Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-04


1. 1t is more difficult for a woman to
obtain a livelihood alone than for a man
to do so, and so she has deeper interest
than man in the home.
2. WOman's love of home is the natural
antagonist of the enemies of the home ,and
among these perhaps the most mischiev-
Ous is intemperanee.
3. Woman is less intemperate than man,
and so could be trusted to give purer
vote on temperance laws.
4. Woman is less complicated with par
ty intrigue and political ambition, with
desire for Office and with business at
large, and so would be more free than
men to give vote on the merits OF the
case.
s. temperance vote by women would
be test by which the theory of woman's
suffrage could be tried ON restricted
scale without danger.
6. It would not be an entering wedge
but only an appeal to experience, and the
latter, as it should reveal good or bad
tendencies in the theory, would decide
the result.
z. Rumsellers oppose the temperance
vote of women. suppose that nothing
has ever stirred the rumsellers of Chiea-
go, st. Louis and Cincinnati quite so
much as this movement to give the tenn
perahce vote to the women. If you will
show me what rumsellers do not want, ]
/. will show you what want.
8. The temperance vote is asked for by
women in overwhelming numbers, mos
of whom are not female suffragists.
: 9. Such a change as woman's temper
ance ballot asks for, is not connected with
high theories as to natural rights to suf
, frage, nor as to property qualifications.
10. Under English law, women paying
taxes can vote in municipal and towr
} elections, and this wider privilege, which
has worked well, includes the narrowe
| one of woman's temperance vote.
H. In questions where the decision il
so easy that between license and no lie
ense, woman's vote would not often b.
unintelligent, and so would not add tt
the mass of the ignorant suffrage.
II. In questions so important to tn
, home, as those relating to Temperance
; laws, woman's vote would not often b
: unused, and so would not add essential.
!. to the dangers of absenteeism at the polls
= and of unexercised suffrage.
= In proof of Mr.. Cooks seventh reason
D read the following from the Liquor Oh
It gan of Cincinnati:
LOCAL OPTION AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE
1.-The New Crusade, ''is what the:vigorou
temperance movement breaking out a
;. over the land is called. That there
unusual motion, energy and determine
ton in the matter of opposition to tn
''liquor traffic" is too apparent to escar
the observation of the most obtuse. It
in the air everywhere. Not breea
= from any quarter but is sonorous wit
It the notes of preparation and the voices
lie the workers. The women furnish mo-
|, of the agitating force, and it is very effe'
tive. "The strOngholds of SIM mu
re prepare for no ordinary struggle, or ia
d with crash that will make every dist
/ lery, brewery, and wine-press i'm I'll
= country tremble. The two main poin
sought to be accomplished by legislatio
are local option and woman suffrage
: such option elections. Give the W.
men the ballot on such occasions, allo
them to have voice in the questio
Is whether saloons and beer or wine-room
Df where intoxication drinks are sold ma
le or may not exist, and not a drop could
thirsty soul get anywhere in the State
of There is an earnestness in s'the new crl
e sade'' we have never before witnesses
g and if there are any who think there
\. not going to be much of shower a
le ter all, they viii foel- -tlserssoives as con
ae pieteIy as did the scOffers of Noah and hi
? d ark. The signs of the coming storm al
too apparent for any observing mind
ID mistake their meaning. ''Local optic
IN and woman suffrage will be the inspi
le ing motto of the new crusaders, and tt
~ political arena will be made lively wi
of the shouts of battle-cry, and activity
n those who use it. And it will worry t
rs political parties and the small politician
ol more than any question they have f
ne some time had to deal with. Shall
ne say there is fun, or death ahead PC
OF OF cinndtt Enquirer.