned this week from visit to
Mrs Clifford Reese at Florence.
WE SELL Whippoorwill Peas
below the Market Price.
WISDOM & ENGLISH.
FOR SALE:-TwO fresh cow
Inquire of, W White, two mileI
West of LawIenceburg. 1872
Mesdames Dave Williams anC
| Will Inman we're week end guests
of Mrs Loss Williams at Wes
Point.
Walter Richardson and sister
Miss May, attended services her
. Thursday night at the Christian
Church.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Move On Now!

says a policeman to a street crowd,
and whacks heads if it don't.
"Move on now" says the big,
harsh mineral pills to bowel suffer,
ing follows, DR. Kings New Life
Pills don't bulldOse the bowels.
The gently persuade them to right
action, and health follows. 25c at
Crowder Bros. d Beckham.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Attention

Men, Women, and Children OF
Lawrence County, Do your mi.
Ian and panama hats need cleaning
Ii so, bring them to my shop and
l will make them look ike new
for a small sum. | am also clos
ing out the season end of MILL,
merry at bottom prices.
MRS. A. w. Bethel
1.-THE Style Shop"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Makes The Nation Gasp

The awful list of injuries on a
Fourth of July staggers humanity
Set over against it, however, is the
wonderful healing, by Bucklen'
Arnica Salve, of thousands, who
suffered from burns, cuts, bruises,
bullet wounds or explosions. Its
the quick healer of boils, ulcers,
eczema, sore lips or piles. 25c 81
at CroWder Bros, a Beekham,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Appleton
PHILANpER

Audie Campbell, age seven, son of
Mr. and Mrs Nicholas Campbell, fell
from tree last Wednesday breaking
both arms, Friday Drs, Gould and
Womack amputated one arm. The boy
died Saturday evening at o'clock.
Burial at Pleasant Ridge, Giles County
Quite q sensation was caused here re-
Gently BY the mysterious disappearance
of DR. Leo Harris
WO Urowder's mule ran away with
him last week breaking his finger,
Boyd Crowder have purchased a
grist mill and will soon have it In op
Grafton here.
Lille Ollie Phillips is quite sick
with fever.
Squire Ben Watkins and Il W Nc
Donald were here few days the past
week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs John Gallian 9
daughter, last Tuesday.
Andrew Conway was In Lawrence
burg Tuesday and Wednesday profes
sionally.
Lee and Clarence Conway, vii
Hendrix and AlonzO Stills have returned
from the teachers institute at Lawrence
burg
LID Chapman and A Conway wer,
iu LorettO Monday.
Wallace Lentz has returned to tn
West.
There will be all day singing here tn
fourth Sunday in this month conducts
by Prof. @ A Brock Everybody cor
, daily invited
. Mrs Milton Petty and daughter
Louise, visited relatives at Minor Hi
the past week.
Mrs Jenkins, of Alabama, is visitin
, her daughter, Mrs H Hood.
: BIT Harris and W W Richardso
have returned from st Louis
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Dunn

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Mrs l. M Mcpherson has returned to
her home in Alabama.
Misses Myra Kitchen, Lille Kim.
brell and brother Paul visited AL ]
smith and wife from Friday until
Monday.
Fred Smith was here Sunday.
W. Rhodes is visiting relatives in
Arkansas.
VIM Porter visited his son, ] L
Porter Thursday
Clarence White and sister, Miss Min
ME, of Fall River, were here Friday.
Mrs Jim Neelley and children OF
Florence are visiting Mr. and Mrs O n
Jones,
Mrs Clara Arnold has returned from
Moore County where she has been OF
an extended visit.
Miss Susie Quinn visited her brother
Charlie and wife recently,
John Griffin was here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Harvey Hill visited ]
Porter and family recently.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Most disfguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, ETC., are
due to impure blood. BurdocE
Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood
tonic. is we'll recommended. S10C
at all stores
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
Children's Day Service at Fall
River.

