anaheim-gazette 1911-03-09

OPPOSED TO SUFFRAGE ARE MANY WOMEN MISTAKE TO THINK THAT MAJORITY WANT TO VOTE Argument Against Equal Political Rights from Women's Anti-Suffrage Association—Why Women Vote in Colorado—Uplift in Morals Consequent Upon Woman Suffrage Negligible Quantity—Question of Taxation Without Representation. Woman's suffrage is a live issue in California, inasmuch as an amendment to the constitution providing for equal suffrage will be submitted to voters at next year's election. In another column we publish an article from ladies favoring giving the ballot to women. In this article we present the opposing view, as furnished us by the anti-suffragettes: Editor Gazette.—It is a mistake to suppose that the great majority of women want to vote. They do not. In proof of which we state the following facts, which can easily be verified. We mention first the Massachusetts referendum of 1895, in which the women of that state, which was one of the earliest and strongest advocates of suffrage for women, were invited to put themselves on record, by the same means that men do, and under the same conditions, as to whether or not they desired the ballot. Less than four per cent of all the women of the state, of voting age, expressed such a desire, and that in spite of the earnest efforts of the suffragist agitators to call out a large affirmative vote. The proposition was ingloriously defeated all over the state, from Cape Cod to the Berkshire Hills, no measure having ever met with so overwhelming an even of certain measures, as well as the illiterate and immoral who are the prey of bosses and ringsters. We have testimony to this fact from both suffrage and anti-suffrage sources. We cite first a long and impartial article in the Ladies Home Journal of November 1, 1910,. It sent Rcihard Barry, a well known writer on sociological topics to Colorado with instructions to prepare a full and accurate account of the results of woman suffrage in the suffrage states, and his statements we know to be confirmed by the testimony of many estimable women in Colorado, who state that they are not nearly as free in working for philanthropic measures as in the old days when their influence was unhampered by partisan responsibilities. Mr. Barry's testimony on this as well as upon many other points is very strong, but too long to be transcribed entire. As regards the boasted improvement in morals consequent upon the woman's vote, in a table of statistics gathered from public sources in Colorado, where women have voted since 1896, Mr. Barry shows conclusively that there has been a steady decline in the morals of the states of Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado in regard to marriage and divorce since they were admitted to suffrage. Illiteracy is much greater and the care of children much less, as indicated by the alarming increase in juvenile crime in a state where the juvenile court only recently established, takes rank over the mother and the home. All these are matters in which women might be supposed to be specially interested, but these states fall far behind in morals, the most advanced of the non-suffrage states. Every page of this article, which is in fact a report fortified by undeniable statistics, is so full of evidence of the demoralizing effect of woman suffrage. WE ARE IN COMPLY WITH THE WHICH IS Country paper southwest are prone to be a letter. In this letter that it should world by whoever with the states and bad luck w son having posited event that it was there was like whoever may have his or her possessed be followed by. According to ter it was written er his crucifixion gel Gabriel nine the Savior's birth posited by him foot of the cross. On this stone "Blessed is he w wer." No one kni tion meant, or s cient curiosity the stone was t le child and th e was discovered: "Whosoever w day shall be curt to go to church Lord's day, with work. You shall your time in bed perfluities of cost dressing for I ha of rest. I will holy that your s you. "You will not m ents but observe they being writen spoken from my not only go to cl were invited to put themselves on record, by the same means that men do, and under the same conditions, as to whether or not they desired the ballot. Less than four per cent of all the women of the state, of voting age, expressed such a desire, and that in spite of the earnest efforts of the suffragist agitators to call out a large affirmative vote. The proposition was ingloriously defeated all over the state, from Cape Cod to the Berkshire Hills, no measure having ever met with so overwhelming an overthrow in the state. Very naturally a proposition for a similar referendum in New York state in 1910 was opposed strongly by the suffragists. School suffrage, now granted in about half our states, has been a lamentable failure, the woman vote averaging scarcely 2 per cent in any state. In the state of Ohio the number of women responding to the privilege has been so small, and the expense of registering and counting it has been so relatively large, that it has been seriously proposed to withdraw it altogether. In Chicago, in the election of November 8, 1910, where women are allowed to vote for university trustees, in spite of the earnest efforts of the suffragists to bring out the full woman vote of the city, its population being counted by millions, 490 females registered, and of these but 243 voted. Several years ago it was proposed to send a monster petition, signed by a million women, to the congress of the United States. The changes upon this petition were continually rung