Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-04-09
Mrs, Skinner on W. MANS Rights

the purpose of discussing woman's rights,
REFUSING her wrongs, and cussing the
men.
| believe sexes were crsated perfectly
equal, with the womaDa a little more equal,
than the man.
| also believe that the world would to
day be happier if man had never exist.
ed.
As success, man is failare, and
bless my stars that my mother was a wo
man. Applause,
l not only maintain these principles,
but maintain a stiffness husband be-
sides.
They say man was created first. Sposin'
he was! Amt first experiments always
failures?
fl was betting man, 1 would
bet two dollars and half that they
are.
The only decent thing about him was a
rib, and that went to make something
better. Applause.
And then they threw it into cur face
about Eve taking an apple.
I'll bet FIVE dollars that Adam boosted
her up the tree, and only gave her the
core.
And what did he do when he was found
out?
True to his masculine instincts, lie sneak
ed behind EYES Greciau bend and said
"Twasn't me-twas her -
Aud woman has had to father every
thing sinee-and mother it too
What we want is the ballot, and the
ballot we're bound to have, if we let down
our back hair and swim in the sea of san.
culinary gore.
Bring up your little daughters to love
and caress the ballot, and when they are
old and scrawny they will not depart from
it.
Teach them that man occupies no pO.
Sltion that woman cannot .fll-cven to a
pair Of pants.
Teach them that without the ballot wo,
man is simply a cooking and washing
machine; and that with it she can lust
rule her little roost.
Just give them little ballots to plaj
with.
We have plenty of ballot>girls, buI
what we want is ballot women.
The male creature now sitting on thi,
platform, when the law compcls me tc
call my husband, says | have got ballot
on the brain.
lie says sleep with a ballot under my
pillow, and dream that | am commander,
in'chief of a large army of ballots, and
cleaning everySthing that looks like male
sex, while the band plays. "Sce the
cOnquering shcro cometh ~
Such remarks show that man was crea,
ted lower than beasts of the sea, the car
rion of the air; or the rhinocercs Of the
prairies.
And what can be expected of this man
Skinner, whose intellect is lower than
that of common skunk? Applause. !
My soul is filed with poetry and senti
menti and his vulgar remarks crate OF
my ear; and when hear persons use ex,
pressions that arc not refined and gentee
| want to 60 through 'cm like croton oil
and molasses. Hear, hear
/ am astonised that there amt more
interest manifested in this absorbing top
10. This hall ought to be packed from
dome to ceiling and couple of hundred
climbing up the Lightning rod outside.
A short time ago l addressed an i'm,
menso throhg on Boston Common-at
least thirty>seven persons, including mer
and woman of both sexes-who stood
packed together for about fifteen minute.
hanging on my words, the enthusiasm
finally reaching such a point that they in.
sisted on burning my effigy to slow
music.
And we are bound to succeed.
Our speakers don't lack brains nor in,
fuence; but there is one thing l wish they
did lack, and that is their desire for 9
husband.
No matter how rabid woman is Oh
this question, or how much she talks
against the..mcn on the platform, she'll grail
the first man that offers himself, and turn
right straight around and there is where
we are weak. Most women think thai
we were made but for ope purpose, and
that was to hack Mrs on our tomb
stones!
They'd be missed all their lives, and
when they die they're missed the bet
fai