Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-15
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
oBy Pearl NJ. BArtleu)

selves upon Industrial. political ana
moral conditions Of our times were
asked TO name the greatest reform
ers Of the age. the name Of Ben Lind
sey Of Colorado. would lead all the
rest by an overwhelming majority.
The stupendous results for good
resulting from Judge Lindsey's work
for juvenile courts the separating OF
the wayward, neglected children OF
both sexes from the communicating
effects OF assoclating with hardened
criminals. from enforced occupancy
Of felon's cells with the vlest OF
adults, murderers and moral lepers
OF both sexes, by the securing Of po-
lice matron for the oversight OF in
corrigible children being held for
trial, and the selection OF judges
from men who have the welfare OF
these young culprits really at heart,
Ben Lindsey has done for the pres
ent and future generations what has
never been equalled (nor attempted
heretofore.
And to what does he attribute his
marvellous success-his bringing
about higher standards in official
honesty, in political morality; in pub
lie service; in mitigating the cruelties
Of industrialism in promoting exact
justice-in short. In creating a new
and more wholesome environment?
The Inter Parliamentary Union,
an organization which is worldwide
and is made up of men and women
whose work is the study Of the laws
Of all lands, makes the following
finding
Colorado has the sanest, the most
humane, the most progressive, most
scientific laws relating to the child
to be found on any statute book in
the world
Permit me to quote Ben Lindsay:
And of these laws which draw such
praise from impartial sociologists,
not one but has come into operation
since Colorado's adoption in 1898 of
equal suffrage; not one but owes It's
inception or its success to the voting
woman. Even in those cases where
the law was not originated, not spe-
cihcally championed by them, they
elected the official responsible for
the law and whose candidacy had It's
base I'm revolt and reform"
From being notoriously lax in her
laws regarding the rights of children
that state has become a pattern for
her sisters Contrast these laws
with the laws of those states tagging
behind, unwilling to give to woman
the privileges which man enjoys, only
because he seized them, appropriat-
ed them, and for the selfshness of
which there is not one sensible argu-
ment in eXtenuation. No honest man
who loves his child, his wife and his
mother can read these laws. made
possible through votes Of Colorado
women, and then deny that they, at
least, made good use of the ballot.
Have the men of Oregon less conf
dence in the intelligence and con
science OF their women who have
stood by them In the storms and
stress Of pioneer life in strange
land whore the struggle for livei-
hood is fully as strenuous? Can you
believe Oregon women would fail you
when 1t comes to the wise planning
and making of laws under which
both must live? In the vote of No
yember 1912 We shall have the
answer.
The following are the laws to
which we refer Laws establishing
la state home for dependent children.
three Of the five members of the
board to be women; making mothers
Joint guardians of their children with
their fathers; raising the axe of pro
lection for girls to eighteen years
creating Juvenile courts, making edu-
cation compulsory for all children
between the age Of s and l6. except
the ailing those taught at home
those over fourteen who have com
pleted the eighth grade. those who
support themselves or whose parents
need their help and support: estab- .
fishing truaut or parental schools.
toroiddiug the lusuring OF the lives
.ot children under 10; making n a
criminal o0euse for parents or other
persons 10 contribute 20 the delin- /
Queucy OF children, forbidiIng chill /
dren OF sixteen or under to work /
more than eight hours a day In any /