The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-19
VIII Make Fight u..

VIII Make Fight Harder
Question oe,ore in Virginia has tho
more widely G misrnaas suffrage been
m mn 10. 1912, marks the ,,r uSe' fn
and tho nhppo,a at entrance to our state
viii &c, eneck which Il was Kiven thu
MI MI only make the Tight bsrd em 'hon
fops ,tpi,,erly contested In 1911 tba uno
to convin snoo We us to do our utmost aos
valiant asito IT'S ardent admirers and
sSist. The points held h. 3"I ,, not
were r i'm IN the recent public discuss in
large from would benefit the State M
10, 10, In the hands of women w w. nn9 pal
women higher wages. wom,d sn'
crease 'n re child labor laws. would de-
A cooe an. would regulate social . vma'
! W,ouing TO statistics from II,nh
that t', no Colorado and Idaho we aen
reached there. BY ordinarv mas been
:, ~. tnese women have not accomnii.his;;
| 'virginia' , ann to; , can we expect even
ooes not use. She who ia nrio., s sue,
c Oh .ne nome holds In her power us
more a't th, formation and idealism of
us doen not look with The to,ao .!
rc,kerehoe and respect to the zyo,nan I ~.
Not goodness we draw our being
/ ho
! ives San say that tho mother's INV NV
enoe mas not helped him or nor onraa
many Fl hard place. Aofoss
a., A +1 from the fact that womsn.s
vancement consider the class o. , uo
.en VINO want tho ballot MOI "
- yer. not tho property-owner hnt
extent reaiIze n1 be does not to tho fullest
VINO does not hold high i'd eais q, " hn1
u wonanhood. OF wltehood and ~
aside tho Iood h, the woman who casts
tasks and takes upon herself the n,,n.a
ToIk or protection, while by the dIvine
n eams she IS unht Woman's undue sus
dow her with one Fundamental ono, IN
aeSessary to 1T her to engage in thIs
conflict OF Wills. for what is nm =" AIMS inIs
| tion nut e conflict OF Wills?
sheir lives 10 the husbands ana ais
aren; not many teachers absorbed In
r,aNihg the men and women or to-mor-
r uom. whGt they should be, not many
women foremost In the bcnsyolent
work OF our churches, adyocafinr anoi,
revolution. 'uei
Taxpaying furnishes basis for
some claims to the ballot, but with
sincerity that bespenks my admiro-
tton l quote prominent editor: "It
i x,en mish time we change our point Of
sun rage Ia not the natural right OF ali.
not no. natural right 1T all. but a privi-
tese 10 perform the duty" Public Of
only de pHoiiS trust rust Public trust is
~ Is worthy OF 1t and earns il 6y
orering himself In time OF peace ana
IN time e, OF war sacrifice to his ooun-
( try. hitherto this has devolyed ON
man Is the duty OF protecting lifs
shd property to be put on womnnS
Shail she. who In tho ascent OF man
10 h omo n by God to produce this life,
De called on to protect lit Before the
World. l believe In woman's rights.
foremost among these Is the right 10
NE We exempt from the work as bread
government. and her unalienable right.
ner sacred duty. Is to perform to the
n oeSt OF Of hor r, ability ths work that she
women OF Virginia, ! ask YOU. which
70 you Is greater service, 10 promote
py political action the general VOL
t t.tre, or to produce that Individual for
Whieh government Is made? The duty
or caring for the little boys and girIs
OF america, or formulating their char
a Gne,i,s, ana stimulating noble Ideals. OF
lhstllling In them the Fundamentals ~
GOOD citizenship and the clearer con-
ception of the demands OF environ.
inent' these constitute for woman a
tienes whi nnI,I only tn the permeatins gem
hned home can produce, and inetead of
I eliminating this source of national
! s siren let us. the women OF Vir-
sinia. whatever be our walks in life
strive to the fullest to promote a cleaf
{ err sense OF honor, a nobler natrintjsr,
! and u purer democracy, and lot us snv
| With Frances Medhurst:
And shall this creature. fine and rare
| from whom we draw our lives our
descend TO fight with noise and blnre
The vulgar battle of the polls?
Shall she. who stands for homo and
grace,
For all we worship ana rsv.r.
porSaKe her Old. God given place,
| TO rant while all the hastings iser7
Shall she. to whom arc power and
praise,
Grasp vainly nj counterfeit?
In wordy warfare spond her days,
The while her children run the
street?
The hand that rocks the cradle rule.
/ The world" twas Truth herself that
| wrote
I Shall woman then. u lest for fools.
Lose this to gain an empty votoe
! Shall her fair image leave Its shrine
. And In tho marketplnce be set:
! Shall she we honor as divine
Become shriekins suMragette?
Let her. the fever and tho fuss
Forsnking. bear her part again,
! To mother us and marry us
] And. frat and last, to make us meni
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