Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-04

/ thst a large percentage Of the sex is
superior to men Notwithstanding the
tact that the late Lord Tennyson says
that woman is the lesser man.
II have a daughter who is a Doc
tor Of Medicine, and who is at pres
ent specializing at Marlborough Uni
versity. That girl is q Militant
Suffragette, but she is ALSO A STAR
and an AUrHORI CY upon certain
things connected with her profession,
and is daily receiving large consulta-
tion fees from medical men who are
two or three times her age. Is she
the lesser mani Or can anyone make
me believe that such girl is incap-
able of intelligently using the ballotG
The thought il absurd
"Woman's qualities of understand
ing and intuition, like her love, are
not thing part, but they are her
whole existence. These inexplieable
qualities enable her TO quickly COM
prehend any subject. Qualities that
are God-given. and therefore cannot
be obliterated by mani In such hands
the ballot box is both safe and sacred J
Some years ago was associated
with an immaculate old man, who
has since passed way, leaving a for
tune of sixty millions of dollars to
his one daughter--a widow. The
greater portion of that vast fortune
was invested in valuable real estate.
Can ans man tell me that that daugh-
ter did not nsed the ballot to prote CT
her and her pre- perty from political
crooks and professional politicians7 7
No wonder that she changed her
mind and married a second time
No wonder that she entered into
a partnership for life, in order that
through THAT partner (her has
banD she might have a votel But
how horribly unfair that a firm Of
TWO partners should only have
ONE vote!
''The woman that | have just
referred to had great interests TO
protect, and so, in like manner have
the six or seven millions of Amer.
ican female employees--great inter
ests to protect, for their homes are
as much to them as the millionaires is
to the millionaire.
"This Mems League for Woman's s
Suffrage is declared to be absolutely
free from any form of political affili.
alton. Now ! know not what is the
creed or slogan of several of the pc
litical parties; but / do know that TO
De q. TRUE DEMOCRAT one MUST
believe in rule by the people. That
the people shall have the vote and
the right to rule and govern every
thing that belongs or appertains to
this great and powerful nation.
Surely those magic words the people,
does NOT mean LESS THAN HALF
of the people, and only ONE SEX of
the. people.
1.-THE honest, fearless, fair dealing
and uucorrupt men of every walk of
life, and of every political creed and
and recognize the truth of these in
controvertable and stupendeus facts.
Lastly, would say, that woman is
now standing shoulder to shoulder
with man, and with the ONE EX-
CEPTION of Equal Suffrage she is
now engaged in doing everything
that man has ever done or accom-
plished She stands as mans cJm-
petitor and companion; as man s
sweetest counsellor and truest friend !;
as the one bright light that never
fades, but is eternally Illuminating
mans hard path through lfe; as
the one God-given mortal whose gra.
cious charms purifies and sanctifes
mans earthly existance - t
through Christ he may dare to hope
to be eventually admitted to that
more glorious heavenly kingdom
where the wicked cease from troub-
| ling and the weary are at rest"