Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-28

ton, d upon material prosperity. We
are not great because We are rich,
because we perform great engineer
ing feats, because we have tele-
phones, flying machines or automo-
biles; but we ARE great in proper
ton as we ARE GOOD, as we keep
the moral element the predominating
idea in our government and regard
Righteousness as the CONVERSIONS Of
our great nation.
Women's Rights. Women, whether
we admit it or not, is the protector
of Man from the cradle to the grave.
From the time man is born into this
world, blushing like wild strawber-
r. in early summer, till the Man on
the White Horse calls for him, and
he climbs up behind and rides away,
never to return again, he is under the
domestic control Of some woman. It
is a woman who gave him life, and a
woman sees beauty, hope and love
in his ugly little face. It is woman
who prevents him from stuffing him
self to death, who warns him of dan
gers of the ponds and streams and
pulls him away from the fire.
It is a woman who thinks he is
worth something and, who is work
ing to develop that something. The
boy, who has mother in control,
never goes wrong; and will always
amount to something worth while in
this world. Francis Willard saw all
this, and few respected and valued
it as highly as she did. This led her
to the noble conviction that woman
has a right to expect from a man
what he expects from a woman. She
fought with unceasing struggle for
Women's Suffrage, believing that it
was the best means by which women
could attain the heights Of the unde-.
veloped abilities. And why mott If
women. had the ballot they certainly
could not rule the world worse than
it has been ruled for the last two
hundred years by men. -.
The way she SAID it. She always
spoke with passion and conviction.
She believed she WAS right and ev-
eryone who had the privilege of
hearing her, felt it. She was elo-
quent. Her addresses were like po-
ems-that is beautiful thoughts said
in a pleasing way. This is the only
kind Of eloquence the world ever rec
ognized. You are eloquent when your
own personality vitalizes what you
are saying so that your thoughts,
feelings, ideals and convictions be-
come those Of your audience. Fran
els Willard possessed this gift and
always drew crowds wherever she
went. Everybody FELT that Fran
els Willard had been there.
Her Sacrifcial Life. Probably
nothing has so intensified her men,
DRY as her sacrifcial life. She sacri-
feed and not only the classical city
of. Evanston, the proud state of H.
linois and our great nation, but the
WHOLE world is filled with frag-
rance from her life. She LOVED
and was willing to LIVE and DIE for
that which she LOVED. There is al
ways great deal to do for. one who
is comprehending the reality Of life.
Others have LIVED, LOVED and
DIED, but few have made so much
Of that which they LIVED for as
Francis Willard. Sappho loved her
lore, Angelo loved his. art, Mozart
loved his harmonies, Napoleon loved
his sword, Linnaus loved the flowers
Newton loved the stars, Jenny Lind
loved her song, Queen Victoria loved
her politics and state duties; but
Francis Willard, with all her soul,
mind, power and heart LOVED HUI
MAN1TY. Not because of what it
WAS, but rather because of what it
had possibilities Of becoming. 9th
ers have given their lives to the at
tainment of honor, wealth and high
positions. She layed. down her life
for the welfare Of HUMANITY. Her
poems were hearts cleansed and
beautified through the service of love.
Her paintings were lives transform
ed and purified through the flames of
an Eternal Hope: Her harmonies
were families, before ruined and un-
happy, now linked together with ties
OF everlasting love. Her inventions
were souls found in the dusk and
dark of the world drawn to the SUN
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; and HER
stars were children saved from the
scarlet letter of sin and misery. But
her love MUST have a sacrifice
she gave herself-she stepped down
from the platform of wealth, honor
and glory into the very channels of
misery-all because of her love. 1t
is that life which has made her
known. She has not solved all prob
lens, not answered all questions, but
we believe that ethics is higher, the
homes happier, womanhood purer
manhood nobler and that the world
is better, because of her life. And
| am sure when the annals of the
18TH century are to be written she
Will be given q prominent place. The