Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-13

largely due to the cooperation of his
wife, or mother or sister. The gov
ernment of the home and the bring
ing up of the children are her work
When widowed, she becomes the head
of the family as her husband was,
and has to face and overcome prob
lens equally as important as his
were She is found today in the field
of business and in the professions,
as well as in the world of letters.
| There is hardly municipal State or
governmental department in which
she is not found, discharging duties
and assuming responsibilities of equal
Importance with men. She Is found
directing public libraries, boards of
education, boards of health, and
with few exceptions, performing as
important work as falls to the lot
of men, She bears her share of the
responsibilities and burdens of cit
izenship, without enjoying its priv
ileges. The law holds her responsible
for her debts and her contracts and
visits upon her the same penalties
for infractions of the law as are Vis-
tied upon the men She is, there
fore, held liable for all the penalties,
forced to assume responsibilities, and
to be answerable for all her acts be-
fore the law, besides paying her
share of the expenses of government.
In the face of all this, these same
laws withhold from her the privilege
of protecting herself, her family and
her property by not giving her a
vote in the management of public az
fairs,-and solely by reason of her
sex.
"As I stated at the outset, the ques-
tion is not, why should women be
allowed to vote?' but rather the
question is, why should women not
be allowed to voter"
Colby Criticises Root.
Former Senator Colby criticized
Elihu Root and Cardinal Gibbons fol
| their opposition to women and de-
clared the New York political leader
had been dead fifty years and that
his place in the United States Is taker
today by Lucy Stone Both men, M
said, look upon Democracy as ma
chine, rather than as a living or
ganism, and the distinguished op
ponents to suffrage, he declared arr
blind to these evidences of life abou
them as reflected in the Democracy
of today. The cardinals letter t
James Nugent. Mr.. Colby averred
had been written twenty years ago
but had just reached the Newarl
politician by mail.
The opposition to votes for women
founded upon a conception that poll
ties Is not among woman's prope
yocations, is in line with the ancien
ideas that man could not fly, that h
should work seventy-two hours
week and that in sickness the prope
Answering Cardinal Gibbonss state
ment that it was the duty of th
state to restrain actions of womel
and confine them to the station II
life selected by the Almighty, he de
clared that was in line with the old
time view that kings could interpre
for their subjects the Almighty
wishes.
1.-THE true principle of Democrac,
!, Is that no group shall restrain an
other group, or individuals, whethe
men or women. save where their ac
tivities encroach upon the rights o
liberties of others. And all histor,
tells of no occasion when any groul
was given equality of opportunity AM
they failed to benefit humanity. Re
striction of the voting privilege from
women is contrary to the laws o
evolution, of life and of the constitu
ton"
He spoke of Lucy Stones first proc
lamation against taxation without tn
voting rights for her sex and laudet
her as a great general, a philosopher
q dreamer of dreams and a lover o
, humanity.
"She was a noble type, a good
/ heroic woman" he said
q "Reminiscences of Miss stone.
Mrs. Gait told of "reminiscences G
/, Lucy Stone and the woman's com
ment, without any idea of humor, UP
J on the eggs hurled at her during he
t first talks. None was bad, Mrs Ston
: had remarked, as she ruefully com
! mented upon the lack of freshness c
? some thrown at her contemporar,
{ Abbie Kelly. She told of Mrs. Stone
i afd in the Colorado campaign, whe
that State, then q territory, gave til
ballot, first In the United States to
: so. In addition to her labors Mr.
s Stone sent a check for s100, which wa