The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-06-22
The Question Of Suffrage.

s The opponents of Women's Suffrage beg the ques-
tor "What," say they, "would you have your wife
and daughters attend political meetings in the grog-
geries and beer saloons where they are now heidi
Would you have them listen to the indecent speech
es that made therein? Would you make them
participants in the rascaty that precedes and that
sometimes accompanies many voters to the polls?
Would you send them into surging, drunken, profane
and dsorderly crowds to vote? No, gentle sirs, not
one of these things would do for the reason sim
ply, that when women vote, political meetings will
not be held in saloons and groggeries but in airy and
Clearly halls in the opon air; indecent speeches
will cease to be made; the rascaity of the nominal
ing convention will be opposed by acces sion
Of moral forces and instead of swearing and drunken
crowds at the voting places, shall see small cleo
4 ton districts, atgwhich the proceedings will be
fdecorous and orderly at tea party a stated
meeting for prayer. The introduction of the female
element into politics, win not result in the de-
basement Of women, but in the elevation of men,
That which is foul will become clean: that which is
riotous will become peaceful that which is vicious,
degrading and disgusting win become elevated pure
and nvigorating. The influence of in politics,
will beas well marked her influence in society
That which all mining communities, without the
presence of women, are, hen compared with the po
le socies in which women exerts her influence, the
political world, repndiating women, is, when COM
pared with the dea nay, possible world OF politics
in which women have their rights. Women debase
nothing. Their influence is for the rein enent and
ennoblernent. In what ever they undertake their
strength goes for the beterment of things; and if
they admitted to their share in the government
Of the country, their action in politics will not be
exception to the rule point out. They the
necessary and indispensable complement of men in
all the proper relations and lawful pursuits of life.
We say "proper'' and "lawful, - because seems
to afford a condition that excludes women from the
participation therein but war; except for necessary
and unavoidable defence, is wickedness that wo-
men will help the world to outgrow; and they have
proved that in of defense, they can, if per-
mitted, do more than a weman's work.
Let the opponents of woman's suffrage cease, then
to beg the question any longer. The necessity and
rghtfulness of voting do not depend upon the con-
ditions which underlie partzan systems; be-
the great object TO be attained, after salts
flying the demands of tice is TO alter and improve
these conditions and make them safety and honor,
rather than danger and dishonor to the State. If
the emancipation of is to be further opposed
place the tyranny proper basis. "Sirss said a
white -cravated, black coated seller of thin pamph-
let Of his composition, to large slave hoder,on
q Mississippi steamer,-"Sir, yon would do well to
order few hundred copies of this work for distribu
ton III your neighborhood. You see l have proved
from the Bible that slavery is of God" "D-n your
by pocritica and SWIVEL! hold my niggers be-
cause l want to and cant am the Strongest That
is the ground upon which to rest the opposition to
the REIMBURSEMENT of women--Chicago Post.