The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-29
COM MUNICATION MS.
Special Correspondence Palladium.
CINCINNATI, March 9th, 1870

Special Correspondence Palladium.
CINCINNATI, March 9th, 1870.
For the past week have been cogi-
| tating on the subject of woman's rights.
| For years back have meditated on their
wrongs, and finding that no good has
thus far ensued, / have been seriously
considering, as said before, for the last
week, on woman's rights. / have al
ways had an objection to women of that
persuasion. because they seemed to dis
like the opposite sex so intensely. Lee
lures that begin with the perfections OF
women, invariably end with the imperfec-
tons of men, the finale often being
perfect shower of strong epithets hurled
at the heads Of the latter, as if, poor
things, they could help being men, or
being men, could help being wicked.
Now, I like the opposite sex myself,
very much. My experience has not,
perhaps, been as extensive as that of
some of the strong-minded, but l GER
tainly do think them, to say the least,
yery great convenience. They are ham
dy to gallant one round. They are good
to apply to for information on almost
any subject or locality and when they
fill the position of husband or brother,
as support they prove convenience
| beyond expression, and are in fact
necessary but very agreeable evil.
! To tell the truth do not know which
] to side with-the woman's rights or the
anti-woman's rights party. l feel cer-
tain that white woman is as capable OF
understanding politics &c, and of voting
as niger beg pardon. l should
say a man and brother And am also
conscious that as far as I am concerned,
1 should deposit my first vote with as
much pride as any young male could
possibly do when commemorating his
twenty first birth day in similar man.
ner and may add, with quite as thor.
ough knowledge of whom 1 was voting
for as any of the verdant youths referred
to. But I cannot, somehow, take
catholic view Of female suffrage as it
now presents itself, that is, to swallow
it all with grain of faith. / would like
to vote, but l don't want to hate the
men, and don't want to be Senator
or a Doctor. 1 shall tey to make up my
mind on the subject within the next
week
II smy belief that should certain par
= e. Eap torprioo''h head.
ed with the following sentence, ''rhis
is first class Swindle,' people would
crowd up all the same and purchase tick
cts, and perhaps place all the more con-
fidence in the managers for their frank
ness in using this expression. The last
and by no means the least of these
wholesale swindles, was but very recent
liz perpetrated on the public by Mr.. r.
H. Elias, of this city. Valuable prizes
we're exhibited, but disappeared most
mysteriously about the time of the draw
ing. Ever the old trick of stating that
Smith Of California, or Jones of Texas,
had drawn certain prizes was omitted,
and yet the public have quietly submit
ted. After all. the previous swindling in
this line. including the Chicago Opera
House fizzle, Cincinnati, with charming
generosity and meekness, furnishes that
bloated invalid, Mr.. r. H. Elias, with a
sophlcally hugs the disappointment Of no
prizes, excepting few favored ones
whom Fortune blessed to the extent of a
1 seventy-five cent gift. AS Uncle Sam is
about taking the census now, it would
be well to instruct the enrolling officers
to make a return of how many of the
fools are not yet dead. 1t is thought
that sufficiently large number Of these
worthless would be found surviving to
warrant the enactment Of a general law
forbidding them to practice their pro-
fession in Gift Enterprises and kindred
humbugs. The investments of the fools
in popular swindles might be eonfsca-
ted and applied in payment of the ma
tional debt.
| OUR MEAT INSPECTORS
These two interesting specimens Of
virtue and honesty have got off scot free.
Through their aid we have been enabled
to test the strength of our stomachs, and
the power Of digestion by frequently
partaking of meat that was unquestion-
ably unit for food. No deaths have
been reported as having directly result
ed theretrom, SO Messrs, Lawrence and
Jeckers are pronounced not guilty, by
our estimable city government, and we
the unfortunate meat-eating public MI st
expect to pay Cor peeping' by continu-
ing in the old path prescribed for MS by
the butchers and inspectors /, for whom
| 1t would be q SuitahIe nuuishrr ent To