, 1870-02-21
W0MAh'S SUFFRAGE.
Rcs. ID. r. Llycrmoro In RcpIy
to Rev. DIR. Il. m.
Hatfield,
Il the Agitation OF the Wo-
mans Suffrage Movement
parnioiou4 I"

mans Suffrage Movement
"Pernioiousf"
Ii tae Edissr " Ths Chicago Tribune:
In = aAte lssne Of TIE TRIBUNE, I ind 4 report
OF Dr.. Hat1eIdb lecture on what he terms " The
Fotnictous Rrecs Of The Agitation OF Woman
sr1faRc.'' As be Il Uayelling over tAe
country. sg'sstng thu suejecs vnesp.
ever he can Obtain hearing, en-.
pIo5,ng v1tuPerauye language concerning the
chauplors Of this movement calling thEur~ Nz4-
fnt1tps auaaIons," Of courHe. he II reapEaaA NJ
the peinlcioua enecs" which his agttattoa ~
cueeA There cau be no doubt but the way
be Agstales the subject Il "peEnlc1ouA" n4
language u urgenuenAnly, hts statements unre.
liabie, his Misrepresentation arc constant, and
he II petaisrent In abuslng many OF the noblest
AID best cultivated women OF our country, And, II
'he report Of bis lecture Il coHect he has vlllnad
aud s:ardefed she women Of our land IN the as-
cuccts OF wonan 3 IopRue Al women suffered from
diuLAen hnthsrds." This S1le SANDER on the
xomen t Of o1E :o9s,sy y oSs ot ne
IN Ills fecebt lrctore, he referred to the
ch'eaeean a Non,ans paper. ard a. an e1-
~hica wa discontinued monsas aso, vsa M neees U I
tereGpIzed exponent Of the snntske CAUSE, az Dc.
Hatne:d vel knoa'. II would be 1ass Al tals 10
I&Ii aA5 NAY <4WG tH1 p{&3u u III. IAkQEl1e
church! This u the Way be agila' e. the subject
We 90 not admit for tnotueut thst the cham
psona Of ttis suffrage movement produce "pet-
rspsoach. They emt.sce many Of the best
satet men aod theologiaus Of our country. among
caoes IL hiea2 sS22y a eeca 81 Ses H. 9
University; Rex Edxard Deechtr. j. H.; Rev.
Dr. haven: edl:or of z.ont Herald. me Methodist
organ OF Hottor; Theodore T7!ton, editor Of the
Isdr1xndrns: Rev. Ds. Murray. an eminent Con-
etegai.oEa's:L - LcMs.s5nEan M Ei of Ro.ton: ch.ef Ja..
re1entsfire J1tap, and q host Of othGrf adTock.
Would tnese man, who stand high IN the
Church, advocate c1ase whose tende1cieA h1e
petntctous:. II Is no: suppos1nle. And with al
IhB a11aY Of talent acd p.e.y, Hr. uatneid asseyts
thst The agitation Of The subject u perncious. No
Enom we haze named arc quite "a capsule Of
Judging Whist u peTnle!oQa as Vt. Il. The fact Is.
1t ms1sa eEs+I Lima n: p; nsna
have Rotua recollection Of hla hostility 10 tue Sau-
osy camp mee1lnzp, which he denounced 10 s' per-
nj. Hatfield says: "Eearly crc.y paper in Sa-
vor OF WOMAN 4 franchise held that Inc sex was
sorelI oppreated-" This he calia falte aaauup-
uun-"
~ s:ating only part OF the ttuth. falro pre-
sentAtiou of the case Is made. The recognized
sweeping assertions about ,1s sex betng " sorelI
opptessed. :" only a. tar as the idn WORKS against
.hs% as it often ha.. and s1ill does, In many re.
hN44
They complain that the law does not pace won.
sn Oh an equality With man; that, in many re-
kpects, there Il one c.ass Of laHa fnr men and
smother for WomeD. The ikx permItx the father
10 viii away the children IRON the motaer, even
The unborn child, no matter how debased may be
,na. father, nor how good asd capable may be
the noIhet. The Rdyocateg Of woman au1rAxe
cortend tnst sEcn laws arc unjust and oppressive,
and thai. u tney conli vo1e, toeJ would Improve
nonans copdillon IN t.la respecs Un.ll within
bano. 20 matter nov drunken and brutal, 70 suc
for the earnings Of hia wife who might bs tollLng
sooa bs da sp;
permit Through tie efforts Of these s9ta'ors tnc
inv WAS ch1pEed By ihe last Legis!Ature Of ou1
lhe,t eathinsa Deeeu.e women COMPLAIN q
neld oenonnres ,nei1 ssttsnon ..
rtmain y the house only forty days After the
! desth Of her hnsrslt, II he han DIED inso!yent
| without paJitg rent eren though ahe has helped
can remain IN the hnuse AZ long as be peases at,e
the death Of bis wife! De. Halde!d does not com,
plain Il theae solemn tacss apont these untua
| vonen OF CIR land OF their existence, md EaJ
they are nsttrg women aiscontented with taei
lot. Lie haa not Wora about Inc pah iaws, onl,
Is astendtd with "pernlctoas eiItct.''
