Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-02-17

of the Irshmans expression
made in this country. When
citizen said my father was an
Irshman and / am know-noth-
ing" Pat said 'fYour father an
IIshnan and you a know-noth-
! ing my God what will the next
generation be babboons"? The
above story seems to fit the
character of your correspond
dent. | hope at least he is not
some old dried up bachelor that
has been Tilted y some dolfaced
"weakeling" or has been spewed
out of some political ring. He
/ has never read the constitution
( Of the United States or if he has
he does not know what person
or citizen means. The women
that are asking for the vote are
asking for their rights guaran-
teed them in the constitution
and are led by woman that are
the peers of any man be he a
Lincoln, Westinghouse a Glad
stone. A woman led Gladstone
to Sunday school and trained
him to be one ofEngland's great
est statesmen | will admit it
took two women to train, edu-
cate and raise Abe Lincoln the
ignorant back woods boy to be
Abraham Lincoln. The states
men and president are all raised
and trained George Washington,
one Of the greatest statesmen
and patriots Of this or any 9th
er country. It SENS to me
Mr.. Editor, viewing it from the
point Of one of England's great
statesmen, "Show me the laws
of any people and I viii tell you
what kind Of people" It you
would have to select a portion of
the people to have a voice in
making the laws you would go to
the churches and not be the
tweed rings and the penitentia-
ry. The women have the ma
joritv in the churches. The
men in the tweed rings and pen
itentiary.
These are real women not the
supposed goddess Of Greek leg
end as Helen of Troy. (see en-.
B. Ed. 9 oil. II Page 629.).
Sir Walter Raleigh was found
guilty by a count, sentenced,
committed to Imprisonment by
King James. Released after
wards tried by a court, found
guilty for having allowed his
men to shed Spanish blood af-
ter engaging that he would not
do so. en-. Bib. Ed. 9 Vol. 20
page 264.). Executed by order
of King James and not for hav-
ing wrinkles in his face. Car
RE Nation fought to save boys
and homes. Men sworn to ex-
ecute the laws refused to do so.
'The backwoods of Tennes-
see are untouched by woman
suffrage" Here the home dwell /
ing women should flourish. Sur
rounded by her children and
cared for by her husband.
Yet there are SO, $50 women
engaged in agriculture in that ,
state, over $4,000 Of them day
laborers. Their range of oc-
capations are not exactly home
like. 1t runs from sheep herds
and raisers to lumberwomen
raftswomen. woodchoppers and
tie cutters. In addition to the
adults no less than 1915 little
girls under 165 years of age are
employed as farm laborers. g.
100000 little children under 16
years of age are employed in
factories, where it is unhealthy,
that their average life after en-
tering the factory is only 6 to
8 years. Men make the laws
and run the factories. The cor
respondent need not worry. The
United States will have woman
suffrage. The way "A Reader"
butchers English, he would be
of more use to the Germans
than to the Anti-Suffragetts.
Women is freer in the United
States than most other coun-
tries. A list of the enoch-rnSk-