IN FAVOR of WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE

Our fathers thought it was a cause Well worth their undertaking. To fight those arbitrary laws They had no hand in making. The principle they now ignore, Since we have been a nation; Taxing women o'er and o'er, Debarred from legislation. Great Britain thought we would not fight Or dare to show resistance; They looked to might to make it right With justice at a distance. Woman in the background held, Her soul for wisdom yearning While her loving heart has swelled With a desire for learning. You shall not vote the men declare, Ye daughters and your mothers. Then go and set a hellish snare To trap their sons and brothers. Because the women do not fight Use the sword or rifle Is relegated out of sight As a useless trifle. The whiskey ring, her greatest foe Oft blocks her aspirations; It dares not let her vote we know 'Twould send it from the nation. The colleges excluded her; With minds of small dimension, They tho't their lofty teachings were Beyond her comprehension. The sword of might can't make it right, The woman's pen is stronger. Her tongue and pen will tame their might,, They can't hold our much longer. She is keeping steady pace With aspiring brothers, Winning for herself a place Among D. D's and others. Soon her voice will resound In halls of legislation, Then love and justice will abound To purify the nation.