The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

nc true democratic doctrine
ch, .5'., son'S OF ordinary intelligence ana
enS,,,I,, po,s smen ara women. ar"
~ Tree ana independent ..T,,,,iiy
entitled to the exercise ~ yiudiiS
'"un' Iish ana cquaIly ,n,iiio;
.oi'c In making the laws ;hn, -
''I.irtd to obey. a't
o,'' ages man has been wo-ii,o.
- toward this ideal h,..inr' ne
I'm period OF blind ins,tnn, '''tin .is.
,, iorc=, ana slowly aron;,5,, mo M.
In 49, -, properly hmman conditions
my oeS!nnI,s the one thing nsso,',Is,
I,poEt al others was "a sscltiii
- " Hocia! uniformity mar no,.ii
rto, ps Husd on hence. the first co1si''
ihn for,, u,tn ms crudcsi society was
viS,,i ip' ma ia tion Of fixed custom Irci
tuLnis could have no ripni, ihui-
-, I''u ia IONS OF society were laid Snt
,n,; operation HAD TO be l"ar,,t
man Things me me condition OF ali hu.
20 va hihintainci by slow ,n-r. eI I;c'
,ho rms work was done. tban i,u.
rst,onniinIir work OF human:zii,e en-
NG the true purpose OF ..,. late i
". MN - the good Of the pooni, ; ...'i.eH'
NECESSARY in the bcl,iuninr Sst9 ,il,
inp t,.,,'o4 'hsa and adjusted 10 avn
shG progress of humanity ana ~. 'S ~.
ptiSt. ann has been 10 snc,,, ~ ~,
.iSHis 81 humanity and la III ~, t ~,
na hiuuii To a position of moral ,mI
-
,a.'HS OF the great democratic novoe
.HrHt ih't mas been going on IN,
thcrihS force Tor ages
III INC primitive sociaf stag. ,ro
,iat'' because OF her physical weakness
Wa necessarily subordinate. ma
through the formation OF rnIi,,iai,s
HupeistitlonS. she became stiIl more nj
Gerry subordinate. She did no; co,inr
~ me Goniiict OF physical strength. and
long time she did not own her.clS
but belonged 10 her husband or 20 her
male relatives. In those days demo-
cracy was impossible; bat now the So
cial orthodoxy, once so necessary t;,,
social safety. is TO be relaxed in ;hr
interest of social progress Not The
wisdom OF the fathers. but the rights
or humanity and the needs OF to-
DAY arc the present standard OF judg-
rhcnt. The great democratic move
ment gathers force, and the movement
TOT inc emancipation of women is but
cratic process II is based on the
same reasons. and is resisted by the
same arguments OF conservatism. fear
social risk and so forth TO consider
some of these arguments seems like an
aliront TO the Intelligence. But often
me weakest arguments are the most
dangerous because they usually indi-
cate the strongest prejudiccs; hence
We must keep repeating in hope OF
finally winning hearing for :he
-N'CoIulHE 10 the opponents of equal
suffrage, the community is mcnaccd
by some fearful danger. Homes ar,
10 be broken up. domestic ties severed
woman To he unseNed and society over.
turned. More Intelligent persons. with
some experience Of the tactics Of
prejudice. argue that equal Suffrage
proposes merely that women OF Or
binary character and intelligence. in
tcrestcd in HE public welfare. should
Term an opinion on topics OF social
interest. and be allowed TO cXprcss thai
opinion in vote which should count,
IN Tie making up nj thc social ,.r-
diet That IS, women should have n
voice Ill school matters. municipsl
matters, matters Of taxation and So
forth, and should have their opinion
count in the public decision on them.
No Intelligent man Gf he stopa 20
Think really believes that any social
or domestic damage would be done ii
his wife should interest herself in the
school the municipality. public char
ties aud other social matters. and
should have voice in the manage
ment OF them. The prominence or
women In the social activities Of the
day Is one Of the most marked fcn.
lures of our time. Women are al.
ready doing great service On, our mos,
important state and municipal boa rds,