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MARYLAND SUFFRAGE NEWS
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only .1 lew tlnmsawl. I'm laid—t»tit
tlu- httcn that conic t'nnn strangers
WNH duwmtebl inspiring. So many
ot (In- pVOpN thai MM it seem to
knew ami feci what I meant. So
many even of the critics see it.
I'leas'.' accept my thanks — as a
writer yn know how much jl^hmI a
frit-mlly word can do, Your word:
haw done nic good.
V"iirs very sincerely.
S.\.Mt"KI. MkKVIN.
The book, as he say*. tines lack
"arli«-lk- tinish." hnt has all the
power of an impromptu right-from-
ihf-lieart -peech.
Sincerely vonrs,
' K. M. S.
Nw\. .5. UH2.
Our Correspondent Kindly Saves the
Choicest Morsel Till Last.
Ilcttetton, Mil., X'iv. 14. hjij.
The Just triii were " sat-
isfied" witli their condition of politi-
cal servitude. So evidence was i»i-
I'ereil. The District oi I'oluinl.ia
SuO'ra^e League rcsolwd to put the
question to the aeiil test. It potted
audiences and found there majori-
ties (if N4 pef eeilt., »)i pet cent, ant!
100 per cent. t'T suffrage. Preced-
ing general election -lay, Xowinber
jT« u estfthtisbetl $ • putHug ptaevs
scattered throtighuut the District.
These it provided with watchers,
hall'it- atul si^tis, and advertised by
the spoken word aucl >ueh news
notices &S the pfVSS published tfra-
tuitnttsly.
What was the result ? * >f the dis-
franchised people, men anri women,
who elianeed to hear of this oppor-
tunity, ii."(k) flocked to the polls.
These voters were h.jjhK represen-
tative in character. The most per-
fect order prevailed. Nothing of
the fareieal marred the occasion.
Kwrythin^ proceeded as ^rawly as
though the fate of the District ami
its people hung ¦" the halai.ee—and
who shall say it riiri not?
(hi the crucial (piestiott, "Should
the I'eople of the District of Colum-
bia be Allowed to Vote?" ^44 voted
"No." while lo.Kifi. or i>j per cent.,
voted "Yes."
Before such a demonstration, let
a slave-holding republic stand un-
covered and ashamed!
One of the chief arguments of-
fereri in defense of the present form
of District government is that it
"works well." This type of ftfgtt-
mettt is ancient. It was expressed
by Alexander Pope in the couplet:
"l-'or forms of p.vcrnmcnl. let fools
contest.
That which i*- best administered is
best."
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'Ibis argument rests on a false
Ikms, for it overlooks the ine-timahlc
educational value of self-govern-
ment to a people, the people who
would have others govern them
Stand on a par with the school boj
who wotilri have Others solve Ms
problems aud learn his lessons, or
with the patient who would have
another eat his dinner.
In the District we hear people >a\.
"If only we could always have good
commissioners, our District govern-
ment would be ideal."
They are absolutely wrotiy. The
very fact thai the present govern-
ment b\ t'onyress and appointed
commissioners "worked well," in the
sense in which that phrase is u>eri,
anri if it riiri work well, would be a
fatal argument against it. The bet-
ter ttfcJ] government works, the
more it i- to be dreaded.
t onirast the jjoverunicnt?. of
medieval l-.n^laml anri I'Vance.
England was blessed with some ex-
ecrable kind's, notably Stephen.
John anri the Stuarts. The result:
The love of liberty in the breasts of
the people jjrew irrc-iMiblc. The
power of the |ieople steariilv en-
croachcri upon that of the kin^, un-
til today England has become one
of the freest nation;, mi earth.
l-'rance. in her early history, was
enrted w itb some "good*1 kin^s.
who hatirilt ri the nation's affairs so
well that the people became sati>-
ftcd. The result- The people lost
their love of lilwrty. They lost the
habit of self-government J and, by
> doiny, became incapable of self-
jLjovernnient. In conscmience. un-
ler Louis XIV, the government be-
came an absolute despotism, on the
heels of which followed, inevitably,
the frightful revolution of 178").
Kvcn today, the i;rcnch people have
not attained the capacity for self-
pivernmettl which the Knylish peo-
ple ac(|ttireil by long edncarJofl
throngfa experience.
History pnwes that 1/ good king
is a bail thiny. ( if all despotisms,
the bcncticcnl despotism is the one
from which we should most earnest-
ly pray to be delivered.
WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
Report of Activities Submitted By
Secretary of League.
The I'ortncr Apartment baa been
the scene oi many activities during
the past week in preparation for the
jjreat meetings to be held in Phila-
delphia, November 21 to 20. Sev-
eral prominent Washington women
will occupy one of the Ihixcs at the
.Metropolitan ( >pera House at the
Thanksgiving meeting on Sunria\.
November .24.
At a recent meeting of the Dis-
trict Suffrage Association the fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
Woman's Journal Mr-. Helen
Rand Tinriali.
