The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-03-16
TILLMAN FINDS HISTORY
FURNISHES TWO REASONS

side step of yours, and nowhere
touches the point at issue. For mil
lions of years the male has selected
his mate and the female of the species
has selected hers.
Your reference to the divorce Uues-
tion-this, too, is flimsy, tits only hear
say, and comes from unreliable press
agents. But to the point:
Realizing that it was right, also that
it was inevitable, practically every
party has written in its platform the
equal suffrage plank.
The Republicans believe in making
it apply to all of the States; in other
words, apply nationally. The Pro
gressives have adopted, the Socialists
have likewise adopted but the Demo
cratic party in Difference to the South
has left it to the individual States.
placing such restrictions and barriers
as the nature of the situation demands.
For instance, it is left to South Caro-
lima to say whether or not we would
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the same as our husbands, brothers
and fathers do. IF this nation then is
to be Democratic nation, should we
not add our vote in South Carolina to
counteract the vote of some Republi-
can State?
We note with interest that two or
three months ago the question of the
! lreapportionment of the representa-
tives was before the congress. Re-
publicans were inquiring why our vote
was so small compared to the number
of congressman we had! Can it be
that we are to be deprived of GER
tain amount of representation on ac-
count of the fact that one-half of our
citizenship are disfranchised by man.
made constitutions, man-made laws
and man-made customs when we
whose very existence would be threat
ened by an outrageous Republican
grating tariff, an Aldrichism system
of finance, and Roosevelt despotism
as president? Nay verify. The pres
ident of the United States, who, l un-
derstand, is one cf your staunch
friends and you one of his chief adj
mirers is now president on account of
the women who voted for him.
Mr.. Hughes ranted the country tell
ing where Mr.. Wilson's administra-
tion was failure, but the women of
California and other States of minor
errors Cf he made any voted for the
man who himself voted against the
principles of taxation without repre-
sentation.
But again, Senator, we do not be-
lieve in government of trusteeship
or guardianship. l am by the law and
constitution you helped to make per-
mitted to hold my property in my own
right, name and manner. However,
when it comes to the question of tax
ing my property to defray government
expenses, | am denied the very first
right of ownership-in that have no
choice-a husband who has no idea of
finance, brother who is worthless
and is spendthrift, or a neighbor
who is miserly, exercises form of
false trusteeship, guardianship or
despotism and votes for that which is
aimed at my undoing? Is it right; is
it fair?
The relationship of wife, mother,
father and husband, brothers or sisters
break down in some instances-it does
in the matter of a forced guardian
ship. That we have the ability to do
anything is beyond question: Shall
mention the queens, the scientist, the
artist, musician, educator, the Joans
who have fought battles? You know
them all. In the eyes of the world
they are not disfranchised, but are
living, potent factors today, if their
bodies be dead their souls go marching
on-the world today is a better world
by virtue of their having lived in it
the fortitude and heroism of the wo-
men at Plymouth and jamestown is a
glorious heritage of ours; but as the
scene has changed and new conditions
have arisen we, too, ask to share our
part in the perilous time of today, we
ask that we share in the affairs of
government founded by the people, and
for the people and that we do our
part by keeping it from perishing from
the earth. l.. S.
You who believe i'm democracy. "a