Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-11

tipcfnsss foi the sroneer part 10 regard the
Claims OF the weaker 20 be beard amid the grci pres
ofIeoTlr.n wOmsn has Literally f0usht her way till
,hs has come to be TeeIsntzed, IN great SegrsS a.
views are 10 enter more into the contro ~ society 10
tis Segreseie ,nd in It's Speculative details than
10 person1l prore ", and yet in practice way
from the tSs Sspp I~ ~ HS5SPy :! as separate
never 90 TO TIE extent Of separating entirely from
ei ~ mas "a m.Hs her no longer part and pAr
the Constitution uses the word eltFcn woman i IN
shows thai the iseInS SiTetaon IN which = i used
toy the word. Women are citiz-us.
oms n can Swn lsi d, stocks. horses, cattle She
{ eiye her ohligation 70 pa money she is cara-
be OF contracting ard being contrae ri with! Of
ana ms Ike = contract for tie r@apins a sae can SOW
Alter referring TO the hallowed relation Of mothor
burdens through life, the ju see says: We eapno,
Therefore, imagine cons tuition of laws using the
under the general term cannot con .en, 10 tn
idea that the right TO vote is franchise or
bcre There are but Two mans II main, M
ltlcal liberty, and through that political liberty
other by the ballot II by the sword, the Law which
ballot civil To secure the blessings 81 civil law
ihe prime pie enuneiated In that Creates of extant
courts as well iegislstures-ihai al men are Gre
aztec 90 uaIwSs put ioTth The denial Of the
nen', and ont Of those revolutions has comS a
stronger and more permanent civil government with
o \
listed before IN the hstor, Of the world But IN i
not every right which can be exercised s5m@times
society will not sufr H. end unless the rerul.i1Ds
Of sOcety. the forms 81 the laws furnish the ready
FOR the enforcement Of a right, there is no remedy
And this brings a court % a pause It Is hound ~
iis very organization 20 stand until the lngiSla-
tive Dc part ment bids n 60 forward. ty iding the
remedy Tor class OF cases entirely novel. aud a.
which a medy Tor the riChf must be attached D.,
affirmative declarati n. Although in legal int.rnra
tatiOn the term man includes woma n the term male
does not include female Unless the legislature had
made provision for males to IL Il 10 lie cnneiu
ded hat they even could not NOte-at least h. cour
could NOT provide for Their voting-that isiap
being within the legislative power alone. Aud the
legislature having failed e. specify how females
Could vote, the court ca nnot supply the OMISSION
Opinion Of Justice wyIie.
Judge Wylie said: In my view. Congress has
been clothed with exclusive legislation as 20 this
District, and il might have organized a govern
ment here which would have excluded ali of US
from votes, and, indeed, that was talked about
IL might have placed us under a commission 70
be appointed by the President. Then none OF
US would have the privilege of voting. No per
son can doubt the competency of Congress 20
rne us in that way. IL that power exists In
Congress, Congress has the power 20
say WHO shall and who shall not vote
IL might have said none but women
sheuld vote in the District Of Columbia and we
would have had to submit 10 IL; but / do not
know but that would have been the better way
MI Riddle, for the petitioners, prayed an APP