MR RUSKIN ON THE FRANCHISE.
A description of a visit to Brantwood by Ur Elbert Hubbard, an American writer, is looted iv the Chronicle. Mr Hubbard repeats some talk he and an English friend J»d with Mr Ruskin, " The fact of women Ming elected to Mayoialities in Kansas fiwkes mc think," Mr Ruskin is reported as w J'ing, "of certaiu African tribes that Malt their women into warriora—yon want yonr women to fight your political battles." fir Ruskin followed this up by an excursion >Wo his old Conservatism. •• I am of the nrm conviaion," he is reported as saying, that no man ehould be allowed to vote »no does not own property, or who cannot oo considerably more than read and write." *ocn he went into reasons in support of this f^°P?*' l ' OD t and passed on to a discussion of jf v ? f l ! ie Slftte towards the individual, r Kuskin, it seems, was especially intereew in the industrial condition of America, •"« »aked m an y questions about it.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9116, 29 May 1895, Page 5
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