The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-05-09

eral progress of the world. IL wo-
men should undertake political du-
Ties they would do that much less
for home and its comforts, and poll
tics would be none the better but
rather the worse for 1t. All the
women Of the lower classes would be
sure to vote, the number of votes
would be doubled, and no result
changed. At the same time the ex-
element of politics would be enor-
mously increased by doubling the
number of voters, having everybody
excited, and adding woman's emo
tional element, and woman's personal
ambition to the heat of the fray.
And it would be a deadly blow at
the family to make it. count for moth
ing and have the individual count for
everything. To me the family is a
very precious institution. 1t is q soul
compelling responsibility to a man
to do his part, and for a woman 20
do her part, and the making of home.
But the votes for women idea is that
the woman shall simply be another
mana partner but not q wife. And
really they do not leave any chance
for a woman to be married. Women
are to work in all the occupations
of men, and have the same wages
of men, so that no man can support
wife. The end is the destruction of
the home. Some of the suffragettes
see this and glory in 1t, but more
are blinded to the results before
them.
The increasing selfishness, immo-
desty and essential rudeness of q
large class of women is one of the
bad signs of the times. There are,
however, signs that point the other
way. The leading suffragettes mock
ed at the chivalry of the men on
the Titanic in giving women prefer
ence in the life-boats, but another
large class of women are honoring
this nobility on the part of the men.
OF course when women get to be
in all respects like men they will
no longer receive nor deserve the
special respect that is now paid to
them as women. You see an increas-
ing number of women who refuse 20
thank a man for giving her a seat
in public conveyance, and an in
creasing number who smoke and put
on mannish airs. All this is but the
temporary excess to be expected from
the increasing opportunities which
have been very rightly opened to
women. All new powers are likely
to be at first abused. Things will
be better by and by, and we must
be patient during this transition time.
We may even have to try the expert
ment of giving up family life and
going 1t each independently for him
| self or herself in some states for a
while until people realize how pre-
cious a thing the reverence Of man
and women for each other is where
each is recognized as having a
special dignity and duty. the one
as a man and the other as a woman.
This evening have had a visit with
DR.. and Mrs. Luther Gulick, two peo-
pie who are full of ideas for making
the world better. Many Of us have
read DR.. Gulick's books ON health Of
body and mind. Just now he and his
wife are absorbed in devising better
ways for people to find social life
and amusement which they need
but which too often are now connect
ed with dissipation. For one thing
they are organizing girls Society
OF the Caulp Fire." which l hope
will bring Joy and benefit to many
a lonely girl. But l must write OF
that some other time. Goodbye.
VIM. G.. Frost.