, 1876-03-07
WOMAN.SUFFKAGE.

To The Eti3tor Of 1'he chte1qo 1rf6rne:
EvAssTpN ill.,. March 1.-Horely cosmopo1i-
tan journal, whose businoha 1t h 10 faithfully
rocord tho worlds doings, Will generously yield
!. nicho. . epscs, 10 many OF ils readera, for At
1oass pen-piclu.o OF our "eagle,"-tpaco 10
f'y our esg1o in,-si.co tho Two atagea Of rdi-
culo ard a7gnmout arc vol nigh past, md with
anxious gratitude We Chant ous victorious
anthems. . ...-.
Tbtoo items which appeared in tho colnmns
Of our daily papers lass wcok, twansJ-1v yeaIs
aInco would have proved nrc'brandH, kinillpy
btazo Of protesting indignation throughout
tic country. .-
pteaso put on your thtnktpR-oaps, good
friends; recall tho groat wava Of laughter that
convulsod the nation Whcn, on that 10Th OF
July 1913, in Wesleyan Chapel. In Honeoa Falls,
N.Y., L.csetin 11ott and Elizabeth Oady Stan.
ton, with many other women. ''ReSolyed. That
II MAS the duty Of the womon Of thia country to
secure TO themselves tho sacred right To tho
elective franchise" Recall your own visions OF
tho Hrunt revolution To be wrought when women
should secure thut sncrcd right, II thoy evot did.
Iiecali those pictures oyGr pers1stently bold up
hoforo our anxious vision by our conservative
orators, s,-pioturos OF neglected homes, OF ior-
staudlng in tho front doors OF their forsakon
homes, help1csB1y clasptng number Of 1ln-
darped soeke,-tho 1ittlo. forsaken children
cti1aine to the fathor's kneeS ~ thoy walled fu
chorus 10 tho rnothcrs nfo had gone 10 Hoe al aae
t,olls, Come back, come back, stroug.mindod
Thlnk Of past prejudice; think Of actual per-
Hccution endured aud then take up last Fri
days journals, aud read aud reflect upon tho
items referred to.
IL The head Of ono column, In largo Italics.
you read: "The Iowa House agreed TO submit
tho question Of Womau-bnffrago to tho people
by voto OF tfy-hrec to hfrtY-n'ne."
Turn to the adjoininG column, and road the
tolographfc dispatch from tho Legislature Of
Minnesota "'in tho Housu, tho sonato pill al
lowing 70 women 10 vote 10 school-olectionH was
passed by vote Of ssxiy:fipe to te1.." Think Of
that vote: sixty.flvo ayes and tan noes eud
privilege Of voting, but also Of being voted for,
Head again that bill hiss boen submitted
TO tho Judiciary Committee Of tue Now York
Legislature comforting thn right to vote for
p1osiaonAAl Electors upon ~ women in tho
Stnte OF Naw York Nho own $3.50 worth Of prop
orty. Nedect upon that paragraph Eomaut
aid then glance ovor my Ahouidor, and read
from AL open letter, tuat received from M influ-
eutIal journalist aud politician Of Neu York, who
wrltcs: "Wouou will yuse for tho Centennial
president;" aud then, as women Interested in
temperance in mlssionaty-Torh. th all phlla1t-
thtopy, unite with mo In song Of Thanksgiving
that the day dawQoth when, rs Legislators out
Bido OF homo We can ND the best men Of onf
country, aid our husbands and fathars, In oDAct-
ing moral laws that will aid us In out holy work
As mothorn iuhido the home.
