Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-02-03
as the average man. I do not be.
lieve that the present franchise is

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the best for the country; on th
contrary, I think that very man
men at pres Mt endowed with th
vote for i'll qualified, either in in
teligence or patriotism, to use it
That some women who have no
the vote are better qualified to us
it than many men who have It j
no argumept for giving it to man,
womsn who are even less fit to us
+ than men. think the rea
question is, would our politica
fabric be strengthened? would leg
islaticn be more respected? woult
our public and domestic life bt
enriched2 1 think not.
Some Que writing of the "Olo
Fashion Mothers" has this to ga.
sold fashion mcthers, God bIest
them who followed us with hear,
and prayer, all over the world
lived i'll our lives aud sorrowa1 r
our griefs; who knew more an
patching than poetry; spoke NC
dialect but that Of love. never
preached nor wandered; made
melody with their hearts and sent
forth no books but living volumes
that honored their aushor and
blessed the world"
If women have a broader mis-.
sion now, in Heavens name let
her fulfill it! If she have ought
TO sing, like the daughters OF
Judah, let her sit down by the
waters of Babel, and the world
shall weep; like Miriam let hsr
triumph strain fl ,at gloriously
over crushed but giant wrong. and
she giant wrong and the world
shall hear; but let triumph aud
lament issue, 40 did Orscles of old,
from behind the veil that cannot
be rent, the "inner temple" of
sacred Home. Within should he
enshrined the divinity of the
place. Here, and here only,
would we fnd woman; here i'm.
prison, her, imprison- herr Aye, as
the lighthouse ray, that f1o>t,out,
pure as an angels pulse into the
night and darkness Of the wo,ld,
a star beneath the cloud; but
brightest there, warmest there.
always there whore Heaven did
kindle it, within the precinct, the
very altar place of homo. It is
related OF Madame Lucciola, a re-.
nowned vocalist, that she ruined .
splendid voice by her efforts to
initiate male singing. Many q
sweet voice and gentle influence in
the soolal harmony has been lost
to the world In the same manner.
There is nothing more potent than
womat's voice if heard not in the
field or the forum, but at home.
The song bird of Eastern story,
borne, from its native isle, grew
dumb and languished, seldom did
it sing and only when it saw a
dweller from Its distant land, or
to it's droHsy perch there came q
tone hsard long ago in it's OWL
woods. So the song that woman
sings best is heard within home's
sacred temple. Elsewhere a trum
pet tone, perhaps clarion cry
but the Lutte like voice has fled,
she "Mezzosoprano" is lost in the
discords of earth.
Deep down in the heart of every
man he full we'll knows there
would be no peace, happiness mol
even common comforts IF life
without woman. For her society
he would make sacrifice of every
man he knows, of every interest
in life which tho buseness world
counts material For her smilea
and kisses he would do such bat
tie in the very front of war, ae
neither patriotism nor any other
incentive could induce him to face.
A great emergency arises man
shripks back from it awed and
dismayed, Il dare not, oh I dare
not" he cries, and then the eye
of some sweet woman looks into
hls, her soft voice whispers, Sd
this for me" and fear is forgotten
aud the danger Is bravely, trium'
phantly faced, aud the world pays
a tribute TO mans daring whict
momau's Influence gained.
This is the all-powerful influ
ence woman has without the note
VIII the vote strengthen it O
weaken itf I believe that it viii