Judge, 1914-04-18 · page 16 of 24
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This page satirizes anti-suffrage arguments through pro-suffrage commentary. The central cartoon by Lou Rogers depicts a woman striking a monster labeled "Political Exclusion For Men Only"—representing how suffragists were framed as attacking male political power rather than advocating for equality. The articles mock anti-suffrage claims: that giving women votes would merely "double" fraudulent registrations; that voting would damage women's "feminine character"; that suffrage would neglect child-rearing. The pieces counter these arguments by citing Southern antebellum women who managed plantations and developed independent thinking—proving women's intellectual capacity predated formal suffrage rights. The "Curbside Comments" section notes Frances Willard's 1876 suffrage advocacy, while the final section presents misogynistic historical quotes (from Greek, Coleridge, etc.) to underscore how deeply anti-woman sentiment ran culturally. The page advocates for women's voting rights while exposing the illogic and prejudice underlying opposition.
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THE MODERN WOMAN Suffrage Snapshots By IDA HUSTED HAKPER RENCHMEN often express great sym- pathy for the wife-ruled Am-rican husband, but they can’t point to a case over here where wives have a quarrel and then stand their hushand< up to fight a duel in order to settle .t. c Thirty Chicago we-nen canvassihg one ward in that city have made affidavits, which have been accepted by the election commissioners, of two thousand fraudu- lently registered men. What is the matter with the bona- fide voters of this ward that they have allowed such a sit- uation to exist? It doesn’t look as if giving the ballot to women would merely double the vote, (a Which is likely todo more damage to the sweetly femi- nine character—to stand at the polls all day and hand out coffee to voters, or to deposit a ballot and then go home and attend to woman's legitimate business? The anti-suffragists are vociferating that if women get the ballot they will not give their time to training their sons for citizenship. They should reflect that the present-day reign of law- lessness is due to men whose mothers neither possessed the suffrage nor wanted it. It is not the mothers who are responsible, but the conditions that boys and men must meet whenever they step outside the home. The English suffragettes will be just as sorry to see Herbert Gladstone return from Africa as they were glad to see him g0, but doubtless they will have a wel- come ready for him. It is odd, though, that when he had a choice between the labor troubles of South Africa and the woman-suffrage question at home, he should return to Great Britain. Fic! Fie! SUFFRAGE a strange thing for the South! Fie, fie! Whoever thinks that is not acquainted with the life of the ante- bellum matron, or he would know that the clinging-vine stage did not last past the rose garden, where the courting was done. Let him go South. Will he find gentle old ladies in their lace caps, depending for their opinions on the male members Lou ROGERS STRIKING AT THE MONSTER, NOT AT THE MAN of the family to the third and fourthly removed cousin? No. He will find the most delightfully original old ladies, women who were trained to think for themselves by being the executive head of thousands of negroes. And yet no one has ever called these brilliant old ladies “unwomanly"’ because their minds were intellectually developed by having to do their own thinking. They were the ‘*Fu- turist’’ suffragettes of two generations ago—only they did not know that that was their name. —Helen Lowry. Curbside Comments By OREOLA W. HASKELL An Old-time Anti BIOGRAPHER of Frances Willard relates graphically how in 1876, at the national convention of the W. C. T. U., she came out fearlessly for woman suf. frage, although most of her followers were opposed to the idea. During this, her first really important suffrage speech, her forcible arguments may be imagined by the fact that one of her auditors was found dolefully weeping in a corner at the conclusion of her ad- dress. When asked what was the matter, she said sob- bingly, “Frances Willard has just convinced me that I ought to want to vote, and I don’t want to.’" Mascoline Remarks Prompted by the Chivalry That the Moder Woman Is Willing To Give Up A MAN has but two pleas- ant days with his wife —one when he marries her, and the other when he buries her.—Greek, The perfection of woman's character is to be character- less. —Coleridge. The badness of man is bet- ter than the goodness of woman. A dead wife is the best goods in a man’s house.— Jewish Proverbs. There is not anything nor will be ever Than woman worse, let what will fall on man. —Sophocles. If a God made woman And fashioned her, He was for me the artist Of woes unnumbered and their deadly foe. —Euripides. Blessed art Thou, oh, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who hast not made me a heathen, Who hast not made me a slave, Who hast not made me a woman. —Jewish Prayer. “The Crowning Attribute of Lovely Woman is Cleanliness” The well-dressed woman blesses and_ benefits herself—and the world—for she adds to its joys. NAIAD DRESS add the final assurance of cleanliness and sweetness, SHIELDS They are a necessity to the woman of delicacy, refinement and good judgment. Naiad Dress Shields are hygienic and ntific. They are absolutely free from rubber with its unpleasant oder. ‘They can be quickly sterilized by immersing in boiling water for a few seconds only. ‘The only shield as good the day it is bought as it is made. Jes and sizes to fit every requirement of Woman's Dress, nple pairon receipt of 25e. Every pair guaranteed. The C. E. Conover Co., Mfrs., 101 Franklin St., New York In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com