The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-21
Her Great Burden.

Bring down her gray hairs in sorrow
to ,.e grave
Her Great Burden.
The Creator has placed upon the
mother a burden which she could not
shit if she so desired and He mas
given rer the disposition to bear it.
Her life trembles in the balance at
the child's birth; her active years are
given to tie care and nurture OF her
children; her nerve fcrce and vital
energy are expended in their behalf;
her eXhaustless love is poured out
upon them. Because the wealth OF
her existence is bestowed upon them,
t2ey are a part of her very being
where your treasure is, there will
your heart be also When one con-
siders the cost to parents, especially
to t-e mother, OF raising child, it
seems impossible that any one would
attempt to lead a child astray or rob
] it's parents Of the priceless reward
to which they are entitled; and yet
there are in e:ery generation-aye
III every communtiy-those who are
! inhuman enough to deliberately lie III
Wait to make a wreckage of the lives
Of young men and young women,
They lay snares fer them; they set
traps for them, and the men who play
this CHASTITY trade for 4 are al
| lowed to use the ballot to advance
their pecuniary ends.
Il am not willing to stay tne
mothers hand if she thinks that by
the use of suffrage she can safeguard
the welfare of these who are dearer
20 her than her own lie.
Can Claim it as Right.
The mot-er can justly claim the
light to employ every weapon which
can be made effective Tor the protec
! ton of those whose interests she
guards, and the ballot will put with
IN her reach all the instrumentalities
OF government including the police
power If she is a widow, there is
no one who is in a position to speak
fo: ier in this nIatter CT supreme I'M
portance; if her husband is living,
she can supplement his influence if
they agree as to what is best for
those under their joint care; if they
81 not agree, who will say that only
the father should be consulted?
For a time was impressed by
the suggestion that the question
should be left to the woman to de-
cide-a majority to determine
whether the franchise should be ex-
tended to woman but | find myself
| less and less disposed to indorse this
test. Samuel Johnson coined an cpl
gram which is in point here, name
| ly, that mo mans conscience can tell
him the right OF another man Re-
sponsibility for TIE child's welfare
rests primarily upon the parents; the
parent receives in largest measure the
blessings that flow from the child'S
! life, if that life is nobly employed,
and upon the parent falls the blow
with severest force if the child's life
! is misspent Why should any mother
therefore, be denied the use OF the
| FRANCHISE to safeguard the welfare of
ner child merely because another
mother may not view her duty in the
same light?
Politics will not suffer by woman's
entrance into it. II the political
world has grown more pure in spite
of the evil influences that have opera
ated to debase it, it will not be pol
luted by the presence and participa-
! ton o. woman Neither should We
/ doubt that woman can be trusted with
| tle ballot. See mas proven nerSeI
equal to every responsibility imposed
upon ner; she will not fail society in
this emergency. Let her vote. And
may that discernment which has,
throughout the ages, ever enabled
her to quickly grasp great truths
make her 'the last at tie cross and
the first at the sepulcnre'-so direct
her in the discharge of her political
duties as to add new glories to her
and through her still further bless So
ciety"
st. Louis Post-Dispatch
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