On the second Sunday In June the
following program was rendered and
listened to by large attentive crowd.
Song, The Sabbath School, by class.
Welcome Address.
Prayer by S N Todd.
Song The Sunday School Brigade by
Ben Curtis, Edgar White, J l. Gibson,
Mrs, Maggie Baxter and Miss Rosa
Gibson,
Childrens Day Greeting, by four girls
When Jesus Was little Child, by
Porter Foust
Morning, Noon and Night by Mrs
Maggie Baxter, Miss Ruth Gibson and
Mrs Ella Estes.
Our Gifts to the King, by Maize
Williams,
Song, A Happy Pilgrim Band.
The Moneyless Man, by Perdy Saith.
Two Little Feet, by Claud Williams.
The Child Text by Myrtle McMastera
The 5pringtime of life, by Prof j II
Baxter.
Recitation, by Lena Smith.
The Masters Coming, by Rosa Gibson
Song, I'll Be A Sunbeam, by Ruth
Gibson and Kathleen Tidwell.
God Is In Heaven, by Beulah Sutton
Just Before the Battle, by Luther
Franks.
Gone, by Hattie Williams.
My Live Dolly, by Mabel Smith.
The Savior and the Children, by
Roy Baxter.
Gentle, by Lula Sutton.
Who Marched In '6l, by Tom White.
Bessie's Christmas Dream, by Leila
HazleWoOd.
Song, Be Cheerful All Along.
Noon.
Education For Citizenship, by Prof
] H Baxter.
Rowe me over the tide, by Sally Ruth
Mize.
The Dying Boy, by Alfred Smith.
Welcome to the Babies, by Naomi
Scott
Beyond, by Vera HazlewOod.
Song, Nearer My God to Thee. ,
Recitation by Evan Freemon,
The Changed Cross, by Mrs Maggie
Baxter.
Prayer, by obi Conner.
Maymie, by Luther Franks.
The First Steps of Gambler, by Blu
ford Smith
Recitation, by Emiline Sutton.
Have You ANY Stars In Your Grown,
by Rosa Gibson.
Song, Will There Be ANY stns In
Ny Grown,
Mother, by Mabel Smith.
y The College OIL Gan, by Thelma
White.
e How the Gates Came Ajar, by Mar.
;. guerite johnson,
The Other World, by Maize Williams.
70 Faith, by Columbus Smith.
Song, Go ye Forth and Labor.
Little Blossom, by Hattie Freemon.
,f Recitation, by Mamie shay.
a song, For Smile, by M L White, ]
- L Gibson, Edgar White, Mrs Maggie
:, Baxter and Rosa Gibson.
Qusrtette, Ben and Charley oUr,i,
Edgar White and Charlie ziglar.
to Song, by Charlie Ziglar, Ben anC
Charlie Curtis
ie Song, God Be With You TIL W,
ie Meet Again.
ar Closing Addsess by Rev JT Parsons
= pastor.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
NOTICE---TO Ladies Of

NOTICED Ladies OF
LawrenCeburg---It will be well
to take notice TO the seIf-heat.
ing Iron now being demonstrate
ed in the City. This Iron is
Simplicity, Convenience and
Economy Combined. Iron Guar
anteed for S years. Heats al .
cost Of ONE CENT per hour,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19
v hat LawrenCebnrg Means

What LawrenCebnrg Means
L is for Loyalty
A is for Aught
w is for Warranty
Il is for ROught.
E is for Eating
n is for Near
G is for Cheering
e is for Ear
B is for Baking
U is for Use
R is for Raking
6 is for Goose the writer
i is for Teeth
L is for Ear
N is for Meath
N is for Near
B X. MCLEAN.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

