The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-06-03

beautiful imagery Of the poet, Milton.
twin oaks. with juterIaced branches
hRr each standing firm is It's own
support Thus John Milton saw the
IDEAL auion ahIls Washington Irving
"a spite Of his continental comparison
Of man and woman. lived and died a
batcbplnr II ticklrs ones disabilities
10 think 81 hs heiug uaIe 10 give the
lnsl aorl ON Dlc marriage questiea
Bnt there Is absolutely no evidence
THAT voting units woman for being
good wife any more than 7, units a
maH 10 be- q good husband Judging
hg TIE latter the proof is negative,
bu rs HiHr out Of every ten married
a8mru. ah1 vote the groof Is positive
THAT the chance io vote helps her to
.bH better "her place Ia the home
lHt If "a BE- right fof women 10 be
human ivy shat becomes of those
wha have no oak to twlno aroundf
Not every woman can aHd husband,
and Tbs time ii coming when II viii
b. harder still Must seven women
indeed las hold an one man as the
prophet predicts
Hut Il vas Is hen Jgdgs Duprd quoted
Scripture that be- vent faFlhest as'ray
likf Napoleon, tin thls respect any
howl he thinks that women were
created 20 multiply and rapleaish the
earth giving his authority as from
Holy Writ Never was worse misquo
latiun This is the passage Genesis
272s
So God created maa IN bis own
image. in the image Of God created he
him mate and female created be them,
tud God blessed THEM and God said
INTO THEM, BE ffmtfal and multiply
aHd rpplpatsh Che earth and SllBtluE
il and HAVE DOMINION over the
ash 81 Iae sea. and over the fowls OF
the air. and over every living thing
that moyelh upon The earth tThe caps
ARE ours 10 bring oul the important
aordsl Hcsidps It's being a physical
npossIbility for Romau ALONE to
multiply aud feplefsh the earth, the
passage IN It's entirety SHOWS plainly
auough that this function was given to
them jointly and since Il did not inter.
tere With the operation or other actiyl-
ties they were told 20 subdue the earth
and have dominion over the earth and
rs living creatures This was joint
dHty and joint possession
The grand old gardener and his
\ f. understood this Together they
titled Eden aud together they went
forth beneath the flaming sword. tax.
ing paradise with them because they
were together II is plainly said In
Genesis that God made woman "as q
help meet for man, rot help-mate
merely. bat help meet isuitabiel for
man Throughout the ages her natural
evolution has been 60 keep step with
man llis pride or passioa,or love Of
sovereignty has sometimes made her
q pIaythiug oF slave but despite
THESE draw backs, the tendency to be
that help, meet for man. somehow,
some way. has found expression Cook
ing for him In hls tent. iighting with
him against the enemy taking the
hair from her head for his bowstrings,
nursing his wounds with the light
touch of an augeis wing; counselng
bin sn Aspaaia for every perteles
but wiser more tender and more vir'
taous than Aspasia, going with bin as
3 pioneer into new countries and with
him eunuuefltg world wilaefhesses.
sfe mother sister neighbour, friend
If mau under all sorts OF conditions,
and nos that the old tasks are falling
'rom her ON account Of the progress Of
the times. aud her household oecupa.
lions are diminished, the innate aspira.
ton stiil exists. growing stronger to
stand BESIDE man. aud as life be-
comes more complex To assist him In
solving his economic problem,
The diseefutng eye sees this trend
like aa incoming tide a tide that goes
dpsn ~ no man's command but sill
rise end rise. TIL in Gods stil, II will
perform IT, mission Il is Idle for
Iutise D,tprt. or others 1T that mind
10 Imagine like Cannie Of old that they
can stay the tide II u pause, II is
hecaust its hour has aot set come
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Representative Chestnn foIkes ~
West Fetieiaua has won the sobriquet