Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • 47

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A vote is easier to handle than a husband. A Vote does not change in Value; frequently a husband does. With a good husband a woman, deprived of responsibility, often becomes a parasite. -r, '1 vr ,1 'P 7 0) 1 1 I 1 LL 1, A woman who wants a vote more than anything else needs a husband more than the woman who doesn't care about Me ballot. Tor the men give the women votes.

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I should have the advantages of getting an insight into mans viewpoint of the political situation. My understanding of public questions would be better than if I gained my information from one sexor one-half of the people. Since the laws must be enforced for the benefit of both sexes, so they should be formed by men and women. Both should have a voice have the effect of broadening v7oman's coropre- hension a the rights and privileges of the bal- lot she will use her vote to bett vantage er ad in consequence. At the present time I should find an ideal husband more satisfying than the vote.

li get the vote for me, but he would also instruct would not only do everything in his power to me in using it correctly I should have the advantages of getting an insight into man's viewpoint of the political situation. My understanding of public flues- tions would be better than if I gained my in formation from one sexor one-half of the people. Since the laws must be enforced for the benefit of both sexes. so they should be formed a in their making. mirthless: it was more heartbreaking than a sob.

We were silent. I knew that Ebe was thinking of the change that has come over that fine young face. The clear, bright eyes that looked out upon the world in such a fearless manner when the man was young are now narrow and shifting. The generous mouth has been replaced by a thin, hard line, with lips so close and tight that it is bard for them to smile. This man's face now tells only a tale of money grubbing; it has lost all traces of kindness and generosity.

Yet the world would say he is the man this woman married. In her heart she knows he bears not the slightest resemblance to the man she adored in the old honeymoon days. This is the tragedy thousands of women have locked in their 'waits. Contact with the business world and the money getting vice which has attacked so many of our men frequently works such a change in a husband his wife feels she knows him less and less as the years go by. His business becomes his ruling passion.

He shuts his wife out of his life. A woman frequently deteriorates with a good husband. He lifts all responsibility from her shoulders and she becomes indolent, both mentally and physically, a human parasite. He shields her from the world. In her home she is sheltered from the hard knocks which inevitably fall upon the woman who is forced out into the world.

mirthless: it was more heartbreaking than a We were silent. I knew. that Ebe was think- The bright that lkd ing of the change that has come over that fine young ace. ear, rig eyes at ooe ner out upon the world in such a fearless man when the man was young are now narrow and e- shifting. The generous mouth has been placed by a thin, hard line, with lips so dose and tight that it is bard for them to smile.

This man's face now tells only a tale of money grubbing; it has lost all traces of kind- We never shall have well balanced laws until the women are recognized as a political power. And the fine husbands in this broad country of ours are the ones who are preparing the women to take their place in the political world with the men. ly convinces bim the women will be of assistance in expending the money of the state. Husband and Vote Both Necessary. Acts ever speak louder than words.

The wife who performs her duties in the home intelligently drives the conviction home that women are entitled to the ballot more surely than the woman who wins him with a flow of oratory. ip It is tile aim of the suffragists to work with the men. There is a popular impression that the suffragists want to take the vote away from the men and to run the government themselves. This is entirely wrong. We do not want to curtail the power of the men; we simply want to give our aid in solving some of the problems which confront them.

We want to lift some of the burden from their sho-Aders. There are certain phases of governmental work, such as the care of the children. the aged, the sick, and the poor, duties that have comparatively recently been taken over by the state, in which the women could be of assistance to the men. Woman is familiar with these duties, for they have been considered a part of her work for centuries; she has been trained in their performance for hundreds of years. It has been such a long time since women have had a share in political matters the majority of them have ceased to take an active interest in the great questions of the day.

The men have ceased to discuss such things with the women, for their opinion really counts for little; it cannot be backed up by the power of the ballot. Many women are woefully ignorant of involved political issues; they need the contact with a fine progressive man to broaden their point of view. While the vote may be necessary for a woman's political happiness. a husband is equally necessary to insure her happiness in human relations. ly convinces bim the women will be of assist- Ince in expending the money of the state.

Husband and Vote Both Necessary. Acts ever speak louder than words. The wife who performs her duties in the home in- women are entitled to the ballot more snrely telligently drives the conviction home that than the woman who wins him with a flow of oratory. le aim of the suffragists to work with It is ti the men. There is a popular impression that the suf- fragists want to take the vote away from the men and to run the government themselves.

