Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-02-13

BISHOP SIMPSON on FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
AT the request of the Pittsburgh Fe-
male Suffrage Association. Bishop Simp-
son. Of the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Pennsylvania. appeared before the Consti
tutionai Convention Of that State and de-
livercd the following argument in favor Of
Female Suffrage:
Bishop Simpson expressed himself sur
prised at appearing before SO large an au-
dience. instead of. as be had understood
it was to have have been. before n COM
mittee. He was unqualiicdly in favor oil
Soman suffrage. not because Of wrongs
real or faneied. but because man would
never reach the highest liu,it until woman
was made his equal
Conservatism sought to destroy all rath-
er than make a change. Unkiud remarks
-impugning Of motives. the assertion OF
the overturning of the foundations Of So
cis,y. d,scord in the family discord in the
churches, were the arguments Of we'll
meaning conservatives when woman suf-
frage was preached. Antiquity teaches
us the unwisdom of hurried change. Blu,
when change is an improvement. or the
old and good reasons are shown. it is nc-
cessary for the opponents Of the change to
satisfy society tia, they know some better
way. Men in high authority. in Congress
sional aud Legislative halls. are id to
have betrayed their trust. Rings" are
known in the administration Of municipal
affairs drinking and gambling saloons,
aud places Of namelcss infamy arc open
all over the land to decoy the young -
Cities. ifno reform can be had, will DC
cancers on the body polite. We seem to
be in the way of repeating the errors Of
antiquity. So long as mothers weep and
fathers hearts are bowed down TO the
grave. with every cry of woe comes up H.. !.
of society. The question is whether r wa:
man suffrage will help this great neea.
The FIRST speech Of the speaker was de-
livcred in the cause Of temperance during
the Washingtonian excitement. The ex.
citement passed. the evils survived. Ex-
perieRcc tesches that gain aud constan,
employment stimulate the men who sup
ply the temptation, while on the contrary
the friends Of temperance expend time aud
money without recompense. The contest
was and is unequal. Iii, was in the pow.
CT Of the wives. and mothers, and sisters
Of drunkards, this evil would be swept
away. 1t was this thought which irs'
arose in the mind of the speaker. anG
made him ask himself. why should moi
woman vote? Ii she could save society
why should she not aid father. aud broth.
er. and husband in their worky
Intemperancc will never be conquered
until woman is given the ballot. and with
its destruction will be swep. away all il.
sister vices. The speaker never expected
or intended to make temperance speech
until woman was given the ballot. II. b
giving woman the ballot. drinking and
gambling houses ard places of infamy
could be abolished. who is responsible for
the evil? The question resolves itself to
the mind Of every man. Jails aud pcni.
tentiarics grow with the effects Of intem-
perance. The family is desolated. Can
the Christian and philanthropi.t forbear to
try that which promises improvement, p
Would it not be wise to make the trial?
There are those who say that woman
was made to be governed. and that man
has always been the ruler. and must there
fore necessarily continue so.
There is nothing hysically against NO.
man deposiiing ballot. Certainly she
has strength enough for this. Does she
possess the Intellectual power? The Civ
ing the ballot to negroes. 50 recently slaves.
and to foreigners. who scarcely speak the
vor OF the giving of,he ballot to the moth
crs of the land. and their daughters cdu.
Gated as we'll for judgment as their sons
No election occurs in which men are in
tcrested 10 which women do not have tl.eir
preferences. They certainly. in the late
election. had many Of them q choice for
Grant or Greeley. Ii they urged their
husbands and sons to vote. would they no,
have voted them.elvesl
The Argument was urged that man aleue
Should have the right to vote. because be
10 the strongest.
But all civilization Is Protest against
the rule of might. Right. the governor.
has been the eight for which the battle Of
ages hos been fought.
Every righs-minded man. in the opin-
ion Of the speaker. always eensulied hi.
wife before be did anything. Her intui.
tons we're. 10 his opinion. more correct
than the results Of the profoandess reason.
iues Il men.
Ii wonan has indaesce in the family
circle Il must result f.om her personal A.
fractions. her diflcrenes Of ser or her &c
tiens. She ID pure. 20 the verdict Of man
aeknovlcages. How can the contact Of
parity with the ballos-sox degrade is!-
Caa Woman suffer in her position 10 the
fs.ily b the simple depssisisg ola bsl-
letf "a yses-sssz go. -
Bishop Siapeee sesisvea the eeudisieu
1t woman In sassgery. baEbasisu. seni-
essilifasion and in oar arm. land and .ars