Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
WOMEN ARE ROUND TO VOTE


Oppose it as much as mere man
may and disbelieve in it and dis
credit it as much as he will on So
cial, religious or economic grounds.
woman suffrage is bound to come,
and come speedily. The dear ladies
in this and in all civilized countries,
where suffrage is considered a pri-
vilege worth while, have set their
hearts upon attaining this goal, and
when the women want a thing, and
want it bad enough, they will sure
" get it. In Sweden, Norway, Fin
land and some other countries they
already possess limited or full suf-
frage, also in a number of states in
our own country. While we may
not approve all methods employed
by them in their campaign for the
ballot, and their zeal sometimes gets
the better Of their judgment, yet
one cannot but admire them for
their persistence and devotion to
the cause. And mere man cannot
and will not say the ladies nay,
when once their wishes become
known.
And is there really anything to
fear from giving women the ballot?
The dire results that some predict
would follow the adoption Of wo-
man suffrage, are not likely to ma
terialize. States and countries that
have woman suffrage now, have not
|sbean turned tppsy turyey on that
account. The women have proved
that they have the welfare of the
country at heart fully as much as
the men. Their interest in good
government is just as great as the
mems, and they are often the ones
who suffer most from bad govern
Ilnent. 1t is no wonder that the
women Of England want hand in
the government, when they see, as
They have often seen, debauc he'd
and incompetent dukes and lords sit
lin parliament and make laws at
lfecting the home, the church, the
school and the property rights Of
women, without they being able to
lift a finger in protest. 0
There is Very little in the argu-
Inent that the women are untitled
for the ballot. Many men also lack
Ithe qualifications that a voter ought
Ito have in order to cast an intelli-
#|gent ballot. The Wone1is educa-
1#tional qualifications are just as good
as the men if not better. Go to
scur high schools, no primal schools
and higher ms titutions Of learning
and you Willsllnd large percentage
yes, often a large ma GRITTY, Of the
/ students to be young women. Fur
Efhermore, Women's intuition is
tInlueh more keen and reliable than
THAT of men, and she is more liable
j to do the right thing at the right
4 time. The arguments of Woman's
4 sphere, sex, and moral and religious
4 objec tions, also fall to the ground
4 Woman has shown that her sphere
lis wherever man s sphere rs. SHE
] now has invaded practically all the
8 professions and occupations il
(which men are engaged, and sht
Flneed not be ashamed of her work
4 Everywhere she has proved shersel
a competent, faithful and synpa.
q thetic co-WorlSer with her brother
1. AS to sex, it is absurd to speak D.
!. the equality of the sexes. a Wo-
man is not the equal Of man, no
q his inferior, or superior, but hi
!. counter par and complement. 10
q gether they constitute one human
Land each is as essential to the 9th
& or as are the staminate and pistil
Hate flowers of the plant. The sam
5 Ifreedom to grow and .dyelop sac
1 cording to the laws Of nature an
& the laws of God ght to be accord
ed the human plant. Woman ha
81 the right to make the most Of he
s5Ilife and if she thinks the ballot wi
I ladd anything to her hap iness an
j deficiency, why, Of course, it will al
4 $50 add TO. the happiness and efflci
J, Iency Of man, and to the race as
-Iwhole. a woman need not be les
i womanly and wifely nor man les
manly and llus handy BY going to