The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-06-02
WHOLE NO. 1771.
lThe Great West, Brick Pomeroy's Papsr.1
Iere is Letter From Another Wise Man,

Here is Letter From Another Wise Man.
Editor The Great West,
PINoN Kansas Lincoln April 18th 1881 noticed
in copy your paper dated march the fifth Ten Dol
lars reward for one good sensible reason why women
Should not enjoy the right to vot as the men have
who applies.
the reasons very humorous will endeavor to
give you few Women Should not vot because 1t Is
not pleasing in the sight of God. when god created
man and woman, he pronounced them one. to make
man and Woman two citizens would be contrary to
gods will he has not gifted women by nature TO he the
head and fnancere of family we are told that II is
right for widows an old Maids 10 pay taxes and
not to vote well sir how many old maids are they,
that at the head of any business, they few in
proportion to men. if maiden is fortunate enough
to have mony She will loan it out TO some enterpris-
ing and then women are largely in the major
ty for them to vote and make laws for man the head
of family, to labor and provide under would be a
and shame to proud nation women should
not because it would contensions and strif
in families. in many families that are happy now 1t
would caus strife and Jealousy how far from refine
ment would it be for to talk politics. and hur
rah for candidates. how is it about the widow pay
ing taxes. well sir that widow, young
maiden, woed and won by that husband who she vol
entered to go through life with hand in hand, that
husband promised to gard and protect her through
life she placed confidence in him and excepted his
offer, what more law does want than she has
now. and how would her condition be bettered, If
she could vote don't ask them to take up arms in
time OF ROADS. etc On sir we nave
to much respect for them, respect woman don't wish
to degrade her have gratifed your desire 1 will
close, hoping to hear from you
JACOB wELTY
Pinon Lincoln CO Kansas
How do you know that God is dis
pleased at the idea that women should
vote? Where do you find any record
that God favors men voting? The
God we worship is the one that favors
exact justice.
If man and woman are indeed one,
so that one of them only should vote,
why not declare that sober woman
rather than her drunken husband
should vote? If they are one, then
when man is sent to prison for rob-
bing, his wife should go too. When
man is drunk in the gutter his wife
should be there to pillow his head in
her lap and inhale the rot-gut poison
that comes up from his throat If
God has not done better by millions
of women than He has by our CORE
spondent, we are deceived The idea
that women were made to pay taxes
and not to vote is in conflict with the
assertion that taxation without repre-
oClIUctOlO11 W ttl1AJ, do IL
In view of the fact that the world
is full of strife, and that two-thirds
Of married people quarrel now much
more than they make love to each
other, the cause of strife must be other
than women having the right to vote.
If the act of voting degrades man,
then it would degrade woman, but
not otherwise. If it is degradation
to be law-maker, then to be slave
must be high manhood! If there is a
reason why man should vote, there is
a reason why women should vote. A
million of women would vote for tenn
perance candidates, and thus offend
the brutal, drunken, wife-abusing hus-
bands who look upon women only as
things by which their lustful passions
are gratifed, or slaves to wash their
clothes and prepare their. food; but
the true man-the man who is not
swaddled in ignorance, held about him
by the strings of prejudice-favors the
legal equality of all persons who are
governed by laws.
1t is not necessary for a man to get
drunk, howl through the streets, hur-
rah his throat hoarse for candidate.
Gentlemen do not thus act, and ladies
would not thus degrade themselves.
The man of sense forms an opinion,
goes quietly to the voting place,
deposits. his ballot, and goes about his
business. The woman could and
should do the same.
Our correspondent is not fit man
to vote. as he lacks intelligence and
liberality. Yet the law gives him now
a right to be tyrant. In land of
liberty all men, all women should have
the right to the ballot, then let the
effort be to elect the best of citizens
to official positions.
Again does The Great West renew
the offer of $40 for one good reason
why women should not have the same
privilege at the ballot-box with men.