Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

1t is an outrageous thing, disgrace cruel
justice to women that the mothers of this country should
forbidden to share in the making of the laws.
Look at the picture this page represents average
good woman taking of a family
What will dare say that woman is not fit to vote
or that she has not THE RIGHT to vote?
She brings the children into the world She
She endures the dudgey hardship and monoony the home
while the man away engaged work infinitely less trying
The mother suffers the dreadful agony of childbirth in
fnitey than any suffering the battlefield
talk much
And she suffers the pang of anxiety
children ILL., she goes through ordeal which in
conceivable when one of her children dies.
The whole load of the world is upon woman's back She
creates the entire race the men and the women.
Unjust laws weigh heavily upon her.
Bad laws and failure the destroy the char
acter of her sons and she suffers
Inconceivaby stupid and brutal those who would for
bid women the vote
Nothing admirable could be conceived than
derfu courage shown by those in England protesting
starvation and to the point of death against mans injustice
Did you read the description of that noble old woman,
Mrs Panhurs tried by judge and lot of other MEN and
to Jail for three years?
You talk about the courage of men. Where has
shown the courage of that old refusing to deanty
telling her judges that she would out of prison
DEAD OR ALIVEand proving the courage to live to her
declaration?
Don't you that that only asking for HER
RIGHT? And they released her from prison because she
would eat Jail food.
Suppose she been MAN brought before twelve
WOMEN and female Judge
What would you think if you old man, judged by
exclusively pfuy asking for the right share in the
making of the laws that sent him to jail?
Have not the of the country right to defy laws
WHEN THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SHARE IN THE
MAKING OF THE LAWS?
from the beginning done infinitely
things than the suragees of England ever did in the effort
TO get the vote and freedom?
Did not the socaled noble patriots of this country the
that described
when they protesting against Engands refusal to give
We all talk with admiration about our Revolution and
about the fights THAT MEN MADE AGAINST MEN TO GET
WE FORGIVE THE FACT EVEN THAT IN BOSTON THE
PATRIOTS" DROVE NAKED WOMEN THROUGH THE
PUBLIC STREETS.
Why do we not that admiration sympathy
and forgiveness for the of England and for the
of other countries their desperate effort to obtain for them
selves justice and fair treatment?
To the who opposes suffrage who at the eff
forts of noble to gain their right ask these questions
Why do desplse women and think them unit to vote
WAS YOUR OWN MOTHER UNFIT TO VOTE? Have
you poor opinion of your mother of your sister, of your
daughter that you think her less worthy to exercise her udg
ment and share in than some miserable creature
soaking himself with whisky in a saloon?
Every bit of genteness nstied into you child got
from your mother Every is born savage, and is the
mother who patiently and gently dminshes cruelty and VIC
ence and instills kindness and genteness into him.
What infamy for to say that the who is
fit direct him his childhood to him in his bOyhOOd
VOTE.
Women to-day are heavily class The used
to be laid by government On MEN Men PAID the ROAD TAX ana
they paid stamp taxes and other taxes.
To-day the chief taxes laid BY TRUSTS ON WOMEN.
The Oil Trust Coal Trust the Beef Trust the Sugar
Trust the Flour Trust the Ice Truthese forces of
that without representation AND THEY TAX
WOMEN WHO PAY THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES.
you think that the who the taxes of the
would have intelligence enough to vote to stop this tax
alton?
the good enough to educate the boys and
girls good enough advise her husband patient and kind
enough hard lot good intelligent
enough share in the government of a country?
Drawer than man; she has proved thousand
niio in is
who viii sacrifice her life for her child
ception.
those fields of courage which boast
the prove themselves courageous than the
Women ought TO and they will vote The who CD
poses suffrage disgTace himself and he indirectly casts
repoach upon his mother and the other