, 1876-06-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

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LEIuIERS EKUil The PEOPLE,
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CHICAGO, June 1'.-A1rs. spencer, III oehal1
of the National Woman's Suffrage Association,
C;no;n,,otI IN Thursday and asked that II add
e'c.nnat. W oo"5 aua e,aeu sO'. .t ~ "ou
anothef plank 10 thelr ens1eu plasloanl'- use
Of the ballot in the hands Of l0,0000oo American
sitizens. the wives and daughters of this Re
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-Ihis one hondredtn anniversary tne51eialin 10
be most opportnne moment 10 urge thclr
e rights,n - in comparison to which the numerous
nateut RIGHTS claims arc deemed of small i'm
pot'an1' IL mu'' W a"o7 ~.
blessing Tor men to contemplate, thae the
greatest number OF wonlcn--these "acknowl-
edged female citizens ''-arc decidedly opposed
to the formation Or insertion Of any such
plank in the Republican or any other platform.
Most men, no doubt, feel In this regard very like
Brother Moody, who would rather his wife
should stay at home while he goes out to do the
preaching .-, ...,
Women may, both from curiosity and respect,
boldly, if she wishes, and demand such rights,
including the privilege of attacking such in-
noccnt men as Fred Douglass and Senator Logan,
the former, no doubt, trcmbled faster in his
footed In the chains Of slavery. It was cruelty
In the extreme to upbraid him SO in the presence
of such al eminent assembly. Only nudc Il
citizen so recently himself, and who feels and
bears the burdens Of all his race, auxlons that
they shall show themselves worthy Of the great
privileges of this free country, is it strange
that he should "forget,' ,''-or faiil to take along
and present ,l this petition that is demanded for
1O.Od 600 white female citizens? am inclined
to think these women we're glad they did for
ret re- . that % thcy might % have ths homer Of voice
there themselves, else why didn't they remind
some one beforehand
It was such distinguished honor, too, to make
Gen. Logan confess that he entirely forgot
m his armor.n tie confession Of which, as IL
male suffrage now stands, cannot be the prime
cause Of his failure to secure his nomination to
hecome next PresideDt OF the United States.
'' r sho,,d hc enonab to satisfy ali reasonable,
thinking women, that they live to see this happy
nf and Te rs s 6e wa 4e It
shor,Id hc their pleasure a. we'll rs d1ty to talk
more, read more Of this subject, to better in
form themselves of ali matters pertaining
to our Government, in order that they
NAV the better aid and strengthen their
husbands and brothers. in every Dossible winning
way, to exercise their privileges fairly and hon
estly fnr their own good, IS well uS for the adj
yancement and PROSPERITY Of our Republic
Absurd idea that woman is enslayed-tiat
she is not emnncipateil- because she does not
20 personally to the polls and vote, because she
does not legfslate! Let the men alone have
these rights, and let the women be bound to
respect them. Picture the scene of women at
the polls by themselves, what be- Ham! All
natiOpa1ities can vote nOW,-nOt Sc
lccted ones, either,-not all Americans,
and intelligent like the women Mrs.
Spencer represented. Look at theml
There VIC sec the American "female citizcn;"
the keer,-wittcd Irish woman, fresh from the
wash-tub, and her baby; the industrious, tidy
German, perhaps with her babe in her arms;
conspicuous now is the black female voter, with
no mattcr-wc all know these are facts too con-
spicuo11s and true to make it necessary to emu
1ierate them But Afiss Susan B. Anthony and
100 othcrs-what medley! From such a con-
fusion Of female tongues Good Lord deliver
us!'
But there is no Cause for alarm Nature has
uisc1v nroyidr3 rood md sufficient reasons
' ha Univ u-onan,. font
,,,t,+ r,,,,d ec,rce evar he troecil f,r,on It.
YER prcat number OF these 10000, ,OO females
would be- compelled to stay away, in order to
fill their own mission as wives and mothers, at