The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-08
Womanly Women VS.. the Female
'What-Is-It,'

aiup1ioH hh pOlitlCS anu vicious
system of legislation is responsible for
the growing sentiment of female suff.
rage, and 1t is becoming @ common as.
sertion that If the women had the bal
lot they would choose better men than
those who are now in service Theor
etically. the idea is very fine, but
scarcely practicable. The majority of
women prefer to remain as they are.
while for the minority, who camor for
a change, it is about time they began
to do something to prove themselves
what they wish to be considered.
Responsibility is woman's nature,
out and out, and the freedom shrieking
slsterhood, az a general thing. possess
1t III noticeable degree. When wo-
men learn to hold themselves to strict
accountability; to insist that it shall be
enforced as al imperative duty; when
they display more courage and less
whine. to exercise indicidual responsible
", and thus be wholly free from mans
charities and championship, then,
and rot before, can they hope to solve
the problem of universal suffrage and
equal rights. When one of these
shortcake 'reformers' tries to play q
sharp game at mans expense - in poll
ties, business, or love-and gets beat
with her own cards, she Invariably
dodges the responsibility under the plea
of her sex; in the inelegant but ex-
pressive slang of the stock broker, she
will not come up squarely to the rack
Men. the power to whom they must
look for the boon they crave. do not
relish these strong minded airs. o.
pecially when they know that indiv-
idusl responsibility is entirely ignored,
no matter what their gallantry or poll
cy may induce them to say to the con
trary. for they realize very clearly that
it is utterly impossible for one of these
strong minded three fourths man and
one-fourth What is it, to be a true
wife and careful mother at home, know.
ing. as they do. that this species of the
feminine gender ignore the duties and
responsibility Of home: and, moreover,
they know that were the ballot open
to women, the decent wives and moth
ers would stay at home, and not avail
themselves post leadership, a Ia Belk-
nap, or turn an honest penny IN the
way of bribe. We say this without
any disparagement Of woman's right to
demand exemption from taxation unless
represented. of her labor right to be
paid as much as men, according to the
value of work performed. and full
equality before the law but no vot-
ing.
Women. in all civilized countries,
stands as the synonym of gentleness,
affection and trust, and as such men
would prefer her to remain instead of
becoming softer sort of male, for in
these days of moral degeneracy men are
too few. and icoDaen are rarity on the
footsool 1t is pleasant road to trav-
el; but. alasi the weeds are growing
rank therein. since women have come
to prefer the jars of politics to the joys
of home. for home. for no home Joys
can be expected of the strong minded
woman of the present day; she gravi
tates as naturally to scandal and erin
con- as .duck duck does to water,
and. as result, the domestic hearth is
shorn of all peace and happiness.
Generally man can stand any amount
of vexations out side of his own home,
and recover himself without serious
damage, but just let him be daily assail-
ed with storm of petty domestic bail
and sleet-to say nothing about the
frequent thunder and lightning of do
mestic tyranny on the part of his
better half'-and right then aud there
he loses his manhood, his courage be-
gins TO wane. and is soon plunged into
downright dispair.
Every man of common sense and re-
fnement instinctly gives his most in
tense admiration and respect to wo-
msn--as a conlan-but when she steps
out of that sphere and character. she
voluntarily inspires disgust No
doubt those females who unsex them
selves about ballots voting, and all
that sort of thing, think their mascu
line ways and pyrotechnic speeches
buukum, aud. certainly, men think
The gable OF wo
mems rights advocates has dcmoraliz-
ing effect upon every woman who gives
ear to II, for it directly units her for
the position which nature has assigned
her ia the economy of human lite. She
who heeds as well as hears. is rebel
against true womanhood, and God help
the man whose emotional insanity
may have led into the sin OF making
one of these bis wife,