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

A program of unusual merit was
given at the meeting Of the Ladies'
Pastors Aid society Of the First Me-
thodist church, which was held Tues
day afternoon in the church p~arlOrs,
with an attendance of 173, includ-
ing many guests. This was the
last meeting Of the society until fall.
The regular devotional exercises, led
by Mrs. j. S. Campbell, were followed
by q brief business meeting, nj dur
ing the social hour, delicious refresh
ments were served. Readings were
given, by Misses Margaret C~ruikshank,
vocal numbers by Mrs. Guy Vowles,
Mrs. Jardine and others, were much en-
joyed.
The principal feature of the after
moons program was the reading of a
very clever monolog. by Mrs. ]. S.
Campbell, which proved most enter
tanning to the ladies. The monolog is
entitled An Anti-Suffrage Monolog, and
Owing to the interest in 1t, and to
many Of the ladies wishing a copy, it is
published, and Is as follows:
Please do not think of me as old
fashioned. I pride myself on being a
modern up-to-date oma I believe
IN all kinds of observation-disclosures, only
l do not believe in woman suffrage be-
cause to do that would be to deny my
sex.
Woman suffrage Is the reform
against nature. Look at these ladies
sitting on the platform. Observe their
physical inability, their mental disabi-
lily, their spiritual instability and gen.
eral debility! Could they walk up to
the ballot box, mark a ballot and drop
1t in? Obviously not. Let us grant for
the sake Of argument that they could
mark a ballot, But could they drop it
in? All, no. All nature is against it.,
The laws of man cry out against it.
The voice Of God cries out against it
and so do l.
Acknowledgement is what makes
man man. Disfranchisement is What
makes woman woman If women were
enfranchised every man would be just
like every woman and every woman
would be just like every man. There
would be no difference between them.
rob life of just a little Of it's poetry
n romance?
Man must remain man. Woman
must remain woman. If man goes over
ana tries to be like woman, if woman
goes over n tries to be like man, it
VIII become so very confusing and so
dlrIlcuIt to explain to our children. Let
US take a practical example. If a wo-
man puts on a mans coat n trousers.
takes a mans cane and hat and cigar
and goes out on the street, what will
happen to her? She will be arrested
and thrown into jail. Then why not
stay at home?
Il know you began to see how
strongly l feel on this subject, but /
have some reasons as we'll. These rea-
sons are based on logic. OF course 1
am not logical. I am a creature Of
impulse, instinct and intuition,-and
glory in it. But I know that these rea-
sons are based on logic because 1 have
cuIIed them from the men whom it ia
my privilege to know.
MY hrst argument against SUFFRAGE
IS lhat the women would not use it if
they had 1t. You couldn't drive them
to the polls. My second argument is,
II the women were e~nfranchised they
would neglect their homes. desert their
and spend all their time at the
polls. You may tell me that the polls
are only open once a year. But I know
women. They are creatures of habit.
If you let them go to the polls once a.
year, they will hang round the polls all
the rest Of the time.
l nave arranged these arguments in
They go together in such a
way that If you don't like one you can
take the other. This is my second
were e~nfranchised they would vote ex-
actly as their husbands do and ONLY |
double the existing vote. Do you Ifks |
mat argument? If not, take this one. |
II Ehe women were enfranchised they |
would vote against he'll own hus-
quarreIs, and divorce. $500
MY third ~antt-suffrage couplet is.--
are angels. Many men call me-
angel and l have a strong Instinct
which tells me it is true; that is why |
l am an anti, because 81 want to be an |
angel with the angels stand" And
Il you don't like that argument take
this one. Women are depraved. They
would introduce into politics a vicious
life.
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