The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-11-11
Woman's Right to Vote.

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ladies, attended the Willoughby Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, corner of
Tompkins and Willoughby avenuee,
Brooklyn, last night attracted by the
announcement that Miss Annie j.
Oliver, the pastor, would lecture On the
subject of science IN Government"
Miss Oliver is a pleasant speaker, and,
On coming forward, introduced her sub
ject by saying that she agreed with
Noah Webster, who defined politics as
the science of government, and selecting
as her text the 9th chapter of Isaiah and
9th verse, she spoke in substance as
follows:
Il have been requested to speak or
the subject of politics this evening, or,
in other words, to preach a political SER
mon. Some have been pleased at my
accepting the invitation, while others
dissent 20 a certain degree through fear
hat nothing good can come out of it.
Let us see. To commence at the begin
ming, God created man in his own
image, and delegated great powers to
him, and the chief OF those powers is
government. Men exist in another
state; nations do not, and it should be
every ones desire to improve a nation
which, during its existence is ruled by a
few good anu many bad or Indifferent
rulers. Ancient nations were governed
differently from the nations of to-day.
Power was delegated to the Few and de
graduation to the masses, as, for instance,
the Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek and
Roman. What has become Of them to-
day Go ask the historian. Then
came a dav when intellectually stepped
in, and nations were swept by words
more effective than swords.
To-day the man who rules may be
weak physically, and not akin to the
brutal heroes of the poet. Those self
same heroes knew that such a time
would come as the present. Caesar
wanted to write books at the last, and
so lid Napoleon, who recognized that
the pen was mishtier than the sword.
Though mild, not muscle, reigns to-day,
perfection has not been obtained. Not
many years since a great city boosted
a prize-ighter of great brutality, n his
reward was in being sent to Congress.
Elements of goodness, though, are be-
ginning TO prevail-for instance, the
kind-heartedness Of Abraham Lincoln,
who was stricken down while govern
ing, and sent to mis- home by an assas-
sins bullet. There was a time in Wash
ington when the fact of a Senator or
Congressman being drunk and under the
desks in the halls of the nation was
taken as a Jest, but things have changed
since that time, and no Senator or Con-
gresham of this decade dares to appear
intoxicated in public, and no wine in
the White House-is a great step to.
ward righteousness. Before closing, |
wish TO speak of a great event which is
10 take place here in New York State.
On the 18th of October will occur this
event. Tnen, for the first time, will
mo- hers have a right to 60 to the polls
and drop into a box a pure, beautiful
white piece of paper called a ballot.
What a great expression Of sentiment
this wild be-women voting, permitted
to say who shall conduct the training of
their little oncs. The polls will be pur-
iied, a gentler element will step in and
prevail. All over the great Empire
State can women exercise the new pre-
rogative. In every city and town, ex-
cept New York, Brooklyn and Albany.
they may speak as to the direction of
school affairs. This little thing is only
a sign of the times, an entering wedge,
which speaks of the time coming which
will be glorious. 1t indicates a tender.
ness in the hearts Of men which will be
nursed to greater warmth. Woman per-
mitted to vote in school elections, let US
hope that she can also vote on the sub
ject Ct temperance. Once give express
sion to the gent!er creatures, as women
are termed, and they will deposit their
ballots in such a manner as to take the
balance of power from the dram-shops
and transfer it into woman's hands, by
whom it will be dispersed to men of
width, purity and general merit"
lMiss Oliver avoided mentioning the
nEaadotparty during her remarks, and
ab22' FRfaH9 one was offended. Her
raSeHSsJtl,Yonsn voting was received
withhvtSenso ~sstisfsation by the audi
eha9nthk. YhsUd1and i.
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