The Colorado statesman., 1920-07-24
A Plea for Women
SHE is THE STAR BUILDER HOME, WHICH is THE FoUN
DATIoN STONE OF ALL TRUE GOVERNMENT

possess. Neltner can one unuerSIanu
how an intelligent woman can be an
anti-suffragist. This class of women
consider themselves qualified to dis
cuss suffrage, using every known
argument to thwart it as not quail
flied to cast ballot. Furthermore,
it is beyond comprehension to view
the attitude of some of our mem
the Negro men-when they appose
this measure. Do they forget the
long dark night of slavery? Do they
forget that in nearly every southern
state their brethren are intimi-
dated at the polls and forced often
times, to flee their manhood rights
as citizens? Why not unite with
the women and fight for a common
cause.
Many noble men are espousing
this cause. Never shall we forget
the great suffrage parade in London,
headed by Emmeline Pankhurst and
thousands of women who shared her
sentiments. Not only suffragettes
were in that mammoth procession,
but thousands of men bearing ban
ners on which were inscribed their
determination never to cast vote
until their women were given the
garnered and England has a woman
sitting in her parliament and max
ing laws for staid conservative Great
Britain. Women are shaping public
opinion. They are needed to bring
the mother love into politics, to
warm up this old world and hu-
mamie it for service. The world
war has been a great leveler and
proven women as well qualified to
master economic principles in the
daily work of administration. They
possess superior tact, more patience,
sympathy and willingness to take
pains and to comprehend the small
est details. Men say that woman's
chief care is the home and children.
1t is because of this very fact that
women work so ardently for the bal
lot. They say-"Woman is the
Queen of the home and rules over
our hearts, The woman of today
is willing to accept this beautiful
tradition, but if she is queen of the
home, why not invest her with pow
er to protect her home and children
from the baneful influences which so
often blast and bring sorrow to her
domain. When her babe perishes
through polluted milk and water
supply over which she has no con-
troll, because it is in the sphere OF
politics in which she has no voice;
when the health of her whole fam1ly
is threatened because of tainted food
from INSCRIPTIONS venders; when
the germs from noxious weeds ana
malignant diseases are driven by the
winds to her door, from neighbors
VINO fail to protect themselves
against these evils-then the queen
should have the power to command
and stay the pestilences.
Truly her home is her sphere OF
action, but like charity it does not
stop there.
Women of the North, the South,
the East and West, as one great
composite body, let us emulate the
example of these illustrious agita-
tors. Let us neither falter nor waver
to help the needy, to cheer and re
store. to raise higher standard OF
morality and religion. To urge the
beauty of womanliness; of unswerv-
ing devotion to truth and goodness.
"Heaven's gate is shut to him who
comes alone" sings Whittier. We
must lend, a hand to, others before.
we can enter into it's g1ories.
81 am a part of Gods great plan,
And so I will do all I can"
The Southern white man proclaims
that the. Negro is good in his place
fand then proceeds to make and de-
fine his place or sphere. Man,
though he may not realize it, has
consciously or unconsciolsly, fixed
woman's sphere, and not God, as he
imagines. Said great statesman:
iThe right to vote is the great print
tive right. 1t is. the right in when
all freedom originates and culmi-
mates. 1t is the right from which