The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-08
Women Voters.

Now i do not like to see woman
unwomanly. Neither do i like to sec q
man unmanly. But / cannot understand
prosperity an dctiUe, ,corking uot,ng interest,
can render woman less womanly any more
than it does Il man less manly.
Does woman become demoraliZed in work.
ing for truth, or justice, or liberty does she
become unwomanly by uing her influence for
any measure which her heart tells her il right ?
You say "many men to-day would not accept
Susan Ii. Anthony hand in matrimony." Does
that prove anything Is that the way you would
meet the argument of any man upon any sub
ject or theory whatever? People in general are
very much concerned because Miss s. Il. An
thony never married. Did it ever occur to you
to find out # the lady in question wanted to
marry or notp
How can every woman become n happy wife
or mother" when there IL now quite predom-
nance in number of tho feminine gender W hich
is steadily OH the increase? When it i impcs-
siblc for all women to oocuy that delightful po-
sition OF "happy Wife" Is it not well that all
sre not endowed with those faculties which
render that position in life the only desirable
one? The instance you gave of woman buy
ing votes with liquor is but a common occur
renee among men, disgraceful as il il and
lain it il no worse in the woman than in the
man he has one vote he can do with az he
with voters as we are so often told to do.
have no doubt that there are vile women who
would disgrace the right to vote (tho right
would never disgrace them, but do not believe
there would be half 40 many Of them as there
are men of the same character. Talk about
women losing their purity by going to the polls.
Indeed Are the polls such a terrible place,
then? Are they corrupt that lady
could not go to them by the side
of father, brother or friend without
becoming unladylike2 If it is, indeed, such
filthy place, then shame shame upon the male
portion Of our republic who have made the
rolls just what they are And if they are
really 30 bad as represented, l say they are not
necessarily 80. 1t would no more demoralize
lady to go to them and cast vote for the
right than it would 10 go To store or postofli &c,
which IL equally public place for all grades
and classes, and to which our women and girls
go daily as circumstances may require, and no
one thinks OF their running particular risks of
becoming unwomany
Now, my dear friends. let Ms think moment
about the right of il. Has not a widow woman,
with children to educate, ~ good right TO vote
az man under tn same circumstances2 Has
she not better right to vote on school matters
than unmarried men, who have No interest in
them except t. save taxes2 Has not any lady
who has property which j. taxed the same as
mans properly as much right 10 voice In the
way such tax is handled ana expended az the
man?
Has not an educated woman, OF puro life and
noble thoughts, who is acquainted with the his
tory OF her country, pat and present. who
thinks, and feels, aud re s0ns with the same
God-glvcn powers M the mob est men, letter
right to vote than the il torato foreigner who
can neither read nor write, and does not, In