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Themselves in Favor c jm Iii my Cpluion, the strongest urgu" . F meut for Woman Suffrage is that ^ the fundamental principles of our j. government demand it. The follow- st Ing are throe basic principles of our .j 5-? j democracy: I ^ 1. Taxation without rcpresenta-' . me; tlon Is unjust. tige 2. Governments derive their just' . , ft' y . ol ! powers from the consent of the ;nv t tj erned. t)m 3. A government of the people, b> ^ the people, for the people. ( Each of these principles Is violated jjeX( iwhen we allow only our male population the light ol' the franchise. An- l^ett other argument in favor of Woman; Suffrage is the record of efficient andij faithful work performed by women l (jlej In all church, social and charitable ^ . organizations. This alone should be m I a guarantee that Woman Suffrage ^ would elevate citizenship instead ()1 c.jiaI depreciating it. ;that Then there is another angle t,Kl" i .in{j that of Individual right from which a^aj to view the question of Woman Suf-;^ frage?the incalculable service to w n the State of woman's point of view j In government. Woman's vote will )u n increase the Intelligence and elevate tne morals or uie state. ,\isu im-rc are many social and industrial problems which women, because of their ? vital inter st therein, will handle L0( more effectively than men. Finally, 1 think it encumbent upon South Carolina to enfranchise her women in order to have a just repre- -p| scntation in our national govern-1onr merit. The West is rapidly givitic -s ballots to both. Twelve States in the men westi i n section of our country al jiavt ready have full suffrage, while many uiev other States have partial suffrage. It behooves South Carolina, as well jz;i(j as all of our Southern States, to get and in line with this great movement. * j)e () 1 believe Universal Suffrage Is I coming throughout the United State* and throughout tire world. It is well! for all our women to study the.vital J issues of the day and thereby fit themselves to cast their ballots with intelligence and discrimination. LEROY SPRINGS, |and Banker and Manufacturer. ! l)V v ! erne FROM A M KIM'll.\ XT. In regard to equal suffrage for wo-1 men, I beg to say that I am heartily wjiei in favor of it because I believe it wHljequa have the effect of bettering and pu-1 man rifying political conditions in theLjghj State. From what I can learn from States that have woman suffrage.; ^nie conditions generally have been great III.C. Iv improved. Respectfully, and L. C. LAZENI1Y, riph) Merchant and Planter. !a yoi \<; woman s view point. L<U) The following are a few of tinreasons why I believe in equal suf- D1 frage: There is no divine ordinance that! in it i\ every woman a born cook and seamstress any more tiian it makes every man a born carpenter or tail ^ or. Men engage in hundreds of dif- H' ferent occupations, whether they art Ih married or single, fathers or childless. Then why should all women bo "re expected to learn and practice and form like the same trade? R< We can not expect that men with have all their heavy burdens, can know N and understand as well as women tion. what must be done to conserve th?welfare of all the children. Y< t it Oi has largely devolved upon men to do man what has been done for children out- If side of the home. If there is one 'he place in all the world where women 'he should be recognized as leaders, it is our In the care, education and treatment of children. In the home thi leadership Is recognized, and the world 1 Is only the home on a larger scale. If the women are capable of feed- In I ing and clothing large families on Si the sjnall sums given them and turn 1' ing out their children