in our ears, and the petition itself was circulated throughout the country, and women's names were sought, begged, entreated and cajoled in every possible way. During the last session of congress (1910) the petition was carried to Washington, with a great noise of trumpets and tooting of automobiles, but when the signatures were examined they were found to number less than half a million; to be exact, women 163,438, men 122,382 and 119,005 described by the presenters as "unclassified." We do not know exactly what this term implies, but it has been suggested that they may be babes and children, whose names were enrolled on the supposition that when they were grown up they would no doubt be suffragists. The population of the United States according to the census of 1910, is considerably more than 90,000,000. We decline to figure out the insignificant percentage of the number which the children much less, as indicated by the alarm increase in juvenile crime in a state where the juvenile court only recently established, takes rank over the mother and the home. All these are matters in which women might be supposed to be specially interested, but these states fall far behind in morals, the most advanced of the non-suffrage states. Every page of this article, which is in fact a report fortified by undeniable statistics, is so full of evidence of the demoralizing effect of woman suffrage that it needs to be read to be appreciated. But, say the suffragists, "tax-paying women certainly ought to vote." To which we reply that in this country great pains have been taken to make voting and tax-paying as unrelated as possible. Representation, which is all that the old warcry ever demanded, is, and always has been a very different matter from voting. Women, as the record shows, have always, in this country at east, been represented with a growing sense of fairness and justice on the part of men; till now in many states, Illinois among them, their right to property and the guardianship of children are more fully protected by law than those of men. FERTILE IN WILES Attorney General Wickersham, at a dinner in Washington, said, apropos of certain lawbreakers: "Their ingenuity passes all belief. They are worse than the Cohoes book agent. "A Cohoes man, on the way to the railroad station one morning, was halted by a book agent, and, being a great reader, he bought a book for $5. 'It will be something to read on the train,' he thought, as he gave his name and accepted a receipt. "It was a dull book, however, and the Cohoes man left it at his office. But on his return home that evening there was another copy on the library table, and his wife explained to him that the agent had left it and had collected $5, saying that such were her husband's orders. "The Cohoes man was wild with rage. "If I had that agent here," he growled, 'I'd kill him, dastardly hound that—— "Why, there he goes now,' cried his wife. 'Look, hurrying down the street toward the station." The Cohoes man rushed upstairs for his coat and shoes, but, while he was dressing, a neighbor came along in a motor car. He halted the neighbor from the window." and 119,005 described by the presenters as "unclassified." We do not know exactly what this term implies, but it has been suggested that they may be babes and children, whose names were enrolled on the supposition that when they were grown up they would no doubt be suffragists. The population of the United States according to the census of 1910, is considerably more than 90,000,000. We decline to figure out the insignificant percentage of the number which the names signed to this petition, represent. The Woman's Home Companion, a large and very popular woman's magazine, concludes a lengthy and impartial article on the subject of woman suffrage in its number for October 1, 1910, by saying of New York city: "It is a picturesque struggle, this daily and hourly fight of not more than two thousand women, to convert a city of four million souls, to a cause which the nation has thought for fifteen years dead," and it cautions the women to beware of "the dull thud of the American man's foot" which may be slow in coming down upon the fanatical schemes which women sometimes advocate, but which in the end is tolerably sure. We quote the paragraph for the statistics it contains. We believe they afford a generous estimate of the relative numbers of the women who desire to vote. But it is said that women vote in Colorado and the other states where the full vote is allowed, as freely as the men. To this we reply, that the rivalry of parties forces out many unwilling voters, on both sides, including women who vote at the solicitation of men anxious for the passage OVER CAUTIOUS Dinny was taking dinner with Hogan at a swell restaurant. They were not accustomed to eating at such a place, but they got along fairly well. When they had finished the waiter said: "Shall I bring you a couple of demi-tasses?" "Not on your loife," exclaimed Dinny. "Our wolves might drop in and see us sitting with them." Take your watch and jewelry repairing to Theo. Roberts. He does only first-class work. 2-9-tf WE ARE IN ON GROUND FLOOR Comply With Admonition of Letter, Which is Probably a Fake Country papers throughout the southwest are printing what purports to be a letter written by Christ. In this letter was an injunction that it should be published to the world by whoever found it, together with the statement that misfortune and bad luck would follow the person having possession of it in the event that it was not given publicity. There was likewise a