The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-06-21


prOpOundei such question for discussion
would have sstouDded the people. To
have adhered to such an opiaiou would /
have caused persecution. Even 10, mora
periods the question would |
have met With scarcely more favor, but
10 this age of progression when reforms
10 church and state sre being rapidly in
troduced. the question this day proposed
may excite envy and contempt, but hardly
surprise.
Men have always, and suppose really
consider themselves the ''loTds of crea-
ton" How smusingit is to see them as
they imagine themselves seated upon some
lofty pinnacle sWaying the word with
their sceplers, while, at the came time,
each man is governed by q woman. Men
ENJOY this mock governing so much that
the unWelooms truth that they were
''loTds" only in name has seldom been
forced upon them. Hence. IoT 5000
years they have borne this title, while
wOmsn have skillfulIy aud shFeWdly held
the reins of government The school
girl rules Eer boy companions. AT her
request they carry her books, gather her
the earliest and rarest flowers. and the
choicest fruit from garden and wood. 10
truth, her slightest wish is Law with them.
A etatemeDt l presume you will not de-
ny the truth of. AS che approaches wo.
manhood her power increases aud she
sways an infinite number, and in after
| life she rules husband aud children.
When man rules IL is because Of bic gu.
perior physical strength. Since the bar
baFous times. women being allowed more
privileges aud opportunities for improve
ment, have made great intellectual and
moral progress. Her capscity for govern.
ing has also Increased, aud is welded for
good an good only. Bat when woman
has filed high positions in the State; " hes
she has ruled nations, then have her
talents for governing shons forth with tn,
greatest brilliancy. "The great element
of Reform is not born Of human wisdom
it does not draw it's file from human or
ganization.''
1t is too late for the "'psople to sheer
at istiauity. Il is unjust for them t,
oppose it. ''For in il are enshrined on
faith in human progress, our hope 70
our future prosperity. All people are f
for freedom. The blaze of truth and lib
erty may at first dazzle their eyes wbIcl
have become blind in the house of serVi.
tude, but let them gsze on. they will sOoI
be able to bear it. There are few poll;
Iicisns at the present day whQ,a in th'
habit of founding basis as aSelf eviden
proposition. that no people ought to b
free ill they are educated and become
wiser and better people. The maxim i
worthy of the fool in the old story VIII
resolved not to go into the water ill b
bad learned how TO swim. 1t men ant
women are to wait for liberty ILL they be
come wise and good in slavery, they ma,
indeed wait forever and ever. What wa
tue emancipation of about four million
of slaves for but to aid in the suppressinl
a rebellion? And now it is proposed b.
some to abolish ibis sacred right iron
about fifteen millions of the most IN
blemished and purified sex OF our age
Ye politicians and oPposeIs of Femsl
Suffrage why do you venture on this ma
attempt? will tell you. 1t is bscaus
the people have chosen men and Womel
worthy of their respect, whom you judg
worthy of your insults.
The grand principle of Female Suffrsg,
Knows no failure, no reaction, no pause
its course is ever onward and forward
now aud forever. W. PRICE.
EMroRIA. June leth, 1867.