Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-11
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on this question. | notice in last
spondents from Huffman, Hunters
one, agree with me that woman ought
to vote, while Vinegar Ridge, Being
ton Route and Crowfoot Bottom
say that a woman's place is in the
home and not at the polls. Now, my
friends, those of you who are opposed
to women voting where do you get
your argument You surely do not
think your mothers, wives, sisters
and SweetheartS are beneath you in
intelligence, do you! For instance.
we'll take up the whiskey question.
Don't you know that the women were
the chief cause of the Is dry states
we have III this country today? Yes,
indeed, women played an important
part, very important part, IN put
ting the wnlskey men on the run, and
ii / am not mistaken, IL of. the dry.
states are woman suffrage states.
Some of you might say, look at Cali
ifornia-the women vote there, and
it is wet. OF course,-but remember
that in the state of California the
men outnumber the women four to
one. Now the war-I say that equal
universal suffrage means an end to
war. Womanhood is against the
brutal barbarous butchery called war.
Until the hands of the women of civ
ilization are united there is little
hope of ending the inhuman slaugh-
ter that has placed a blotch upon
every century of history since the
- &c.
would abolish the white-washing of
the male wrong doer. There are to-
day three hundred thousand of our
fairest daughters being done to death
in the damnable white-slave hells of
fair, free and beautiful America. Do
you think, my friends, that if we had
Universal suffrage in the United
States today that the pure woman
hood of this fair nation would vote
to let such vile places exist, where
vice is rampant to such degree that
it beggars description? Don't you
know that immortality and social dis
eases cost the nation three billion
dollars yearly? That is nearly twice
as much as the drink curse costs.
And remember, friends, that men rule
in nearly all the cities. The woman
has no voice whatever in municipal
politics. Now to sum it all up, do
you think that if the woman were
allowed to vote that she would vote
to keep these vice dens open to lure
their daughters to eternal disgrace,
and a living death? Do you think
if the women had equal rights at the
polls that they would vote the saloons
in, so they could send their husbands,
fathers, brothers and sons to drunk
ards grave? And again,-do you
believe the women would vote to
send their husbands and sons to war,
vote to send them to place on the
field of carnage, where they would
be murdered and butchered like hogs,
such suggestions would be stain
upon the name of pure womanhood.
Give women the ballot and they will
strike every time in the interest of
the home. And what blesses the
home goes to make the world better.
Wayne England Of Grafton was
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Laura
Right, a few days last week.
The revival meeting at Lambert
Chapel closed last Tuesday night.
About ten were converted and six
joined the church.
Mrs. Effie and Samantha Goodwin Of
Huffman were visiting in our met
ropolis last Thursday. Samantha
says that this is the first time in
twenty three years that she has Wis
tied this town. g
We understand that the reason why
Bro. Stoneking didn't preach at
Sugar Greek a week ago last Sun
day was because he couldn't get his
horse past some brush in the road
on the Robinson hill. Sounds like
the story of BALKAN and his mule.
Ye scribe while in Belington Fri
day witnessed a law suit between two
of the prominent citizens OF that
town. But the best part came when
the plaintiff got judgment against
the defendant. Then the defendant
went on the plaintiffs stay bond.
That's the proper spirit. Don't get
mad, even if you do law.
We see that the manufacturers OF
this county are going to sell the war
ring nations $4,000,000 worth of
arms and ammunition. What's the
use to pray for peace, and let this go
on. That's helluva way to get
peace!
We must have been asleep when
Uncle B.. was in our town. That he
was here must be certain, for he said
our farms looked O. K, out-oh,
the roads! Well, the roads are pretty
bad, we'll admit, but from what we
can learn, it takes all the money to
keep the road in repair from Being
ton to Vinegar Ridge, so Uncle b.
can operate his go-cart, SO you see
we amt got no money to work our
road with.
Don't forget to unlock your speak
box on the suffrage biz,
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