Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-04
fHR WOMAN QUESTION.
Mrs. stanton on Roscoe
Conkling--An Expla-
nation Concerning
Winnie Roam.

nation concerning
Winnie Roam.
The Late Female suffrage Con-.
cem:Son at v1-sshsngsOs..-
geeeriss or an Ussbe.
iisser.
Mrs. Cady S.antsn, under date Of Jan.
25tb, sends the following dispatch to her
paper, TAe Resolution
eve had Q brief intsssiew with Senator
Roscoe Cenkling. We gave him petition
sieusd By 400 ladies Of Onondsgs county,
and urged him to make some wise remarks
on the subject Of weaan's suffrage when be
presented i. We find oil the New York
wsmsn are sending their pstitiens 70
Senator Pemsroy. he seems to 10 in>
msassly popular just now. We think esr
Senaton nesd some sdaeatien 10 this d..
rsctisn. Il would b veil fer the petitions
Of the several 0tstss 70 be placed in the
hands Of their reopecsive Senators. that
thus the attention Of I'll Of them might be
called to this important subjsct.
al, is plain to zoe that Mr.. Csnkling 10
revolving the whole question 10 his mind.
His greatest fear is that coarse and ignor-
an, woman would crowd the polls and keep
the better class away. Az this is an opin-
ion entertained by many the difficulty could
be obviated by beginning the experiment
with property or educational qualification
lust - W have done with male voters IN
most Of the States, and - England il doing
to day, though We think No could manage
tho degraded Of our sex % we'll - men do
the degraded Of their sex. One thing ~s
should shut up oil The dfam shops lev
days before election and get the woman in
their normal condition.
I'VE found the little sculptor, Winnie
Rsam, rsiustatsd In her new studio 10 the
capitol, % sweet and beautiful - svos.-
Al said W, 10 meeting her, what wicked
ranked me With the women vhe have per
Secutsl yea Ne Oaii6ossis ssssv rejstssd
more ever ssw mine Of geld than do
over every dawnisg Of genius 10 woman.
Yea. she replied, that letter, q fas - Il
had references to you, va absolutely false.
We eaapet understand Rev any enc Who
has watched the potent lassss Of that
ysusg girl On her msdsl 81 Linesln, felt the
chars Of her studis, the power n her t.
witehisg nennsss. er ossed iute hsr pssr>
less eyes, could ever have any other feeling
but levs I'd adnirAtiea.
"A bright, btsckosySd girl lee just Tile
memsat rushed int ess apartment, full Of
excitement. 70 say that Senator Coskling
preseuted the petitiun thia morrius W
esys hin yesterday. and nAde . shsft
speech. bat she fears On the wrong side Of
tho question. New. ~ uust arm and
equip SeuoAer Qeen6s 9Th petition. and
see how he s1ao6s. to- = he soon rives
place to 0sv, Fsnten. vhe. ~ believe, 10
right. his convjssjeae are Of ljtlls cense.
oueace 70 the Voma 81 Nev Yak"
Den Piatt. haviss aid 4 vlait to the
Wemap'a Soi9fose Ocnventirn a Wash.
iustou. vtss noi5xthat eu66elnnd at the
sSall stssadeneS ana the p4ir nov made.
Leaving IL. and vondiur hla wAv to the
II cav 4 eoutinueus stream of female
lovelinsss. rustlinp alsne the marble loers.
and up and down thu graceful stsirways.
and clustering about the lobbies or set in
rowa like flsvers in = bed. along Tho caller.
los. all adorned IN the latest fashions. and
beautiful in their soft downv cheeks And
brigh eyes. And felt .orry for the brave
hearted women | had left in the conven-
ton, for here WAS the power-there only
the hope.
81 realixsd the fact, long since thought
Of, that women DO not vots hecauaa wom en-
d. not want to vote. And women do not
want to vote because Il Is unfashionable -
Our good sisters Of the holy cause are At
work at the wrong end. 1t is not to con-
vince men. but women and they must
learn how to approach their own sex.
"Soms years since II was the fashion to
sweep the streets With long trails. A vile
fashion, filthy fashion, and some sensible
women undertook reform. They elevated
the bloemer. II was laughed At. satirizsd,
abused, and generally avoided. lsstsrdsy
saw all the dear. delicate. refined. fash
ionabIo creatures, ~ they tripped along
the asers, but especially - they ascended
the stairs, had on bio omers, without the
more necessary article Of dress-that my
modest pen refuses 70 nams-ths same that
was ENTHUSIASTICALLY found in an honorable
@embsr's rssm the other mrrning; and
thereby hangs tale, OF which Washing
ton gossip now makes merry. And ask
ID, why i ,hiss And the answer was,
because the brain'ess goddess, living 10
Paris, and worsh.ped the world over, has
dscrsed that short dresses arc fashionable.
Let that same goddess Of chignon and
paa'er declare that to vote is fashionable
ard constitutions will be amended in .
.rice.
Il entered the diplomatic gallery, and
seated myself by the lovely Mrs. s., who
nearly year since said to me, that good
thing about Mormonism that put in print,
10 the enoct tnst Tor one man In THESE osyo