The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-21
WOMEN HOLD
BALANCE
OF POWER
Lady Says they Must
Recognize This TOpsy-
Turvy World

is the deduction made by Mrs.
Aida Mayo, of Burlington, daugh-
ter-in-law of Rear. Admiral Henry
T. Mayo and wife of Commander
Chester G. Mayo, U. S. N, in an
Illuminating article on that sub
ject which she has written for the
Farmers National Magazine. Upon
them devolves the duty, Mrs.
Mayo argues, to reorganize this
topsy-turvy world on the same
foundation that will keep it for all
time dedicated to the present and
future good of humanity"
Touching briefly upon the part
played by women during the war,
wherein she maintains, they vastly
aided in Kidding the world of the
most formidable menace OF modern
history" Mrs. Mayo brings their
tremendous responsibility and
distinct and unavoidable obhga-
ton" squared up to her sex.
"The American woman of today
she says, "is facing in political
participation her greatest opport-
unity, her most important field, and
the supreme test of her capacity,
her sincerity of purpose and her
courage" 1t is an abSurditv. she
believes, to argue that a woman
cannot acquire the habit of think
ing in terms of politics clearly
and originally, o. of training her
self to be logical, accurate, and
practical, for when she begins to
take an interest and an active part
in the political problems which de-
mand the exercise of these traits
she will find it perfectly possible
to cultivate all of them.
woman must bring to cs
the contributions of those qualities
of mind and heart which are inher-
ent in the feminine nature" she
continues. "She must bring her in
Stinctive hostility to the profess
Sional politicians Women must
bring to politics her love of fair
play and of social justice. The
weak, the Wronged and down
trodden must find her ears open to
their cries of distress. Shes must
bring to the cause of humanity her
ideals of an educational system
and of civic betterment."
To vote as her conscience die
tates should be woman's ideal,
Mrs. Mayo points out, "even if she
has to vote against a husband,
father, or SON." for "only in this
way can women justify the liberty
they have Won" Nevertheless. it
is incumbent for the women to
ely themselves with party, she
believes, for strength lies liz or
ganization, "but they should see to
it at the primaries that the man
up for the nomination should be of
a character morally fit to uplift the
party to the heights of every good
woman'S idea of Justice
at is hardly necessary to point
out" she says, that women hold
the balance of political power"
and proceeds to show that by join
ing forces with the righteous
element" they can "bring terror
and defeat into the ranks of the
so-called gangs which exist in so
many communities" This is a
task that women have already be-
gun, she adds.
Mrs. Mayo has Just returned to
| Washington from delightful
summer in Vermont, a part of
which was spent at Thompson's
Point on Lake Champlain.
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As election approaches interest in
1 creases in the problems centering
about the selection of candidates
for public office and the question
of who may vote is included. One
angle of it relates to the privileges
of voting when away from home
and unable to appear in person at
the polls of a voters legal resi-
dence.
The Republican National Com
mittee has prepared for this cor
respondence the following abstract
of the absentee voters laws in the
various state:
"ln the following states there is
a general law allowing an classes
of voters who are absent from
their voting places on election day
to cast their ballots by mail:
Arizona, Michigan, South Dako-
Ia, Idaho, Minnesota Tennessee,
| Illinois, Montana, Texas, Indiana,
New Jersey, Vermont, Iowa, New
y ork, Virginia, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts, Ohio, North Caro-
lima, Wisconsin, West Virginia,
North Dakota.
"ln other states voting by mail
or at other than home precincts is
| restricted.
/ persons absent from their home
county may vote at any other pre-
cnct within the state in: Colorado,
Florida, Oklahoma, Washington,
Missouri, Wyoming and Nebraska.
Federal employees may vote by
mail in Kansas.
Federal EMPLOYEES and students
in institutions of learning may vote
| by mail in Oregon,
persons in naval or militrav
service may vote by mail in Della
ware and Nevada.
Absentee voters may vote by
mail at the primaries but not at
general elections in Alabama"
Two bills of which Senator Dill
ingham is the author have been put
through the Senate during the past
few days. One of them imposes
upon property owners in the Dis
trict of Columbia the obligation to
keep their sidewalks clear of snow,
or come across with a fine of $25.
This bill has a rather exceptional
history, for under the Vermont
Senator's guidance it has been pas