The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-01
REASONS.
The Case for Suffrage Presented by
New York Business Man.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sit. On
this the v Of the equal suffrage
election I have been asked to present
frage in a nutshell.
1. In a republic II is only by the
consent Of the majority that real free
government can be peacefully and
permanently maintained. To exclude
women from the ballot is o exempt
about half the people. hence such a
government Is not a government by a
majority.
2. A free government can obtain and
exercise just powers only by and
through the consent of the governed.
Women are governed. yet 40 long as
the vote is denied them they cannot
be said to consent to any act Of gov
eminent.
3. The Constitution Of the United
States defines citizenship as "all per-
sons born or naturalized in the United
States and subject to h Jurisdiction
thereof" Are not women persons"
and can II be denied that they are
Subject to the jurisdiction Of the Uni
ted States? 1t follows. then, that
they are citizens me as such should
share the responsibilities and duties
Of citizenship.
4. As women hold property and arc
subject to taxation they should have
a voice in the selection Of those who
impose the taxes and who spend the
money so acquired.
8. The Acknowledgement OF women
means a large increase In the indie
a. As- Aha los
| enced more by tho virtue and fitness
Of a candidate for office thar by tradi-
ton or by loyalty TO party.
6. If ONE vote politics will be-
| come a popular subject in the home.
The principles of government will be
| studied and discussed in the family.
The things which concern only some
members OF the household are not and
| can never be subjects OF general IN
| terest and cooperation.
:. The ballot is a great educator,
| ard women should be as broadly edu-
Gated as men.
S. There Is no work ontalled by hav-
ing the franchise. except that incurred
by study. reading and thinking. The
actual time spent in voting is less than
one hour n year.
.. Women are not as easily domi-
mated by a political boss as men.
10. One of the greatest evils or our
/ political government IL the spoils sys-
, tenn through the party boss. "A boss
cannot direct and control a large body
OF voters as easily IA he can "A smal
body. The votes of women would al
most double the number OF voters.
II. All or nearly all the arguments
gains woman suffrage apply with
equal force against women going into
business. yet no one now denies women
the right to participate in industrial
service. nor does any n question It's
beneficial effects.
II. Woman suffrage has been tried
for a long period Of years In three
sections Of the world, Scandinavia,
America and Australia. In all or
these places Il Is a success, and the
best reason for believing this Is the
fact, which cannot be denied, that II
has never lost An acre OF ground. but,
on the contrary, there has been a
steady growth or extension to adjoln-
ing countries and States.
10. Woman suffrage can DO no
harm. It has done no harm where 1t
has been tried.
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