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Show preserve litr unsullied from t'ae allieu influences of politics, and protect hir from t'ae weighty responsibilities ot the sordid affairs of life that Trill crush her ideals and lower her standards. stand-ards. The motherhood of the farm is our Inspiration, she Is the guardian of our domestic welfare and a guide-to guide-to a higher life, but directing the affairs af-fairs of government is not within woman's wo-man's Bphere, and political gossip would cause her to neglect the home, forget to meua our clothes end bum the biscuits. 'I Vi i i i ft s V ( f k i ' ? ' , H It v 7 ,H n ' 4 lr S f v It . ' h i' i ' ! " if v -it FARMER RADFORD ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE The home is the greatest contribution contribu-tion of women to the world, and the hearthstone is her throne. Our social so-cial structure is built around her, and 1 social righteousness is in her charge. Her beautiful life lights the skies of hope and her refinement is the charm of twentieth century civilization. Hen-' , graces and her power are the cumulative cumu-lative products of generations of queenly conquest, and her crown of exalted womanhood is jeweled with the wisdom of saintly mothers. She has been a great factor in the glory of our country, and her noble achievements achieve-ments should not be marred or her hallowed influence blighted by the coarser duties of citizenship. American Ameri-can chivalry should never permit her to bear the burdens of defending and maintaining government, but should |