Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-08

MARI TUAI> oN TuE N0uk>> OEc-AuG.
Would VOC consider the conduct ut these
crusaders iuS;iHahle' ! DO - thoroughly
ia-1ifablc. They find themselves yoieele-~
in the making of laws and the election Of
officers t1 execute them. born with brains,
born DO the country, educated. having large
interests at stake. they find their tongue
tied. and their hands tettered, while every
ignorant. whi~kev-drinkin-. toreicn-b3u
savage IN the land nav bold office. help T..
make the laws. degrade the dignity of the
former and break The latter ~ bis 0w.
sweet viii. They see their father. hu~-
bands and brothers >i- namely at home and
allow the scum of the country - Assem- bic
no the primaries, name the candidates
for Office from their own vile rank. and,
uurebukcl. elect them. They live in the
midst 0f country where there j. no eu1 %
the laws and no beginning % the execution
of them And when the law- intended O.
rr.tert their SONS from destruction hv In
Temperance iir torpid and without sign oi
life. vrar after year. they recognize that
here is % matter that Interests them person
ally. % matter which comes straight home o.
thcla And since they are allowed 90 lift
% lr-l. yUIle against the outrageous state
of things they suffer under DO this regard.
think 10 is 100 wonder that their patience has
broken d1w4. n last. and they have tried 9.
persuade themselves that they are luSrihaH.e
no breakin. the law of trespass when t.e
laws that should make the treSpa~- nec.-
les are allowed hv the voters To- le dead
and imperative.
The present crusade. viii. d0ubt.e-~, .a
bat little work against intcmUerance that
will be really uermamncut but II Will do
what Is as much. or even more. T. the pun
uo~e. think twill suggest 10 more than
one man that Il women could vote they
would vote on the side of morality. even il
they did vote and speak rather trantIcllv
and furiuus.v. and il Wi. also suggest thar
when ihc women once made mp their minds
that il was NOT good u have the al power
ia. ..urmaric> in the hands of l1lig--.
thieye>, and pernitiou> little politicians.
they would not SIT Ind0lentlv al home as
their husbands ami brother do nov. bun
would hoist their Praying banners. take the
field IN force. pray the assembled political
scum back. o. the holes and Sums where
they helon-. ana set UP some can5iiate~ t.t
for decent human being t0 vote lr
Ht'iI-N Nallt ti-' N.l--lt4l o.. .'i lAA-lA t.N
political altitude oi the neCrI. the imported
savage and the uardouei thief, and allowed
% vote. IL is oar last chance. thiua. Tie
women will be voting before long. and then
fab 7. Butler can still continue tu larl it
in C1urres~. If the highest Office iu tire
land can sill continue 10 be occupied hy
neriurer- and robbers If another t01-re--
ike the 42d consisting of - honest men
and 90 of the other kind. can once more bee
created, il viii a, last be time fear. d.
riye over irving To save the country by ..a-
man mcan-. and appeal 20 Providence.
Blth tire great parties have failed. Z wish
We might hal, % woman party uaw- aut
SEE bow tHat would work Tee. persuaded
THAI. m extending the sIiiru- o. women.
tins country could lose absolutely nothing
and might gain great deal. For thirty
centuries history has been i,rratiu- and re-
itcraiin- that in mora. hgh, woman is
simply dauntle--. and We al know. even
with our eve shut upon Congress aHl o--
voters. thar. from the day tha- Adam ate a.
the aFu.e and told ou Eve down % the pre-
eut day. man. 10 o moral fight, has pretty
uniformly shown himself go Ire 800 arraut
coward