New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
% the Edttor Of The Tribuns.

THE HOLDING OF PgoPERTY-UN1vERsAL SUI
FEAGE.
TO the Edttor Of the Trfbnns.
SIR: You are entirely correct in the state
ment that for redress OF grievances woman stfnus
perhaps better chance before Congress than man
does There Is sort of pathos IN ths sight OF
woman coming before court OF law to ask for the own
ersip OF her child. tire possession OF her ndiVdisl
earnngs which appears have effect in determining
Judgment in this laud OF free and hona OF the brave
Coming ~ a suppiant for the simple privilege which her
worthless husbani holds an inherent neht-to pre-
emgs n farm and own 1.-THE senate was gracously
pleased the disability from an American citi-
zen Mrs Phebe C. Oakley To be sure in obtaining TINS
dspensaon It was necessary to reveal 10 the Senate
and public the Whole wrctched story Of domestic Inte-
eity to the cuons gaze just how 1t Vas that
Oakley was . cnrse 10 the gentle woman who bears h'
name: ,nd 10 drag the brave and worthy wife INTO SUI
mere conspicuous notorety, into herceF hght' pos
siJe, than that which beats upon the polls
In tho state Of Pennsylvania. also it was enacted
few years since that a married woman might trade as
femme sole provided that she made affidavit before
court OF cc that her husband ton woak or wised
to support her Slch pleasant little compensation '"h-
gess and the laws provide for the nrinsng de-
cacy of the supported" AM TIE TRIBUNE irehhs
sure that there will be always Christaneys IN me ueii
calls npon womon iust - men'i N, II any-unoAnhS
wrcncs- remain nrcressod It only necessary 10 point
them ont" The pointing out "a easy and the length
OF time which special legislation may occipy III DEALING
with these eases tri1c OF years only Woman SUI
fra siss have always claimed that u;0rtial SilFiSe
means 10 least thia eqIa laws for husband ana "iic
for father and m1thcr, widowec and widow, dsrch'oF
and SON They remind thai sD@cia lr 80 a.oD H. a.
ways clmbeT-omc, liable 20 aois2 ana "i eh"iio"H9
Jb" nsssrnr exceptions 10 universal sn!r0s,r IN tiis
country tire idni, the alien dc MINOR 'r indi'n
not taxed ana tao io!nn 40 'lN sorvoi "t ms +ii
in tine state Prison " TaE fFIEiNE "ili hidiY rom
out under wbch head IL ranks The American '-.-n ~
viii 0bligc many rcadcrs. ivcn i tfr hiicJ IN" 'nr
~ fAo sisertOOd prcfc. in h"ir 'hcid'd i! snif1f
e-cGFity that saal mako tie laws t' -o'"ii .i'
arish Themselves anl tbc!r chiidsoa, l. iit t i'-"I
u3. the one woman, EsnliIg -in- i~hHn'ti III 'i'
~ this wOrkucday wofld Ea"uid .e de'l'd u. ''EiN
ami status winch tae law Siver 10 ever, "oss '1d
For at that p!cssaih Et'i- t'ili'ttl N Do '' 10 "
huu.i,cd ago. and tnr ya M E7cr'p i"H' .i r
tenuis banners tilst taxation wIhoT -
tyranny, ' mniher country IL Gaic ot'l,'. ii - '
wo.uou raic;iycrs and bousen q ~ may N"t' "n ' F
oin M m s's ~ ,' fS unGre ~ most HiroIics. st n
Wyoming the women have No y ior Iri;' 'i S,'il t'
once al jhe polls aud the parity they baEe Lt"Snt io
nunicIpa rest lions, Judge kasman II wire... 80.
It :, urged 81, Apply q tAo Olier inhsran's a'I
tiat Ia nj politics cxYciicncy u youf only wear u u
utt e cursu. Xpeilcucy doctrine las lt-i hth
found 10 apply with force tO the Ias,a"n "l Ntl ~
managers Of stn.e "Sgluns, feGrma'ole', m nn'
NeW-YoIk c1uii not well Dc dispensed with no" IN me
irrsatuu there VIII be- N plenty of work. iur tf
s,rey ranedy which TUE TRIBUNE prom scs 'a!l siirc
o., when if il "n,quiisnrd' what ts matter iA VII
70 ,h - a. Il, , ll,t oi cr..tI wi,l Tho co1-
mon law whci gives 10 the it'ns iath,r ah-'utc cnl
tr ind disposition ~ nis children, !onZ his wife
i've. faith uy and lovingly with Im; cnshhn@ AIM -
send away from acr lnr icsn oi year, or io gN"
mem uo whose hand. Scycg hu w!l ~tu gives ~ iis
d, ng athes the awful power 20 VIII hia "idr. away
t.,tn ihrr mothcr into 1lafdilnsip other tIIa here
ii rr, j. csrI inS tbGt mcfthai TIE R.dp ui nc
dead man. hand has . bold than ihe Waru Erins
clasp the mother. And WINE spofih ir-'Ni 'lloh =
r, IN ~ .ns that tlc dai,ot u uitN'HS la"hi slhf 10
wonih really bc qui.e curious Go rnpw Do" mlii(
lEIRrNf readers brrvo in its method II - men "hd
w.inrn readers could les hOua-,t pUl,i. r"iJru br ~
fo .r, sl postal card, Tor instance m itor '. against
,tia. or women. wOuit hc quite rs ilisf st.n- ~
% Grasshopp. currcs sonlcHcs. Hu ntr O. 1,h' of
cs a. as al Intl!gli puiu 1I Fefy yd.ddJie ih s N'f
IhitadetghiG, Ai,rl -, 1919. H.