They ara fine
Agents located at Russell House
EO Coffman has returned from
Columbia.
DR. Err Braly left Sunday for
Columbia.
mems Dress Shoes at the Racket
from 81. 90 to $50
MI Sims has returned from a
trip to Wayne County
Sewing Machines tor Rent caQ
at MCCLANAHAN & WALL.
Chas McCrory has returned from
Montgomery where he attended
school.
Mrs JAS II Stribllng who has
been i'll for several days is reCup.
Grating.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Vester were
the guests Ct Mr. and Mrs A B
SidOwy.
miss Helen Smith, Of Lebanon,
ID the attractive guest of Miss Mary
Lincoln.
FOR RENT One room conven.
lent to quare. Address "a" care
Ot this office
Miss Lille Belle Mclean, oil
Pleasant Point is The guest of Miss
Claudia Kelley,
Mrs 9 M Zwingle and children
have Joined Bro Zwingle at Man
chester, Tennessee.
Miss Bessie Baxter left this week
for visit to relatives at Knox
Vile and Lewisburg, Tenn.
Mrs Jesse McArtOr and Miss
Hollie Starnes were guests at
Meadow Brook" last week.
Messrs Bob and Bug Belew OF
Shoal Creek were in town Friday
and purchased new binder.
Mrs. S l. Fain has returned FROM
an extended visit to Nashville,
Fayetteville and other points.
PREVENT disease among your
hogs by using SAL VET.
WISDOM Il ENGLISH.
Mrs Clifford Reese is here from
Florence to visit Mrs l. F Gunr
and friends who gladly welcome
her.
Miss Cassie Smith went to visi
Revs H b Blue and b F lsom ant
families at their camp quarters to
day.
M Richardson and Jas I Dunn
left Sunday for Chicago to atten'
the National Republican Conven
tiOn.
30 Finley who has been wit
his family for a brief visit return
ed the latter part of the week
Nashville.
,/Misses Lurline Freemon an
Eleanor Todd are visiting III
formers uncle, Simeon Copelan
at Pleasant Point.
There will be methodist Rally
at the NJ. h. Church June 29.3
Rev. Il. o. Henderson, OF Chatt'
nooga will be present,
Miss Anna May Moseley,
Summertown, who has been u
quest of Mrs W H Carter, h
returned TO her home.
II Mrs Meade s Harwell aud chill
rem have returned from d
weeks visit to Mr. Klllen and wi
at Green Hill, Alabama,
Mrs Roy Williams who has be-
the guest of Mrs Marion Rich"T
non returned Monday to her hoI
at Hardin, Kentucky.
WAsHBURN.CROsBY G o.
Medal Flour is decidedly the b'
on the Market.-We sell it
cheap as others sell a low grade
- FlOar. n,,o, ION
Prof. L. Dow Mcdonald,
Dunn, Tenn, who is author
over II popular musical boo
will open twenty day session
the Eureka Normal School
-, yIrl;teshuror on lime
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

subscribs for the Democrat,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-06-19

Prof L. Dow Mcdonald, of
Dunn, Tenn, who is author of
over IL popular musical books,
will ouen a twenty day session OF
tba Eureka Normal School OF
Music at Whitesburg on June 3rd
atea.m. All interested will be
expected to be present and paatici,
nate. For circulars write to r H
Brooks, WhitesbuFg, Tsnnesss. =
nrha -Mnrrisi0Wn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-25
MRS. CATHERINE $. MCAMANT,
WIFE OF PROMINENT ATTOR-
NEY AT PORTLAND, DIS
CUSSES MISTAKEN RACE
AFTER EQUALITY.

1t is of course too soon for the
Socialistic trend of Woman Suffrage
to have shown itself completely,
where women have been forced into
the political stream. Natural laws
work as slowly as they do inevitably
in overturning mans attempts to run
counter to them. We can, however,
see straws whose faint rotary motion
indicates the cyclonic future of the
wind that blows them. The family
as a unit with a responsible head
shows signs of weakening-and this
at a time when thoughtful workers
for the next generation say that al
most the worst home is better for a
child to grow up in, than the best
institution. Is 1t too much to ask the
voter of the state to think well be-
fore thrusting the unwilling women
Of Oregon into politics at such risk?
Where is the haste? If it be true
reform, thoughtful observation of its
working elsewhere will prove 1t and
we shall benefit, as our forefathers
intended that we should, by letting
experiments be tried out, instead of
plnuging into each new idea, how
ever dangerous. II woman suffrage,
in the six suffrage states should show
improved conditions and race of
men and women better than those in
non-suffrage states, by all means let
US have woman suffrage, But, the
questionable opinions Of special
pleaders are all the evidence as yet
obtainable to show that the suffrage
states even come up to the standard
of the non-suifrage states, as against
much evidence decidedly to the con-
trary.
If we are right in our observation
Of the trend of woman suffrage to-
ward Socialism and the eventual
weakening of the family, how foolish
III would be, because of the impa-
tlence of a little group of zealots, for
Oregon to mount and ride in this
race toward this goal, More impor-
tont to women than anything that
laws can give her. is the chivalric re-
spect of man, the instinct that in
duces man to give up to a woman
his seat in a street car, or in a life
beat In the race after equality with
men and idenity Of function with
them, women are apt to permanently
impair this birth right of their sex,
in comparison with which the suf-
frage is a mere mess of pottage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-25
MRS. EDNA SHEARMAN KATE DE-
CLARES THE MILITANT SUI.
FRAGISTS WHO RESORT TO
GLASS BREAKING WOULD
HAVE MORE SERIOUS
JOBS.

