The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-19
THE FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

Our politicians are apt to say, drows
i!y, "there is no distinctive issue to-
the coming campaign in Nevada; thu
Fifteenth Amendment has settled the
reconstruction question and ended the
differences growing out of the war
and there is nothing left to make live
issue Of" They are sleeping upon a
volcano. There is an issue before this
people; aud an exceedingly live one.
We refer to the question of the adopt
ion of The First Constitutional Amend
ment By the action of the last Nevada
Legislature this was made q matter of
deep political concern. 1t becomes the
duty of our State Administration to put
forth to the voters, three months prior
to the next general election, the terms
of proposition to SO alter and amend
the constitution of the State as to admit
of the right of women to vote. This
must not be forgotten. The issue is
undoubtedly a live one. 1t rests with
the friends of the proposition as to
whether it is to be made a lively one.
Hon. C. J. Hillyer most effectually
and effectively broke the ice. To him
more than to any other man is due the
fact that the question of woman suffrage
is now before the people of this State.
Doubtless he will, SO far as his profess
ional duties admit, take part in urging
the adoption of this First Amendment.
But neither he nor ''any other man. can
bear SO great question to a successful
issue, unaided. They who are the most
interested must come to the rescue. Do
our wives and mothers and spinster sis
tiers want to vote? if they do, if they
would be so conditioned, politically as
to outbalance aud Offset the ballots Of
the ''sealed' votresses of Utah, they
mustshow themselves eager for the fray
Some help from abroad may well be so.
icited and expected but she who would
be free must FIRST strike the blowl On,
women of Nevada, to the Rescue!
This fgh. cannot be conducted with
any prospect of success unless those
whose hearts are in it take steps toward
an organization. Then, by all means
let organic alton begin. Let US have
Woman's Suffrage Club here at the
Capital of the State with women for
officers and women for advocates.
Wives, mothers and sisters, discard your
lazy rocking chairs and take to the
stump. Hang up the needle, the rolling |
pin, the skillet and the pap spoon and
take up the sterner cudgels of political
strife IT'S you who must fight or you
who must remain dissranchised.
We believe in the Declaration of In
dependence. We pin our faith upon
the dogma that governments derive
their just powers from the consent of
the governed" If there is one woman
in all the broad and Iuxuriant growth
Of sage brush VITO wants to vote, let
Ter vote say we. If allmen are created
equal-and it is fat heresy to deny it
SO are all women and being equal
among themselves, who shall deny their
with men? True they have no
boards; but they are the mothers OF
those that have and what man would
lave . vote if it hadn't been for bis
mother As Mark Twain said Is Look
ai WOMAN" We will not quote his ir-
reverent and irrevelant illusions in this
connection to Lady Macbeth, Lucretia
Bo.gia and Sairy Camp. Those allu-
sions were unworthy and uncalled for.
We want a showing of soft, white
hands upon this question. The decision
to be had by such a showing viii have
much weigh, in the determination of
the matter. Ladies, let US hear from
you. Let the rattiing of your crinoline
be heard 10 thunder tones in the comiugf
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