White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1869-02-11

A Sensible Woman.
The following letter. which appears in
The Revolution, takes the most sensible
view of the situation in Kansas that we
have vet seen. The lady writer hits the
mark exactly. Nins-tenths or more Of
the friends of female Suffrage in Kansas,
were Republican,; and the course Of
Elizabeth Csdy Stanton and Susan B.
Anthony was an insult to them. Those
two women. and their newspaper. The
Revelation. have exsr.ed sll tbsir inau-
ence to unite the wonan sufrage move
Eent with the Democratic psrty-apirty
that fsvors no reforms. and gives no rights
70 beoppresssd. until forced to do so. The
Republican party is the party Of reform
and prcgress. 1t may sometimes be too
slow and occasionally get on the wrong
track; bat still it is the party Of Justice
and Equal Rights. Break down that
party. and you break down oil hope Of
political rights for those not slready pos
sessing them. II is better that the Re-
publican party should be preserved. and
womsn's rights be postponed for few
years. than that the party should be brok-
en- up because it has not been educated
up to the point Of granting the demands
Of the women. and their cause lost for
ever. 1t is with this view Of the question,
that so many Of the recent friends of wo.
man suffrage have "soured" on it. if you
choose to so term it-have refused to have
anything more to do With it for the time
being. When the proper time comes.
and when o more reasonable class Of la
dies csme forward to represent the wo-
men, these friends will be found doing
duty for the cause as earnestly as ever.
But they cannot Be sold. kidnapped. nor
bamboozled into the dead pit of Rebel
Democracy. Now, to the letter.
AToHrsoy. Nov. 16. 1868
DEAR Mrs. STANTON: We like the lit
erary merit of your paper. though we are
all ia sympathy with the Republican par.
ty. Not one woman Of my acqnsint snce,
Of Democratic tendency, desirss the bal.
lot.
It is true that Lesvanworth Democrats,
under the Influence Of your person.l pres.
ence, Trains magnetism, and the Hutch.
irsons' sorgs. did vote for Woman SUI.
frage; but through the remainder of the
State we received only the vote of oul
Radical friends. (who were such from g
; sense of justice). and such Democrats as
: they could induce to vote for Womar
/ Suffrage. by voting for, their local Dem
ocratic candidates. Here, Democracy
means fossilization. The rank and fiji
of the Democracy arc ashamed to owl
that they voted for woman. and the la
dies are as quiet as church mice. whil'
. those who were our friends from sens,
I of Justice, are our friends to-day. II
, short, Kansas women feel that If ever W,
are enfranchised. We most keep shoulder
to shoulder with the Republican party
'. and go in through the door they open fo
!! Us.
3 II every Democrat in this State wer'
Q in favor of rs. they sre now SO hopslsssly
q in the minority that nothing is to be ex
pected of them. Oar State gave tb,
largest majority Of any of the States fo
Grant. in proportion to the population
Kansas would give The Revolution
r generons support if it were not for it
a, Democratic sympathies. / know ths
nothing is to be made BY throwing u]
b our caps very high for either party.
: ] sent four Subscribers through Mrs
e Fisher, and could more easily have sen
twenty. had the politics been different.
Republican gentlemen. who favor on
!. cause. fight the paper on account of th
|. financial policy.
Send me few numbers of Nov. ST
, as / have not yet given up irving 70
y subscribers for circulation. We yer
b particularly like your sketch Of euiner
' women.
, Be so kind as to consider this letts.
= not ss the expression Of one individual
bot Of many with whom I have cor
Q suited.
s Hoping that this will be received i
e the spirit which dictates it. which is in
terest in your paper aud the cause of VIC
nun, / sm very sincerely yours.
}. MRs n A Morpor-