promise that whoever may have a copy of this in his or her possession will prosper and be followed by good fortune. According to the history of the letter it was written by Christ just after his crucifixion, signed by the Angel Gabriel ninety-nine years after the Savior's birth and presumably deposited by him under a stone at the foot of the cross. On this stone appeared the legend, "Blessed is he who shall turn me over." No one knew what the inscription meant, or seemed to have sufficient curiosity to investigate, until the stone was turned over by a little child and the letter which follows was discovered: "Whosoever works on the Sabbath day shall be cursed. I command you to go to church and keep holy the Lord's day, without any manner of work. You shall not idle or misspend your time in bedecking yourself in superfluities of costly apparel and vain dressing for I have ordered it a day of rest. I will have that day kept holy that your sins may be forgiven you. "You will not break my commandments but observe and keep them, they being written by my hand and spoken from my mouth. You shall not only go to church yourselves, but kept it in her possession for many years without an effort to have it published. She was followed by misfortune which she attributed to her neglect in trying to have the letter published. Mrs. Ruby Crutchfield of Trezavant, Tenn., also had a copy and failed to make an effort to have it published for three years, and was followed by a varied lot of misfortunes which she attributed to the fact of her neglect in this respect. Rev. A. B. Markle, pastor of the Christian church, is positive in his assertion that the letter is a fake. "At no place in the scriptures," he said, on being shown the letter, "from Geneses to Revelations, is there any reference to Sunday as 'the Sabbath.' The first day of the week is sometimes referred to as Lord's day, and sometimes as Sunday, but never as the Sabbath. The assertion that 'bad luck will come to those who refuse to publish the letter,' is at variance with the sayings of the Saviour, as Christian people know them. If the letter were genuine church people would long since have heard of it. This is the first time I have seen the letter. I consider it a clumsy fake." UNCLE JOE A RECORD GOAT Speaker Longer than Any Other Man But One, and More's the Pity The career of Joseph G. Cannon as speaker of the house of representatives ended on Saturday, with the expiration of the sixty-first congress. So far as public interest is concerned the passing of "Uncle Joe" seems to be just as important as the question of an extra session. Among the members of the house there are some who regard themselves as veterans in the public service who have known no other presiding officer than Mr. Cannon. FIRST CLASS MECHANICS like to work with our building materials. With them they are always sure of making a quick and fine job. If you intend to do any building let us figure on furnishing the materials. You'll find out how really cheap they are when you see how quickly the building is finished and how long it lasts. Investigate. Griffith Lumber Co, South Los Angeles St. NEAR SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT Baby Chicks And Setting Eggs T. IGAUE Sunset Tel. 1758 Anaheim, Cal. JOSEPH BACKS, Undertaker and Embalmer Furniture, Bedding. Repairing done Phones Pacific M93, Home 1062. A. BELTRAN J. FIGUEROA Beltran & Figueroa CEMENT CONTRACTORS Lord's day, without any manner of work, You shall not idle or misspend your time in bedecking yourself in superfluities of costly apparel and vain dressing for I have ordered it a day of rest. I will have that day kept holy that your sins may be forgiven you. "You will not break my commandments but observe and keep them, they being written by my hand and spoken from my mouth. You shall not only go to church yourselves, but also your man servant and maid servant. Observe my words and learn my commandments. "You shall finish your work every Saturday at 6 o'clock in the afternoon, at which hour the preparation for the Sabbath begins. I advise you to fast five days in the year, beginning on Good Friday and continuing the five days following in remembrance of the five bloody wounds I received for you and mankind. "You shall love one another and cause them that are not baptized to come to church and receive the Holy Sacrament, that is to say baptism, and then the supper of the Lord, and be made a member thereof and in so doing I will give you long life and many blessings. Your land shall be replenished and bring forth abundance and I will comfort you in the greatest temptation, and surely he that doeth to the contrary shall be cursed. "I will also send hardness of the heart on them and especially on hardened and unpenitent unbelievers. He that hath given to the poor shall find it profitable. Remember to keep the Sabbath day, for the seventh day I have taken as a resting day to myself. "And he that hath a copy of this letter written by my own hand and spoken by my own mouth and keep it without publishing it to others shall not prosper, but he that publisheth it to others shall be blessed by me, and if their sins be as many as stars by night, and if they truly believe they shall be pardoned and they that believe not this writing and my commandments will have my plagues upon you and you will be consumed with your children, goods and cattle and all other worldly enjoyments that I have given you. Do but once think of what I have suffered for you, if you do, it will be well for you in this world and in the world which is to come. "Whosoever