as well as the\ ci do they would surely be a valuablt addition to my council engaged in I economic reforms. tho largest buyers in our country. It is estimated thai they buy from * eight) five to niii ty pei cent of all I the household goods purchased. Yet . they have no place In our financial J councils. If they are generally competent tlioy should l?e fully ropre sented. MRS. W. E. TAYLOR. A IIEATV KNDOKSKMENT. Why I think women entitled to vote: She has shown that sho is as strong mentally, and as strong, if not stronger, morally, than man. 1 think that it is the strong moral man and woman that should select our Officers and direct our government. Every field that woman has en- L tered has been improved and refined since woman entered it. We have better taught children jy mentally, morally and spiritually >/ Votes For Women XHE V e women began to teach i . oui |t p lie schools. We have more re 1 \f d, cleaner and better arranged J w*SH. es since women began to work in ^ f CRE&. f we give the women the vote i y will see that illiteracy, blind rs and gambling are wiped out \ South Carolina. I think th? Vq I Nfi1 nee to do away with any of these C V te evils should be sufficient for us jCAl^V ;ive women the vote, in addition loing away with all three, I bee that she will see that we have er ollleers morally and probably , er business men to hold office. | he best man can not now always | sleeted to office as men vote for j r friends or factions. Wo think | women voters will in a larg? i North Da> sure do away with this and that Its bill for p best man will stand a better Governor Fraz ice of bmng elected to office and ^ve mor better men will run for office co,ue that they will administer their _\i ,X|'CHl w. i i '!' .'u>i nix. Montana Nevada I' ACTS woltm l\ NOW I N<?. Women Havo ? British Empire llcvi'ii States Women Have I-'nil lfTrage; in Illinois?Presidential, Canaila-Oni artial County and State, Muni- New Urun pal SnlV,a?e. Sc?l1 Prince Bd. Quebec Union of F p Oreat Britain: buftragettes Vhen you buy Sransd^np;^: ewelry, cut glass, United States: . Illinois i/i>er, stationary Nor,h T,*y etc. RESI Come to i Polling 1 Robinson-Lathan HHps i" Eight-lit u/uv? Tbo JnT Pension* Age of ?esf Jewelers In ?,,ate Tr Coinmur . just to wome Lancaster ] Th? 1 Father. Funds f I ?uu w a. irs better as they will know that have the support of at least the ten voters when they Keep the And they will certainly hearj When AI l them when they violate saim.. seat in the N it. it. ROBINSON. be a sight fc Merchant. ; It will bi f The nati' :al Educators Speak a ukeii'"viin)t< Word for Equal Suffrage ol- !C"i school in the lie equal suffrage movement has Or the I' best wishes anil In our opinion Or the 1 a question of simple justice that Or the 1; should be willing for women to! Or the 1 the rights and prwvilc ;>-s which Or the fi , themselves, ha\e. We con Under the Oct ulate Lancaster upon her organ "The wc on of an Equal Suffrage League. in the 1 c-?ri<1;?1 we hope tliut other .leagues will see said war Tganized throughout the county, throws in the ETHEL O. ItUOt'K. Carl vie e AGNES HUYAN. Rankin will MI HI AM JENNINGS. The ineic ALMA Dl'KH JONES. i the entrance < JOHNNIE MAY LYNCH. It will tr I It will si| ost women have business affairs custom, should be able, to help make laws It will in hich these affairs are to be gov- the child shal d. ETTA SKIPPER. mcnt, and th public bealtl 5 a worker in the public schools, awords and p re every boy and girl is put on i jn g, 1 footing. I believe that every island of disl and woman should have equal. And the ts in law making. new meaning nee the founding of America, the }n heaven an rlcan people have fought for! care, and the rights. Are not we Americans (Courtesy, th lovers of justice and equal is? JUANITA NEELY. " ??