Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-24
Woman Suffrage

(ContinuedJ
! A viii bo seen By yesterdays ar
! iicl" mat In view Of the bitterly ac-
'lsing and inHistcntIy recurring use
! Of the pronoun "he' 1t IL interest
| ing 70 note that the initial move
! both for larger education ~ WON
/ en- and the reform OF laws was made
| by man
/ Property Rights
| 'Oncomitantly with the movement
! Tor better educational facilities for
women, began one 10 change the
| laws In direction more favorable
! 70 them ana their personal rights.
| especially az regards marriage and
property The old English common
| law which formed the basis OF
American jurisprudence proceeded
| upon the principle that "a man and
| his wife are one correct enough
! principle 40 far as It went, but In
| some Instances n failed to go far
enough. Even the bilterest com
| pidinunt against man. made stat
lutcs' comedies that under the right
Conditions tho interests Of the sexes
are Identical. and no injustice can
accrue from the laws provision 80
| long az the family unit remains in
tact Where the trouble lay was In
IN" laws failure 10 provide for the
unhappy contingency when man
and wife cehHe TO be "one," and be-
com" not only two but a warrinR
multitude augmented by their re-
speciive partisins. and In such n
! falling out the law remaining on
the side ~ the husband, hArdships
was often entailed upon the wife,
A. soon az this was brought 10 the
attention Of Kind hearted and en-
ergetir people. legislation wheels be-
kan 20 turn In the direction OF re-
form.
In 1896 Judge Ioricll presented 10
the New York Legislature bill to
secure property rights 10 married
women, which had BEEN drawn up
by chief Justice Savage Ct the SUI
preme court and Hon. John G.
Spencer, one Of the revisers OF the
statutes
Practically all ot the states OF
the union had removed the married
woman Joker" and enacted legisla-
tion comforting peculiar privileges
and granting special immunitles TO
woman upon the score Of her sex.
Women have been accorded per-
sonal freedom, the right TO acquire
an education; earn her living; to
claim wages to own property; to
make contracts, to bring suit: 10
testify in court: TO obtain divorce
on just grounds. to possess her chill
dren. To claim "a fair share In the
accumulAtions during marriage. But,
10. The one privilege withheld-"by
some devilish cantry's sleight"--
swells 10 the dimensions oi all those
conceded and fills the measure OF
woman's discomfort as completely az
II nothing had ever been done 10
appehse II. The voice and tVmult
OF feminine unrest continue to I'LL
the land with strident clamor. and
now we are told that the one thing
needed to change the winter of
womanly discomfort into glorious
summer. and also bring peace on
earth" Is. Votes for .Women!"
The suffrage paid leaders eX-
press chagrin that the amendment
was defeated In the senate, fearful
that this might have a tendency to
help defeat their cause" In the No
vember election.
II is.sSuch men as these senators
WIN had the courage Of their convic-
tion to stand .'on principle and not
for political reasons, whom history
ably serving their country during
and after the war.
Oklahoma politicians are hlushing
as they admit their reason for sup
porting suffrage. Men are awaken
Ing to the horrors developed from
the discontented otfice-seeking
women and when called upon No
vember Z will recall the courage OF
the senators who 80 nohly refused to
accept woman suffrage as war
measure" and also vote against IT,
or course Mr.. Voter, this suf-
fraRe lady will greet you at the polls
with her cudgeling arguments and
NO doubt slandering the Heaven,
Home and Mother" element, but the
silent, woman feels confident that
God has not forsaken her and that
man is still proud 10 protect the
mother Of his child: without sad
ding upon her the undesirable re-
sponslbllity Of voting.
owing to the epidemic OF influ-
enLa all public gatherings have been
prohibited. Anti-su fra gists several
weeks ago. however, before this ter
rihle sickness. did everything in their
power to secure joint debate with
the opposition, hut they were denied
that privilege on the grounds that