Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-31
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RcrIy To Mrs. Hcnson.

10 me Editor of The Times rispatch:
this past week in selling Liberty bonds
h'' Il was imr,'ssiblc 10 ird time
20 ia<" up certain roints In Mrs Hen
sons letter Of the 18th un;il now
we ar" Immensely Interested in her
*tntericn' that woman sunrag. was
ant AZ tn. time OF tho French nevolu-
,,n' IN France. and that ii. failed
We haze heard. of course. of The
women OF property who for q brief
to Say ;h"ir say at ,he capitol But
thiF experiment failed because the re-
me essential clements Of a true de-
ln"cF'cE. We We're. however. unaware
that ancient Greece or cii;htecnth-ccn-.
iutN Franc" had tried woman Suffrage
Niil rot your correspondent give us
ne sources OF her Information AS to
.F"Se interesting experinen,s7 and
Il iai!u!, III the Western states?
IL is true that the Colorado I.egis
ln'ur" failed TO go on record in favor
ou' ~ Is equally true that II passed
resolutions. as other western Staiea
ham- done. strongly. indorsing woman
.! ,Er4rS and that men in Colorado
OF high distinction In the business and
educational world formed an associ-
ttion tot he purpose q: dcnouncins
N" s'anIcrous charges circulated rs
N" anus in AN attempt TO dscredit
~" results OF equal suffrage in the
West.
against the Federal amcndr"en, Vas
hot againsi woman suffrage, bu, IN
which exists 10 some extent in Tho
W"s,. as well as in the North and
south The Legislature OF California
~" Federal amendment Az for MAYORS
elected by women voters" lot me res
m ,nnr, yomr corresrona"nt thn, men. as
WI as women, vote in equal suffrage
states. Mayor Thompson. OF Chicago.
Is 1t happens, Was not the choice OF
nc Women voters Their candidate
one. AT that zine. dreamed that he
w"ild develop such unpatriotic ten
cnso who voted for him. or the MI
nority OF women who likewise helped
elect him. be charged win .,isloyaity
because OF his attitude now.
Mayor Gin. OF Seattle. is an inter-
csting example Ct the power of tile
W.n"n's vote to reform even GER
called by The votes OF men and women
III" latter had just bccn enfranchised
M,n"cnusr OF MS failure to suppress
he was again a candidate. this time
on reform platform. lie pledged
a ,,; TO rnn clean town" and to
man of the reform league. He was
c!"cted-and kent his pledge.
r ms, MS t3 or me -acs riots Of East st.
or than any question OF man or wom-.
IN suffrage. Given certain conditions,
they are. unhappily. Liable TO break
out anywhere. At any tine until
through The higher development OF our
civiliyntioE VIZ learn to control these
racial antipathes
l'ut YOUR correspondent Is mistaken
in saying shat suffragists claim they
can purify politics" or that we think
we can reform the world by the Nero
act OF voting. What we do claim is
hat men and women. consulting to-
sr;hHr as {" the oest methods OF run
ning the larger home. may some day
ful world Than men alone have ever
had Il chance to do. -.
one thing that amazes me in read
ing over tho diatribc of Mrs Henson's
is that she. like many of the ANTS"
IN her caGcrness TO discredit the sIlf-
IraEc cause. makes the most damag-
ing charges against women in gem
eraI She points out that whether
in Colombo or New York. women
teachers are training the youth Of the
lanC in d'sloyaity. Strange that these
wcr" amongst tho first States to fiji
ihcir quotas Of recruits for the armyi
she also charges that wherever women
vote they inevitably corrupt society
ana create scdition in the nation and
mat the same results will follow in
20 express their opinions at the polls
Yet women are the mothers of tho
race. One wonders why she is willin9
for such dangerous members of SOC
ci"ty to be intrusicd with tho troin.
ing OF children. even In infancy.
c, l.. NJ. VALENTINE -
iiicimcnd, October 90, 1917