Milford chronicle., 1920-03-26
COMMUNICATIONS
WOman's Suffrage

As every state is greatly in need o
certains reforms, which will neve
be instituted by legislative enact
ment till the right of franchise is Civ
en- to the women it is, we think
highly necessary that the Susan B
Anthony amendment to the fedora
constitution should be ratified. If tn,
women had had the right to vote thir
ty years ago, the saloons would hav,
been closed, and the liquor traffi,
wiped out of the country years before
it was. Much domestic suffering anC
misery and much crime would have
been avoided during those many
years. Woman has done so much
without the vote; for instance, in
bringing about prohibition. that if she
/ is given the vote, her influence will
no doubt, be the means of making
prohibition a success. The saloon
will then be forever closed and the
use of alcohol, as a beverage will re-
main a thing of the past. If it he
possible by woman's vote to keep one
of the greatest evils (use of alcohol
asa beverage) out of our country.
why should we deny her that i'm
portant privilege?
Woman is ever on the alert to check
any growing evil; or anything dang
erOus to the welfare of humanity. She
has done much through the various
organizations to improve the labor
conditions for both boys and girls
as well as for women, in stores and
factories by various kinds. These re-
forms will be carried still further to-
ward perfection, and others will, no
doubt, be brought about if women get
the right to the ballot.
Jefferson says, I'VE hold these
truths to be self-evident; That all
men (men being used in the broad
sense meaning both men and women)
are created equal; that they are en-
dOwed with certain unalienable
rights; that among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness&
The right to vote is a part of mans
liberty, and according to Jefferson, it
should be a prerogative belonging to
women also
Some are crying State Rights, but
this doctrine was killed the same time
slavery was during the civil war. If
there is any provision in the Della
ware state Guns titutiOn, as in MARY
land and other states, prohibiting
woman from votings-then sas soon as
the suffrage amendment becomes rat
ified by thirty-six states, those state
provisions will, at once, become null
and void For before the fifteenth
giving the negro the
right of suffrage was ratified, the
state constitutions then existing pro-
hibiting the colored man from voting
became null and void. Than no state
had the right to object to the privil-
ege granted by the fifteenth amend
ment Now, if the woman's suffrage
amendment becomes ratified, no state
will have the right to interfere.
l believe that about fifteen or six
-een states have individually granted /
the right to vote. Suffrage for |
in those states has given sat
to all concerned. Why will /
t not be fully as satisfactory under /
federal rule?
Women in war work, not only in
he late war, but in all wars in mod-l
,rn times, have certainly proven her
capabilities in uncountable
ways. She labored' sacrificed, suf-
cred, and died for the great cause of
liberty and humanity. She has shown
lerself to be fully equal to man while
aboring in the various industrial de-
lartments, both in private and for the
J. S. government. Hi
Woman's influence in politics would
10 doubt, as she looks on the moral
ide of things, more than man, have
genuine humane effect in instilling,
ot only new ideas and theories into
he state affairs, but possibly by
yorking great changes for the better
lent of the whole political institu-
on. Partisonism will exist till Z
lere arises some new force to a
-eaken and finally to destroy it. Let !,
S try woman suffrage, and secure \
le changes and reforms, and enjoy a
le good they will bring us.
JAS. H. WARD.