The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-29

THE WEEKLY TiMEs.REcoRo, III
Barton? Are they defending women
against want and vice as is Jane Ad
dams? Are they fighting the liquor
traffic as did Francis Willard and as
thousands Of w. G.. +. U. women are
doing today? Are their names init
mately linked up with the great
uplift movement of the times? No
they cannot be found in the ranks.
No doubt many good women Sc
cluded in good homes with good hus,
bands, have not felt the need of the
ballot, because they have not heard or
at least have not realized the world S
great need. They have not realized
that their influence is thrown with the
powers of evil. The liquor interests
of Kansas said in the great campaign
of less than year ago: I'VE must
beat womans suffrage in Kansas or
the women will outvote us 10000 to
one" Bishop Hearst says: Vice
in our great cities will never be con.
quered until the ballot is put in the
hands of women" See what Califor.
mia Is doing on vice measures due to
the activity of women voters. The
first state to pass bill prohibiting
red light districts, the 6rst judges in
the United States to be recalled by
the people was in this state, and the
Independent MAY 81 says: 1T is an
and significant circum.
stance that his recall was brought
about by women of San Francisco"
Why? Because of his refusal to give
justice in crimes against womanhood.
Mrs. Dodge has failed entirely to
diagnose the case. She cannot see the
home today in the light Of economic
conditions. Women have not lower.
ed their ideals, on the contrary they
have a bigger vision than ever before
in the worlds history, higher con-
ception OF motherhood, keener ap-
probation Of children's welfare, and
these things cannot be realized with.
out the ballot. The mother must have
some voice in the regulating Of so.
cial conditions or she cannot properly
rear her children. Prof Max East
man of Columbia University says:
Keep your mothers in state of
mordib remoteness from genuine life
and who is to arm the young man with
wise virtue?"
Mrs. Dodge's contention that "suf-
frage disturbance is, in plain words
sex disturbance" is disgrace to her
own womanhood, and is utterly with
out foundation. As a matter of fact it
Is the anti.suffrage propaganda that
Is continually introducing the sex
question into the suffrage question.
Women who are asking for the vote
are doing so that they may defend
their homes. their children. against
the 10000 lurking foes in the way Of
disease, contaminated food,
death, traps, etc, or they are asking,
,O00, 900. women who must go into in.
dustry to make their own living and
the living Of those dependent on them,
at medium wage of 1854 per week.
Which means that half Of the women
receive less than this, while
very many more receive little above.
Carol D. Wright, u. S. commissioner
Of labor declares that "the lack Of d.
rect political influence constitutes a
powerful reason why womens wages
have been kept at a minimum"
Is the question pretty well settled
Tor some time, SO far as North Dako-
Ia is concerned?" as the author of
this exchange would have us believe. 1
Note the act of our last legislature; it
Is now up to the people
CANDIS NELSON,
Valley City State Normal.