Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-10
WOMEN SHOULD Be
GIVEN POWER TO
CAST BALLOT
Stanley seder, Varsity Stu
dent, Presents Reasons Why
Female Sex Should Have
Suffrage.

least the Judges In the recent debate
between six University students 80
decided the question on the merits OF
the arguments presented. The debate
that Is preliminary TO the annual in
tercollegiate forum meet was he'd
last Monday IN Rodey hall and heard
by a large audience Of Intensely IN
terested faculty and students. The
coaches for the preparation OF dellv-
cry were DR. Gray and Dr. SLIDER The
judges were Miss Ethel Hickey Dr.
Angel and Professor Moore. or ihc
three ablest speakers TWO were Of
the affirmative and one ON the Mega
tive. These were Stanley Seder aud
Fred Calkins affirmative speakers and
w J. Higgins negative. Tho other
speakers were Miss Matilda Alien.
B. o. Brown and j g. Nichols. These
veteran pleaders and the debate WAS
Hlled with thought logic and elo'
qaence.
The Grafton OF stanley Seller In
support of his contentious that wO-
men are and by right ough- 70 be
free aEd independent voters follows:
Honorable Judges In proving the
question for consideration this morn.
ing. we base our case largely upon
two issues, the unitarian aud the
moral Our question says, Resolved,
That the Women of the United states
be Accorded the Suffrage We con-
tend that II we can show that woman
suffrage would be an advantage 10 the
United States and also that u u
right 10 grant a. we have proved our
point The question Of advantage is
one that weighs powerfully with oil
men Show a man where he may gam
something over his fellow men and
he will use every effort 20 obtain the
advantage. But lei us net neglect the
other phase OF this subject. There
Is also a moral side 10 this matter.
We OF the affirmative hold that, It
we prove tina. our side ia morally right
We are also proving our case, since
moral Obligation Is certainly implied
i in the wording Of our question. There
lore, the arguments that woman Snt-
frage Is advantageous. and that ~ Is
right, are lie ones upon which we
base our case. The preceding speake.
OF the affirmative has proven that
woman suffrage will be advantageous
20 this country. snail now endeavOr
20 show You that Il Is right, and that
We. as a Christian nation. IRE IN duty
bound TO give women the suffrage 40
their right
In the first place we. as "A nation
believe Ia republican representative
form Of government, where the power
20 rule lies in the hands OF the people.
! This country, being large OF Anglo
Saxon blood. has peculiar heritage
in the history el that nation. whose
lstuggle for civil liberties we ought
all 10 be familiar with Representa-.
tive government In some form or 9TH
er dates back, with the Anglo Saxon.
To the ancient periods Whenever his
liberties became ENDANGERED he re-
lyOlted against established authority,
and usually 90 such good advantage
that he secured new rights, 80 thar
passing centuries ever recorded
growth In his liberties, the result Of
which has been the magnificent sys-
tenn OF democratic government which
England now possesses. and whjct
our own system bears such close re
semblance.
Let as ask upon what ground doei
the character OF this government rest
la our opinion. upon the fact that II
Is representative OF the people and u
so far as il does their will, II mas
proven successful. We In America
are proud, and justly so, OF our gov
eminent by the people, but has thls
pride much ground for existence wheT
we consider the fact that this repre-.
sentation extends only 90 One-halt o
our adult population. that one sea
rules the other. Experience has
proven tnat restricted male suiirag,
Was not the right form for republic
and so. with small exceptions, W,
have a sO-called universal suffrage.
But Is not this a mlsnOmer. when uni
yersal" means but One-half OF The
nation. AS experience has showI
that universal male suffrage N deHir
able, so H. will show that total sut
frage Will prove still more desirable
Each growth Ia political rights ha
proven advantageous, and SO VIII hi
one. AS Americans we believe n
the right of men TO rule themselves
We contend that this doctrine Is no
limited 10 one sex. bat that the WOmel
Cf this couatry are also included Ia u
, Who gave men the right 20 say tina
, an political liberties are theirs? n,
, one. They have assumed SO from
the beginning, but they have ~
grounds except physical force n vi
believe I'm political liberties, we cal
not stop short with One-half OF on
lpeople for their position Is indefenb
BILE. The women OF this country De
i mand suffrage as their right and the
are bound 10 get Il as their right
Why has woman n special right 8
be Invested with the suffrage? In "a
first place she H. co-equal with ma
. In practically every detail oXcep
that OF physical ability, She is VA
. lectually az capable, on tho aver
age, OF using q ballot, and engagln
In politics as the average man. A
his mental equal she has a rlght I
be lifted out OF her present standin
on par with Idiots, lunatics an
F., terminals.
Ina the next place she Is PHYSICAL
J somewhat weaker than the man, an,
for this reason, she needs the bailo
!, TOR her protection. IL II not certainl
/, the nobler tendency 10 protect tina
which Is woak2 Docs tho America
man wish to pose as the 0ppressOr {
9 those who are weaker than he is? w
q do not believe he will endure that d
nominy any longer but that he vi
!, give her political equality with hin
self. no that she may be better alb
IN enprV an her own dulles and Il