French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10

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she is not, she is either a member of
the community or she is not.
One state, l believe, has decided that
women are not people, but has left us
in doubt as to just what sort Of crea-
lures we are.
Judge Wadham in a recent lecture
said:
who then are the governed? Are
not women subject to the authority of
the state and nation as are men? Are
not women bound by the same laws?
Women are required to obey the civil
and criminal law. Do not women con-
tribute revenue to enable the govern
ment to exercise it's powers efficient
1y? Women pay taxes as men do.
The governed includes both men and
m There is no more reasOn to
exclude the one than the other. AS
women are among the governed justice
demands that she should have a share
in the government. To hold otherwise
is to nullify the Declaration of indie
pendence."
Governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed"
Justice demands that all the govern
ed should share in the government to
produce the. greatest measure. of life,
liberty and happiness.
The picketing by women at the
White House has frequently been Civ
en- latterly as a reason for opposing
this righteous measure.
I do not favor nicketing myself, but
I would not insult my intelligence by
giving as a reason for opposition that
some few women had carried banners
on the street.
King Albert of Belgium is a warm
supporter of the movement to n
franchise women, and when that brave
little country shall return unto her
own she has promised that one of the
first things she will do as a restored
nation will be to grant universal suf~
frage to her women. Such is the
prophecy made by the king when meet
ing the congressman of the United
States on their recent tour. His ma
@esty is quoted as saying, "The women
have won the right for themselves in
this war"
Denmark and Iceland, Sweden and
more than half of Canada have recent
" given the ballot to women. Russia
has extended her promise, likewise
Holland and France. England has in
creased the number of privileges Of
voting women.
Consider the recent elections in this
country, especially that of New York.
Anti-stfragists claim that the latter
victory was due to the Socialist vote.
New York and Cincinnati voted on the
same day, the latter city casting a
larger Socialist vote in proportion to
population than the former, yet suf-
frage was defeated in Cincinnati.
It does seem strange that the Anti
suffrage association of New York
should have disbanded. If equal suf-
frage is the pernicious thing that they
have represented they ought not to
disband, but to strengthen their organ
izatiOn, and redouble their efforts in
the hope of securing its repeal. When
anti-sufrage associations disband they
tacitly assume that after people have
had the experience of equal suffrage
to the old way.
The New York Sun rises to rebuke
suffrag'sts who declare their intention
worth and state Senator Elon r
Brown, and say that it a only be re-
garded as a sex issue, because these
men were honest in their opposition.
A sex issue! How absurd. Leaving
aside Senator Browns Legislative re
cord as an eyploiter of women AM
children in industry, surely it is d
breach Of faith to want to put out O
office those whose political ideals ar,
hostile to yonr own, those who havt
knitted the thing nearest your heart.
Take the same view of prohibition
Would it be natural or expected that {
true prohibit9onist would supDor+ anr
work for one who had used all hi:
powers to defeat that measure? That
IS too unreasonable for question. Ol