The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-07
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illes TO support cheerfully leave their
well-pald posts for those command
ing lower wages7 Not without pro-
test. The economic axiom. denied
and eyaded for centuries will be en-
blazoned on every factory. counting
house and shop. Equal pay for equal
work. and common justice will
slowly but surely enforce that law
rho European woman has risen. She
may not raelizo 1t yet, hut the woman
'door-mat In every land has uncon-
9ciously become door jainb.' She
Will have become accustomed to her
now dignity by the time the men
come home Sho Will wonder how
she ever could have been content
lying across the threshold now that
she discovers the upright iumb gives
SO much broader and more normal u
vision Of things.
Opponents Yield.
In Great Britain, which was tho
storm center Of the suffrage move
ment for years before the war. hun
dreds Of bitter, active opponents
have confessed their conversion to
woman suffrage on account OF the
war scrviccB OF women. Already,
three great provinces Of Canada.
Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan,
have given universal suffrage to their
women In sheer generous apprecia-
ton OF their war work Even Mr..
Asluith, world renowned for his i'm.
movable opposition to the parliament
tary suffrage for British women, has
given evidence Of n change OF view.
Some months ago, he announced his
amazement at the utterly unexpected
skill. strength and resource deyel-
oped by the women and his gratitude
for their loyalty and devotion. a
public statement issued by Mr.. As
2nlth in August. was couched In such
terms as TO be interpreted by many
ne a pledge to Include women in the
next election bill.
THE Significance Of the changed
status OF European women has not
been lost upon the men and women
or our land: our own people are not
80 unlearned in history. nor so lack
Ing in national pride that they Will
allow the republic 10 lag long behind
the empire. presided over by the de-
scendant OF George the Third. II
they possess the patriotism and the
sense Of nationality which should be
the Inheritance OF an American, they
VIII not walt until the war Is ended,
but will boldly lead in the Inevitable
march of democracy, our own Amerl-
can specially.
Slowly Fading.
AS the most adamantine rock
gives away under the constant drip
ping Of water. so the opposition to
woman suffrage in our own country
has already disinteErated before the
increasing strength Of our movement.
The editice of woman's liberty
nears completion. Over our heads
tantaliZing near, hangs the roof OF
our edlfce-the vote. What Is our
duty? Shall we spend time In admir-
Ing the cap-stoncs and corniCe? Shall
we lament the tragedies which ac-
companied the laying Of the corner
stones? or shall we. like the builders
of old, chant "Ho! all hands. all
hands. heaye TO! All hands, heave to-.
and while We chant. grasp the over
hanging roof and with long pull,
a strong pull and pull altogether,
fix II in place for ever more?
Let us then take measure of our
strength. Our cause has won the
endorsement of all political parties;
every candidate for the presidency is
a suffragist. 1t has won the endorse
ment of most churches: 1t has won
the hearty approval Of all great or
CARNATIONS OF women. II has won
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