, 1874-05-29
W0MAN-suFrnAGE IN MICHIGAN.


IN dofault Of any othor political issuo, tht
people OF Mlchigen arc Just now violently OF
oEoiBod uron tho question Of noman-sutYrago
aH they will have to voto upon tho amendment i 4
September nc1t. Tho woman-autfraKlatB ar,s
making an active oanvass, aud havo brought Of 1t
Mrs. oady Stanton, who is Htumplng tho stat d.
Hor manner Of opening tne canvass, l,owoyt #,
las not boan very satisfactory, md aono OF tito
drionds Of tito mosoment arc beginning 10
question whothcr slo fn not doing mo tre
harm than good to tho oa,tso. Our I X
olsnngos from that State troat tho mo, TO-
mont aa tho most important public quosu on
now pon1ing in Michigan, md fow oxtra eta
from them, therefore, will bo Of intorcat "a
showing tho condition Of public sentiment. ! lilo
Detroit Triduo Hayss "1tiH not unfair critic Inn
upon tho woman-safrago canvass to say hat
tho opening by Mrs Stanton has boon anytt ling
buthappy. aud haH proved unsatisfactory to u omo
OF the atapctlcst friondB OF tho ponding nn md
mont." Tho Paw raw Courier, which Ia In fa-
vor Of tho amendment, says: "Such tar H. Ms
Elizabeth Cady 6tanton's, ut ler recent up oooh
III Detroit. sorvcs 10 othor purpose than to iam-
age tho movement aud aiHgust tho votors who
ere to pasa upon tho question:" Tho Lu, ,sng
Republican, which In also woman. .Buffrag 0 M
por, charges tho lady In question with reel tcss-
,aosa Of statement, md saya: "Tho rash Ia III In
dulged in by Mrs.. Elizabeth Cady Stanton il or
citing much oon1mont and will stimulate l, ,stili-
ty to tllc woman-autrago movc1nont ifconti n,,otl
G3,n al, inff In AnN
truth, or hold hor tongue" Thia Ia p1air talk,
and, 1t 1t had coma from m opponent Il tho
movement, would hayo been called haral and
abusive. but, as It comoB from an nj yocate
OF It, no exception can DO tal,, n to
1t. Tho Adrian Tunes, nlso friendly I. 10 tho
movement, aays: "We do not bclovo tllt nt any
votes for woman-nufrrags can bo secured by ill.,
dulging in WHOLESALE donunciaton Of tho tyran-
ny Of man, by holding womon up to sy1' opathy
rs Slaves, and by assertions that tue " arc a.
down-trodden and abused BOZ. There is moro
fustan than fact about all this" Theso oxpros-
sloua ofoplnion coming from friendly crit ics aro,
to say tho leaat not very encouraging for tho
Buccess Of tho cauee and not worry oomplh mcntary
to Mrs. Stanton aa stump advocate. Ono OF
1lor principal roasons why her scx IN dichigan
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proporty by Ian. How much necoasitJ thcto Ia
for suoh protection may bo gathered from tho
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same limo hpv surrouuoi 1,or actions " ith mona ~
thoso sccurcs for tho protection Of tho III n.ily WHICH
aas IL sna eAso ol 'no nu soand. Iho
huap.nd, nav tnho 1or proporty viii har Tia ina.
bano dsposed to be equally faithlcsa to marriage
tn,o.ost ,sa ss ae @ tho ao"or
tho wlfo mny chooae. THIS ia by constit ut1onal and
s,sas T,a,. ~.en alno many otor
authors sprosc lecal wrongs in tho NJ, rrIo1o rose
tion could come from, ons Hids only
The Toledo Commercial a1so otes m instance
Of tho manner in Which woman, Ia do fwn-troddcn
in Michigan, which Is to tho point. In attorney
of TINT city has client in that Sta to who ia In
tho rcal oHtato business, and whoso vito always
buys and Be1ls land. ne writes to his lawyer
bitterly complaining that whilo he cannot buy
or soil foot Of roai estate without btaining lor
consent, sho can buy OF aell all ahs 2leaaos with
OUT oven consulting with him, or bis knowing
anything nbout It.
With such exampleg ae the8e It Is ditTlcu1t
to see yhy tho women Of bftc]ioa. , ahor,a w.nt
any further protection in pronor tv-r;ohta m
an 1,nnraindfcof ofaorvor r. uo .,h .ao.,, .,,.+
TIM man nra tl,e rnfortnpa+o and ;,,,u,,-+x,a,,n
ouea WIN nned nrotactfon. 1rnao, .,o,, otro,,,,
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