The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-10
AGAINST SUFFRAGE
Correspondent Doubts Wisdom
Votes for Women.

Votes for Women.
Editor of The Banner Just twice
this season have happened to see
letters in your paper from believers III
votes for women II occurred to me
that you would be willing to publish
letter from one who does not ac-
cept the advanced thought of some OF
her sex
Women are so unlike men-todas
so Independent of men. Are they?
Who is the usual employer? Women
physically, unlike men, may be Great
ors of war. but not warriors. Endur-
ing powers differ The woman vita
her little babe, i'll, dying, rebounding
to health or il might be her husband
or any dearly loved one; endures SO
much it is beyond expression, the
love, care, nursing, cooking and
Thousand and one things she should
ers. While the man all uncomplaining,
grinds his teeth. his worries meaning
just as much to him, but ask you
what is the usual result? | use the
word usual, no isolated case or cases
should stand as argument. The wc-
man of means Is sent from home for
change of scene, to correct nerve
strain, but the husband and man of
business, corrects his nerves with
harder work being diverted by the
numerous men and incidents of the
busymans day The woman of small
means must rest. She often fights off
collapse by having larger doctors
bills to pay and her salaried husband
must announce, we are well. but no
new clothes for time. The very
poor, how they suffer. how relief is
brought to them. and the weekly wage
envelope is oftener than not, given to
the wife. the man, reserving only mis-
small allowance for comfortable
smoke.
Now one more physical argume1c.
A man can throw ball, watch wo
man. udtult has Hot duJuStSu Qac
socket in one as in the other. Equal
in brain, yes: equal in rights, why not
protected by the same laws, turning
in our taxes for the same ends, beins
taxed to obtain this same protection
The old phase, taxation without rep
resentation" applied originally to this
country when under George the Third
the money was then used In Enc
land.
The work Of the women today does
not seem to need the vote so much is
granted without It. The Village I'm
provement Association obtains with
out much effort, the consent of the
selectmen for the changes and ad-
in the towns, our charities
are largely controlled by women, but
with the usual advisory board of men.
SO at once we seem combined in
equal interests and equal shares of
the same work
Woman IN politics, if they keep up |
their present claims. will stand for so.
cialism which as it Is interpretated is |
4 sort OF anarchy. Feminism, as used |
in America, means Free love, in
France womanliness.
ask yo uto read for information
much that is written by Miss Mill
holland and Miss Bodman. Even |
Mormsnism is sanctioned. Suffragist |
claim, women voting means no more |
war. Can this convince you. Helen |
Df Troy and many others may be
ancient history. but are women less
resourceful today? The vote has
not changed the wages of the men.
Women only bring to our notice that
hey are classed with idiots and Grim
mails, imagine the result if man had
;aid this
The Suffragist now claim several
states, how are they populated Ro,
chester. New York has a larger popu-
ation than one of the states giving |
he vote to women. Thank you for
The space. ] hope YOU will grant an
who believes in pro
3rcss but not in politics for woman
w. f. s.