It has never been, and never will
be disputed that the first principle of
any form of government, from des-
potism to democracy is to preserve its
own existence, and that the second is
to maintain peace within its juris-
dictlon and enforce obedience to its
laws. This is not a privilege, but a
duty. On whom does the duty rest?
Obviously, 1t must rest in that place
where the supreme power rests--in
the sovereign. II the sovereign powor
does not perform these duties, then
It's sovereignty is an empty name, and
its government is a farce, and 1t is Of
little moment to inquire whether It
derives its powers from the consent
of the governed or not. 1t is also ad-
mitted by everybody, except the suf-
fragists, that sovereignty rests on
force. Alexander Hamilton asks in
the "Federalist", "Why has govern
ment been instituted at all?" and
answers, Because the passions of
men will not conform to the dictates
of reason and justice without re-
straint."
Do the suffraglsts propose to take
on themselves the responsibilities, or
are they clamoring only for the rights
Of sovereignty? Does equality only
mean an equality Of rights, or does
It also mean an equality of duties
Which comes first, the right or the
duty2 Clearly 1t is the duty. Unless
the men Of this country preform their
duty Of maintaining the existance OF
the government and enforcing obe-
dlence to its laws, we have no gov
ernment, no rights, no voting-nothing
II is because they take upon them
selves that duty of sovereignty that
men exercise the privilege of sover-
eighty, 1t is because the women will
never be able to perform that duty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-05-25
FRANCIS HOYT LEWIS ARGUES
THAT WOMEN WOULD HAVE
MORE INFLUENCE WITHOUT
THE BALLOT FOR THE
GENERAL UPLIFT.

The question Of woman suffrage is
not new question. Human develop
ment does not take place in straight
lines. 1t takes rather the form Of
spirals, ever reaching a slightly high
er plane, but occurring always in the
same general direction. Thus it hap
pens that the idea Of woman suffrage
came to the front among the Athenians
at the height Of their civilization, and
among the French in the time of Mo-
liere, and has served as a fertile
source Of Jest and satire for the wits
Of all ages. The history Of each ap-
pearance is the same. A storm of
laughter and criticism and then a
general dying out of the idea, not be-
cause of the laughter and criticism,
but because 1t is founded upon mis-
conception of truth and must neces-
sarlly perish.
It is the one question upon which
women as a sex are today seriously
divided They work side by side and
hand in hand in every effort to bene-
fit and uplift the race in perfect har-
mony, but upon this subject they di-
vide with a plane of cleavage as clear
cut and distinct as that which separ-
ates one crystal from another. Wo-
men are citizens now as truly as
men, but because Of their duties to
the state as child bearers and child
trainers, they have been given the
privilege of exemption from mems du-
ties. SO far from having no voice in
the government, women are the great
est factors in forming public opinion,
and all Legislation is crystalized pub
lie opinion For women to say that
men cannot be trusted with the duty
Of governing the state is as rldicu-
lous as It would be for the generals
of an army which they had recruited
and trained from infancy to the age
Of service, to say that It was neces-
sary for them to do sentry duty be-
cause they could not trust their sol
diers because they might sleep at the
post
II the present dlsinterested position
OF woman we're exchanged for active
participation In political life, woman's
influence upon all legislation for So
cial betterment would be seriously
impaired, The introduction Of ma
ohinery and the consequent revolu-
tion In industrial conditions served
to call the attention Of the world
TO the need of better laws for the
protection OF the laboring classes,
and this awakening has spread in all