The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-12-30

and moderation" Ladies have felt their in
! terest in the church let them also feel their
interest in the State and the State will be
alike benefited
2nd, Mrs. Stone says, "a larger sphere
for the female part Of mankind is both poss
ible and probable, and there is nothing un'
fcmenine or improper in woman exercis
ing the right of suffrage The superstition
that if the women were in possession Of the
ballot it would render them more useless
for the other duties Of life, Is a. uniounded
as it is uncompmentary. Woman can Wild
en- her sphere Of action without any decade
of all that makes her loving and loyeable'
Christianity has done much for the eleya
ton OF woman, but am not in agreement
with those who think our present constitution
Of society so perfect as TO be final, or that
further reforms and progress ARE impossible
aud unnecessary. Oar political status is
not what it ought to be; weare long way
as yet, from utopia but We hope to make
it better. It is an incoutroyertble fact that
more resources Shosd be open to women
! when circumstances call thea 10 be sell de
/ pendent, 80 one knows where the shoe
! pinchc- as well as the one who wearslt. To
! be against an improvement in that respect Is
cruel, and selfish, on the grounds that j. 4,
| S. takes, that the professions are already too
! full. am in favor Of giving to the ladies
an equal chance in the race OF life, believing
| that intellectual doyelopemeut tends more
| 10 draw them off from the yauitIes rather
than the duties Of lie.
| j. A. $. SAYS, "if women are allowed to
! vote, they must be allowed 70 hold Office.
Not necessarily so. There may be objec
tons 10 the latter that DO not apply to the
| former. When women have j0ined ia a
"call, or voted for Minister tbs not held
10 imply the right to be II Minister. But
there are some offices which, SO far from BE-.
ing objectionable 10 is most desirable thee
should hold, for instance --mauy Of the post
Office situations.
There arc other Arguments against female
suffrage besides that Of spelling the visage
am appcchcusiye about my cigar being
taxed, and the saloon card players, the
straight whiskcy' drinkers, and the billiard
lists have also much cause to fear the effect
Of having female Legislative influence
brought directly to bear upon these Injuries.
As balloon can carry q certain amount
Of ballast, ~ can thc Republic bear Ger.
tain number Of the ignorant, but if our
Biacl' s Republicans succeed in overweight
ing Us by their ignorant mportations, female
suffrage can be used rs an offset aud a safe
guard Such an extension Of the suffrage
as herein advocated would be sure to lead to
improved methods of taking the votes vot.
ing papers might be used, and brought in
before fixed time. In England women
vote on many questions, but not for Their
NJ. P.'s-aud voting papers are found 70
work we'll. In not one Of the many socie
| ties wherein women vote has there arisen
one to deuouuce ii. The maxim that "rcp
I rcseutation should 20 with taxation SHOULD
not be departed from without sufficient rca
sons We should look with the eye OF faitl
and hope for better days, when we Gao differ
from each other in a better spirit, for to b,
of different opinion does not imply "hum
bnvgory and sure to sink into deserved oh
security. Such distinguished advocates a
| Stewart NH aud Mrs. Stone are not 10 b.
SO easily extinguished. J. G.,
! Rock Island, Dec. 30, la6s