, 1874-08-16

ovcr aoa,,,I wnuM pursue q d:Teren: course ;
but. wLou consider that have to earn my liv-
| ing, aud tho few chances a WOMAN has cor1-
| pared with 3 man, I a1n BatisGcd."
Tuis woman las shown that she has capacity
for war: and therefore, according to- your gen
t]emau correspondent, her right to the ballot Is
| firmly founded on tho bedrock OF her own
| power, OF course, if sho goes TO the bauo!-box
IN The dress Which she has 80 long worn, and u1i-
| der tho name she has so long assumed, she
| will deposit her vote without 8 ;chal-
| lenge tut if she should 60 ih female at
| tire, and represent herself as tho woman she
| be accepted We are inclined to thinl; that, not
withstAndiug her capacity for war,-her equal
ability proved by deeds,-Der vote would be re-
| iecsed simply and solely on the ground that she
was not entitled to the right OF suffrage
BECAUSE SHE wAa WOMAN,
and no amount of capacity for fighting, no NUM-
ber Of deeds Of yalor, would confer tile right
u:on her.
That tue right OF suffrage is not altogether de-
peudeut upon the fighting ca1acty OF the voter 's
apparent to any one who Looks below tho sur
face A maj, who has reached tue age OF 10 IL
considered unfit for military dut, but he is not
ti1cn diseuftaucliscd. He deposits hly vote III
tho bal1ot-box just the same as he did whom tho
law Of tho land considered him d lit subject for
co,,scriptlou iu case OF war, and he continues to
vote " ~ long AZ Liz aged, tottcrlng limbs will
carry him TO the place Of voting. After he De-
comes too feeble to walk, he be taken there
i'll carriage, AID still deposit his vote. The
rick. the MANNED, those with only one arm or
leg. or those without any limbs at all, VINO
nerer dream of protecting even themselves:
n,ucll less others, still east thelr votes
Mt election; and it may bc q cripple or all ex-
tre,ne1y aged man, who has no lighting capacly,
whose yote shall turn the scule either Que way N
the other. that controls the dcsnnS oi nsliol,, a
unot, tie fighting capacity Of the voters; II Il
did then nll except those who arc physically
whole aud abie to boar arluB would be dlsfrali-
clIecd.
! am mot strenuous advocate OF Wonan-Sut-
frane, as / hold tho opinion that We have uow
ALyutiETuLK TOO MUCH SUFFRAGE
The corruption that inlests our public place5
is tho outgrowth of every nun, no
matter What his qualifications may be,
possessing tue right to vote. Yet, III a: the mr.
l.ayo failed 10 tud one that is valid, or one that
will NOT apply equally to rnau- Is it urged that
she is physically disqualified for war, VIC have
cited au example which proves that blie Is not SO
disqualified; aud that she can, If occasion re-
uui3e, take uaou herself another Of mans prc-
rosatiyes: .he can raise beard and moustacbe.
Ne woul not advise any romantic young lazy to
trv it, fur the reasou that, when she wlstes to
dispose Of it, she will tind to her sorrow she can-
not do 1t.
It has been urged BY some that woman is
moved moro by sentiment than reaEon that
argument is Of 10 avail With her where her feel
i1,gs are concerned. An acute observer. who
las attended large gatherings OF men addressed
by some political de,uagoyuc, cannot have lMaed
to notice the pitch of enthusiasm to wllcA the
crowd has been carried b. the specious sophis-
tiles OF the speaker, and the expressions Ut
highly wrought feeling to which the hearers
huye give utterauce,
orTH1rAL1Sa TIE LADIES
in enthusiastic ueinonhtia ations. EVery one
knows to what extreme lengths political quarrels
arc often carried by mcu, USUALLY ending, III
FREQ fight, were somebody is sure to be wounded.
ii not killed outright.
1t is to be hoped that, if..women ever do have
the right of suffrage extended to them it will DO
with certain qualifications, iu order that only the
intelllGcnt-tAose who know what the ballot Is,
aud bow much depends upon lt--laay yo:e; aud
that women NAV not be at the mercy OF every
deuaeogue who wants their yo:es+ aud plays
~ Mns. n. .. WysEoor
ssTEomc1a anu University UeEreeE.''
7n tic Editor Of The Chicago 11iouse:
S1I: have no idea who wrote the article
copied by last Sundays Tn1nuSE from the Lon
dou Saturday l.erieto but Lie or sho deserves
the credit Of having good common seuse, and
knowing how to tell it. I have 10 idea whether
the article was from the pen Of man or woman,
but believe it
WAS WRITTEN BF A LADY,
nm, ~ +,,os, cou,d r,roo+;oa1 uo,o;h1o r,oIieb
oA' - Auo7o oo"Do' F'-' o~o'o ~Ao.s1l
s's'e5s Ok oofs "Ao ea4' "aAA te's a'A4es eeAose
breakfast, and think it fun WHO wear dresses
suited to season and circumstance, and thick
stout, broai-soled Walking-sAoes. that keep tho
feet warm and dry, and give the muscles, OF
Which tue ioot ls mostly comPosea' room anu 2
chance to net.
It is too thorouchIy real and true to have been
or;ttan br m,, ve+ o,nost tn, ont;ra,r sevo;d
".A'>.n ~ -e' 1' ~
VI petes. eptseia envy u NHAs 10 Aeas4s hAhna
thing 1n 1tself, though useless to her,-a mans
strength and position,--to have been written By
7roman
IT.sss-;,, :. T. 49,, ,n>,,.,, ~ ,.n ,,.o,,,d
o'uean 1D'o a. - i7' anu Ai'''1 a. "o "'o4o
deeire to aTold 1t, the discussion OF "onans
ability to compete with man in tue various pro-
fessions has reused SO dccr feclipc-much OF it
of 1ittar ,ini;ct;ra nat,ra-that if ,r;, be i'm.
.:r," ~ ,-:. ~ ..-..,. ~S,,:o1
posslo'o TO a'oso 1'A Oh ekfcnstn, Oh WHICH
she result will, fear, not be favorable to her.
think it is not her heart that is enlisted in
this reasonable attempt to overthrow Ler own
throne and Kingdom but n rcet1espnass that
s,rings from the workings OF q morbid imaciua-
Il on fhat has heen oyerwrouoht hy r1isrn,,rn.
ae .ntatinna:
c.rn,r or 1,c-o,-rrxr
as vac7,a n. it ~ ,11,r,aaonsbIe. ~, ambition otn
~ ;hat v1,ic1, nossosscd tho nn~cls wren thcv
rof;,Ied anJ ,a.t foravor +1,oi Iioaven anI tLeir
homa @A4o&1