shall have a copy of this letter and keep it in their house, nothing shall hurt them, neither pestilence, thunder nor lightning, and if any woman be in birth and put trust But One, and More's the Pity The career of Joseph G. Cannon as speaker of the house of representatives ended on Saturday, with the expiration of the sixty-first congress. So far as public interest is concerned the passing of "Uncle Joe" seems to be just as important as the question of an extra session. Among the members of the house there are some who regard themselves as veterans in the public service who have known no other presiding officer than Mr. Cannon. So it is scarcely to be wondered at that many have been heard to remark within the past few days, as the end of the session drew near, that the house will hardly look natural without "Uncle Joe" in the speaker's chair. At a monster reception and dinner given in his honor in Washington five years ago Mr. Cannon confided to a number of his intimate friends that if he should again be selected as speaker he then would be willing to retire and let somebody else take charge. Since that time he has been honored twice with re-election to the speakership, so it is to be presumed that he is more than satisfied to step out. When he finally relinquished the gavel on Saturday Mr. Cannon broke the record in length of service as presiding officer, with the exception of Henry Clay, who served nine and a half years in the chair, to Mr. Cannon's eight years. No other speaker has served more than three terms and most of them for but a term or two. Mr. Cannon broke the record for length of service on the floor. He went into the house of representative March 4, 1873, and with the expiration of the sixty-first congress served a period of thirty-eight years, with the exception of two years when he was defeated for the fifty-second congress. The nearest approach to this record is that of John H. Ketchum, who served seventeen consecutive terms as representative of the eighteenth district of New York. Though he will be seventy-five years old next May Mr. Cannon is hale and hearty and as full of fight as ever. Those who know him best expect him to make things lively when he resumes his place on the floor as one of the leaders of the republican minority in the next congress. "Uncle Joe" in debate is earnest and aggressive. He used to have the reputation of being a fighter on the floor, because he had to fight a great many bills that were for appropriations which he regarded as unwise. my commandments will have my plagues upon you and you will be consumed with your children, goods and cattle and all other worldly enjoyments that I have given you. Do but once think of what I have suffered for you, if you do, it will be well for you in this world and in the world which is to come. "Whosoever shall have a copy of this letter and keep it in their house, nothing shall hurt them, neither pestilence, thunder nor lightning, and if any woman be in birth and put trust in me she shall be delivered of her child. You shall hear no more news of me except through the Holy Scriptures, until the day of judgment. All goodness and prosperity shall be in the house where a copy of this letter shall be found. Finished." The story goes that the little child who found it passed it to one who became a convert to the Christian faith. He failed to have the letter published. He kept it, however, as a sacred memento of Christ and it passed on down to different generations of his family for more than one thousand years. During this period the family suffered repeated misfortunes, until finally one of them came to America, bringing the letter with them. They settled in Virginia, then moved further south, still followed by misfortune when finally the last member, a daughter, approached her deathbed, and called a neighbor, Mrs. Thompson, giving her the letter and related its story for more than one thousand years. The Thompson woman began the attempt to have it published and it first appeared in the Rome (Ga.), Tribune on Oct. 31, 1891. It then appeared in the Dalton, (Ga.) Citizen and Mrs. Wortman, now living in Marion, Ind., clipped it and years old next May Mr. Cannon is hale and hearty and as full of fight as ever. Those who know him best expect him to make things lively when he resumes his place on the floor as one of the leaders of the republican minority in the next congress. "Uncle Joe" in debate is earnest and aggressive. He used to have the reputation of being a fighter on the floor, because he had to fight a great many bills that were for appropriations which he regarded as unwise. In those days he was called the "Watch Dog of the Treasury." In debate the grizzled veteran from Illinois has the mannerisms of the frontier lawyer of half a century ago. He uses the plainest, simplest and most direct language to express his ideas. The homeliest expressions are those he uses most and he has a fund of homely similes and epigrams that point his speeches to make them unique examples of force, if not gems of thought and expression. "Uncle Joe's" gestures, like his speech, are more forceful than graceful, and when n debate he begins to push up his sleeves every spectator knows that he is ready to fight, and will come as near it in parliamentary practice and debate as is possible. THE UPPER BERTH The announcement that the Pullman company has reduced the price of upper berths reminds one of the man who occupied an upper berth and snored so hard that the noise drowned the roar of the wheels. 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