This is entirely wrong. We do not want to IWANT a vote: it is more dependable than a husband. A rote is always a valuable asset, for it represents dignity and power, A loishand often robs a woman of these. A vote is a permanent asset unless one has the misfortune to become a criminal or insane, while a woman may be made husbandless at any moment. The "other woman," the dior ee ceort.

death, or any of the hundred and rule other causes that take a man away from his borne may deprive a wife of her husband. It is Impossible to insure happiness in human relations, whereas in political relations it is possible. A vote is more necessary to a woman than a husband: it raises her wages, her dignity, find bor position in the political world as well as in society. It makes her a formidable Power to be reckoned with. On the other hand.

when a woman acquires a bushand her WV.I'eS may be considerably lessened and her position in the world appreciably lowered. The responsibility of a vote is not so great as the responsibility of a husband. I am sure I eould manage a vote much easier than I could a husband. When I see the trouble some women have in trying to get along comfortably with a husband it seems it would be much easier to learn to vote intelligently. even though it entailed a thorough knowlpiige of tariff and banking laws.

The vote is always a good thing to have; it does not deteriorate in value, while a husband frequently changes so radically in fifteen or twenty years that be and his wife are no loner suited to each other. nore dependable than valuable asset, for it I power, WOMan of these. asset unless one has a criminal or insane, made husbandless at Ler woman," the di- 7 of the hundred and a man away from rife of her husband. I WOULD prefer a husbanI to a votepro- viding be would votefor woman's suffrage. A husband who would vote Yes" when the question of extending the franchise to women is put to the voters would be like getting a coupon good for votes for women." Were I to get a vote, for the asking, I might get a husband afterward.

but there's no coupon attached to a vote good for one husband." The woman who wants the vote taore than anything else in the world really needs a husband more than the woman who is satisfied without the ballot. For it is the men who actually give the women till vote. They vote upon the question. The women do not. We can talk votes for women" until it rings in every one's ears; we can camimign to our hearts' content, but we cannot bring the vote one bit nearer unless we convince the men we are capable of voting intelligently.

Suffragists are not all orators. There are comparatively few of us who can go out and in a single address win a whole roomful of voters to the cause of woman's suffr-ge. We do well if we make a convert of one man. And it is easier for a woman to convert her husband than any other man. He knows her capabilities.

He knows her shortcomings. Marriage ii a practical test of a woman. Under its added responsibilities she either grows to finer womanhood or-deteriorates into a mere parasite. The woman who can work effectively in solving domestic difficulties is the woman who impresses her husband as capable of handling the lager problems of the state. A wife who holds the family purse strings and disburses her husband's savings judicious WOULD prefer a busban-I to a votepro- viaing be would vote fur womana suffrage.

the question A husband who wo extending the franchise to uld vote Yes" when ft velous talent is forced to choose between do-i mestic happiness and an artistic success. she chooses matrimony she generally regrets it. If she chooses to go on with her career at some time in her life she bemoans the fact that she bad not married and had children. A man is not satisfied to allow a woman to carry on her work as well as to make him a home. Ile insists she make a choice.

Our ideals of marriage must change. When it is considered right for a woman to conti9ue her work after marriage, providing it does not interfere with her domestic duties, then there I will be more happy marriages. Work is a great source of happiness. Coupled with domestic harmony, it constitutes the basis for a well rounded, successful At the present time marriage is considered too much from its romantic side. People often say to me, You will be lonesome some day; you will need some one to take care of you.

You will be sorry you never married." I have seen so many lonesome married women that the argument does not make a strong appeal to me. I am not a man hater I am a man admirer. My father was a splendid man, and I have four fine brothers. Rather than force myself into a marriage with any man less fine than they, I prefer to take the title Mrs." without the man. It gives me the privileges of a married woman without imposing on me the responsibilities and duties of a wife.

A False Impression Corrected. Many menand women, too, for that matterlabor under the unfortunate impression that the suffrage movement is promoted by a group of spinsters. They picture a suffragist as a sour old maid, who, because she has never been so fortunate as to acquire a husband, is bent on getting a vote. It is thought that women work to get the ballot simply because their time is not healthily occupied with husband and children. I heard a disdainful man once say the terms old maid an.d suffraget are synonymous.

He could not possibly conceive the idea that a woman could be happily married and want to have a vote. The woman who argues for the extension of the franchise to her sex generally carries more conviction with her argument if she has "Mrs." tacked to her name, especially if it is known that the husband is a sane, level headed man and a suffragist. If a woman can convince her husband that her point of view la right, then other men will yield more readily to her convictions. 4e Marriage Ideals Must Change. Many men think they would be eternally disgraced if their wives carried on the business or profession they had adopted before marriage.

The majority of men think woman's place is the home, where she may dust and cook and sweep and wash and sew to her heart's content. This, in their eyes, is her only womanly and proper work. Other talents, such as singing. or dancing, or playing on the piano, must take second place. fly a young woman with the great gift of an inspiring singing voice or some other mar Husband or Wife May Deteriorate.

Not long ago friend of mine took a photograph from the mantel over the fireplace in her beautiful little home, and, holding it up for me to look at said: "This is the man I married." Then she laughed tier laugh was not pleasant to bear, for it was bard and Would Give Her Broad Viewpoint. The vote insures her power and protection, while a husband widens her experience and understanding. The daily contact with a manly man will THE CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE..