The Alaska citizen., 1915-11-01

 circumstances he should acquire the power to do so.
 Now it seems by the same pro ~ess of reasoning, for any common wealth to deny the rights of citi- zenship to woman. they are, by such an act. thoughtlessly prosti tutng the rights of every unit of the state. for if there should ever come a time when some class acquires Ie power and deemS ' h"Dedie1t to arbitrarily exercise it. that class n deprive the cit T of sue commonwealth of every right they possess. and when protest is made coolly info II them. they are merely receiving a dose of their own med'- cine. The average man, l am sure in his relations to those about him wishes to display at least a moderata degree of fair play; but he is sucf2 a victim of false training and preiu dice that he lacks the ability to stand in the corner. then back off ;' short distance and look himself over. If it were possible for him to submit to such inspection, he would doubtless observe many things that need an awful amount of fixing. One of his first discov- eT,eS would be that. for about twelve hours out of every twanty-four, his thinking machine is without a gov aiNOr We rear monuments to me0 vNo distinguish themSelves upon the field of battle. who dedicate their i -os to deeds of phlaNtNropy; who "2rry the Torch of Science" to 'zzy heights of discovery, or who successfully lead in parliaments O 0"ti"ns at a crisis when the fate of some great constructive measure is sealed for good or ill. But woman who really plays the star part in the mvstrioue drama of civilization must suffer the poignant grief re- served for those who view their every act of devotion and self-sac- of recognition, or cold smile of diSdain.
 The voters of the e1nr~~ndlv pro oreSsi~e State of New Jersey have said to their mothers. daughters wives and sweethearts: "Wa are willing that every vicious dive keep or every ignorant ward healer er- erv depraved and constituencies character of the male persuasion in this state shall have a voice in fram- ing and promulgating laws that vit ally effect your home, yourself and your children, but you shall not"
 These same voters have gone or ~e"ord with the disgra oeful dictr e.. that every piece of human flotsam of the male gender. however baselv he may dishonor the dignity of citi zenship, however lacking he may be in every decent aspiration, may ex ercise the privilege of franchise but you. whose hands and mind. and souls are clean, the very type of hands and minds that are most needed in every civic improvement You shall not"
 In Gods name--if there really be a God-how long must this condi- tion of despicable unfairplay and false ethics endure? It is not diff cult to show that in the past twent, channel of civic progress has been of such salutsry character and star. ling magnitude that mans efforts in comparison should cause him 70 blush with shame for the very little ness of his ettainments. Yet in a majority of the states, she violates tho law to innccently walk to the polls and register her convictions IT raise her voice in favor of clean politics and decent government.
 In those states where they have We, political freedom. women off, "ials in charge of public trusts have shown that directness of action that excellent efficiency which char acteriZes a new and most admira ble type of public official. For in stance. Kate Barnard, secretary of the national Conference of Chari- .ins and CorrNrtion. is con'misrion or of charities for Oklahoma The legal department under her direction has wrested from incompetent and di@honest guardians and returned to orphans of the state nearly one mil lion dollars in cash and land to Inc value of about four times that amount The number of orphans in volved in thie work was 1873. Her department also acts as public de fender of the poor to prevent the defeat or miscarriase of justice Many centuries ago old Aristotle laid down a postulate regarding the wealth of nations that has never been successfully denied or dis proven. He claimed that "the fresh and flourishing youth of nation was it's most precious wealth, anG the very greatest function of every 7tate wa to properly train and develop the minds and bodies of the vc'lth of the state"
 Woman from the very morning of time. has given to her country the most valued of all wealth, yet through many unhappy centuries she has had no voice as to what disposal the etHte should make of that wealth: today, however, she begins to sec above the crest of the east the lawn Cf liberty: she io learning f value her children as the keystone the one vital asset of every com monwealth and also developing the determination and ability to defend and conserve them. She is winning her way as both judge and coun- selor in our juvenile courts, and 'n every municipality in our coun- try her influence is cleansing poll tics and rendering the administra- ton of justice what it really should be. She merits not only the right of franchise in every state of our union. but to make her usefulness cOmp)ete, every wife and mother should be made an honorary citizen If the world
 POTATOES BAKED ON RANGE.