New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10

, vice, changed me into Jealous llst'd'
Of a mkewarm adherent OF the cause
4 vote Is like a rife its usefulness ne
nends upon the character Of the user
The mere possession of the vote VIII 10
more benefit men and women not sum
GENTLY developed to use ii than the pos
session OF rifles will turn untraiheu
Egyptian fellaheen into soldiers. THIS IS
as true OF woman as of man-and no
more true. Universal suffrage I'm Hayu
has not made the Haytians able TO gov
ern themselves in any true sense ana
woman suffrage i'm Utah in no shape or
way affected the problem of polygainy'
7 believe I'm suffrage for women I'm Amer
lea because / think they are M ior It,
| believe for women, as for men, more
| i'm the duty Of fitting ones self to do wen
and wisely with the ballot than in the
naked right to cast the ballot
MANS DUTY TO THE WOMAN.
( wish that people would read books
/ like the novels and stories al once strong
| and charming. OF Henry BordeauN' DOORS
like Kathleen Norris's Mother. ana
would use these and other such DOCKS
40 tracts now and them Perhaps the
/ following correspondence vii. give bet
ter idea than can otherwise give OF inc
problems that in everyday life come De
/ fore men and women, and of the need
/ that the man shall show himself UNI
selfish and considerable, and do his iulI
share Of the Joint duty.
January 3, 1913
| Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
Dear SRI suppose you are willing TO
stand sponsor for the assertion mat the
women Of the country are not doing their
duty unless they have large families
wonder II YOU know the real reason after
all. Society and clubs are held largely 10
blame but society really takes IN 80 ie"
people. after all. / thought when got
married AT twenty. that it was the proper
/ thing 20 have "a family. and. as we had
very little Of this worlds goods, also
thought IL the thing To do all the neces-
sary work for them. have had nine emil
dren. did all my own work. including
washing. ironing, housecleaniug ana the
care OF the little ones as they came along
/ which was about every two years; also
sewed everything they wore, including
trousers FOR the boys and caps and Jackets
FOR the girls while little. I also helped
them All in their school work. and started
them I'm music. etc But as they grew old
or I got behind the times. ! never be-
louscd 10 "A club or a society or lodge nor
went To any ones house scarcely. there
nsnt time I'm consequence. | kne"
nothing that was going on In the town.
much less the events Of the country. and
al the same time my husband kept grow
ing I'm wisdom and knowledge from mix
ing with men and hearing topics of the
times discussed At the beginning Of our
married life I had Just as quick mind
10 grasp things as he did. and had more
school education. having graduated from
a three years high school. My husband
more and more declined to discuss things
with me: as he said. 81 didn't know
anything about IT." When I'd ask.
he'd say. "Oh. you wouldn't understand II
I'd tell you" So here | am, at forty
five years. hopelesly dull aud unintcrest-
ing. while he can mix with the brightest
minds in the country as an equal lie $
a strong Progressive man. took very ac-
tive part I'm the late campaign, etc.
am also Progressive, and tried my best,
| after so many years OF shut-ln HE. 10
grasp the ideas you stood for and read
everything | could find during the sum-
mer and fall. But I've been out Of touch
with. people too long now, and my hus-
band would much rather go and talk 10
some woman who hasn't had any children,
because she knows things q am not speci-
flying any particular woman. | simply
bore him to death because I'm not inter