The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-07
From Waukon Qowa) Standard.
A Protest.


The Des Moines Register publishes
the following protest of certain women
against woman's voting, which we give
with remarks. 1t is intended for the
ears of Congress, and to head off the
Ito them) dreaded 10th amendment
which is sure to come.
"lst We, the undersigned, do ap-
peal to your honorable body, the con-
gress assembled of our beloved country,
in the firm belief that our petition rep
resents the sober convictions of the ma
jority of the women in the country.
Deeply and painfully impressed by the
grave perils which threaten our peace
and happiness in the movement lnitia-
ted by our own sex, and which has found
its expression in your honorable body,
through q resolution recently offered in
the house of representatives, proposing
the adoption of certain radical changes
in our political rights, as a sixteenth
amendment to the United States, we
desire hereby to enter our protest"
Now, how do they Enow it imperils
their ''peace and happiDess''3 1t won't
do to take that for granted Like the
benefits we believe will be derived from
the measure, it remains to be proved.
We believe that benefit. and not injury
will result. And how can it make any
"radical changes in their political
rights" when at present they have
nonO-except to be taxed and punished.
No change can be made in their rights
until they possess them. You can't
make change in that which does not
exist.
"9. Because Holy Scripture incul-
Gates different, and for us q higher
sphere, apart from public life"
We have already shown the fallacy
of the Bible argument. Besides, that
is not the way to put the argument on
that ground; the Bible argument is,
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your
husbands; for the husband is the
head Of the wife" That "highersp
according to the same people is non est
But if there is "higher sphere" for
woman than for man, then right reason
teaches that she should control those
beneath her. Either way it assumes
too much.
rs. Because we shrink from the no.
toriety of the public eye-restrained by
that modesty which we esteem our
chiefest ornament, and which belongs
to us as our most precious iDalienable
right, we find ourselves in a measure
defenceless against the public assaults
and declamatory harrangues of those
few discontented ones of our own sex,
who claim for US an extension of civil
and political rights"
If they have so much "modesty,"
and so ''shrink from the notoriety of the
public eye," why in the name of won
der are they putting themselves into the
"public eye" tbusly with this petition I
1t looks very much as though they do
not practice what they profess,
80. Because those of us who are
wives cherish as sacred the VOW of obe-
dience, in exchange for the honor and
respect we receive in yielding it."
We know that slaves once were kept
in submission by an iron ring, or COL
lar, around the neck; that as men be-
came more civilized it was changed for
bracelet around the wrist, to which a
chain could be attached and further
change has been made in modern days
from the collar of the neck and the
bracelet of the arm to the marriage
ring; still denoting, as derived, submis'
sion to the "lord and master; and how
intently these fair and conscientious
women ever gaze upon that ring as the
emblem ofsubmission and obedience"
Let 'em gaze.
"5. Because. as women, we find 8
full measure of duties, cares and re-
sponsiblities devolviDg upon US, aud We
are, therefore. unwilling to bear Other
and heavier burdens, and those insult
ed to our physical condition.
They never find time to go to parties
concerts, visits, goFsiping clubs, shows
} 9TH Of July's, 30. Oh no! The "tnl