Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14
"A Married Woman's Question

feCtS n.
concerns not a particular class OF women
but THE AVERAGE WOMAN: &c
AND THE AVERAGE WOMAN Is
FOUND N THE HONE WITH TH ZEE
OR FOUR CHILDREN, DOING HEB
OWN HOUSEWORK AND ROCKING
MER OWN CRADLE.
Business and industry are. as rule
mere incidents IN women's lives. ;.
NOT 70 work for somebody for wages.
not 10 compete with men IL business
or the professions BIT TO FORM 4
h LIFE IA SART TAi9f: ! FA MlI5 SOME
II is for This reason that women re-
main in industry hut from I'VE to seven
years Of the average. when they 1i.AD-
LATE INTO MATRIMONE.
Fortunately for her the interests o. the
industrial woman, are NOT SELFISH in
terests. If they were She would ne
HELPLESS. with the vote or without II
Her REAL INTERESTS. on the contra
the community takes care Of them as
matter of self-protection
The question for the votes: therefore.
in industry. tut HOW WILL IT Ar
FEET THE AVERAGE WOMAN. WHO
Is A MARRIED. WOMAN WITH
THREE or FOUR CHILDRIcN?-The
Case Against Woman Suffrage.
Have you seen 2 copy of the above
credited magazine? /; is published by
the National Anti Suffrage Associa-
tion. Boston 1t is one of Arten7as
Wards "amoosin' cusses."
The 4, erage Woman" says our
anti neighbor, is found in the home
with three or four children"
Good for the aveiaSe woman, She
has something more than her own in
diligence 70 think about. The future
OF those thee or four children is more
vital to her than her own existence.
She is ready TO slave for them and to
Gle for them. if thereby then future
can he improved. The love Of the
average woman" for her three or
four children" holds her to high ideals
She has no time for the baser things
or thoughts. Those three or tour chill
dren are always in the foreet ound Tor
her. She Is seldom out of sight of
them and never forcets them. is never
teyord their influence. she watc1es
over then physical welfare with fever
ish anxiety. She ever pyays, con-
sciously or unconsclously. for their
moral welfare She hopes they will be
good men and women.
You cannot imagine a mother indif-
fernt as TO the future of her three or
four children
Did YOU ever know mother who
hoped her son would be a drunkardo
y
ambition was that her daughter be
come terptress, vampire, A harlot?
All. no: dear anti, the average
mother" is clean in mind and body for
the sake Of her children. Her insplra-
tons are good because of them. if not
before they were entrusted to her care.
The purest influence known to man
kind in holding humanity from its lust
srd greed. has been THE AVERAGE
MOTHER"
Man. in the nature Of his physical
activities a wei! as his lighter &p-
probation Of morality. may forget the
Welfare Of his children at times. and
90 things that he would not wish his
wife and children to see. He even
takes long chances of discovery in
gratifying his depraved tastes He is
inclined. largely. to perpetuate some
Of the evils that provide indulgence for
HIM and his kind-alwavS hoping. of
course, that His children will never
ccnle to know such evils but willing
10 AXE the chances
Man does NOT vote as consistently as
he should against the saloon and the
trothel. He is inclined to grin. and
"forEe'" white slavery
Does the average woman" with
three or four children" have any use
for the saloon? Does she wish to
favor the brothel for her sons Does
she wink at white slavery as a pros
pect for her dauchter?
The average woman DOES have a
stronger community interest than does
the average male voter Community
purity means more to her. She has no
means of knowing whether her hus-
band votes as he talks to sooth her
Her influence" may be effective at
the polls and il may not; she is not
sure. II she could go to the polls and
rake her Influence FELT she would
know.
But what would our anti-suffrage
scphists have us understand-that in
terest in state and national affairs do
rot lead back to community affairs?