*? THE EXTEN1 easier s Leading Women Ha> hysicans Advise S. C. lo Brlt"h Kn,r"re Give Uallott to Women k>? z."*' Austra.lan . . iii n- British Col hv women should have suffrage: .. .. . i Manitoba ing socially equal to men. | Alberta nng morally superior. Saskatchevi dng mentally more sympathetic Scandinavia: mote interested in needed re- Finland is. Norway ing niatetailv Interested they Iceland a right in the making of laws. ? Denmark ... . United Statow: o taxation without representa- Wvoming It. ( McMANl S. Colorado Idaho ne reason why I believe in Wo* ; TTtnh Suffrage Is: Washlngtot the South would keep pace with Ca ifornla Western portion of our country Arizona franchise must he extended to! !5aI1 Oregon Southern women. Alaska T I i i * "V i * 'nnwntg * *? Li/ini>nuii<i ^resi^en'\" ii*L mil 11 imprisoned ior debt, rst telegram soil over the land, i mi. or the first wireless message 11 rid do move," and when Miss U ive body of the greatest nation on Id start forward lil?e an autnmn clutch. ailed Dante "the voice of ten sil he the voice of forty, lent will l>e another mark of denv )f one-half of the citizens into cons lean one-half of the population ei gnify the triumph of reason over j dicate that the day is approaching I assume their rightful prominenci at lawmakers shall turn their ni 1, and to human welfare, to sc ocketbooks. ?a of democracy woman Rhall no rranehisement. sonorous saying of the judicious , that "of law no less can he sail d earth do her homage?the ver; greatest as not exempted from h e Associated Newspapers.) r OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE ALL ? Women Ha e Full Suffrage In United States Dating From Kentucky a 1SS1 Michigan nd 1893 Minnosot Federation 1902 New Han umbia 1916 Massachu Mississip 1916 Vermont ran 1916 New Yor Nebraska IftAfl New Jen 1907 North Da 1913 South Da *915 Oklahoiui Conuectic 18fi9 Ohio 189;< Delaware I89? Wlsconsli I89? New Mex * jjj{? Women Hav 1912 (That Is. : 1912 or Bun< 1912 1913 Iowa 7914 Louisiana 19H Now Yorl Municipal Suffrage In: Michigan >: Women Have Dating From rarlo 1884 Illinois -wick 1886 North Dr ia 1887 Island 1888 0*her I 1892 In certain loutb Africa 1915 many, Hungi who own pri alas 1869 cast their vol 1881 matters, eith 1898 own persons. France, Italy 1862 mania and S 1908 no political 1 permitted to 1912 boards, educi ote 1917 reotlonal, or ULTS OF WOMAN S Places Have Been Made Deoant. ring Equal Pay for Equal Work. >ur Laws for Women Have Been mile Court Laws Have Been Imp i for Teacher? Have Been Provid Consent Ha* Been liaised. aining Schools for Girls Have B lity Property Laws Have Been *i. irdienship of Children Is Divided or Needy Mothers Provided. ? VORLD GROWS WHI New Suffrage Map For 19 cnta makes the first contribution to t residential suffrage passed boih hi ier signed It Januajnr IS. Thim ifiw ? electoral votes to tko quota in wli mod. That quota la soar slnety-six. Lod to follow as taat aa Kortli Dako MISS RANKIN, OF MONT By DR. FRANK CRANU iss Jeannette Rankin of Misuouh ationul House of Representatives i >r men ami angels, i an act symbolic of the progress c 011 will wuteh her as the l'oml moi step. ? as significant as when the tirst hi it uttered his protest in the Die! eucher called to order tlie ehildi United Stales. French people said *< o<l bv 10 tli ast witch was hang <!. ast heretic was roasted. HfL country by the Stati , ~j terms as to men. } Adopted at the I)e he suffrage uiap in 1917. jvention. St. Paul. Ju >u last Di< 'it ; and I a 8>" a mmanv. ealth i > . | Progressive Sul i?cli w irntQ are already ... . 7. Pull suffrage is ,con- ' We believe the wn ta legislative procedure ,iy* "v',? share wit don.