Donbtloss soma OF tho readera Of Tnr TIM.
uAE, soma OF cur geateel members OF tho Oldest
famalscs, 1ust at thss POM VII H. e1eMm LUZ
business has with our torupe-anco-teforn." :"
Please turn to tho reports from tho Iowa General
Assembly again, and tead TINT tho Temperance
nlll Vas deieateu oy owe nose ; ieao taesa isW
nss anu snen asS Yourself H. as s.s;
that 1ou 90 not want 80 Vote. ~ tae eenass,
senator Jessnp1 ON 70 pfoato1f sdfooHs was
taken up anu a1ter alseuss!on r.; tne vine ana
beer section Ta1 strsehon out. Iho mll tnon
btituuonM Masonry. oae moro solso 70 IS
spohu "ayo Wouia naFo olose1 1ne Rlmiea uooss
OF tenpsat,on from 'oar poys; anu ye' n1o'nelo
oo nos "lsh 70 gote
foeslniy' ny gear 8onan, JOY a3e aeoply ~
to,easoa ~ nustionarswosa. a9I .ease nog 3g
oitenor iof mss,onafy.meennga thah you coala
possibly Ut eloc.,oa-aaSsi you sloly ID n1hk'ng
ao5na' naet.nco 81 anie oo'ntu.. nen noMoy' ~
9luer sH Eis9 ~ Inc ING Sns"ssg ons nsps ~ nSu 2.
ooh1 acius NV wy nso e,;tHoy .oo Mon'au5 y
.ae ntpay W 81 ,ar " 1iuM .,,.. ou1
tuoilo scnooaa pe.osso Rraes.cas P"'etm ~,
tn'py -, ana snss iss'e "'e''o NaA4ens'' ot' o"''
eos; ;ss aIe .naepsaao'a: M o, ..,o ~. ..,na,,,
nus yeu say ., eAnnos aaeo A"o pie!au'Ie
ena Fao'gn,o Q. tno oPpGbehsa h " %o,naaa1, a .
frngo:" ny aosf 1flonus, y naa eeasoa 70 10 .
auest&1on & OF Ge,ng 'augnea y tno auesson 's
uM, ~ n9o!a a "nsm ~ pna.5 Iunn H;s am5
IN ono euo' ~ congonai 1noaasnsp at o. Mougm., s
eince aon,o arg sSon a from no ifttons H. Io
OF acGn eH Wat oelon nn'Wot, % n,pesn Ect SaIaose
D1o"ltu6, n s.oose et:it M'ason y 3unSi Si
sls' Jona osu va.,, @ phls naL EnHe. Inn r
ano Al!c1 NY Msuus.i tHnnp7' s. Htaa9pa o1n
aon ana ala'eG, a.uotoan Muas "aa;nes. oula
Mhla hoWo, ennysoI,, Euzanes1 eao5 Ramon,
scnnyios GoI93' = .s noulsa AlcoH, oeoFEe Mllnara
cns's, SUSAN w., - Ansauus Ma.y a. r.1ats Loss
&C., ese', etc,-ch'nent !eg.sAtt9ts, 1outna!tss,
9ra.oss anu bosts, ,,, efo, .n y! our a Eva
wy or Cnscago. We noahs WIN proc 70 ,,t, Ars
AoYo, xisn ' no maswon 'an5es M M 70 a. My9a nfaa.
YET, wa 'eBat n3n ~ W. 1eo Meg. n unonss
| 10 EthuGsh NiAa1o, a. tiuo pH1authioplas auo
70 a!1s' tnluanuo y, oouea, u G1ace!a1 4uosu III
tho a9caai aaa Atesary afena.
~, anu "uon. , ny nSas Haomeo' *e sGe yon eSty
lng on YOUR slaaa missionary hna oaneyole1s
ente, pilsss euuaacang tne panllo n ousaneso ~
Eseat oiehniza.ions, servlhG a. Iruatees o. oal
uniVerstnos, .nanaR.ng y9ns own Lecture ennreaa1
@ and temperance & &eempalsnS' 90 yoa ~ imagine %
nat , me ~ nos ausM a. your ch1,ulsn Ica1e aanl
| ~ oepoalslnB phiIot o9co year, you Woaltl
1850 your "omahHneas. foi INK about potitlcA