The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-12-09


contend that 'eithcr the women ofthis
nation, should vote, hold Office. plead
law, &c, or else be considered inferior
10 the opposite sC$-eveu to the Az
rican." Others, going to tho other
extreme, would contend that "the
kitchen, garden and tho laundry,
principally constitute their sphere Of
action, and that they should not go q
step farther toward business affairs, for
they are not capable Of anything
more" Now neither Of these, US al.
most any compOs meatis person can
see, is He conclusion; but woman's
stage of action lies between these ex.
tremcs, perhaps not tending very far
toward either It's true that a knowl-
edge Of culinary affairs, u seli.possos-
sion that will not be disconnected by
the hum of an old.fashioned spinning
wheel, or that of shuttle or common
sense family sewing machine, tho in.
gcnuity of using a needle either with
or without machine will not dGtract
any whatever from tho worth Of q
woman. Still. it docs not follow that
she should bO confined to these pur-
suits alone. Tho druwing.rooms, the
school 'rOoms. and all places on the oc-
cnpants Of which depends, in great
measure, tho character Of society,
should be, and are, to great extent,
oruamcn,cd BY tho titr SEE. And 1t
is in these Places, We think, that
women can do more for the good Of SO.
ciety, and for the prosperity Of tho
country than they can by participating
| in tho duties Of the bar and the ballot
For It's reasonable, that as soon as
woman takes upon herself such mas.
cuIinc part as has always becu cousid.
cred mems affairs, just so soon willthat
winning, suasivO, and consoling inau.
ence which sho so eGectually Yields
over society, be greatly marred. il not
entirely destroyed. It is not II COnsc.
queucc. (rcferring to o preceding lopic)
that il woman does not vote she
must DO considered inferior to tho other
sex or to tho African Negro who does
vote; 1t cunnot, by any means, be
viewed in thm light The fact that
tho Queen or the Process rides out in
her gorgeous chariot, leaving tho en-.
tire management and control Of the
vehicle to retinuc OF attendants does
not 70 to prove that Her Majesty is
inferior in oil except one or two points
Of view, viz; Physically aud expert.
mentally they nre more capable of
managing the course Of the chariot
than she is Then, neither are we TO
consider that women are inferior to
men Just because tho machine Of the
governmcntisrun without tho voice or
direct action ofth9 former 1t may be
true that the rhtc women Of these
United States arc as capable Of using
,hc ballot as tho African Negro, and
possibly more so, for we rather con-
tend that while minority Of this
class (Atricans) possess pretty good
Judgment and aro tol rabIa politicians,
the majority arc guided by a kind Of
instinct us mnch 0s ANYTHING clso;"
however, they labor uudcr disudvan-
tagcs noe thai may be removed in ru.
,urC generations; and possibly it would
do better for women to vote at some
future date than at the present,
Though, il tho ,rhite CONAN votes, the
ncgreSs, who we know is not renowned
for her craftsmanship, must DO enfran-
chi.cd also, for tho white add the col
ored men are On au equality as far as
tho ballot is concerned, and we are
sure that the colornd woman ia no
tlackOr than tho colorci man--,hc
black mans wife bears the same re.
ation to himself Che black man) that
the white mans wife bears to him I;
and we are confident that there would
DO a grGa. fuss in the negro camp il
tho white wives and daughters were
admitted to the ballot.box, while those
of the black race werc to remain rs
Logan il-in his cabin. Therefore
we do not see anything whatever for u
refined womsn to envy 10 the political
Geld, provided such measure aS
"womau's Suffrage" should pass.
Whom We consider the associates she
must have under such circumstances,
We arc q. n loss to know isto how
many classes to divide them. OF
course they would be of all grades and
characters, from the Negro wcnch to
tho Philaiclpbia lawyer. What a
variety of talent aud disposition les,
pecially the latter) within these limits
I The first step likely, after the adoption
of such regulations, or rather irrcgu,
lations, would be to the polls on cleo.
ton day. Imagine the scene men.
women aud children crowding to tue
ballot.bOx-ehildrcn squalling no
doubt, aud every woman trying to get
her ticket in FIRST, because it's some.
thing new to vote. We mention chill.
drcn because We think when both
parents would leave home, If the boys
aud girls wcrC not all old enough 10
vote, perhaps they might not DO Of
sufficient ngs tic remain by themselves
therefore they must go along, or else
tho father must stay with them, in case
tho mother must cast the vote, and
that hc would be very likely to do IN.
less bis wife would promise to vote