-? of government A MA a:t' luftko ?Mtial s;i( ^ war. should bo give ' ral right of suffrage, i, Montan \, takes her ;u;<i state uction. imong *1114 men, it will \d op toil at tho volition. Chicago, .J if the human race. I her watches her hahy Prohibition s.u The right of eltlzi nek man cast Itia vote. sc?t? Co vote shoal I of Worms. "r shrhlced by the ell in the lirst public ' >' ;,n>' State on ucn declare in favor of eir last king. ",pnt of bJ St ite and Federal ?'< c-i ndcintt t h?> Repub cvatic parties For tin or the first cablegram liroti'fh space. i A IMCTI KM 'lit nnkin takes her place llltV.t earth, you can almost u wftg not throu| chile when the driver tr.|Hs nor any emll tistii's, nor tho coll lent centuries." Miss 0, s|)euker3 that M nlngs Bryan, if we oeracy coming of age, St i,0uis Dispatch, eious self-government. Wontan suffrage. It merging from nonage. tho Teutonic palntt irejudice and petrified That u,tj8t*H celebr did what years of s when the woman and ami logic-bandying I * in the eye of govern- p made Mr. Bryan linds to education, to read: imething else besides , Mr Bryan began I cause of woman suff more dwell upon an upon Bodenhausen's turned against liqui Hooker shall take on Hovenden's "Breaki i than that all things a picture with a strc y least as feeling her heart; and the idea er power." and universal brotht -Copyright by Frank Cran?. the next step ill a I ?-? ?struck him foreibl All__ ?. _ when he beheld the OVER THE WORLD thecals Of War, 11 ve School Suffrage In "Christ Before lMlat "Bodenhausen's _ __ pressed nie more Dating From 1 1838 as ,lu* strong! 1875 woman suffrage," i 1875 1 plained, "for it em npshlro 1878 of mother-love. \V1 isntls 1879 rleil my llrst chilli di pl 1880 !thirty-one years ago 1880 home, 1 was so strui ^ 1883 jsl?n ot love In her c jg87 and then became eo KOia 1887 man was deserving kot* 1887 (man might impose ' 1890 ,years later I stood i u 1893 j Uoderhausen's 'Mad 1894 1898 'sas c,ty urt *a,,ery!i 1900 '"ie <'xPr<'8sion of loo 1910 jtook mo bark home e Limited 8uffrage |n, was born, and Vlay Vote on Taxation Idivine expression of ling Propositions:) (wreathed the fare t Dating Prom sh<> <arrlod Ku,h ,,ov jgg_l "The mother a i 1898 strongest argument k 1901 ll,a? suffrage," Mr. 1908 "1 love my children Presidential 8uffrago In: :,s a <"?: l>?t Dating Prom samo claHS with mV 1913 spect. I do not pi ikota 1917 |the same class witl "orme of Suffrage. love for the child. districts of Austria, Oer- Iknow why ,ht' n,ot iry * and Russia women 's tho sweetest operty are permitted to lasting thing in the Les on various communal ; find tlx* explanatio r by proxy or fn their 'Where your trensur In Belgium. Bulgaria, your heart ho also.' the Netherlands. Rou- <<The rhlJd |g thr wltzerland, women have H,rht. W She invest "Vote for" certain" state When the itional. philanthropic, cor 4,1 waa asked, Industrial. Jewels?' she pointed ____________________ mother's life trenibl nt the child's birth, iircnArc ls the obJe(,t of ht UrrKAvJtl She expends upon force and energy; sli the wealth of her It of what it ls to do mother's dreams r Extended. what a different w roved. would he! ed. "The most pa'he world knows ls not een Provided. tween armed iikmi Amended to be more fields; it la the stru to auve her child w Between Mother and net traps for it and (And as lonj? as the thoso who conspire r" ir" nmwll JLVBSa&Batmmmammmm 101 \ JL*\?UfiLi JUI I 11/lULi liJU/lUUli rs. Leroy Springs; Vice-President, '. Riddle; Secretary, Mrs. C. D. reasu er, Mrs.W. S. Patterson * ? rrP: An Anti-Suffragist Mr. Vote 5 A Man Without A Party IUFFRAGE FLAMS It rage Plank. , tutt un equal suflrage amendment to > the