The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-10

pursuit of happiness. God made woman
mans companion, not his slave. You cite
TO scriptures where God tells Eve thar Adam
should rule her. Now if this is to be taken
literally then the life of the savage is the
correct one, and the life of civilization and
enlightened humanity farce In the very
next verse God tells Adam that the ground
is cursed. The ground has to be titled to
bring forth fruit; is that curse? The labor
OF tilling the ground gives health to our
bodies and strength to our sinews, and
makes man more contented and happy than
getting excited because OF woman's suffrage;
is that curse? And after the season Of
labor Providence blesses these efforts with
an abundant harvest; is that curseG If
is, millions of people blaspheme their God
by thanksgiving and praises. My expert
ence in the matter is, that those men who
are most opposed to, and talk the loudest
against "woman's suffrage" are mostly those
who spend most of their time about street
corner, groggeries, squirting tobacco juice,
or what Is worse, filing themselves with
forty-rod whisky that somebody else pays
for, while their wives are invading their
rights by taking the AK and going to the
woods after fuel TO cook their lords grub,
and sometimes even worse, making the
whole support for the family. Well, upon
second thought, believe man has right
to protest vehemently against such an inya-
sion Of his rights.
agree with frieni Leoti entirely in re-
gard to womanS being physically inferior
to man but deny that on that account
she is not entitled to vote, if she wants TO.
If the right of suffrage depends upon brute
force, our elections are fraud, our repub
lie lie. whether or not woman is capa-
bic Of filling the position of votedr, legisla-
tor, minister, lawyer or president is not to
be considered in the question" Isn't it
friend Leoti! Well, that is rather a novel
idea, entirely new to me, and If original,
should be grandly rewarded by magnif-
cent prize a. leather button For proof of
this idea you say woman is capable Of
getting drunk" and ask docs that give
her the right to get drunk" The depth
of such logical reasoning is even more
wonderful than the idea that led TO it it is
sublime. Has man any more right to get
drunk than womanl 1t would seem So
| for it does not hinder him from voting and
in some cases can't vote the right ticket
without getting pretty full of some candi-
dates whisky.
You say the right Of suffrage will de-
grade woman You would not believe
that of your mother, would you Leoti
Can you then ask others to believe it Of
their mothers! From what history teaches
US of woman, VIC learn, that, whatever
station or position she has occupied she has
acquitted herself creditably and often
nobly. We have an illustrious example of |
woman's fitness for exalted positions in
Victoria Of England. Is Englands queen
Of to-day less honored for her true womanly |
qualities because Of her holding the high
est office Of the realm? Here in Illinois
several women hold the office of County |
superintendent Of Schools, some of whom
have been elected for the second term, one
Of them in this county and truer woman
would be hard TO find. 'Docs not the
right Of suffrage carry with 1t the right to
bear armsl" Certainly, my friend, and
the ladies, or some Of them exercise this |
right, which you may witness at any fash
ionablc ball, they not only |
bear (bare) arms. but necks too.
With reference to women becoming SOL |
dicrs they could stand the army regula-
tons very well, which require physical as
well as mental capability, and those women
that are able TO pass muster would make
very good soldiers, though the number
would probably not be large, but then if
they filled the civil Offices, it would give
more patriotic men q chance to fight, bleed,
and die for their country. Are men de-
prived Of the right of suffrage on account
of physical inability to serve their country
as warriors' Suppose friend Loot you 90 |
to Congress and introduce u bill disfran-
chising all men that are physically ncapa-
BILE TO perform the duties Of soldiers: il YOU |