Cost of Living iii the District
Miss Florence Kthcririnc.
Mrs. M. K. QUINN
importer
Gowns and Evening Wraps, Tailor-Made
Suits
723 N. CALVERT STREET
C. * P. Phone. Mt. Vernon Ml'-
Public Health in the District -
Mrs. HttTVC) \\. \\ile>.
Labor and Labor iLnditions in
, tlie District.— Mi-s Harriet I.
I Hifton.
Congresftional Committee Mr-.
II Men Gardner,
The appointment of these com-
I mittees indicate- tlu- vital interest
which women take in civic afVair-,
land it indicates also the fact that
siitTrayist- realize that the bottse-
1 keeping outside the home i- ju>t as
I important as i- tli.it iu-ide the home.
Much interest was evinced in the
meeting held on November 10 at
the rnitariau Church, when Mr-.
Alice Stebblns Wells spoke on the
dnties of the p.iliccwoman. Com-
missioner Rudolph of the Washing-
ton Hoard of Commissioner* intro-
duced the speaker.
The Political Siudv ( lub i- en-
gaged in looking up the laws of the
District which are unfair to women,
so that the members will Ik- able ttt
point out more clearly the need for
women making the law- for theni-
selve-.
MEETING AT
MOINT WASHINGTON
Great Interest Evidenced in Dr. Sher-
wood's Address.
Dr. Man BhcTwoori addressed
a meeting if women at Mount
Washington on L'uesday, Novem-
ber ip"kc on
"The Present Vice ( ru-arie in IJal-
titnore."
The House of Fashion
{TTGood Style is a* necessary
in your garments as salt
is in it Mid.
fTTGood Style appeals to
good taste —but good
tailoring and good materials
are absolutely necessary to
insure service and lasting sat-
isfaction.
tfJTWhen you buy garments
^here you KNOW that
individuality and <|uality are
combined in the highest de-
gree—and withal, prices are
most moderate.
I lie J11-I Government
League
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LITERATURE AND ACCESSORIES
Thii week we would like to call your attention to lomf NKW leaflet-.
To an Intelligent Opponent
tip /'*. Tha&deus I', rh-imas. I'rotess*o> i-cvwmu- (*',«. kft CvlU-ge.
Arc YOU opposed—or rather do you THINK you are upp-wed ?
Find <>ut here and now. So many people think they are oppuxed. when in reality uoon u little
investigation they find they really have net an arirument against woman suffrage that doe* not
hold equally well agniaitt man suffrage.
STOP LOOK LISTEN
Pick !. ax you van convince uk.
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE:
If you lira REALLY opposed, c-ome explain to ua a batter way ha control the prem-nt-day
condition* than with the ballot. 1'KuVK that YOU have * thought of your own on thin
QufMlon of tha D*y
H you haven't a thought, read noma of the following literature
AND GET ONE
Don't be a millstone around the necks of those who are giving their time, energy, and money
to n ci!¦.:-•¦ which they believe to be right, unless you can offer mme retujonahle objection. There
la • hiit .litTerence between KKASON and SENTIMENT. Look the two words up in your dic-
tionary -o-'l aee whether your objection in reasonable or merely sentimental
AND THEN
[•UT Ytlt'R SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL, ami help place women in poaition to do their ful
WOMEN------MOTHERS CITIZENS
aide by aide with
MEN------rATHERI------CITIZEN*
win me common intereat IS and ALWAYS WILL BE Hal
CHILDREN------rUTVRE CITIZENS
Where the City and the Country Meet
Jh Mrs. DtmH A'. /hotter
Especially good reading for those whoae TALKNT hen idle—hartal.
Report of the Social Evil Committee of the City-Wide
CongreH- />. k. ticket. \t. h.
The Country Woman and the Ballot (Prize letter leaflet"
At iittgam /.. fttjwft
I'uin'tng out tha reaaona why the ballot would be n» valuable to women in the country.
•Why I Want Woman Suffrage"-
Frederic C. Howe.
'Objections Anaw*red"-.V//Vf Stone
gfmteniiT
The Relation of Woman Suffrage to
the Home and to Morality"-
Mrs. /hma/tt A*. Hooker.
•In Favor of Votes for Women" -
/V. Howard A. Kelly.
'The Political Duty of Mothers"-
innia (,'. Porritt.
Price, for two .05. Postpaid -0o '
1 "Why Equal Suffrage has been a Suc-
cess"—/''. Thaddeus /'. Thomas.
Suffrage
John Stuart Mill.
Price, single copy .05 Postpaid .06
six copies .£5 ,29
Price. Prepaid.
Surprixe Houklet..................01 .02
Pipers.....................100 for .!'» .15
Potttcarda (three varieties)... .. .01 .04 mi
Rubber Stamps.
"Vote* for Women". .Ifi .17
Ink l'ads (in purple)..............10 .IS
Semi in your orders TODAY. Stampo accepted.
Address
MRS. CHARLES J. KELLER.
¦I W. Monument Street,
Baltimore. Md.
Presents for Christmas
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