The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-11

ual men by themselves. But that was
In defense OF their person, and the per-
sons who belonged to them, and theiT
| kroperty-the property accumulated
by women. That is tho Interesting
fact-that all the property Of the an
| cient times was accumulated entirely
| by women. That is why men have
made laws forbidding women to hold
| property-so they viii not have to pro-
tect II, In those days men were too
dignifed to work, they went to war
and fought and kill each other, or
| fought and killed wild beasts or were
killed by wild beasts, but the women
| did all the real work which tended TO
! tho advancement OF civilization. They
were the first agriculturists, the flrst
j horticulturists, the frst weavers. the
| first millers. tho first potters, FIRST In
| all the lines OF development by which
men have made themselves rich. That
is Why they let baby girls live, instead
! Of killing them as they did before be-
cause they did not want to support
| them; now they let them live because
they could help with the work OF sup
| porting others, Then, when property
4 had been accumulated, one strong man
could take It away from another not
/ so strong. The first stage OF govern
men vas brought into use for the pro-
lection OF personal property. then for
| the protection OF the property belong
| ing TO a group. The third stage, the
| stage in which we are living now,
where government devotes Its entire
time, almost, TO the development Of
society. we come 10 the sphere Of
women, and what. today, is more large
ly wonfen's work than mems. What
government has 10 do with 1t Is more
| feminine than masculine. You go to
the city council, to session OF the
/ legislature, and listen to the subjects
| brought before those bodies; you Will
| find that there out OF four are prob
lens which have to do with women;
| the water supply OF the community.
| Certainly women are more interested
in the water supply than men; they
I drink more of it--or did until recent
ly. The food supply-the kind OF food
which shall be permitted; the house,
keeping = the municipal housekeep-
ing, taking care Of the garbage, re-
moving the ashes, cleaning the back
alleys, prevention Of the spread Of dis
ease, taking care Of the children, TAX
ing care Of the eyes Of the. children
| to prevent blindness. Government to-
day is a government concerning the
life Of every individual woman-the
motherhood OF the race. Take any
Of the reforms which are granted in
the ommunity-nire times out of ten
that movement had been started by a
woman's club. And there never was
a problem put before the people that
was not backed by the large majority
Of the women Of the community.
Some Foolish Women.
have seen some foolish women
who belong to the club, who go to
Congress ask for the passage of bills
which they desire for the commune
ty, and turned down every time they
! went there but who did not want to
vote, as 1t was so improper to go to
the polls. Why, If we went to the
polls we would have to associate with
horrid men, just the same horrid we
live with all the rest of our lives.
Now, l never could understand what
was the matter with men which made
them SO different to live with 364
days, when we wouldn't live without
them. couldn't live without them for
anything. and yet; on election day
! they become such holy terrors that
we become so contaminated If we go
to the polls With them. What is 1t
| that makes man so hideous on cleo
ton day, and makes him a perfect
saint all other days? Some women
are so afraid that they will be tar
nished, II they get near these horrid
men, and are so DESTROYS of being
lady-like that they wouldn't vote for
lanything for fear they woud lose their
lady-likenesses. Why, If were so
little lady, and my character was so
fragile that It would not stand go
ing to the polls and casting a ballot,
would sit up nights with the thing
until made it stronger. They know
themselves better than do. I am
sorry for them but If any of them
really feels that way l would be glad
went to cost their vote.
Now. all that trashy nonsense in
the year OF our Lord, 1916! 1t was all
right in the time OF Elizabeth; no
woman was supposed to be lady-like
unless she tainted at least two or
three times day, and kept her face
hidden. but when 1t comes to the days
of the present. when an honest wo-
man can look straight into the eyes
of an honest man, and an honest man
can look straight into the eyes of an
honest woman and each eager and
anxious for the best things and condi-
tions in life, that day in which we are
now living ls one which l can go to
the polls and cast an honest vote!
Some women do fatter men, and
men are idtotic enough to take 1t. We
do like to be told the things we like
to hear. We do think the person who
tells them Is wonderful. when we
know Ia our soul there isn't word
Of truth In 1t.
What They Believe.
Woman suffragists believe in a re-
publican form of government. We
want men to be true to the thing
that men really believe. We want
men when they say thing to believe
it, and we want them to say what
they believe 80 that we will know ex-
actly where we stand.
Now, the only thing to be solved,