Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-01

home concern. If the dairyman poi
sons your child by impure milk, then
the dairy inspection is part of your
home"
"The basic principle Of self gov
ernment is amenibility to law. The
laws made by men hold responsible
both men and women. Women suf-
fer the penalty Of crimes. They are
not excused because of sex: no plea
is offered in extenuation Of crime be-
cause a woman is a "wife, and moth
er, and home-maker." She 'drees her
own weird, as she should, since she
is reasonable, responsible being.
But where is the logic, the right to
deny woman a hand in self-govern-
ment, considering that the laws gov
ern her as we'll as they do the men?
II she might break the laws with i'm
punity, suffering no penalty because
she was held irresponsible, then
there would be a logical reason for
denying her the right to help govern
herself, f,"-Katherin MacGregor in
Polk County Observer,
From Vienna comes the following
news of one who will visit Oregon
in October next:
Baroness Bertha Won Suttner, the
famous Austrian world peace advo-
cate, and national president of the
Austrian Peace societies, will visit
San Francisco during the early part
OF June to speak before the National
Federation of Women's clubs there,
according to announcement made
here today. The baroness leaves
here in few days for Paris to meet
the trustees of the Carnegie peace
! foundation, and to participate in the
celebration of the Goth birthday an
niversary of Frederick Passy. She
will discuss with the trustees the
present feverish armament increase
and preparations for war in Europe.
Baroness Won Suttner sails for
New York, June 1, en- route to San
Francisco. She will be accompanied
by Mrs. Andrea Hofer-Proudfoot a
I Chicago writer and club woman"
Miss Belle Kearney, a prominent
Mississippi woman who. is travelling
in Oregon, writes to an Eastern pa
per: "The women Of this state are
working to carry the amendment for
equal suffrage, which will be submit
ted to the voters next fall in this
state. In their efforts they have not
only the sympathy of the men who
are advanced in thought, but those
men are organizing societies among
themselves and sending speakers out
over the state for the sole purpose OF
making sentiment for the enfran-
chisement of the women of Oregon
Victory seems certain for the cause
here"
ut is often argued against the en-.
franchisement Of women that IL will
merely double the vote, for the rea.
son that men will influence the vote
Of their wives. They undoubtedly
WILL and women may influence theil
husbands votes. With at least two
votes in the house, 1t is natural thai
an interest in politics should develoT
and political topics be discussed, ant
II is not eXtrayggant to hope that un.
Ger such conditions, the double dom
estic vote will be a cleaner one thar
the bachelor vote, which still may
be influenced by the butcher, the
baker and the candlestick maker.
"If thcrc were no better reasons
for the enfranchisement of womer
than that It would increase the DO
litlcal power of married men, that II
Itself, would more than justify tn,
measure. A married man who is do
ing his duty as a husband and faith
Ter is far more important socia
lpersonage than any bachelor, NAL,
or female and he ought to hav,
more political power"-Dr. Esthet
G. Pohl, in Salem Capital Journal.
-s-o-s-
Joel Hartley, "A, a pioneer Of Jack
son county, died at Ashland Wednes
day.
The Seventh company, Coast Artil
lery, So strong, was mustered in a
. Medford Wednesday evening.
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