Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-02

power from the hearth than in poll
tics and at the voting booth. They
realize that woman suffrage is but a
step toward feminism.
Feminism, through its more adj
vanced advocates, practically avows
itself as an enemy Of the man-made
world and all OF its institutions, in
proposes the abolition of the woman
ly woman, as we have known her, and
the making over Of woman into the
Imitation OF a man.
Women who realize the importance
OF this amendment are opposed to it.
They know that they have a sufficient
~ engrossing sphere in the important
work of rearing n training chill
dren. No man can take the place Of
a mother. Sons are to be moulded
into good citizens; daughters are TO
position in life-that Of motherhood.
There are many women, yes, the ov-
erwhelming majority, who still have
the old-fashioned belief in the infiu-
ence Of a mother on her children, and
that all great men have owed their
greatness to their mothers. 1t is a
much greater thing to be the mother
OF a Lincoln, Washington or a Web
ster than to be a woman politician.
Men and women were made for diff
ferent spheres. From the earliest
dawn Of civilization men have worked
and women have shared in the dis
position Of the fruit Of their joint la
bors; the women doing the part for
which they are specially fitted. The
memory Of a good mother has kept
many a boy from perdition.
Some men from a mistaken idea Of
chivalry think Of voting for the suf-
frage amendment. Such as these must
decide between the wishes Of a great
majority Of home-loving women who
do not want the ballot and the small
minority Of women who are ambitious
for political life. Do not allow mere
clamor to make you deaf to the fact
that the great majority of women do
not want the ballot.
Carefully compiled figures show
that over 80 per cent Of the women In
North Dakota do not want the general
ballot. These women are willing to be
represented in politics by their faith
ers. husbands. brothers and sons.
North Dakota, through mems votes,
leads in laws for the protection Of
women, children and the home. The
women Of North Dakota have no
grievanc which requires the ballot or
requires them to enter the political
arena.
IiIcCI on ram
seventy-two per cent Of the women
IN North Dakota reside on farms.
These women do not want the ballot.
If 1t is fastened upon them by the
votes Of men upon the demand Of tho
women who reside In the towns and
cities. a real hardship will be worked
upon the farming element. Doubling
the number Of voters will practically
double election expenses. It will also
DO more. It will mean a heavy increase
IN the votes Of towns and cities. The
rev women In the cities who want to
60 Into politics can go to the polls.
Women In the country cannot. They
can not take their children to the,
oil and they cannot leave them at
home. They have not the means, ev.
en- II help were available. to get some.
one to stay with the children while
they vote. The effect of the passaRe
their proper representation in the
stste government: thus q minority.
sided by the ONE politicians Of the
cities and towns. will outweigh ana he
able to carry through measures which
suit them. but are inimical to the IN
terests Of the farmers who are tho
permanent foundation Of this state.
voters 81 North Dakota should re-
MEMBER that h great majority Of
the women do not want the ballot and
that II IL wrong to force II eupon them
~ the VIII OF q confessed minority.
II the majority 10 to rule. the wishes
~ the greet mass Of women OF North
Daknts should be respected. and not
the demands Of a strident minority.
On behalf Of the hnre-ioving ms.
tortty Of woman ~ this state. We a.k
Won men ~ North Drkofa to vote NO
|, m the sr6rsSe swendrrent.
NOPwN1 3DAwnra AsanfTsrrO
OPPOown no WOMAN
eUFFRaGE.
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