The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-22

sake Of the UNIVERSITY take from the
majority their right 10 stay quietly
ct home. IN the words or an oid
cart before the horse" .'Dnurhtorstm-
Law Of Rockbridgc" and Mrs. II. q.
Iarretts constitute minority that is
were put to the vote OF tho peopio nf
lrein!a tom Orrow equal suffrage
would triumph. But. why is IT inpos-
that wo have. never thought or having
compulsory female suffrage In viz
EsHia? As many as feel so dispos ed
may remain HuIctly IN their "divinely
pose TO drag them forth; we have no
Intention whatever Of disturbing their
ncace and contentment. but. why is I
that wherever the suffragists have
triumphcd their opponents have nevc-
failed TO WELD tho weapon OF their
lsnirnnch!se'nGnt NJ promptly and as
cure II? "Oh. consistency, thou art.
It Is too bad that Mrs Garratt's I'm
aRination Is 20 vivid. and we are sorry
! torted vision Of tho presentation OF the
suffrage bin before tho Legislatures
Perhaps she VIII be so kind as to FUR.
nish the names OF the wcarcrs OF the
harem skirts. MS they are not on reg
ord? Impartial critIcisms-sevcrul IN
Tho northumberland told how
IMPRESSIVE 90
the arguments used before the I.crls-
nature by the prosecutors or the SUI
rage bill, and there was In evidence
none OF the hysterla that we arc icd
to believe some OF tho "ininority'' might
use, In making known their Views ana
desires.
The writer from Ballsvilie hasn';
n very thorough knowledge OF United
states history. VIII she pardon mo n
contradict the statement that "thcrc
we're women ali over America In 17S7"?
mere We're not many In any part or
what is now the United States ana
| lhcrc We're Central. Western and North
western portions where neither white
woman's nor white mans foot had ever
trod. ~ that time this great country
Of ours WAS merely being born, and tho
world had not reached that stage Of
civilization that demands the enfran-
chisemcnt OF woman. Moreover, when
that able body OF men who formed
tho Constitution or the United Stotrs
undertook the work they had lust
finished the same kind OF war that the
sniirasists arc waging nova war
Tor lusticc-and when their minds
brought forth their wonderful conccp-
ton they created a new country. an
absolutely new government, tho re-
suit OF which they must learn from
time and experiment. with anything
SO momcntous TO absorb their attcotion
is 1t reasonable to suppose that they
would choose that time to begin an
other work equally na stupcndous and
important? Rather should the world
UiiihcTS OF tD-UaN, VINO nave courage
and intellect akin to that of tho faith
crs of our country, be proud TO lind
they have been left a work to ac-
complish that when finished will be
equally as great as that Of our Illus
trIous ancestors
Mrs. Garrett asks what II Is that
women seek. Does she really wish
to know why women should vote? 7
think this one sentence by Alice Stone
Blackwell sufficient answer: THE
reasons why women should vote are
he same as the reasons why men
should vote-tho same as the reasons
for having a republic rather than a
monarchy" There arc obvious reasons
why children, aliens. idiots, lunatica and
criminals should not vote, but IS there
any good reason why women should
be classed among them?
Mrs. Garrett speaks of woman as
already rcigning over the world"
Perhaps these words concerning wo-
mans throne" by Rev. r. a. Robin
son, D. D.. OF Norfolk. can answer that:
There is no. such thing as woman
having Il throne. That's twaddlc
Every home is affected by every othor
home Your house is community