The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-13

An article by Clifford Howard on
Man Needs Woman's Ballot is being
sent broadcast by the Minnesota Wo-
ma Suffrage association as an argu-
nlent To the men of this state in favor
of their support OF the suffrage bill.
The extract by Mr.. Howard reads:
Not along from VI knowledge of
women, not merely as a matter of the
DRY. but from the records of history
as revealed in the states aud common
Wealths in which woman suffrage now
exists We know that the woman will
he guided always in the selection of a
public official by the character and
worth Of the man. Is he worthy" Is
ne honest? Can h. he depended upon
10 enforce the laws in behalf of de-
'enoT and purity and righteousness
Those are the determining considera-
tions in the Y of a woman She
may have her political Affiliations. she
may ne a democrat or a republican or
a socialist, but in any case involving
a moral issue. in any case involving
the welfare of tve child or the home
the foundation corners of the nation
She is above all else the the
mother. If. therefore. for no other
reason than this. we need the woman's
ballot, h woman's help. We need the
feminine in our electorate. Every man
- - "ilo /! i'l II'II'SiN anu ut-
rencN cleanliness needs the wo-
man to help in the selection of good
and worthy men. We need her judg-
raent. her lntuitionS, her instinct. We
cannot hope to attain our ideals with
out her.
Always the nan Of America has
needed the help of the oma and he
has always had it in every national
crisis. In I'll" colonial DAYS when the
fate Of the future nation rested upon
the grit and endurance and the intelli-
sehoe OF u pioneer ancestors, it was
the woman who upheld the faith and
the courage of the men. They stood
by their sides and shared equally with
them the dangers and the trials and
the h~ardshirs If those pregnant DAYS:
and in order that the man might have
the full help and cooperation of the
woman, he placed the musket in her
hand. for h. realized that he must
give her ever means at his command.
that h might assist him in defending
and preserving the home, And when
he gave her n" mnsket. it was no,
with any fear hat she would not
know how to use it. He knew that
she woul handle it efficiently and he,
roicallT. and we now how fully she
justified his faith in her.
Now. again, are we come upon pio-
neer DAYS. We are standing today up
on the frontier Of a new social world,
4 new democracy, faced with new. and
menacing problems, with tasks and
duties untried and unprecedented, and
upon the proper performance of which
depends the fate Of our republic. We
are not Threatened with eytornal enc
rnies-the savage Indian and the Wild
beast of the forest-hut with enemies
Just as dangerous and far more to be
dreaded-the internal foes of the So
ctal body. vice. corruption. disease.
poverty. And would we succeed in
any warfare against these evils we
must have tho full help and co-opera-
ton of the woman. even as our fore
fathers had the help of the woman in
their trouhlous days. And even as
they gave her the musket, the final
and most efficient weapon at their
command. SO today must We give her
the best within our gift. in order that
she may be fully equipped to stand
with us in our mutual struggle in be-
half OF the nation and the home. If.
therefore. it be our wish tina W.. shall
endure and prosper we must, of neces-
sif%', give her the ballot"