The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-03

stand from the ground up, and that Is
tne divine intention toward omar ]
know that the divine intention toward
woman is, let her remain at home.
The great trouble with the suffra-
gists Is this; they interfere too much.
they are always interfering. Let me
take a practical example.
There is in the city of New York
a nurses settlement, where sixty
trained nurses go forth to care for sick
babies and give them pure milk. Last
in this slum district around the
nurses settlement, whereas formerly
hundreds of babies have died there
every 9mmer. Now what are these
women doing? Interfering, interfering
with the death rate: And what is their
motlVe IN so doing? They seek no.
toriety.. They want to be noticed. They
are trying to show off. And if sixty
women VINO merely believe in suffrage
nehaVe In this way, what may we ex-
pect when all women are enfranchised ?
what ought these woman to do with
Ihelr lives? Each n ought to be
some man: You may say, they are not
married. But I answer, let them try a
little harder n they might find some
klnd OF a mar to devote themselves
find Besides, when 1 look around me
at the men I feel that God never meant
US women to be too particular.
ACL lis SpSdh OlS WOTQ TO my SlS-
ter women who are here today. Wo-
men, we don't need to vote in order
to get our own way. Don't misunder-
stand me. OF course I want you to
here for. But do it indirectly. If you
want a thing, tease. If that doesn't
work, nag. If that doesn't do, cry
crying always brings them around.
Make a scene. Make home a he'll on
earth, but do it in a womanly way.
Ihat is so much more dignifed and
Fehned than walking up to a ballot
box and dropping in a piece of paper.
can't you see that?
Let us consider for a moment the
effect of woman's acknowledgements on
man. think some one ought to con-
faithful and loving? The ballot, and
the monopoly of that privilege. If wo-
men vote, what will become of men?
they will all stink off drunk and dis
women We're enfranchised, men would
revert to their natural instincts such
as regicide, matricide, patricide and
race-suicide Do you believe in race
u duty to refrain from a thing that
would lure men to Instruction.?
1T down to this. Some one
must wash the dishes. Now, would you
the dishes? Why, it would be bias
phemy. l know that I am but a rib and
SO l wash the dishes. Or I have anoth-
to the same thing.
Let US consider the argument from
the standpoint of religion. The bible
says, Let the women keep silent in
keep their hats on for fear of the
angels" My minister says. Wives,
obey your husbands" And my nus
says that woman suffrage would
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sweet. ~
"Besides did George Washington ever
say. votes for women?" No. Did the |
Votes for women% No. Did EIiiaI
Elisha, Micah, Hezekiah, Obadiah and
Jeremiah ever say, "Votes for women %
Then that settles it.
Il don't want to be misunderstood in
my reference to woman's inability to
vote: OF course she could get herself
the polls and lift a piece of paper,
don't doubt that. What I refer to is
me ne pressure on the brain, the effect Of
MS mental strain on woman's delicate
nervous organization and on her highly
Dug sensitive nature. Have Won
ever pictured to yourself election day
now women. having undergone this
.errlble ordeal, with their delicate sys-
all upset, will come out for the
voting booths n be led away by po-
ana put into ambulances,
While they are fainting and weeping
1alf laughing, half crying, and HAVING
its upon h public highway? Don't
think hat If a woman is going to
a fit, it Is far better for her to
nave 1t in the privacy of her own
nome? 0"N
and how shall I picture to you the
errors of the day after election? hi
Iorce and death will rage unchecked.
and contagious disease will staIk
lnbridled through the land, Oh
friends. on this subject I feel-I feel. So
strongly that I can-nnt thinktI gu