The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-29
STRIKE FOR THE BALLOT" IS
MADE THE SLOGAN OF UNION

ol NOlldn sphere anu HdS beConle
a militant revolutionist, for the recon-
struction of her sex and its relation
to our complex social organism. 1t
goes without saying that she is usually
charming rebel, and therefore. the
more dangerous
Should he q Sunragist.
But it is well to remark that she
ceases to he attractive and convinc-
ing when she descends from plane
of Suffragist TO that of IA Suffraget-
te. She is very interesting and con-
vincing when she employs the fem
inine weapons, but she is frightful
bore when she lines up with rloting
hoodlums
'If she is ever to enter the great
world of politics universally. let her
do so as real woman and contribute
the woman's point OF view to the set
Element of great political problems
and not present the grotesque figure
OF endeavoring TO outclass man I'm
his masculine ways. Woman really
fills mans place just about as grace
fully as she fills the harem skirts The
'suffragist who forgets her limitations
pushes her cause forward about as
rapidly and easily as she adde's along
In hobble skirt"
The following are excerpts from
Mrs. Hutchlnson's talk:
III the men voters today shoulder
their responsibilities In civic affairs
as the women shoulder their RESPONSE
bllitles in home affairs what an awal<-
ening of Justice and righteousness
would sweep over this country.
"If the men would do their duty
conscientiously in the political arenas,
there would he nothing left for the
wcmen to do along political lines
Been ON Probation Long Enough.
"l'or nearly two thousand years the
men have tried to run our political
affairs. Isn't that long enough on
'probatlon?'
you cant King Canute woman's
tongue any more than you can the in
coming tide of the Pacific ocean. then
1t must be evident that nature in
tended women's speech to count for
something In the economy of social
experience.
"If speech Is silver while silence is
golden then nature needs a bimetallic
standard of articulated life.
Man has come to recognize after
much struggle with theology and
common sense, that his mothers. Sis
tors. wives and daughters have souls:
and 1t Is beginning to dawn upon
him that souls have soul rights, and
that there is natural democracy of
nature as well as an artificial demo-
cracy of males. who have survived
upon this mundane sphere 2l years
and posses a dollar for poll tax.
! Pretty much all that may be charg-
| ed against equal suffrage without try
Ing Il, may with justice be brought
against male suffrage after a century
of trial. l do not assert that remedy
Will come from jumping from "the
frying pan into the fire." but / do
protest against the "pots calling the
kettle black"
Men Unfit as Well as Women.
Admitting that right to vote de-
pends upon fitness, and lie honest in
insisting upon 1t, would dlsfranchise
hfty per cent OF the men.
The dominance of feminine emotion
alism in governing womans action is
also urged against equal suffrage
Whoever has witnessed a bowling mob
Of men at a political convention as
It is swayed by the eloquence Of
demagogue; viii find that this objec-
tlon is two-edged sword.
"a little lofty emotionalism Occas-
lonally injected into politics is what
burns out special privilege and
warns up the sentiment of the hu-
man rights" Man prides himself on
horse sense. If we study poultry we
viii discover that hen sense is also
worth while.
Possibly legislation shooting
! through the cost OF high living does
not get next to women In the lofty
opinion of some men. But you can
bet your last dollar that II hits her
hard.
"We are tearfully Informed that it
Will lower woman TO vote, and tnat
she win lose the chivalrous regard
OF man. The man who ceases 10 re.
spect a woman who has an opinion
and properly expresses it has about
as much real chivalry In his make
up as an elephant has grace. If a
mans Sense OF Difference To woman
hood depends upon her being an orna-
mental plaything. he Is 1T candi-
date for the royal nobility and not
citizen of this proud republic Of
ours.
Iead The Men In Public life.
I'm the housekeeping phase Of pub