Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-05
WHOLE NO., 248.


fender.
4 It. was charged by the opposition
that this new party OF reform" wer
for overturnlng the social fabric, am
amalgamating the races Horac
Greeley and the patron saints Of tn
New Departure" said \: 1--WE hav,
nothing to do with the social ques
tom tha. will take care Of itseli."
! When the slave power, beaten by
the ballot, renewed the battle with
the sword, even then this same party
refused to incorporate any factional
opinion into its articles OF faith, but
adhered, with idfexible purpose, to
the one idea OF .'the Union a. it
was" and the second Washington
was willing to compromise the pri.
vate opinions Of a majority Of his par
| ty and save the Union with slavery.
During the long struggle OF the
Republicans for. this one idea, the
only qualifications OF a soldier was
the ability to carry a musket and
vote the Republican ticket.
the deepest dyed Williams OF the
sea board cities were taken into tull
fellowship, and received the benedn-
tians OF good men and women an
they marched to the front. Billy
Wilson's cut-tl,roat Zouaves might
carry their crimes with them; no
matter, 50 long a. they carried a
Bowie knife tor the enemy. The
k,yal women throughout the land
who pronounced blessing upon the
Union soldier, never stopped to en-.
quire who he was, or what he had
been. They strewed flowers in his
path. and have uot forgotten to strew
them yearly upon his grave.
THE grand army OF Women" are
battling for the same principle tor
which loyal men shouldered the mus
ket.
The time has come when q falter
inf step may put off our enfranchise-
ment for wears. II there 10 . woman
N Iowa who has nothing to vote for,
either morally or financially. "she Is
noor, indeed y Let each one answer
the question for herself.
The Woman Suffrage Party oi
Iowa Is made up OF the mothers,
wives. and daughters, who believe
that the marriage bond is to the so-
cial. what the Constitution is to. the
political, Cnlon.
The individual exe emple of the wo
meh in this State who are identified
with the suffrage cause, should he
sufficient guarantee of their integrity
Of purpose. and the estimate they
place upon a we'll defined moral
challenge comparison with other po-
litical organizations.
II there are those who differ with
us. let US lay aside the discussion Of
minor questions, and use all our in
fnence and energies for the procure
ment OF the ballot, which is the only
power which will make our opinions
respected.
We most earnestly entreat all and
every woman IN Iowa. without re-
.ard,to her individual opinions upon
any other question, political, social
or religious, to unite with us in se.
curing the ballot for the sex.
A Governor and Legislature are to
he elected, who are to act upon TIE
question ct our right to the ballot.
Let us take the enemy at their word.
and exercise "grest moral infa-
ence," not only upon our hus
bands. fathers and brothers, bnt upon
every other voter In the coming elec-
tion
We should know no party but the
Equal Rights party: no platform but
the ballo: for woman.
It should be Of no importance to
rs what party name the office seeker
may bear. Is he in favor OF political
equality? should be the only ques-
ton for US to ask.
Let every County Society be rep.
resented at our next annual conven.
tion. Let the friends of W oman SUIT
frage organize and rally for one CON-
bined effort, and the victory is ours.
ANNIE SAvERY.
Corresponding Secretary Iowa Wo-.
mans Suffrage Association.