The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

Is an inequality In &c wnrcs OF men
ana women IN sunEuse at.Mcs az IN
'Hc non suifruHe States. In Colorado
iot example. the women teachers only
get % per cent OF the wages OF men
,cuGneis. wnh9 in Nireinla. " non-sut-
rage state, IIc women teachers get
So per cent. and in sew MEXICO a
hoh-sullraSc state, they get ~ per
cent. n II were phinnthroplc meas
ui:. ana caIcui;tted To uplIt, linen the
!o"cr the morui ana iin"nClti status OF
the inuiviuuhi, the more nc or sne
would DC entitled To suffrage. Espc-
cid,iy wouIu tnis be true oil the aUvu-
400 negro women IN the south, VINO
M"uiu nved 70 ne upIiiIcd by giving
them the vus:. But the Auttrus.st,
s'tn 20 nave retrcated from the lusi-
tiou mat suffrage ~ u pnIianturopIc
question by tne Following cIrCuIar
"hicn mas DccII issued by tnc W oman &
iolticai Union OF New York. TINS
the plcugo Of "Will aud Won't
of the
Woman'S toIiticai Union
! hereby promlge TINT:
|. viii give what can and do
my snare ot the WORK 10 gain votes
Tor women.
. sill not give either money or
services 70 any otner cause untiI the
women OF New York state have been
chi rancnIScd.
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When confronted ny tie proposition
LlLit sun rage ~ nritnrr an economic
nor pniiuntnropic question, but a pure
iN SoTcgIinnntai one, IN" SJfjra.lsIs
sr.ni unprepafed TO meet IL W ncn
tue statement was mace that il was
a piincihia OF our government that no
voter could claim maintenance from
another voter, VINO migh, py mis- vote
impair or even destroy tn" power OF
the iirsl voter TO maintain Tn" second
voter. Miss Alice S,ore BiacH well, cdi-
tor of the WoHan'S Journal, the ON
cal organ OF the National Woman
j. f.rNlr ~ tTN1
Boston Advertiser, September, 1910.
that inis couIu not be true. She gave
as AN instance tnat Ootn the farmers,
hlr.u man and the ma tordumo OF the
employers ana Yet voted MISS B.ack-
w"!l evidently thought that the board
anu loosing Of me niren man ana the
mhjordonp, which was really part
OF tneIr wage, AMI ceased with their
sInpio!m meant maintenance.
Maint"naHcc, however. means not oniy
board and lodging, but clotning, doc
tors attendance, travelling expenses
ana rcrythIng, in short. for winch
noncE 8 pai0. Mrs. Florence Wynan
Richardson declared that II was aD-
maintenance from another voter. be-
cLNsE tue EoS.rnmcHt pays pensions TO
old soldiers, but docs not deprive them
Of a vote, MIS-. Richardson thus con-
FUSED sratuity such as a pension and
a legal right like a wifcs claim for
maintenance upon her husband.
Mrs. Ida Husted Harper. who was
sent forth in the autumn cr 1910 20
meet all corners. was confronted with
this question at. public meeting in
Miss Brietaut, very we'll informed
antisuffragist, asked why. II one
voter could maintain another. were
paupcrs di=franciiiocd. Mrs. Harper
promptly replied:
seen sesH f loaded ds Win asS' p @Hss
drlven up 10 the polls, and the paupers
~ this Mrs. Belva Look wood. the
Wei known suflraeist lawyer, sudden
~ rost and remarked in tone OF
''paupers aon't vote" and sat down
again abruptly.
Miss Briehaut repeated tho question
why paupcrS do not vote. and to this
Mrs. Harper replied:
because they have no PROPERTY, and
promptly took up another branch of
the discussion. 1t would be interesting
70 know in what State, county, town
SLIP and precinct Mrs. Harper saw
this outrageous violation OF law take
place. and why. II Mrs. Harper knew
concern for purity in elections, she
did not report this unlawful proceed
Ing. Also. what were the watchers
AT the polls doing while the paupcrs
Aga!n the sunragists seem to be
hopclcsslr confused upon the Iues-
ton Of clttZcnrEip. Mrs. Helen Crcn-
fell. It noted ana accredited sufragist
speaker, III Il speech in shingtcn.
lamcntsd that she was not a citizen.
The suffra Eis,s may his told in spirit
Of genuine good viii that every man.
woman and child in the United States
ot America IS a citizen who is not an
The same want OF governmental
knowlcdsc was shown by the
District Of Columbia Womnn's SUI
fragc Association. which recently
presented President Taft with the
name Of Mrs. Bnlva Lockwood for the
existing vacancy on the Supreme
bench. Mrs. Lockwood cclebra ted
some time ago her eighticth birthday.
and seventy is the retiring age for
justices of the Supreme Court. Then
comes Dorothy Din, brilliant writer.
who declares with perfect seriousness,
that the government OF the United
states Is founded on two principles
Taxation without representation is
tyranny" and governments derive
their Just powers from tho consent OF
the governed These are mere ora
tOrical phrases and are no more prin-
cIples OF government than Give me
liberty OF give me death" They are
not mentioned in letter or spirit in the
Articles Of Confederation IN the Con-
situation OF tile United States or any
OF its amendments. or in any State or
Federal statute. From the beginning.
The government has always taxed Ger
tain classes of persons. some Of them
highly Intelligent. without allowing
them representation. and has always