Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-28

goOu n flgnL as n maus MISS AniuOuy
did not ask nor answer the questions -
Has man right to votei Il it good for
men to votei Is it good for the com>
monwealth to have men vote? She took
men as she found them drinking Missou-
ri water. and insisted that women may
and ought to drink mud too!
Of course, officers are needed. And
since the old notion is exploded, that there
is no power blu: of God, and we have
learned instead that all just powers are
derived from the people, we must get our
officers into Office, not by appointment
from above, but by election from below.
John Shocks is a parishioner of mine.
"Good morning. John. Do you know
any good man for Comptrollera"
"Com2trollsr what's that?"
"An Office, Johns State Office. We
must pick out man TO do the work of
Comptroller, John!"
"I'm blest if know what q Comp
trollsr has to do! How can I pick out q
man sir r.
"You'rs too much for me, John. But
which do you prefer-Palnaer or Nich
olss"
Don't know either of them, sir"
"How can you vote then, if you do
not understand the work to be done, nor
know the men who offer to do iti"
"Ah, well, sir, i shall 60 with the
party, ri"
BIird!"
tBlind."
And Miss Anthony wants woman to
ride up and 60 in blind too-for no
earthly reason that sec. except that men
are acting the fool, and it is not good for
man to be alone.
Before heaven aud all good men pro-
test that the most notifying and trying
duty of my life is the duty of voting, l
fear that some ono will suspect me of
thinking that know how to vote wisely
and with discrimination. / voted for
fifteen men three weeks ago. Of the fif-
teen | knew two, and only two. AS to
them l gave an intelligent vote. For
thirteen l voted BY guess. And l am
not the biggest fool that goes to the polls
either.
Miss Anthony wants women to vote.
For one am willing to resign the non
sensical duty if the women will on y take
hold. They cannot know less about the
matter than we men do!
Some people would rather collect
debt than receive gift. They are talk
ing necessarily about tour rights ~
They want to be made equal! They
hate to be disfranchised. fla man may
wear chip on his shoulder, why may
not we have chip on our shoulder? l
have no power to understand such peo
pie. I'd rather receive gift because
man loves me, than collect pay for work
done. I'd rather be child and receive
than man and fight for.
Noting the fact that the occupations
Of mon are competitive. and often con
tinuous, l have supposed woman peculiar
Iy blest in being delivered from COMPETE
tons and contentious. As Christian
pastor, | note that women far more easily
aud readily than men understand, accept
and enjoy, the Christians career. Will
they. can they gain anything by breaking
forth impstientIy into the throngsd arena
where deluded men would gain tho
whole world and lose their own soull
Alb, Miss Anthony! Miss Anthony!
l know you. / almost reverence YOU
For you are brave, horest, preserving,
and dreadful!y in earnest. But you are
wrong. Contentment does not come by
equalities Men are no better off for
voting? Every election is an internal
carnival. The good is discouraged. The
mean, the bad, and the false are quicken
ed. Sensible men have ceased TO prizo
the right to vote. Csucuses rule US
Oh, Miss Anthony. tell you it is sweet
er and better far to be loved than it is to
be feared Better to receive gifts than
to collect debts! Better 10 be servant of
all, and enter the kingdom of heaven
honestly, than ruler of all this ante room
of clsmor and wrangling, where deceived
men make ready for the eternal mad
house. Chri,tian Union.