St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-03-15

Therefore you can see by all tina
have said, that women should hav
the right of suffrage.
! MYRTLE SHARP. /
Miss Chairman, Honorable judges
Ladies and Gentlemen.
My opponents have spoken VIII,
women should have the right of sui
frage but will speak and say tina,
women should not have the right q,
suffrage.
Why should women want to vote
when it has always been mans
place to do so?
Compare our. men of to-day with
those of yesterday, of course there
are exceptions to all rules.
The men of yesterday knew that
when their days. work was over they
would always. find a Loving wife Of
mother. waiting for them to cheer and
welcome them, drive away their cares
and man always had a feeling Of Sc
curity in his home.
Look at the husband of to-day. that
p the suffragette's husband. What
= the welcome awaiting thens
home snd 1 half prepared
meal, for the care Of the home is
left TO the servant and If not the
poor. nervous and tired man comes
- what ne ra1ls nome hangs up shie
mt takes OF his ceat and invests
his leet into slippers drops into bis
easy chairs await the coming Of his
wife who was detained at her suf-
frage meeting She rushes in, throws
on her wraps without even a word Of
welcome or caress to the heart ach-
ing husband, fuses and fuinbles
around preparing their evening meal.
Her thoughts OF what occurred at
the meeting irritates her so much
that she Is more, firm In her ideas
of woman's suffrage.
Now II that same woman would
have been where she belonged
home seeing that everything was ii.
readiness for that weary man. will
Ing and waiting to welcome him
sitter hard days trial was over.
She then would have no thought az
suffrage-no though Of woman s.
rights, for she then would feel that
she is in her right place.
What Is WOman's life coming to
be! Even US, school girls who have
al we can do to master our lessons
must ponder on the pros and cons OF
our future life.
Woman is chosen BY God to in
huence her own within the sanctity Of
the home.
Home, is great and women are
great. but the home Of to-day is no;
30 great as it was in former days |
The depiorable state of our homes
Is the doleful, fact of the great dues-
ton Of the hour the craze foa suf-
frage.''
q We are forever hearing how tho |
women of the past devoted thenlselyes.J
to their children or spent too much /
Of their time in raising and caring
for them, and how some mothers af
Or. Again; some mothers think they
are doing right to the childsif they
kiss her for being good or spank Der
= she were bad, but we nee'i more
than that.
The. wonan's influence is needed
Ia the home. Boys and girls to-day
require more mether-iove than in
he days of yore.
II woman negleets her home. al.
ways out canvassfng votes, havinaI
heir SO called political meetings. ex-
pressing their views as to who will
No the best candidate. aud have theinI
title private meetings. same as the ,
men, urging On Mrs. SO. snd So, as
he makes no best appearances has
'OCd looks AID dresses 50 eerrectig.l ]
For this is such an affair the sui.
ragists had c few DAYS ego III some
lace up North. What time then
ave such mothers to give to- theis
oys and girls? I'D I
Have any of our men in their pO- II
teal discussions commented Oh the |
ress and appearance OF each other? i
o. They take q different standing
bout knocking each other which r
Is more humor and favor 20 it. y
Nature has always assigned to- wo t
en her own sphere-tile home e
ven the ancient Egyptians knew howl o
appreciate wonlan's standing IN
,cfety for on many toMbs were found Ig
Is ,inscriptipns sNcbtper. which II
cans Ruler ofs the house 81
The Creator OF mankind believed d
.dixisiop as work and ideas for +
ii and wcniau. onleza were Gre a
"a Tor the home aud men Cor. out Of
o. work to- form our laws and It'll