Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-02-14
For the Tribune & Telegraph.
About an Individual,

Mr.. Coe wants to see the names, and especial
ly the names of the women, who signed the
woman's rights petitionirecently sent up to Mad
ison. He knows, he does, what degrading
place the polls are and he wants to know. and
suppose spot, the females who want TO mix up
with this degradation. can inform him. They
are mainly the wives of Men-the same sex
which makes all this degradation at the polls
They eat at the same table with them, live with
them, are compelled to listen to any degrading
language they may in their character of lords"
see fit to use, to submit to any demands they
make, or abuse they may bestow, to inhale the
perfume of what whiskey they may choose to
drink, and move round in the delightful atmos-
phere of tobacco which they generate. viii
this philosopher tell us how much it would add
to their degradation to accompany those men to
the polls Did he ever notice the difference be-
tween Ball room and the hastings How does
he know that the presence of the women at the
hastings will not have as good an effect as in
the Ball room7 or arguing as most people do,
from the promptings of their own nature, does
he think the men so essentially degraded as to
be irreclaimable? l DO not think him a fair spec
men of his sex. Did it ever occur to him that
there is nothing essentially bad in voting, and
consequently if decent element were introduced
to the performance of this duty, that decent ele-
ment might lift the duty up to its own standard
/ don't wonder he gets alarmed at the move
ment If all of humanity were left on common
platform of political rights and could borrow NO
advantages from unnatural and Fictitious laws,
it is very likely he would gravitate to some
wash tub to perform its labors, while some TO-
male now there would gravitate to the place he
now holds, and give life to columns which are
now principally remarkable for dizziness and stu
pidity and fossiliferous copversation-as to fry
ing slap jacks and knitting stockings, he need
borrow no trouble, for it takes industry to per-
form either of these duties-and no unfortunate
future Mrs. Coe can perform the miracle, by cur
tain lectures or otherwise, of endewing him with
that quality. And neither frying slap jacks OF
knitting stockings, / imagine are very degrading
in themselves, and / submit therefore, whether
even men would lose anything in dignity should
thoy occasionally stay away from the ball alley
the grocery or worse places, TO perform these
duties, and there are many persons who do MOTH
ing for living but cook, and yet are not denied
political rights, wherefore l infer that should
women exercise these rights, it does not neces'
sarily follow that they will abandon frying slap
jacks and leave the poor men to perform that duty
A slap John is tbs best thing can recommend
to the fu' ure unfortunate Mrs. Coe.
If Senator Sholes can make much of a com
mentary on the text you have furnished him, he
will perform that miracle, by some doubted, Of
making something out of nothing.
l think the petitions which affirm for all human.
ity common rights furnish better text, and one
would recommend to your careful study.
CREDIBLE.