The Washington herald., 1914-07-19

soul-those who have lived and loved
and worked, are the ones we honor A
world iover-a world litter who gives
hope, encouragement. example. courage
friendship. It il not the soldier dead
that we homer, but the Accomplishment
Of their service while living. When you
are gone your life and work will go on
into the lives OF others, forever and ever
Women. we must possess q strons
human interest. In order to be a,national
force there must be cooperation. Today
the torch we carry must burn brightly
on. born from the calm beauty Of an or
dered life, firm rooted in the faith that
God is good"
which Way Shall IL Bet
Which way do you prefer to have suf-
frage conner" asks Mrs. Helen H. Gard
ener.
State by State, as It has so far come.
or all at one time by constitutional
amendment?
The South has had some rather trying
experiences with the vote being confer
red upon its citizens by the latter meth
DDS.
with that experience in mind the
question now is: Is the South willing to
delay so long. to lag back so far. in this
new movement in popular government.
that II will again have the matter taken
out OF its own hands and be struck by
another tremendous tidal wave OF citi-
zenship conferred from the outside, in
stead Of being developed, won, and deliv-
cred from the inside?
rs 1t not far better that the men Cas
well as the women OF the South recog-
nize that a real democracy is at hand
That a real land the firsD republic is
about to be born where government shall,
in deed and in truth, rest upon the con-
sent of the governed. Where there shall
not be taxation without representation.
Where the people shall rule. Where
one-half OF the human race shall be rec
ognized as people and not as hereto
fore a mere annex to the other half. po-
litical nonentities.
rs It not better that the Southern men
shall plan for. and offer to share, the
citizenship which they prize beyond rubies
for themselves, with the women of their
households?
The South is famed for its chivalry
yet the men of ten OF our Western States
have passed them in this race for chiv-
airy which is based upon Justice. chiv-
airy which says to the women OF their
households: We do not want 10 bind
you by laws which we would fight to the
death were they applied to us. We do
not want to hold you in legal subsection.
We are unwilling TO hold a legal and po-
litical advantage over you. We feel
Inundated by every law which humillates
you. You must and shall have every
legal and political right which we claim
as ours Our liberty will be sweeter and
dearer to US II II is shared with you. A
country cannot be free with its mothers
a subject class before the law. with half
OF its people political paupers, utterly de-
pendent upon the other half for justice.
We are unwilling to hold Office and legis-
late for the welfare OF those who are not
allowed to eXpAess themselves at the
polls. We want our commissions as law
makers to come from the homes as well
as from the street and the ONCE. We do
not want the great words and principles
of liberty and democracy TO be too small
TO extend TO both sexes. We are willing
TO share with women that for which We
have fought and they have sustained us.
Committee Is one OF its most powerful
aids for securing the domination Of Con-