The workingman's advocate., 1866-08-25


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MIR. stuart Mill ON the FraaehAse for
Women.
At the sitting Of the House of Commons
on Tuesday, July l7th, Mr. j. S. Mil moved
an address for return OF the number Of
freeholders, householders, and others in Eng
land and Taies, who fulfilling the condition
Of property or rental prescribed BY law as
the justification for the electoral franchise.
are excluded from the franchise BY reason of
tbeiI sex" He said-Sir, rse to make the
motion Of which have given notice. Aftev1
the petition which had the honor OF pre-
senting q few weeks ago, the House would
expect that its attention would be called
however briefly, TO the claim preferred in
that document. The petition and the cir
cumstanees at d.c. on its preparation
have, to say It, greatly weakened the
chief practical d. 4 Lment which we have been
accustomed TO hear against any proposal to
admit women to the electoral franchise
namely, that few, If any, women desire it,
0rginating IS that petition did entirely With
ladies, without the instigation, and, to the
best Of my belief, without the participation
Of any ofthe male sex in any stage of the one
rations, except in the final one OF its presen-
tation 70 Parliament, the amount Of response
which became manifest, the number ar sig
natures obtained in very short space Of
time. not 10 mention the quality Of many of
those signatures, may not have been surpris
ing to the ladies who promoted the petition
but was certainly quite unexpected by me
i recognize in it the accustomed sign that
the time has arrived when a PROPOSAL Of !.
public nature 10 ripe for being taken into
serious censideration- n-.namely when a word
ssnoken On the subject is found to have been
the exps q silent wish prevadine. J.
great number Of minds, and signal given h
tho hope Of rallying \ few supporters il un-
exrectedIy answered by many. It il not
Necessary to offer any justification for the
peculiar motion which am about 10 make
When the complaint is made that certain
citizens, Of this nation, fulfilling all the con.
ditions and giving all the guarantees which
the constitution and the law reon;re from
thoss who are admitted to a voice in dsfhr.
mining who shall be their rulers. are ar
cluded from that privilege for what appears
10 them, and whAtappears 10 me. the entirely
irrelevant consideration oftheir sex, the least
We can DO Is to ascertain what number of
persons are affected by the grievance, and
bow great an addition would be mace to the
constituency # this disability were removed.
! should not hsve attempted more than this
IN hePTesent session even II rhe Refor \ an.
cussions bad not been brought to an abrupt
close. Even If the late Government had snc-
ceeded in its honorable attempt to effect an
amicable compromise of the Reform question
any understanding or any wish which miahi
have existed rs to the 6nality, for 4 certain
period, of that compromise, could NOT raw.
affected such proposal n this, the adcptio,,
OF which would not be, in any sense az IN.
term, lowering Of the fanchise. and Il M,
intended to disturb in any degree the dis,
tribution of political power among tbe an.
fsrent classes Of society. Indeed. honorable
gentlemen opposite seem to think. ana 4 ann
pose shey are the best judges, that this con-
cessioDs assuming ii TO be made. IL IL had
any effect on party politics ct al. would e
favorable TO their side and ne riRhf hos,ar-
able member for Dublin University, in his
humoEens msQpeF. advised me enfhs ground
to withdraw this article from my politieal
pruga4pei but I cannot, either II iesi 81 4,
earnest, adopt his suggestion, for 4 sm bound
70 consider the permanent benefit Of the
community before the temporary interest 81
party; aud I entertain the ERNEST conyicl
ton that whatever holds ont an inducement
TO one half of sthe community 10 exercise
their, minds on the great social and political
Questions which are discussed In Parliament
and Whatever causes the great socixl and
pa6ncAl questions which arc DISCUSSED L,
PafiiAosent, and whatever q ss the Rfe1t
infuepce they already possess 10 be exerted
nndsr the gu ''ance iof greater knoMlsdas
and under sense OF responsibility, cannot
be ultimstely. advantageous to ths.tonssrva-
tive or any other cause, except 90 far a. that
cause isleEEeSsf fpne. And Ifejoiee inths
knowledge that In the estimation Of many
honorsbie gentlensh Of the party opposite,
ths prcpcsai made In che petition Is, IKE
many Of the most valuable reformers, "A
trelf Cbnssrvsaise ss 1 am sure Ii y tfaly
Liberal listened with pleasure and graft
tide 20 the right holyorsble ee1tlsmas Wbo
10 now ChAneellpr ,of ths Excbeqner, when In
bic speech on the second reading az the Re-
form Bill he said he saw no reason why
women. Of Independent means shduld not
possess the electoral franchise Ia : country
where they can preside In snanorxl courts and
hh parish oflces, 70 which, lei ma add, ADD
ths throne. fHear hear). The mctlsl was
egrsed 10. =. u - go - -.
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During ths siast dajs of the noneress
which has jast aajoufned, our Senators ana
Representative, q ths mass, dsvo<ga fhem-
sslFss with Singular one-nesG &c parpesa,
to the passage Of . bin which Increased ne
salafissYof the@ very sdiyint9ge6n1 itTrq|
ef their country, 90 pz esssf, q oth5f M IN
those gentlemen who, by On idAp led oontxndf
with the people by whose yotss thsy were
elected, undertook 80 pIay their f<6peotissl
parts u The grest national dsbating speis-
teh that meafin Waahipgtoq, Tor ~ yssflY|
sttp>nd Of 5j j00a, - addition % hfls1ee
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