The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-17
A FLORII, a SUTERhGETTE
S.uDS Us A WIR LESS

A -. Petersburg sultraSe'tr. VINO :
signs herself lllia Lucky, ad-
dresses a "WirCIcss to the Lakeland
Telegram" through the medium OF
the ST Petersburg independent
which we take much pleasure in {
transferring to our own columns.
This lady seems to take mild OF
Tense at a recent article in the Tele-
gram in which we set ten years as
the time limit for the arrival OF
woman suffrage in Florida and also
minated that it would not get here
until the women were calling loudly
for it in every county in the state.
We accept the laAy's suggestion that
''pr!vlie es," not rights" is the
pro-. word in discussing votes
for women, or men, either, Tor that !
Matrr. We knev better. OF course,
AID ,hteriully lay the mistake on
the b.oad shoulders Of THE mast. OF
com ~. tion.'
The TELEGRAM is not committed to
the cause Of Wo.nan suffrage Like
many other truly Wise persons in
the world S history who have felt no
call to leadership, martyrdom OF 9TH
er forms OF pre-cmincncc. we are
shrcwdly playing a waiting game in
this votos-ior- women business; and
when we discover that the women of
Florida in sufficient numbers to
make things uncomfortable for the
rest of us if they don't have their
way. really want the suffrage, we
propose to come gallantly down of
the fence and do the right thing in
the premises. We hope that this
plain statement fully clarifies our at
titudc on this great issue and we
herewith reproduce what Mrs. Lucky
or Miss Lucky has to say to us by
wireless"
You say, Mr.. Editor. that "a Pet
ersburg man wants provision for
woman suffrage put into the pro-
posed new constitution" Is he the
only one of that genus homo whom
You have encountered? Why there
nf n NJ n flnA
liberal gentlemen in our community.
st. Petersburg is a progressive. thriv-
ing, wide-awake city. 1t has no time
to slumber and sleep as do some Of
the little burgs in our State. Its
men, and women, too. know, like
Calico, that the world moves. and
to be in the van they must move
with il. These entcrprising people
desire for themselves and their Wis
itors all things beautiful, all things
good and righteous. II equal suf-
frage will aid in these matters why
IN all justice and fairness they will
nCl0 Orlng IL ahOut.
wake M. Mr.. Editor. and realiz,
that though not all the counties il
Florida are loudly demanding tn,
ballot for women, Il goodly number
are doing so There is Il fine mira y
league here. lar~cr one in Jackson
Vile; the women of Miami were or
ranizirr when last beard from Som,
women tried 10 vote in Ocala be-
cause thev paid taxes: from PcnsH'
cola comes tho CIV of the poorly paid
TEACHERS. Let ra organi2e I'D do
rand iretcr laws Tho " = T. L
women of Florida arc almost VIII
H. favor Of votes for womn0. $
tho silence IS not thick ENOUGH tc
cut with a knife
"You rec = word wrongly. Mr.
Editor. The euffra lists ar" rot NOW
ncr ever will c|amor for II !,
"ri~hts." These were given thor
elonr with the mon in the noe,aTa
tion Of ladcHcn6encc and the ronsti
tuition.
"opr PRIVILEGES 90 whHt We wan
and if tho ct'c- "-"r cf Florida ar
ss brave and So 6 o'rs Of ST. Pct
ershurg. we d. ~ h"'iove we vii
have to wait rcn years to receiv,