The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-04
Tax reform and EQUAL sunrae,

10 the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
entitled .'Sentimen, Versus Suffrage" is very
GOOD Tho writer OF l. can think straight nj
discriminate between s"ntimentnlIiy and ,rue
sentiment. and his ~ her remarks were occa-
stoned by the au-er and arrange arsume nts
used by some la ;he state wide controversy
about equal suffrage for women. and about
the pFoposed woman" college or the Unit
Ecrsity OF Virginia
surely man can be gentleman without
; I,.'1,s : parade OF hi. chiyalry Ia SIR
phrases In respect 10 women that some use
~ ptlnt Mer. evidently copied from "Gucn-
il ,he o-cailcd days OF chiyairy Iii All their
knishtly eallantry Of language and dcport-
n men, ~ rcsara 10 women applied ony to
tnc women 81 the ch!vt!ric gentienan's own
class though pretty face Of peasant
might start flow OF language. ana cause
= "hishtIy passa &c of nrins OH occasion. but
three ioutths Of tho women were beyond
ne naie." tor they we're not counted IN ut
All OF account Of their being no lady
TIC wen meaning persons who consider II
necessary 10 put their women on a pedes,al
superior being, ought To read a ii,tle
accurate history. and SEE that the twentieth
= the real age OF chivairy. ~ woman Of
virginia, Who was born In the old dcmoc-
IrS"htis sad This Way OF putting the
Women On " peiesial + TOO much like put
stutca "n' 10 show thn' our old stats
81 virginia IL too much governed by SEN
resin" 70 thinking men 10 see how much
tnt Is uscd up III the I-eEls!ature In dis
chSslis COG laws. sheep laws, etc. and IN =
session Of the Legislature show mai the
thought ~ The people on public questions Is
the thought OF = time that Is past
FAo people do not realize that though
We have the same hills and mountains and
rivers oi o'G virginia. yet In every other
Way w. have changed To day we have sis
eities mat have big factories that emp oy
many thousands of women nni young girls
yet IN the state convention Of the party
JnNt calls itself Democratic no one ever
hears any n!lusion to this economic change
Il
iiou but sormc 10 talk about that pedestal
where tho wotn"n Is supposed to be able
- i've without, productive labor.
lego n, the STATE university some say:
Taxes are too hgh now. and there amt
no eh@ 10 THIS spendin money" and yet
"c%srI !ocai paper =" Yirsin" IS boasting OF
town ana crossroads In the State They do
blcd at any tiine that the people choose to
enforce the Raw ana tina, means that tho
taN rate on the hundred dollars he
values are properly assessed.
White We are dreaming OF Old Virginia az
the mother OF Prcs!dents. the boys and
girls that we raise here nov forced TO
move elsewhere In order TO get fair wages
use tor specuihiiun. and our natural re-
sources In water power. coal iron and other
nral resources are not taxed. and ali forms
OF capital are taxed heavily. and some forms
of capital are taxed double
Some OF our iee.s. ators are afraid OF being
called Socialists u they recognize the pain
ackn"wicdgc that each and all communi-
tics must grow and change. or die II IL
the universal law
Tax reform ana equal suffrage for women
VII <" lar towards giving the people tllat
for inrthor progress along tho lines Of
am I'D TIA, you gave iron, ,paee
notice In The Times. Dispatch on the death
wro worked ior ana helped with his money
ofSnni2cd charity We OF tho dcmoc-