II Hllcol:, msTed wot1an csncot mste .
does Let stand on an equ2lisy with man before tn
law. and u 1he Htancs 10 engage In business tn
Law hedges up the way. A woman, no matte
Wonea oopsn shf neqa ses ps
the Law, bat Mr. HAtoeln denonnces them, an
calls their aRttauon pernlctoue. Ne Ki:s re fol
lowing bealsrg on th'a po1nt, from the Wlos.e.
the special attention 0f Dr. H.:
Jegup sherTood, of Fairfield. gonu..-. hsnkrapt-
ssvas e e.s tx sa,qs
e1oteo. The Law t4:: hlu her s!u.tee. Svins E!n
e 4s sss /.
nac he Being otfed q stTe her reasonable 1nppor
g 81 @s ssSs g.
Il nose. - stse1se ihe.e Il. ha,Saaa dssssadsd
ss1s1 & m tss e 5ss as ns III asr 3
shea sis,ink N hEdEspolt. and thc, Iuaxe ii
e !e,s f hn SsS rsuis e ft atD:a
sca sr e the aaa NM elsa
whefe she rctn.;hed ~ uorth. md her lawyer. II
IS 81 III f sos
hs ost.'nsa rs ~ ,s; s:st ~ ~: pfeE
ass ~ = he hst g III
u. two DAUGHTER, Hc5e u .trea T. On hes hoiss. vh
1s e n p eo.e s1s ,s9s sse
senamenee hpusektepInx wi:h. The Nv xs,s hrT !
III .na tae same inja:ssse 81 u aFss:sed b. ~
he se = = h.4 nothing
eontl.In q fron urjnst aud uueaual taw.! 1he.e =
e:1 s
'.AHslu," ssyp tho oppopect OF NoGAu suf7rsRi
edecis ot aoasa,s ienrcis en- =. women H suders Re
from drutken husbsaoa' Tbs statement
Eonstrous md 0tser.S ta!se- 1st9 vtle e1ande
iesaed Cnr.atssa nsnt.tes could ia oetIayed in'
tuch m assertion. OF coGsae We knox not VII
Mr. Hathcld.a c1perience h2s been. nor how mur
ae has suffered HON the tonQtes Of wonen; bu
y &c gets his deserts. be trta su1er re fro
shts tns.zume1ta,ttS Of !aatscc. Men suffered fra
Mon,as % tooEqe ssn. - wires haze @ suffered 70 70
eapds OF drnrtardl hare bronsht shame, d
grace, poverty. md unfold wreicneooess upe
their wives. nsse starsea item, have b1oiea tse IL
hearts, and In numerous cases have 1ru
1eted tesm; H., ID thousaude ot snssaae
: wives dlsesxc aGd ra,acry wozae u.
cca,n4 Thirty tnousalt dsuntArds 20 .,os
1is e1 n 6s III aoa
cla.s hare wives, and no atattssicA can tell Il
tase endured. And yet Dr.. Hatfield Tells us III
!. | E.eu haze suffered quite as much ftotu q Wans1
2 tongue" THIS charge OF tie women Of our COT
. Again, easn Us. H.: "TneJ claimed that t
present sphere Of Tonan . Activity and usel1 me
q were connned TO Two OF three cAlurgs." Tals
| false statement No adsocate Of WOMAN sutffa
0 | ey,r made such al assertion. The compiAht
= that the avenues OF Industry aZe no: as open
ss q e II III MI eur
tsnrntrg a1e no, open 10 AL c1as.ea, 30 thst 70
un may be a. well prepared Tor bustneas ~ M
and. thai, II = WOMAN wishes TO be pay.ic:an
Lawyer, or nlnts'cr, Or u:erchan;, she eau qua!
Ecrae'! LOT these teaarneEta OF labor and En-
! rlpn tnetp- Ii this calm nEi1s1:
AEs!u, ps. 1latcslf atacIt2 that while The g.
B. women would not yote II theg had . chance,
T. bad woreE, the prostitutes would all Fuan 70
:. pots THIS, Of coatke, u nesc c.ap.ttap. aud
.e e!sned to prejudice W0nen aGaiEst tic Moyene
&c lheIc Is Tot ine !eAs. particle Of proof to atss
= the #tserlior. Bseaatc tau mcn Fo:e, 90 g
nd | 1nen dtclle 10 do soT FIVE hundred thousand
=. the Lest women of 6ur couutty hare netitiol
~ CouRseBs for the haot, and lot one prostitute
20 sskti set ihe fsanehise, a. iar - sno~n.
H. heard from. ard but7ah fot for Dr. Haice:d I
T.. bis coaI}atere. Int, eupposs soue bad chAl
w w lc.s are found advocating this cause: Is
ed cause 70 70 Condemned On that taccoo
=. *as- Probably evety Church has Il
2 2 nen and Nomec. Or. Hatne.aH church Is not
~. - tireIy f.ee from lis Horace Cookies but q
n, n Gen ID It. 4 Metsodiss minister. ~ he nam
70 Iiardie, wss hnrG in New Jersey. few 81
~ ~ ago, fot the murder Of his vile: ma: oe ~
y take aLotheI woIAc, i 4 u1fatr 70 1adEe
81 n-ld seet1 10 .nrpw conseup: on the woman
&c rage noyemep., becausa II may have soNt
" persona connected with T.
- The folloHtIC ex*rAct from TIC last IHttFtH'
~ ~ :. rertineo, to this POM The editor "a speAi
81 81 Montpelier, Vermont, 1t the recent SaGrsGc 6
N. renttnn held there, eltet giving quotation Il
~ Mrs- L. reply, the edlto1 say1:
,ns MR. t.vrrnn:e luiklt w-n re minded III.
o. 20 deeh: hNactta's dts ~ =, nd *tu e.en,s
T. IT,
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atu ! fscs shop Of nihfr h%Ii1s ps .1o~ e,nF
vi 1kr fnTAfn $jlu nd