Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-02-12
The Woman Suffrage Reform. ".

a woman's standpoint.
Neither could women alone make equal
aud inst laws for men; the two minds
blending make one complete whole; cit her
alone are incomplete. \ government con
troled by women without the aid OF men
would soon be as corrupt ~ The govern
ment uader waich we are row living"
This seems "a be good theory: bui fear
it Is much bctterin theory than in prac-
tice; for mixed government would have
all the corruptionS common to amy other
government. and besides thciu. a mass ui
its own peculiar in;rigges and corraiiipns
as the direct result of this mixture.
Probably the weighty affairs OF state might
occasionally get slightly mixed with pri-
waite love matters. | say this in no slur-
ring way. FOR well know that wo,aaa's
purity and chastity are far above mans :;
bg, history show, that they are not al
ways above temptation.
The career of Cleopatra and Mark An.
tony IS but one of hundreds of cases that
might be cited as illustrations. OF the dis
astrous effect Of mixing love and politics.
And wherever women have inicrlered
actively with the affairs OF government,
either a. counselor>, managers. or di-pen-
scrs OF offices. the result has been very
bad.
samson. man Of power and TALENT.
born to govern. raised up to be the deliver
er of his people from their wreichcd state.
was brought to naught by his subsection TO
M artiul and intriguing woman.
Ahab was desperately wicked and there
4, no doubt hut that Jczabcl was the in
>tigator OF much of hi, wickcdne>s; aud
through the management OF ierod, wife
John tho Baptist lost his head.
And the French Revolution with an ii,
horrors. was due more to the bad manage
mcni Of the queens of that coautry than to
any other cause. For period OF one hun
bred and fifty ycar- kiug> had ruled the
kingdom and their wives or mi,trcssc> hal
ruled them Women were the principal
counselor, IN All that pcrtaincd To the d.>-
Hi'uti"" 90 "ili'''' "' >"'F''- wy I"''''e
orthc state; aad tho result was favofi,i-m.
stAe'nihS' de'ep'"">' o'liipin"''''>' ~ az
ric,. and secrets within secrets which uo
man could penetrate.
And NeeAar. the minister VINO ""' not
consulted when Maria Anlouiettc. was gath
'Ti"- 'Ae Military 10 put down 'he states
"c'ieTAl' say - never h"s" win any Ger
iun'y the emu NJ winch lhe queens party
wished - arrive. There were secrets, aai
secrets With" secrets and ! believe THAT
'ie h'"s himself "aN not acquainted WIN
them all. It "a' probably determined a.
circumstances Afforded opportunity ." pr
Nei2.e the Kin iai" measures "o one would
have NcA'a1el To mention 10 h.n direct y.
such management destroyed p"'''' love
and puo.e confidence ana paved the way
for the revolution.
lac reason why woman : interference
".ih g''eFnhe"; works to badly ','ho. be-
caHse they are worse Than men, put oeeah>e
they are ont Of place Ihc business "i
government j. 10 Tuie-A business lot
Whieh woman never Vas desi@aei ana
hence when She Undertakes II -Ae m1Ne'
bad WORK OF IT,
Next thi' writer says IRON val i'"'
causes tiieFe are thousands Oh women h'
never can DE mothers ana can nave no DO
hr~iic duties 70 perform. /! 'heh nature de-
signed them ohiF Tor the domestic sphere
What l. {" become OF them:
e.. but the ''vari"I> causes which pre-
went theih from becoming wives ana nav
IN domestic duties 10 perform are in al.
most al eases purely incidental cause
"i'eA are en'ii+'F "AHe1 Inc e'h'Ioi 4"
tAe lhuiNiHI" anu '''"I 'i'y are h'i Nl'e'
ana mothers : i' ''i'' oil nature o1i '''h'
pay 'he'r own it'''''
Either uiFee'ly OF indirectly ei'h'i
A"oNiH-'s OF u"t'''S''u>'! '"'! 81
some one O'-l'''N'e' Win ''ie'" nave "''"
A-'i III Such i WAY l. 20 url'f'e the"l
"Ha' nature designer l. ''eF S'e'ie'
bie'-in--A married iI'r; And no amount
"' "e-'h' lame OF freedom can 7''e i " OH"
an >'''' 'ic''i ''e-' anu lA1'"- JOY - % ''
'''e 'i''''Ie' % Il 'ii''e 0''''''
l1-l' mean - '"s = '''''' ''I'' "'''''''i'
anu P.'l 7'o4"r! '' me seN' I''''N's S'''"
'l'Al All women were iii''de 10 ''' mar l'i
'"A' - I'VE WIN men III i'A''9 J. '''''i nor
N'''' eo"1I'i"it' anu 'i''' 'l'c oH'H cAeel'''''
10 'h'' RUE are t'io'e extremely rare case
""eie some c'"sei'''1l manor nation o.
""us' VI sumo "o'i'' maj 'o''d'''''i ."
l''i''u 'I''Ne' s'S" uN'''i i"eAP''l'''t
Anu - '''1 i'e- '''i- many u'''hi' 'i-" ""'-'
Ga nae "a. ''i'e''''-'''1' ''''''' "''H 70
'4i'iI! on "uich 10 eAl'ehu H. i no PROOF
l'l'' iHey were uesl2'ieu LOT many "''A d
p'''oh7' HftAFe ue>l9hed Iheh I'i "N''
anu i-o''i'iS anu 'iiel i"Ne i"''''''' "a
'1le = purpose "'i S'io"iu 'i''s "o''.''' ;
s''A'' age leiof'h sH0ceeu' 'l'">e ''"''''''''