Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-21

married women IS tHe Cto"inS SOis
Of this new State, though young in
Years. vet mature in manly, Chris
tian developments. Will not this
indication OF the wisdom and matu-
ritv OF the noble pioneers OF this
Territory, furnish a greater attrac-
ton to the Christian emisrant, to
make this locality the home Tor his
rising family, than even your S'in-
hriors climate and your luXu'ians
soil?
Another argument in favor of this
hill, showing that it is entitled to
your support, Ms legislators, is. that
your highly honored Chic: Justice,
Roger S. Greene, has informed me
That my views of married woman's
legal liabi,it;,s IS no fancy picture,
but that cit is IL shameful truth, to-
aay. that the married women of the
Territory of Washington are all
slaves, and tina, every married man
II to-day slave holder on this s'iI!"
Indeed, it is in accordance with the
dictates of bis mature judgment and
advice, tina. t 3 bill has been pre-
sented to this Legislature; it being
in his judgment. full time that the
Intelligence OF this country complete
the emancipation so nobly begun,
on tie negro -lave, by the immedi-
ate emancipation of The other slaves
of this American Continent, viz: the
married women Of America!
Now, gentlemen, husbands, mem
hers of this Eororable bo|y, let me
add one alIeyatlon to your, perhaps,
troubled feelings, in prospect of
voting away your property righ: to
your wives identity, as your slave,
whom you thns intellisently eman-
cipate, by the passage of this bill,
that We, women, are not asking for
our eniIanchisement," bnt simply
for cur" emancipation" We claim
that we do not need the ballot to
protect ourselves with, certainty, so
long as our man government, volun-
tarily protects US so kindly, even
without being legally bound SO to 90.
No! We want no better protec-
tor than man. We don't want a
women government to look to for
protection; for our natures forbid
such an arrangement. God has con-
,s.ituted man to be the natural pro-
tector OF woman, and woman's ma
turo is correspondingly adapted to
this arrangement. She does not fly
10 .wlman to shield her from brute
force. No, It's the superior strength
of man she wants as her refuge for
shelter, by means of power strong
or than her own.
Now if you give woman the ballot,
you violate this holy law OF both
mans and woman's nature. For,
by giving her the ballot you simply
say to woman, "Now, protect your
selves. You have all the rights we
have. You have no claims on us
any further.
Now w. women. contend that this
is simple anmanly. to thus cast us
off so as TO compel us to become our
own protectors. You, gentlemen.
are the true protectors of women
who do withhold from her the ballot,
at least until she becomes man,
and is thus caracited to assume the
RESPONSIBILITIES of the ballot. For
q government should he a lower that
can defend itself. Man is such a
power, and woman is not, and there
fore, by her nature, she is not fitted
for the government. You might as
we'll try to make sun out of a moon,
by putting the moon into the sans
orbit, and require of her to fill the
Office of the sun. Until moon IS
changed into q sun, she is not
fitted for the suns orbit. So OF
woman, so long IS she is woman,
she is not fitted to fill the position
of man, and therefore size should no.
be encouraged in such unwomanly
aspirations.
But she should be encouraged in
her womanly aspirations, the chief OF
Which, IL, " NC CdpdCstdtCu w III IhC
highest Office which it is possible for
woman to fill, viz: the Office of mater
nifty. And does it fit her for this
office to tempt her, by the ballot, to
be an aspirant for Office as men are,
and go to Congress, and sit on jur-
les, and leave the children with the
Bridgets, during these absences,
claiming that these offices are para
mount TO the Office OF maternity -?
Now, what will become of the
dear little stars, if the moon is taken
from them? Or, III other words
what is home when the mother is
away from her post ct noblest day
and affection?
Again, If the ballot were given tt
woman, to-day, married womeT
could not vote, because they alt
slaves; the Budgets could vote, bn
no mist,esses, until they are oman
eipated. Il seems to us that tn
woman's suffrage movement i
not based in reason nor common
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