The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-23
MANITowoc, March, 10th,

Ed. TRIBUNE:-In your last number read an in
terestfng article entitled eWomans suffrage Mani
towoc' If such caption chosen because the
writer supposed he giving the unanimous views
of all Mauitowocs citizens, /, fer one must put on
record my demurrer. Not only does he fail to pub
Iis faithful exponent of our opinions as body of
citizens, but the aoyjty, endorsing his views,
is not overwhelming has often before stood up
in blatant opposition to the claims ofJustice. The
text from which he drew his inspiration was tie
teranee of whom all hold in high esteem, far
above the suspicion of insiucarity. Bat sir, people
differ this subject honestly they do radically
and honest convictions never yielded on applca
ton of denunciation and invective merely The wr
niates that his is supported by facts. The
human mind inst:nctively knows thatseler facts or
ntutiye truths must unaere belief 1t is not strange
therefore, that he made believe and himself also,
that his text to be abundantly substantated by
an array of facts which he would adduce.
Now I free to say that found nothing but bare
assertion following his implied promise to present
facts Some of these assertions would admit, for
te.ev3 them without tho presentation of fact, other
than those supplied by my own mind; others I
deny.
| While much of the work of Government is lessen
TALLY nasGnle great deal is left to be done that
| is not so masculine very much of the drndgery
about housekeeping. Hence it does not appear
prima .facie that men are designed for the whole
work.
| Bunthe silest that the opposers of this
movement make is tie supposition that the bal
lot imposes ioeritaby imposes these governmental car
es 1t is generally believed at present that the ballot
confers rather than imposes. omitting the mitar.'
question ask ifany heard of the ballots COM
polling any man toaccept civil office ? There always
have been and there always will be masculine ndvid
uas seeking these masculine positions. Admitting then
that the ballot will impose none of these fearful things
need opposers fear that womans 'svaultng ambi-
tom will take her out of her sphere? Man is left to
himself to choose and decide hat is his sphere. Il
is presumed that he will do nothing that is unmany.
The whole matter is left to his good taste. Why not
give woman an equal power of election? Is her in
stinctive of the fitness of things proverbialy
better than mans, not to be trusted in matter
which may safely decide for themselves? III
other words, do any neei legislation to keel
, Mary from driving dray than to keep john from
taking in washing? Now if it be claimed that John
with an inferior of propriety gets along wei
2 enough in the world, and as general rule doe
nothing unmanly the conclusion is inevitable tina
Mary also will get along well enough, and, withou
the bolts and bars of Johns 'unriendly legislation,
will be equally unlikely to do anything unwomanly
I contend that my friend has no right to affirm
that the has constitutional dsinclination to ae
cept the ballot. Warming all to remember that it i
@ not yet i7-oued that there is any Discrimination.
! affirm that such dissemination if it be proved
exist, may be the result ofprevous edu alton an
customs that'are now. in clearer light, to b
d wrong Times have been when the masses, believin
i'll the "diyino right of kings to rule, believed ais
divine duty Of submitting to crushing tyranny
I suppose fthey had heard the word, they woul
have sald .sthat their sphere" Who Goes 10
: remember the story of that stormy debate in Cor
II gress when the right of petition by the people Ia
e hardly more than single champion, the '0d Ma
Eloquent. ., In the fce OF bludgeons and threaten
= ed death, he dared present petition from som
negro slaves Those slaves prayed Congress to tax
Immediate to stop the agitation of til
slavery question, aud thus secure them in their pos
tons as slaves They were afraid of The ballot The
believed it would take them of their sphere. Mo-
e was this constitutional dissemination to accept til
;e baliotf think many women OF to-day are IN I'll
condition of those slaves. They have never thorough
ly read both sides of the question, and have form
their opinions entirely from what they have heal
their lords and masters say about it. believe I'll
is the condition OF the of women The mo
intelligent portion. however. have investigated ii
question and come to conclusions of their ow
and. 1 confess. such ones divided, some talir
one view. some the other This however. prov
only tiIaSthe question IS worthy of candid ars1me
and that neither party has any ground for denoun
ing the other stupid malignant. 1t is aprop
righz here to repel the low insinuatiou that tho
ladies who favor this movement have failed in thu
peculiar sphere and have taken up this agitation |
cause their rostless-spirits must have employmel
never heard it before asserted that Gail IIamiltt