French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-05-30

their married relations.
It is claimed over and over again
that women will support the same
candidates as their husbands, where
bv the vote will be doubled at great
expense, without any gain n result.
In nearly every household the sons
belong to the same political party as
the father. Does anyone think that
for this reason the sons should be dis
f~ranchised?
The majority of the press of our
Lcountry has always been unfair to
women. Sometime ago a Washing
ton paper contained in headlines, IN
capitals the following:
"Women's Votes Bought at $1.OO
Each-Three Fair Kentuckians In
dicted for Fraud at a School Elec-
tion."
Following this in smaller type was,
"Three women have been indicted on
charges of selling votes in the last
school election. They will be tried
with LOO men who r accused of
having committed frauds at the pri-
mary election here last August. 1t
was alleged in the Indictment that
the women sold their votes for $1.OO
each. The trial of these indicted will
be resumed on Monday"
What an injustice! In great head
lines to refer to the fault of three
women, when the grave fact existed
of election frauds by over a thousand
men.
Since the disfranchisement of
nearly all the men of Adams county,
Ohio, on account of election frauds,
it does seem that such arguments
against women would cease.
There is no justice in the fact that
a woman may vote as stock holder in
a bank or a railroad, but if she sells
her stock and buys a house with the
money, she has no voice in laying of
the road before her door, which her
house is taxed to keep and pay for.
Equal suffrage is as sure to come
as the sun is to rise.
William Dean Howels says: SIN
my opinion suffrage for women is
bound to come; there are many argu-
!, ments against it, but no reasons"
I We call country a democracy,
, but is it really that? What is a de-
mocracy? A democracy is a form of
government where the final powers
!, rests in the people, not a part of
the people, but where it rests in the
whole people. In some of our States
aliens who have never been natural
lied are allowed to- vote, and yet
this right is denied to their intelli-
gent womanhood. For numerous
facts in this article I am indebted to
, Senator Shafroth and Congressman
Nelson.
In conclusion we suffragists find
much that is encouraging in the pres
ent outlook. The past few months
have seen wonderful progress.
Namely, nearly 100000 new
women voters in Great Britain, and
100000 added to the electorate in
the United States.
An affirmative vote has been cast
on the enfranchisement of women in
the House of Representatives of the
United States Congress, a municipal
woman suffrage bill introduced into
the French Chamber of Deputies, and
the question of complete domination
suffrage favorably discussed by all
parties in the Canadian Federal Par
lament.
To the women voting States we
have added the State with the largest
territory, Texas, and the State with
the largest population, New York.
The national committee of both the
great political parties have given
their full approval to the cause of
woman suffrage.
The Republican party of North
Carolina, the State Democratic con-
~vention of Indiana, the legislature of
New York, of North and South Da-
kota, and Montana are among those
who have heartily Endorsed the en-
franchisement of women.
One thing we ask, one thing
= more we expect, the affirmative vote
of the United States Senate.