The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-22
The Woman's Rights Question-0pinion Of Mr..
John Stuart Mill.


In his speech on Female Suffrage in the English House of
Commons, Monday the Goth of May Mr. Mill said
"Many greatly influence the political con-
duct of their male relations and sometimes by force of will
they actually them(cheers and laughte athough
they supposed have ANYTHING with it. The
whom she influenced and perhaps misled augher-was
alone rsponsbe her power like the backtairs influence
of fayortethe poor creature was nobody and referred all
the of superior WISDOM and as of course he would
give her if he ought she might work upon him
through all his strongest feelings without mourning respon
sibiy He demanded that all who exercised power should
have the burden laid them of knowing something about
the things which they bad the power With the admitted
right to voice would come of the corresponding duty
woman was not generally inferior in tenderness of conscience
Make her moral agent in matters of public
when she has learnt to understand the ranscendena mpo
of these things she would why wrong sacr
fee political convictions for personal interest and vaniyehe
would understand that political honesty was not foolish per-
sona croche which bound for the sake of his FAM
iy to give up but serious duty and the whom she
could influence would be better in all public relations
not they often present. by the whole eff
feet of her influence But at all events it would be said that
women as women did not suffer any practical inconvenience
by being represented that the interests of all
safe in the hands of their fathers husbands and brothers.
whose interest the theirs and who besides know
ing much better than they did what good for them cared
great deal for them than they did for themselves That
cy what had been said of all other represented classes
the operatives, for instance. Were they not all virtually
represented through their employers? ear hear Were
the interests of the employers and that of the employed when
terrible crime of setting class against class Hear,
hear Was not the farmer interested along with his aborer
the prosperity of agriculture? Had the
fcturer great interest in the high price OF cacoes
his workmen Was not the employer interested we'll his
repeal of taxes? Had not employer and employed
interest against outsiders just and wife had
against all outside the family And all employers
kind benevolent charitable men, who loved their workpeope
and always and did what for their good Ev-
of these exactly the parallel
assertion respecting and They not living in
Arcadia they had been lately reminded in Roma
j. and in that region workmen needed other protection than
that of their masters and women than that of their He
should like laid before that House of the
of who annually beaten kicked, rodden
their male protectors he should like that
contain in opposite column return of the sentences
passed those which the dastardly criminal did
get off altogether and in third column comparative
of the of property the unlawful taking of which
had in the session osszes by the Judges been
hit worthy Of the degree of Hear
hear They would thus obtain arithmetica estimate of
the value set by male Legislature and male tribunals upon
the murder Of by habiua torture often prolonged for
years. which, if there be shame man, should make him
hang his head (Chees Before 1t commended that
did suffer in their interests especially
being represented 1t must be considered whether
had not their grievances and whether the law and those
practices which the law could reach treated in every
respect tavOraby Well that the to
education, for example? Hardly any single decent
educated occpaton one, open them They
either govenesses nothing fact had recently occurred
which was worthy OF commemoraon. young lady, MISS
Garrett from pressure of necessity from honorable
desire to find scope for her activity alternating the suffer-
lngs OF her fellow creatures applied herself to the study OF
medicine. Having duly qualified herself she, with an energy
and perseverance which could not be too highly paised
knocked successfully the doors through which
in this country student could pass into medical practice
Having found other door fast shut she at last discovered
which had been accidentally left ajar The Society OF
Apohecaes 1t appeared had forgotten to shut out those VINO
they thought would n and through mat
entry this young lady obtained admission into the med
zeal profession But Objectionable did 1t appear tos TINS
learned body that should be permitted to be the med