The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-25

thing to be added ls the fact that the
administrator knew nothing of the ex-
istence Of this old bureau, until the
widow recalled to mind that there was
such an article of furniture in the
house; and that he was for the first
time made aware that there was inathe
house bundle ol old letters which he {,
had not examined, when tile missing
will was blaced in his hands. iaqaioo q
fti sEnItEl1-L la. AZ .-L---t tHI1
!; al SD WOMAN SUFFRAGE. 5aifJ i
what 1t Means -Oppositionna nj to the present
3{iGgLsgal Marriage System. TsaoE
:, The chicagoaa, woman's organ,
published in he City Of Easy Divorce,
thus frankly explains what the wo-
man suffrage movement means :io1 Il.
j. The genius Of the so-called womran's
movement is not generally compre-'
hended.: 1t means woman's complete
Ienfanehisement Q and 9 emancipation
from the control of her masculine
master. 1t means the disseverance of
her present dependent relation to man
and the establishment of her rights as
q separate and Independent Individual
being, laden with the privileges and
responsibilities that inhere in her as
the mother of immortal beings. 1t
means the recognition of her supreme
right to. the direction and control of
affairs relating to her affectional and
sexual nature; chat she will cease to
be the mere instrument ofman's pleas
ure and the medium of transmitting
his name to posterity. 1t means the
abolishment of numerous usages and
fashions that foster and feed mems
passions until they have control of his
being, requiring the continuous sacri-
fee of woman on the alter of lust. 1t
means that the selection of companions
bin the most sacred relation. Of the
sexes shall not be the exclusive perog-
atiye of man-if, indeed, as physiolog-
ical laws and comparisons would seem
to indicate, the first right to WOO be
not surrendered to woman. Itmeans
the acknowledgement of woman's SOW
ereignty in the parental realm, and
that in all cases of difference in mat
tiers of mutual isterest the maternal
authority shall be first and dominant.
| Snch. is the ultimate of the present
movement in behalf of woman, and
only to this will it come at last.
Whether it be sooner OF later depends
on the wisdom, the courage and the
strength Of its advocates. 1t is plain
that unassisted woman cannot speedi-
ly accomplish the work. Repressed
and dwarfed by false teachings and
| worse customs through the ages it is
wonderful that she should have wis,
dom, courage, or strength even to take
an humble part, much more to inau.
\ gurate the grand work of instatement
in the high places from which the
might of man has held her. She is
| untutored in the school of external
I life; delicate, weak, sensitive to the
EXTREMIST tension and susceptible te
/ the influence of every wind of false
I doctrine and sentiment; jealous of hel
/ sisterhood, and only a few of the sex
comparatively, understanding tn
\ falseness of her position. The chival
4 fous ones of the now dominant sex
4 must uphold and assist the brave .wo
4 men who have. already declared fol
4 Independence. Thousands of othel
4 women viii rush to the front as soor
4 as the vast work of this revolution
4 shall have fairly commenced,
Woman, must demand her rights il
the. line. we have Indicated, or her of
fortsstowards the Improvement of he
condition will be abortive, or at leas
only partially successful. No hal
way measures will avail. The -revo
luton must be complete. This tn
women of the broadest views, VIII,
are in the vanguard of the moyemen
clearly understand; and it is thei
wisest policy to follow the lead o
principle, and use no honeyed word
or equiyocal phrases to win the favo
? ane1 assistance of men, who otherwis
would spurn them. Demand all, an,
they win get more than by asking on
: lily half of that which they know the.
J should have. The sooner the issu
, and the position of the respective pal
ties in this .'irrepressible conflict" az
clearly and fully understood, the soon
er will the grand triumph be accom-
8 plished, for triumph will surely come
: though the struggle may be at the fir
f bitter and protracted, aaf,yoifi, I'D
On this platform does the Chicago
/. an espouse the cause of woman, an
s throw into the scale oil the strengt
0 and influence it possesses. We hereb
e warn all who are favorably incline
q to ..woman suffrage" !" that, in its gran
d ing, the knife is placed at the throt
i of the present marriage system. Tho
|, who would preserve this system inv
# olate, as the keystone of the arch 4
social safety, should understand thii
u mg1f sfTEF- -7I77FTl. ,,7V5EFT I,9 20 iI3
+ Ii, You. suppress the exorbitant ,lol
% of pleasure and money, idle curiosit
,t iniqnitous pursuits and rwanton mirt
o what stiffness would there be in \
great cities! The necessaries Of Ii
. do not occasion, at most, a third pa