The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-04
WOMAN COLUMN
Devoted to the Cause of
Woman Suffrage.
EDITED BY MRS CLARA a. RENNIE
BECAUSE; The Woman Reason Why
She Should Vote.

nave lull polltlchl rights.
Because Women pay taxes Just as
men do They should have vote as
to the size OF the tax aud the way 1t is
spent They should have voice in
the government they help to support
Because-W Women suffer from bad gov
ernment just as men do. Women are
onl, AZ per cent of the population of
Colorado, but they cast a per cent of
the vote.
Because To protect the home We must
have good laws. Mothers want to Im.
prove the surroundings of their chill
dren, aud legislation for the protection
OF children would be secured m IRE
easily. Judge Lindsey, of the Denver
Juvenile court, says: I'VE have in
Colorado the most advanced laws Of
any state IN the union for the care and
protection OF the home and the chIl
dren. These laws, ia my opinion.
would not exist at this time il 1t were
not Tor the powerful Influence Of
woman suffrage.
Because-W Women of leisure are on the
Increase. They want work lido that
will make the world better They want
TO back up iotiuence with votes Last
year there we're so many members of
VIC Soloi duo leSISldluTt With OILS tDey
wanted the cub women to endorse
that the Social Science department of
the State Federation had to sit one
day each week to confer with these
Legislators who were seeking endorse
ment Club women outside the suf-
frage states do not have this expe-
renee.
Because-Over 100000 women in the
Sfafa 4
their health and that of future citizens
Is often endangered by bad social con.
ditions. 10 conserve life, women need
the ballot.
Because-Disfranch helps to
keep wages down. Hon. Carroll ID.
Wright, National Commissioner OF La
Dor, says: THE lack of direct pohti
Cal Influence constitutes a powerful
reason why women's wages have been
kept at MINIMUM"
Because-It leads to fair treatment of
woc.en 10 public service. 10 Massa-
chusetts the average pay Of female
teacher Is about one third that of a
male teacher, and in almost all the
other states it is unequal Ia Wyo-
ming and Utah the law provides they
shall receive equal pay for equal work.
Because-Busy housekeepers, profess
slonal women and wage earners have
no other way to get good legislation
than busy men have. Tfey caunot be
politicians, but they should vote
equally with busy men.
Because-Women need the training and
benefits OF full citizenship. They need
social aud civic responsibility. In
New Zealand divorce has decreased II
per cent aud crime has decreased 90
per cent since women began to vote.
Because Women are consumers, and
consumers need direct representation
in politics. Voting is the quietest,
easiest, most dignlfied and least con.
splcuous way Of il fueueing govern
ment 1t takes much less expendi-
ture of time, labor and personal pres-
ence TO go to the ballot box, drop IN a
slip oil paper ard come away, than to
persuade multitude of miscellaneous
voters to vote right
Because Voting will increase women's
Influence. The ballot is an educator
and Will make women more practical
and broad minded.
Because-It will increase the moral and
law abiding and educated vote. Wom-
en- form the majority of ell classes
working for social betterment. Women
form the minority of the vicious and
Criminal classes. Less than per cent
OF the prisoners in Michigan are WON
en. 10 the United States there are
lOO,OOO more girls IN high school than
boys Two girls graduate from big b
schools for every boy.
Because-The moral, educational and
humane legislation desired by women
could be had more easily if women
had votes. New York women have
worked 10 vain for years to secure
legislative appropriation to found
State Industrial school for girls. Col
orado women also worked in vain for
one until they got the ballot; then the
legislature promptly granted it.
Because { would help those women
who need help most When Theodore
Roosevelt was asked why he recon-
mended woman suffrage in his message
to the New York legislature, he is re-
ported to have answered that many
women have very hard time, working
women especially, and if the ballot
would help them even little, he was
willing to see it tried. Mrs Maud
Nathan, president of the National Con
sumers' League, says: my experience
In Investigating the condition of wom-
en- wage carriers warrants the asser.
ton that some of the evils from which
they suffer would not exist il women
had the ballot. 10 the states where
women vote there is far better en-
forcemeut Of the laws which protect
working girls"
Because 1t is a maxim in war:"Always
do the thing to which your adversary
particularly Objects Every vicious
interest in the country would rather
continue to contend with woman's
indirect Influence than with woman's
vote.
Because-Women want the ballot. In
Seattle about 100 women advocated
woman suffrage, yet $4,000 registered
at the first election. Before the real
campaign began ia Michigan l75. 900
women petitioned the Constitutional
Convention for woman suffrage. Will
not YOU vote Yes on the constitu.
tional amendment to be submitted to
the voters of Michigan on November 81
Aspiration Brings Results.
What We truly and earnestly ASPIRE