extension (.'the national constitution. Wo remind 11 vvivllinn fit' llloltlin fun r mill!.ill ii'rimati Vfitfira thol *s upon tho same jour party was the first to declare for . their political l ights, which it did in mocratic Co uvea- 1872. Wo invite their co-operation ily. 11116. in electing the Prohibition party to power. huge Think. Adopted at the Prohibition Coninen of the coun vention, St. Paul, Jly, 1916. h men the bur in time of pence Itepiitilican SulVntge Plunk. ritlce in time ol The Republican party, reaffirming n the full politi- its faith in government of the peo, both by Federal pie. by the people, for the people, favors the extension of the suffrage Progressive Co s to women as a measure of justice to une, 1916. one-lialf tho adult people of this ? country, but recognizes the right of fiugo Think. each State to settle the questioh for mis of the United itself. Id not be denied Adopted at the Republican Conceited States o- vention, Chicago, June, 1916. aunt of sex. We ______ the enfranchise- Socialist Suffrage Think. amendment to Unrestricted and equal suffrage nistitutions. We for men and women. lican and Demo | Adopted at the Socialist Convendr failure to suli- (ion, Indianapolis, May, li?12. 1 I' roM'KKTKI? of a child, it is not fair to Me a mothcV's hands while she is trying to protect her home and save her child. i?h an> seiies of| ,.|f ,j,oro js 8UC?, n thing as juses-, aita> ?>t ;i.t- tjrt^ purely a mother has a true claim Iqu es i>i a In > . vojce jn shaping the envhronlr. \\ illlani Jen raont that may determine whether ate to iiedit i m Wjji rea]jze her hopes or. \\a* con\eited to j)r|n j1Gr gray hairs in sorrow to was the work of the p|.aye r, Uodenhausen. | "Because God has planted In evated Madonna ory human heart a sense of justice peaking, wi iting. |an<j because the mother argument had failed to do. ruajces an irresistible appeal to this a suffragist. \\ <. unjvt,rgai 8ense, it will Anally batter down all opposition and open woto champion the man>8 pathway tQ tho po?8 .. rago after gazing ? "Madonna." He or when he s iw 41 4 ng Home Ties,"; ^ >ng appeal to the that world-peace + ,C\ irhood should be Yq^P pQ*? ? ising civilization , y, he declared, | paintings, "Apo- ?p I O (C ml the (.miliar + fcqUal SUffrage 'Madonna' iin- + * than any other - + sst argument for ?111(1 + Mr. Bryan ex- * bodies the spirit 4. + Trade With Us I , In mi r r .Ifinnln A. ck by the exprea- + + yes. .hat 1 there |t Will DaV VOU tO * nvinced that wo- + rj"1" * buy your groceries J, awestruck before onna* in a Kan- + at my store. We * and I saw in it i . + mother-iove. it carry a select line to the time when y l:zz::.s: : of Fresh and up- ; >f my wife when + , j . n- i 1 + vn to me. + to-date Maple and + rgument is the! . . m favor of wo- Fancy Groceries + Itryan continued.1 * TZllTZ t at all times, and wife in this re- * C * it any father in i- our service is + I ii the mother in + + if you wouio + equal to that of + her s love for a .j. 1 + . tenderest, inost . world, you will + any virocer. + n in i M" 111 mo: I es arr, there will I * We operate a * t treasure of the* * * her me in her * public dray wogan * mother of tile 4 1 J ? 4 Where are >out + SollTlt VftUT * to her sons The + dl,u oUIK.Il JfUUl + es in the balance . 1 4 II 11 * and for years it,* DUSlIieSS. All CftUS + >r constant care. It i,c...rvnu, + given prompt at- X in endows it with * ? * >ve. She dreams ? and he. and if a + lentlOIl. mly came true, + orld this world + tic strur 1" thi-- 4 I^lOcllo the struggle he ... , ,, ? 4 upon tlu battle- ? Opposite the Court llniiMe ? of u mother 9 han wicked m.n * Telephone 23 * 8 lay snares for It. * , ballot Is given toI * * H to rob tlie houie'* aaaaaaaa 8