Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-20

more conscientious than men. If so sl,.
might become an important factor in this Toy,
eminent, might become a strong ally in the
right direction.
have faith in woman's CAPACITY for the
ballot and that she will carry into politics the
great axiom which the ancient sages carried
into morals. Follow nature, the rectitude of
human nature, not its complete perfection,
but the wholesomeness of its elements. Wo.
man like man is an organic being, with pow.
ers OF expansion and capacities of dev elop-
ment. Let her have power to achieve fer
herself grand personal independence.
cont think want to NEEDLE with the ar.
gument tor ''baby suffrage" Or try to justify
myself in being an abnormal specimen" or
useless creature"
must say that it seems to ne that Julia
ward Howe is little more than "eoi
dlsant reformern
Wherever moral worth, hi h culture and
the grand possibilities of woman are &C.
knowledged and appreciated, she stands pre.
eminent. She is quite unlike a "femenina
acrobat who amuaes senseless multitudes BY
walking tight rope
"Wife and Mothers opinion reminds me
of what Goethe once said, odd YOU ever
hear of the man who vilfied the sun because
it could not light his cgar?'
Perhaps | ought to answer the question,
the heading of the last communication, "Do
the women of Maine want to ?" 1 am
very glad to say that many of the best minds
in the State want to vote. highly cultva-
ted lady of our city (and we have more than
one in Augusta) said to me the other evening
"Womans indifference tie the ballot comes of
ignorance OF the duties, rights and privileges
OF an American citizen" But the question
is being discussed now and have no fears
for the result.
Wife and Mother says that woman suffrage
fails to awaken much interest The other
day one of the citizens of Augusta took a
petition, and dill not canvass more than q
third part of the city, and obtained one hun.
dred and sixty names, of women. That does
not look like state of Indifference. One of
the large property owners, owner of several
dwelling houses, said when she knew that the
Captain had been about, "why didn't he bring
| the petition to me!
| One word more, "Wife and Mother" treats
| Joshua and Penn with a little favor of Wit.
| OF the first would say, his past record in
| dicates that he will be no ignis fatuus to the
women who have taken him for their stand.
ard bearer. Penn is the tutelar of Peace
We have the best men of the State and the
nation in the work of this great reform, and
we shall not be kept very long from peacea-
| bly, entering the land of promise, the decis-
ion of majority of the Committee on the
Judiciary to the contrary notwithstanding -;
and in spite of the importunate adjuration Of
"B"-hind the times tor adam to stand
firm and keep the door closed that she NAV
not entail another curse upon the race"
| commend to Oh some of the recent treat.
les on Bibliolatry. l think it is conceded by
Scientists that if Eve did really eat of the
tree of Knowledge she conferred blessing
upon her posterity, and it sometimes seems
a pity that we don't keep on eating fruit OF
the tree Of knowledge.
| These are the views of one who is proud
| to subscribe herself
| PATIENCE COMMON SENSE
| Feb. 18th.