The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-15

doubt as follows: Are not won.en to. en,...vna,
| properly to exercise the right Of suffrage?" You
| state that to your mind neither Miss Clay nor
Miss Johnston dealt fully with this objection.
and. lower down. You say. III women are the
slaves OF emotion to the eAtent many think them
to be II IL greatly to be doubted whether to
grant them the ballot would make for the good
OF the country
May i, STR ask you a few questions?
Have you ever compared a woman and q
man In a dentists chair? Which should you
consider the more emotional?
cratic. Socialist. Progressive or fopuilst con-
vention? What degree of Internationally should
you say had been exhibited?
What do you think Of MIR. 'Ro oscvelts attack,
last summer, upon AR. Taft. and OF MIR. Taft .
, attack upon MIR. Mr.. Roosevelt? DO you con-
slider that there was any emotionai.ty mani
tested?
What do you think OF a recent scene In Eng
land in the house of commons when vitupera-
tive epithets were freely exchanged. when
Unionist members hurled books al the prime
minister and other members OF government and
where the uproar was only finally sttlled by a
Labor member singing Aud Lang Syne. where
some were moved to. tears? Should you de-
scribe the scene as mechanically emotional
classically Unconditional?
What do you think of the utter ance in Ulster
by the opponents Of the home rule? Should
you CONSIDER them characterized by unemotion-
aity7
What do you think of French duels7
What do you think Of South American revo-
buttons?
What do you think of Kentucky feuds?
What do you think of the governor OF south
Carolina? OF the population Of the penal In
situations OF the United States Ia per cent
are women and 81 liz per cent are men. What
percentage of unregulated emotion should you
consider 1t fair attribute to the two divisions?
Have you noticed the calm unemotionality OF
drinking men?
Football games OF course Unconditional
but should you not consider prize nights as
slightly tainted?
How do you account for the small boys ten
dency to play-act pirates. wild Indians and
Jesse James?
What do you think of frenzied finance?
| Should you consider that there were more
men women poets of emotion?
AS lovers, do men or women commit the
greatest extravagances?
| Have you known many women revtvalitsts?
| Should you consider hari-kari on the death
! of an emperor emotional act?
! Have you ever heard of woman becoming
a whirling dervtsh?
: Do you consider Mr. Carnegie's offer to pen
sron ex-presidents Unconditional?
During the war, practically the whole civic.
social and domestic life of the South was car
ried on by the women. the men beng IN tine the
years 1t was proved that women are too emo
I tional to carry on civilization? "A
There are eight thousand women teachers In
, virginia Do you consider that their emotion
atty is wrecking our educational system?
There are thousand trained nurses In
) Virginia Do you consider that we should with
draw the sick from their emotional care?
| There are forty thousand women operatives
in Virginia Should We not close the factory
T, doors on them for fear they should emotionally
Join the l. w. w. and begin to wreck the ma
! chnery?
/ Have you noticed how very emotional are
J the farmers wives of Virginia?
! Do you not consider the villages OF Virginia
In grave danger because of the emotionality
Of the Ladies Mites societies and the Village
Il improvement leagues?
Do you not consider that there is a great deal
OF rot talked in this world?
i MARY JOHNSTON.
Richmond, Va, December IA, 1912.
To Temperance Advocates.
Editor Of The virginian:
/ Sir Can you publish the following question to
the Temperance advocates? 1t may show some
the inconsistency of denouncing. and the same
time, patronnzing the liquor men,
To Temperance Advocates"
Are you buying your groceries, from
the liquor and grocery man or from
the grocery man?
c. L. r.
Maybe you remember that one or more OF
these went before the legislative commit
tee asking the defeat Of the enabling act.
Yours very truly,