New-York tribune., 1867-08-23
WOMdN IN POLITICS.

To ne Editor osTAe TribrpS
SIN: read an editorial THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF
July 81, in which you say that womans Influence not
only but should be felt IN legislation ana government
and must increase in power a the race becomes more en-
lghtened and humane THIS heartily lndOrse. Man
has usurped rights granted woman by the Creator Du
will finally compel him TO abandon his usurped authority
tons held and eligible 70 ONCE in competition
with men, would be far better calculated 10 corrupt Wo
man than reform and purify our politics. Does VOTING
and holding office corrupt lnen II there an error
i'm the system, therefore reform Is demanafd ~ hol,
how do know that voting and holding once VIII cor
rupt womant We can only Judge OF tle elect y " Ia m ~,
ON woman from the effect IL has on man. as shc lS no
mandlng exercise / deny that the elective franchise
cOrrupts anybody but makes the emracniSeu DetleI
wiser Do understand that you tnst IA n
and purity woman is elevated above man III So Wnab
reason have you for believing that sHe WI slh 70 INC INC
M state OF man. she is enfranchsedi Can We not
as readily conclude that she Will retain ef elevated po
son and induce man TO rise theretoi M0na hVs i man
o not demand suffrage for woman a matter OF
POLICY but as a great RIGHT granted by the Creator
She has the wants, the same fye senses ana the
sleep clothing. light heat &e. If all the faculties OF the
mind OF man demand exercise, so do womans' II man man
has an Inherent love OF liberty, so does woman II man
hates oppression. does woman. IL man mates 70 10
commanded, does woman II man asserts his eqsAiy'
so does II man Is entitled 10 pfolectlOh ~ &
liberty, character aud property SO IS W3&an all d,rect
does not admit superior being on eartn 70 ~ MAJ,
denies divine right" TO rule so does woman ~ ~, Ia az
iI iSbtS neither does woman. If man does not permit
av one 10 dictate him the sphere nc snouu oesupyS
ahap1
protects his lands and personal property oman mas
fhe same love property. given Oy the creator Ian
man rIghtully deny It's eAerelset presume ~ VIII %
itteI that woman is entitled 10 the same prvecu0n
NJ law I'M the enjoyment OF life, liberty, character ana
Drnnertv one man has no right TO make laws 10 Try
the rights OF himself and another man Is ihere any
more Justice in permitting him TO make tue Laws tns
decide the rights of himself and womani assert Mne
no people, class, IN any country phO dfe d''ee oso
Ia making e lars hare, erer Wiu mace e4H Po
tecfoi Ofthe Idlrs trh those WhO make he tlwS ., an,
IL woman loves music, can hnan close her m9uen LAM any,
hush her soul ii She loves her offspring can he hIS sTi
thar love and deny her the right 10 protect her r
Can he deprive her OF the means necessary ~ N na voice
cultivation, training and development hamsesi Must
I'm making school laws, and building n Ier voice bo
her love be crushed and insulted fsa snch means
hushed Must she remain silent auu i,ing 10 grantf
~, ,Sor RS a voice IN making schOolsns tn ,h1.
to reotber stronger love, and the sl NJ roica must
@ @ ~ er Fsnring lis she fool tIal nSi +, viii 10
" b "a she could say the same W % nIn i,rs tnr tbc
sc,J nn hut u not her sphere 10 atSn rightsG She
~ her child OF 10 protect heI oMn .ts' a,,
education ot nei aya IN man. But who constituted man
ls sg ~ her spherel II she was 70 assert ne.
% i9,e OF mans sphere, VINO 70 % oato- Ala NOT
10 JuuS narsons arc sorereigS The creator 1lu noe
a,e nort iou OF the human race SOytfs.gS e hss
tho other portion Under tie Creator laSe Of
no t o assert sovereignty TO the exclusion %
hs W e s to assert his sovereignty TO the %
',a How can it be aseertained that All non "'o
eoserc;lnls and all women are not soteFeighs .rhout
If,>y can mar the capaCity OF woman ~ man
io@ 6cr AN equal chaAcei How are the rights "a iia
90 a. es mans lights also establish wOmansf ,oo and
conclude that NAN and WOMAN were creas crea,1u I'm so
oouaI and entitled to equal rights ana plinpes which
49, Tbnf ,nogdH Is entitled 10 du We Ptr'ts,g..So riu
I g,,oa,i,njio demands aud that her ofgah'.osyp
dirsei her ia her proper "ghere