Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-17
LETTER 70 EDITOR

sibIllty that the women o. MAsylafa
might ciasnor for an early ana extra
seastoa q tbs legislature INST say
you have mol been farssecing dc r.
CARDS Inc poiIcs x the fsmAI la.ad.
which has always been In he E.atr
constructive NOS destructive een
monte, moi apendthrlft. TkAt the ssls.
grage conventioa which met ID Pal
tinore "a he leah declared Wnahg
naeusiy against asking an carly con-.
yapsng ot the legislature shows this
u Ae frue Noshing Ia tbs ee0hciIs
Of women Is done for mere sent.
mentality y
II II no wonder you sh0tlll nra
claim against Investing any more lis
ncraut people with the elective fran
chise for the sufFrasisss who worked
TOR their cause III ths las sitting uf
the Maryland legislature knew quite
we'll there ia no heed in This State for
any mere obstinate Gad eoaeeited 81
norance when you advertise Mary
land az an lIliterate State. We are
not prepared To deny the impnacl
menl bsit II Is deDifd that you have
iooSel we'll INTO the Ways u women
xhem you yak about the Ignorant
te i would he psecipitaled mon
tie 1s.y polite, Ii thar sasldOra box
u9 wornan.s enfranchisenfent should
suddenly be opened and It's contents
poured upon the political world yon
pray for grace, FOR time ID educate
the people who ara to vote and blind
ly overlook the fact thai snffrtge
propaganda has been educating wO-
men All these latter years ind nre-
paFing them Tor citizenship AMI thai
even that abnormal body Of women
who have resisted their owr en-
fraRhisenleat have been BY their op.
position awakened and inssracted
The entire body ef white women and
many colored engaged til war work
and had wonderful enlightnaent. a
renaa rkahle edacatioA IN ths meaning
of citizenship. They have learned
one thing that lies ~ the base Of all
good living and which men Us a rule
failed to learn. or Ii they did. have
forgot en- 1t IS the only thing that
Will prevent that corruption In pnli-
tics that has been our eternal and
national dishonor, viz. that life Is not
designed for individual acquisition,
but for mutual service The school
master has been abroad. Mr. Editor.
and the women have been pretty good
scholars They see ahead q better
world for women aud IA infinitely bel
Ter one for men TO reyerent mind
nothing Ii more interesting and sub
lime than wonan's hong fight for Wo-
nan's rights II is great pity this
has brought about conflict between
men and women. but big generous
sOui loves an enemy worthy Of his
steel and many men have watched
The conagct With gracious interest.
Az far as We have the REGARD, this
Saman's fight began aa far hack as
| the Mosaic dispsnsatien. WoRlcn
we're already Disseminated against in
the imrisprudenee De t41e Hebrews
and into the Court Of Equity came
lthe daughters 81 zOiephehad stand
! Ing before Moses and Eleazer. the
priest and the princes Of Iaraei, and
saying there we're no sons and the
daughters should inherit while un-
| der JewSsh Law they were forbidden.
The inta silgencs and dignity % these
wonaem Impressed the judicial mind
~ Moeea tho got from the Lord the
c0snrnan1 ID rive them tho inheritance
| and to make It j statute Of Judgment
tosever after. 50 amuch for the be-
aiming DC the Woman's Rights Move
msns whteh was Iooked upon with
consideration BIZ the greatest 81 law
4syars hut which has brought yitn-
paration, bitterness, insult and con
sempt az many small aippant narrow
souls Of modern men That many
hare allowed themselves 70 be avor
awed and dominated BY these, 70 &c
sosne RnanciaIiy depenaent anl moral
a0waTda Ia the pxeaenee Of men IN
fsaieely their interior u % be de-
tlnred. On the other hand theirs havr
been gTeng ard hereto souls slae hasr
/ GWH&xM t4f& sEESN& vi M@IN&ztR "a ~ !.
countries nntO the present era. II
seems strange te hear abaut the III
uerana voters vino will " thrust upon
he state of Maryland when II comes
10 rattfeaaion. and 10 Peeaesaber that
body IL eAueatea enIightened wo
men LED ~ that devotaa susan 3.
Anth0my 'swAsO nov h0l0ngs 10 the
ages. " ana pressing their elains for
suffrage, we're told they must wait
and be Quiet. Il was not their hoar
No voice was then raised against II
lItagacy or igRoranee. or the perpe
sralisn of one 81 The areatest crimes
aosnmitted Against people.
want to tell You III EditOv Why
Maryland should he The last State 10
oppose womans suffrage In very
ahle pager read hessse she Peggy
Stewart ehapter % the D. a. n. by
0na az your stan. she enumerated
many fae happanirags In which Mary
land had held aSat place anong these
s0geSar be the hOn0E. was thai the