Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-11-28
Mark Twain on Female Suffrage.


lfsge.' ss follows:
There is one insuperabls obsiScle in
The way OF female suffrage. Jennie.
approach the subject with fear and rrem-
blIrg; but must cut. A Nomsn would
never vote because she would have tn tell
her sge 81 the polls. And even # she did
dare 10 vote once or tvice when she vas
Just Of age, you know what dire results
would flow from putin. this and Iha, to.
eether" in sheT times. For instance IN
an unguar!ed moment. Miss A. SAYS she
voted for Mr. Smith Her sudiIcr Who
knows II is seven wears since Smith rsn
for anything, easily cIphers out that she
is at laas, seven years over age. instead Of
the Young pulle, she las bee IL Ikirg er-
SELF out tc be. No, Jennie. this ne" fash.
ion Of registering The name, age, residence
ard occupation OF every voter is fatal
bar to female suffrage.
Women will never be permitted to vote
or hold office, Jennie, snd II is lucky
thing for NE, and for many other men,
shat such is the decree Of fate. Because
YOU see, here are some l.w measures
they would all unite on-there are one or
two measures that would brlng ou' their
entire voting Strength. IN sPre OF lhelr an
tipalhy 10 mahi"g themselves corsplcu.
Gus and there beng vastly moro NO.
men Than men in the SIste. Iley would
troi lhese measures through tie Leglsla-
ture with . velocity that would be sppsl.
ling. For instance. tley would enact:
|. That all men should be 81 hone By
ten p NJ, without Iah.
, That married men should bestow
considerable attention on them al,es.
That il should be hansIrg ohrn.e
10 sell whiskpy lu salOons, an that hue
and dl,lranchisemen, should follow drink
lng in such placrs.
4. HAT The smoking OF cigars 10 tA'
cess SHOULD De in'o'uIen' enc '"e smoN'
ing OF pipes aoolls'Ie'.
D. J nat 'he VIE sh""id nave NIUE o'
her Own properly "hth enc lnSIieu
man who hadn any.
jennie. such tyranny as THIS we could
never stand. Cor Tree souls could never
endure such degrading thrtiCom No-
men go your way = eR u 10 brguhe
US OF our imperial privileges. Content
yourselVs win your feminine tries-
your babes, your o"hfVoleh' 'ocIr'l'''
and your Enl''lng-anu lei N"n' n''uia'
bosses 90 ne 'o"rg' o'"hu OS'S' you
VIII oe "Sh"hS 10 90 10 wal h'h'' we
Will lei you 'each s'hooi 10 "uch ." you
want TO- ana we VIII pay you h'', wages
Tor H. ioO' bot be warned We uoh "sh'
You 70 cro"o Us 100 h"c"'
u s'l uWe' N""sI" jenny ~ 'u''
nIsh Son piciAic o. zen a'' I'E'''a,
lure lhal VII "'s"'s, yo'-l SNo" WI
bee 'u-e YOU cannot ''SG"'e l'oh ne We
laci 'h1' Va" are no moe ~ '"'"t o. "a
m''o 'u"''G' '''''' '''" ''
WARNI>G To AGE CoNCEAIrRs La
dies, It is some.lm dangerous lu conceal
your cxact accs We wrl give you a
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tween ,ri.t, five and nr,y.tyo f., (,t,v.
turn ,c,.. u,,h ,n.s,c.i md coon,o,,,'d
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TLo I.g,,e,. ,ccei,cJ NO, ,,,.s ,s.., L.If
the smoun, stated nn ,he noI,cv
'ALlFohNA HEAt.-- I've San ran
cITco papers TePon mat CERTAIN sections
oI oah Joaquin county pfohoce i"r'y
bnshels OF "hcsrand eIgh y-hce bu.hels
oi barley to NE acre. Tie Chhi Club
wheat, h"we'ef' raised IN L'' Angelo.
couny' lrIds eighty bushels OF wheat
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