The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-03-18
WOMAN'S REAL RIGHTS

VI suffrage. WOiIidll lloW luiCo
the world. Queen Mary of Eng
land is virtually the ruler of
her husband and of the British
empire. We have a gracious and
lovely lady in the White House
who is largely responsible for
the success of the president of
this country, and she is direct
ly responsible for his election.
For it was she who in the alb
sence of the governor from
Princeton extended an invita-
tion to dinner to Mr.. Bryan, and
Governor Wilson returned to
meet the man who was respon-
sible for his election. Woman in
all history has been the guiding
if not the dire ting influence.
Woman admits her super
iority to man. You don't have
to prove it to her. Then why
should she wish to lower herself
to level with the baser crea-
ture? Why should she wish to
mix in the filth, the cheapness,
the venality Of politics? She
may say that she will uplift
politics. God grant that she
may-but she will not. Her own
fair fame will be sullied rather
than the sordid mass made less
unlovely.
All politics is not despisable.
There are some politicians that
are good. The inaugural ad-
dress of the new President of
the United States was a master
piece as a formal address. 1t
should be read by every Ameri-
can citizen-although God
known ther are too many
citizens" who can't read and
who can't understand the high
and lofty purposes of a great
mind, so constantly have they
been led with the rhind of dis
content and the coarse son of
demagOguery. President Will
sons inaugural is far differ
ent from some we have heard of
in recent years. AS a gem of
literary construction it is un-
surpassed. 1t is refreshing as
the expression of free mind,
clear conscience and an honest
soul.
Wilson is the exception, Just
as Taft was another exception.
Taft was also a failure as poll
tician because he was a
straightforward man. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether Mr..
Wilson can conform the same
qualities with a successful ad-
miniStratiOn. But when we
look around us and see the rot
tenness of politics whose stencil
reekS in the noStrils of clean
living people the thought that
occurs touS is that what we need
in politics is not woman but
MAN.
We need men of courage and
unsellishnesS. In this day of sur
ViVal of the titteSt it is a hard
matter to get a man who would
be worth something to the pub
lie to lay down his successful
personal career to serve an un-
grateful people. We need call
clear and strong from the peO-
pie for such men to serve them.
And we need men with the bold
ness to back up the men who
offer their time and their ser
vices to the business of the peo-
pie.
Woman's rihts? Woman has
rights that man can never gain.
Woodrow Wilson has attained
unto a transcendent honor. No
sovereign in the world has such
d position as his. His destiny
was carved out by his own tai
ent, character and perseverance.
But though he represents the
hihgest in intellect, in culture,
i'm character and in soul i'm the
entire world, there is one great
and divine right that is denied
unto all men-the right of
motherhood. All what a sweet
and blessed right it was to be
the mother of the Savior of
lost world. What a right is to
be the mother of any new born
soul.
That is the right which wo-
men should esteem, should
cherish, should be willing to
battle for. Man is the bread
winner, woman is the bread
maker. If woman has been
forced to become the bread win
ner also it is largely her own
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