The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-10-08
Woman SnfrauH.

EDiroR SrAR:-"Wasp" seems rather in
clined to make II warm for scme OF the wo-
man suffrage party. Hear himi 81 will tive
my opinion" whst a ponderous thing that
"opinion' of his! Facts are nothing, opia-
ion proves everything We are glad he has
twice told us these things are only his opin
ion, for all the estrologers of the Egg, ptians
could not tell whether either of the ssser-
tions he has made are true or not, but, of
course, as he say, that it is his opinion
facts are unnecessarily and the question is
settled.
But we find "wosp" on the wing, and he
fiies over to the old country, to import few
Catholic women; for, not being content with
singing the body, he wishes to sting the
minds of Americans by saying the Catholics
are going to vote the bible out fthe schools.
So, after getting his imaginary case, hear
him again! "What would the American
women dog Simply stay at homer Yes,
she would stay at home(s) while the bible
was being voted out, when she had the pow
er to prev snt it! Hence his man of straw
only proves tina; if we give it credence, we
need the vote Of American women to protect
the Christian cause she processes, generally,
and If she denies Christ in so small matter
as casting vote, she is unworthy Of Him.
Hear his buzz! I'VE can gain nothing,
while We have ever, thing to lose" If that
was trae, would it prove anything9 No! II
We debar one-hali OF the men rom voting,
would that alter the result? Is that, there
fore, iast cause? What have we to lose?
Dishonest politicians will lose their positi ons.
Will lose the privilege Of buying an office
with few glasses Of whskey. This IS what
will be lost; and have to allow good sense
to say, IL this is lost, what will be gainedy
The more purity there is in the hearts Oft
voters the more pure The result Oft the ba llot.
Drunkenness we propose 10 Danish from the
land.
And now, for this once only, Let me sncak
Of irce-loveism and seduction. shall tai.
the question more at large than nv friend
Wasp has,as We shall never again de scend
10 so low an argument. Men say, will wo-
men vote by the side If a prosLitute?n We
ask, who have been voting side by side with
their pal arnouis inr one hundred yearsp
W ha' ell CT has IL had upon you, sirsy Ask
your wives aud mothers il that would maze |
pros flutes oil them? We can't tell how far |
gone a man must be o originate such an idvn.
what is the highest privilege of an Ameri. |
can citizen? Is IL TO go 10 an unhoIy Mace
to stand with nholv men, 10 say tbinps thew
would he ashamed their wives should hear.
to quarrel; to fight, dri, k whiskey and wal. |
low in The mud; TO sell votes en- ,ugl, TO turn
the scale tor wine; thus the officers were
elected by wine aud not by met? "No!o saws
one, I'VE are all ashamed Of this" Yes.
ans methinks Satan is ashamed of it too
yet still rejects all REFORM and will youy
ood iorDid! And, as you are ashamed OF
such procedure, ifyou cannot reform YOUR
selves, take your women with you, to the
polls, and pray for reform.
Other men saw it would cause family ouar
rels. Let US follow that man home aid see
tho result. A wrstched family indeed!
don't wonder that family difficulties haunt
his poor soul. That poor woman hears no
kind word; not even "A smile to cheer her
dark path through life. Nothing oil the kind
YET, in her soul she loves Elm, because he
was once kind; and daily she prays that the
scenes OF her youth may return. Yes. that
man is afraid OF amily difficulties Yet, he
says, she has all the rights she needs; while
she has but one right, and that is 10 near
him growl. Her rights are about The same
IS those formerly enjoyed by colored ladies
II the South. And those very men know il
well We have different organizations in
which women enjoy the right OF suffrage, in
which no disaster has occurred. The Grange.
or instance, is making monopolies trer Bile,
md yet, ladies vote aud hold office. How
still YOU keep about places in which women
Tote! Why don't you call them up and show
he bad Influence upon society. This is your
best hold" and yet, you are silent as the
grave on this subject.
Romanism has nothing for us to fear, as
he female population IS much more reli-
,iously inclined than the male, and there
ore, II man can protect the bible, alone, how
lastly it NAV be accomplished with the help.
nate which God has given him.
Yours truly,
NET. VALENTINE