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~ group behaved in eowardIy and contemplate man
portion Of the Tennessee legislature behaved
which fled from the capital Of the state and crossed the
border into another state to avoid summons BY the sergeant
to attend the legislative session and make up
quorum
The action Of these legislators is than cowardy
and contemplate it is contrary to the fundamental prn
cipIe Of the American form Of government which IS
grounded In respect the action and rule Of majority
The suffrage amendment had been ratified by clear
majority in regular manner a attempts 70 reverse ne
action Of the legislature had been defeated honestly accord
ing to parliamentary rules It then became necessary TO
make formal certcaton Of the action Of the legislature
10 the secretary of state Of the United States.
To dodge the performance OF plain duty the opponents
Of suffrage in the legislature ran away into another state
Such performance is unheaTd Of and for the sake OF
American political honor is to be hoped that It VIII never
be repeated despcabe dshonoTsble, and unworthy
OF having the least respect 1or the ongaons OF tne
It sems that the csrfcaticl administrative act,
which must performed before the secretary OF state can
proclaim the adoption OF the amendment PROBABLY some
vav viii be found to untange the mess, even though
Temporary Injunction has been granted prevent the
PROPER officers from acting in accordance with the viii Of
The majority It must be assumed that the American sys-
TEN Of government proof against such craven assaults
as this act Of the Tennessee legislative minority The con-
suonaI amendment has been approved by thIeeourths
the states according to the terms Of the national con
sttutou ITSELF and surely the yenowness OF few as
appointed opponents in their chagn at beng oeeaeo Is
not going to keep 100000 women out OF voting TINS IAN
This last desperate effort to defeat the extension OF me
privilege suffrage to women IS so disgusting ana as
ditbe that II puts on the defensive eve man In poll
t5;1g thew ouia have been ridiculed without end and
a viii have to stand ridicule because OF the renegade
few who scuttled to evade their plain public duty
Il be only short time oeIore women ne'l1s
won their long campaign the extension to them Of the
voting privilege viii insist On equal representation IN al
IegisIstive bodies municipal, state, and national
Most men in politics still to think that the only
effect of woman suffrage VIII be to double the electoral
b and make Il that much harder for men CANDIDATES 70
win popular support But the same reasons that nEa1y
BROUGHT about the doubling Of the electorate VIII quickly
bring about the fu admission Of women TO al eiseVe ana
II -sfs with The women themselves to to it that
the women who are given the political support Of women
shah be fit representatives, Of their sezler
tives Of womaukind than lot OF men II points 80 y
mankind Fer IS It not fair to expect more ana DeltI
things Of women than have become aenloso 20 "a
pect Of men? -. =
voters as whole VIII rather support the very best Wo-
men for public Office than support women no oetle InaA
themselves. If the women now that they have al tne
privileges Of citizenship permit lew pushing anu unsclu
uulous individuals to feminine pohIlcs, aIpsI ls
FASHION Of men in too many instances IN their own conduct
Up to now then there can be little 10 nope loI ION Inc
doubling Of the electorate.
fage was that 1t would improve the electorate improve
political methods refine political principles, and tend to
ht+r the lot Of humanity It rests chiefly with the Wo
men themselves to demonstrate that this reason was well
founded.
field Of human activity into which women have not en-
tred Instances can found in which women have acted
il almost every kind Of employment Inc NoIlo mas
enough experience to know, general way, those occu-
nations for which women best fitted and those Tor
which men best fitted
oen have succeeded in almost every branch Of science
and intellectual achievement and N business Even tAer
physical limitations largely imaginary, Il one Is 10
iudge bv the experience Of the world at large including
women In European and African countries. There VIII Al
,ravs be question as the wisdom OF women under
taking certain kinds Of work. but there IS not much re-
naming doubt about their ability
The long controversy as to whether women OF men are
more conscientious, humane more emotional more
sentimental, just, more kind more honest more
truthful more reliable loyal more persistent, more
optimistic more imaginative, religious, more SPIRITUAL
more patient, unselish more conslderats, more
ate more impulsve, direct rational more eco
noncal more conservative, thrty, more equitable,
more comprehensive enthusiasts more courageous,
more moral more ethical contentious more quarrel
some tickle, vain more proud more modest,
more efficient VIII hereafter have to be argued and set
tied On practical grounds with concrete examples and
corded experiments ard longer discussed on academic
and theoretical grounds, as heretofore
citations from the classics, and from the poets
No more fiction No more ecstasy These things VIII be
al right IN social small talk and love making but poll
tics other considerations VIII have rule. Women
have the opportunity Of then perhaps majority
Of them have long demanded Men stood in the way until
political expedency and of justice overboTe their
natural prejudices against change womans status.
Now men VIII ask that women shall not descend to their
level but set and enforce new standards.
The advent Of into active politics ought to mean
that politics VIII be pitched different plane. But vii
it, ought to that appeals for political support
should based higher ethical and moral grounds than
levels and that the higher Of and women should
be evoked and enlisted the great work Of human bet
tement
But If Women having doubled the electorate, allow
themselves 10 be swyed by passion emotion prejudice,
and traditional hosttes there cannot be any great
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