Judge — April 27, 1912 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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T H E Suffrage Snapshots. by IDA HUSTED HARPER. . NLY a few weeks ago a distin- guished alienist filled a page and a half of the Sunday papers to show that, because women’s brains weighed less than men’s, they could never hope to reach man’s intellectual height. Now it is announced that the brain of one of the country’s most noted physicians, who has just died, weighs less than-that of achild. Can't the scientists come to some agreement as to the exact brain weight necessary to great achievement, so women may know whether to try or not? But, come to think of it, their brains couldn’t be weighed till after they were dead, so they'll have to keep right on carrying off college prizes and pro- fessional honors, just as if their brains and hands and feet were as big as a man’s. At the recent presidential primaries in New York County, only about half the Republicans went to the polls. In an election district on Long Island, just one man voted. In an Illinois town, five votes were cast, but four were found to be illegal, Similar reports come from all parts of the coun- try. President Taft and ex- President Roosevelt say that when the majority of women show that they want the ballot they should have it. The wom- en will accept this condition when it is provided that the men who have the ballot and don’t use it shall be disfran- chised. WSs A Florida woman writes to the National Suffrage Associa- tion for permission to organ- ize a troop of cavalrywomen, arm them with light rifles, and send them to the Legislature to get a suffrage bill. The Southern women have been rather slow to get started on this question, but when they do they will go on horseback where the Northern women have gone on foot. A ‘‘straw’’ at Tufts College, Boston, resulted in a vote M O D E RN f A LAWS FOR KER AND y vines wore majority of the boys for Roosevelt and a majority of the girls for Taft. One at Columbia, New York, gave Taft a ma- jority from the boys and La Follette from the girls. This is a very fair example of the way men ‘‘represent’’ women. Proverbs for Suffragists. by Bk. SMITH, It takes two to make a family. Too many men spoil the nation. The early word catches the public. Time and women wait for no man. While there is strife there is hope. The woman who hesitates is bossed. The laws that men bungle live after them. Anti-suffragists hear no good of them- selves. Man is jack of all trades, but master of no woman. Half the approval of a husband is better than no vote. f | HLAWS. FOR HER AND WOU FADE BY HEROREY | WOGER ENFORCED UY HEE nN i Lou ROGER: CORRECTING AN ERROR, W OM AN A suffragette’s stone gathers no bail. One Legislature does not make a vic- tory. Where there’s a woman, way. Men rush in where women would tread softly, Necessity to vote is the mother of in- vective. Boss is a good dog, but co-operation is better. It is said that barking ‘‘Antis’’ sel- dom bite. Do not count your reforms until the laws are patched. When women’s rights are in the West, frightened menfolk rule the best. An Abiding Faith. Senator Bailey, of Texas, recently de- faced the Congressional Record with the following story, told on the floor of the Senate: A suffragette, who had suffered many trials and tribulations, had gone toa leader of her politi- cal faith to confide her woes and ask for help. “My dear,’’ said the second suffragette, ‘‘put your trust in God. She will help you.’" there’s a A Suffragist Catechism. Question. Where is a wom- an’s place? Answer. On the inside. Q. Where is the inside? 4 A. It wasonce on the i It is now on the outside. Q. Where is the outside? A. It was once on the outside. It is now on the inside. Q. How can a woman stay on the inside when the inside is outside and theoutside is inside? A. Ask the anti. Q. Who is the anti? A. One going forward with feet turned backward. Q. What is a vote? A. The shortest distance be- tween two points. Q. What is the ‘‘silent influ- ence’? A. An endless prayer with- out an answer. ide. — Lew Rogers, Results attained in California will be equaled in other States. comicbooks.com