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Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint)

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Description:Excerpt from Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 In every land, civilisation has been measured by the status of the women. Among barbarians they are beasts of burden. Among the semi-civilised they are secluded. And among the fanatic followers of Mohammed, embracing one-third of the people of the globe, it is held that they have no souls. Among savage tribes the club of the husband was logical. Under the common law so was the lash, because women being kept in igno rance and deprived of property rights, could be thus governed. But when they were educated and given the right to own prop erty, these things became illogical and impossible. The men of former days showed much more judgment in opposing giving education and property rights to women than do the men of this day who oppose giving them the suffrage. In ten great states of this Union and one territory they have been granted the suffrage by the majority of the men, the women themselves not voting. Shall the men of the South be less just or less chivalrous? I am a native - born Southerner. I have shed my blood in your service, in the ranks of your armies. I have spent my life beneath your sunny skies. I can therefore speak frankly to my own people. We have boasted of our chivalrous regard for women, and there are none that more deserve it than those of the South; but in honest truth, as respects the Pro gressive movements which first gave women education, and then property rights, and which is now giving them an equal voice in the disposition of the taxes they pay and in the control of the government which affects them, the South has been and is still a laggard. We praise them in phrase which often is exu berant, and which to some may seem extravagant; but judged by our actions towards them, men of the South, we have not been sincere. We have treated them like spoiled children. We have given them honeyed phrases which they do not ask, and denied them the substantial rights to which they are justly en titled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 In every land, civilisation has been measured by the status of the women. Among barbarians they are beasts of burden. Among the semi-civilised they are secluded. And among the fanatic followers of Mohammed, embracing one-third of the people of the globe, it is held that they have no souls. Among savage tribes the club of the husband was logical. Under the common law so was the lash, because women being kept in igno rance and deprived of property rights, could be thus governed. But when they were educated and given the right to own prop erty, these things became illogical and impossible. The men of former days showed much more judgment in opposing giving education and property rights to women than do the men of this day who oppose giving them the suffrage. In ten great states of this Union and one territory they have been granted the suffrage by the majority of the men, the women themselves not voting. Shall the men of the South be less just or less chivalrous? I am a native - born Southerner. I have shed my blood in your service, in the ranks of your armies. I have spent my life beneath your sunny skies. I can therefore speak frankly to my own people. We have boasted of our chivalrous regard for women, and there are none that more deserve it than those of the South; but in honest truth, as respects the Pro gressive movements which first gave women education, and then property rights, and which is now giving them an equal voice in the disposition of the taxes they pay and in the control of the government which affects them, the South has been and is still a laggard. We praise them in phrase which often is exu berant, and which to some may seem extravagant; but judged by our actions towards them, men of the South, we have not been sincere. We have treated them like spoiled children. We have given them honeyed phrases which they do not ask, and denied them the substantial rights to which they are justly en titled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Equal Suffrage: Address by Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North Carolina Supreme Court at Richmond, Va., 30, January, 1914 (Classic Reprint)

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