Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-21

man Ey ~ rien definitions 81 IL. Term II,
withholding 81 the ballot aud rerr.seu,a,i.,
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: Tor ia" gander. otis SAYS that the act Of ,.,,
ing exercised over those not deprecated. i
s'f'itude. Franklin said that To he ebsla,ed
Il 10 nave others govern them. Paine said
That the night OF voting is the primary right
upon which all other rights are based All
the women want OF Congress or State Ico;s,a'
lures is dcclaEtory law. EXPLAINING m.
meaning OF the 18th Amendment I.eois1.-
lures are estoppcd from legislation TO reeuln,.
the matter. as the right exists in the fullest
and frecSt form. Even granting that this wos
not so. she objected to Mr.. Biyeow's hill no.,
cause 1t submitted the matter to the women
who were in II condition of servitude and in,
caPacitated from voting on the question. II
was hard to break loose from the restraint inn.
posed by popular sentiment, and only nose
who have used the ballot know its voIuc
You might just as we'll leave the decision of
school matters to the children, who would prc.
Ter to romp and play, the regulating of the sale
OF liquors to the saloon-keepers, tnat of gam.
bling to the gambler or that of brothcIs 70 the
prostitutes. The negro when given the ballot
'hought IT was mule, but they were soon in.
strucied in an intelligent use OF il.
She recommended as u substitute for Mr..
Bigelow' measure, Il declaratory act land she
hoped it would be proposed by some good
Democracy requiring the proper officer to reg
iStcr the names OF women and making il the
duty OF the Judges of election to count their
votes, same rs those OF the men. This is only
needed to allay the doubts which may exist iw
the minds of the election officers. The Legis-
lature could very properly do this, and if they
did, she could promise them the most gratify-
ing OF results-the immigration of large num-
Der OF good women to the Territory. The bal
lot is the key that unlocks the door to knowl-
edge, to equal wages, to honor, to prosperity.
Among the hosts OF eminent men who en-.
dorse the enfranchisement of women, Miss An.
thony mentioned the names of Bishop, Simpson
OF the Methodist Church, Judge Chase, Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States, those of II large number of Senator,
and Representatives, Democrats and Republic.
cans.
The Speaker Of the House, at the close Of
Miss An,hony's remarks, introduced Mrs. Dun
iway, who in well-choscn but very emphatic
language, gave a brief review of the rise, tho
present condition and the future prospects of
the Woman Suffrage party of Oregon. She
said that her first efforts caused her lady
friends Intense alarm, but that having an.
nounced her determination to vote at the next
election, and having discussed the question
until the novelty of the innovation upon Ordi-
nary customs had somewhat abatcd, she now
was supported by large party of intelligent
and respectable women who design marching
with her to the polls She warned those hay-
ing political aspirations that now was the nc-
ceptcd time of salvation to take heed of the
indications of the times before it was too late
Already many men were filled with fear and
trembling, and she urged them to hesitate no
longer, and at once embrace the inevitable
logic of cycnts.
We regret that space compels us to omit
many ofthc excellent points made by the la
dies in their addresses. \ rerbatin. report only
would do them or their subject justcc.-Ep
At the close Of Mrs. Duniway's remarks, the
Assembly adjourned.