The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-11-22
THE SOUTH kEArucKIAN.
ADvERrrslnG @ RATE.
Woman Suffrage.

The question now agitaiing the
public mind IN some OF the States is =
whether woman shall be allowed TO
vote. Especially 10 this inc guess
tion iu Indiana, the legislature of
that State having at its Inst session
adopted q joint resolution in favor of
constitutional amendment, comforting
the rgllf of suffrage on women OF the
age vi twenty one years sud other
wise qualified under the law TO vote.
II the next legislature shall approve
lie resolution OF It's predecessor, the
matter will then he submitted TO tie
people for ral liica,ion or rejection
Ill the ballot boz. The Indianapolis
times ofihe 9th, in bold leader, all.
nounces itself in lavor of conierring
Ihe right 10 vote, upon oil women
qualified by law TO vote. Indiana
does not stand alone in the esiiation
Of this question, and IN a few years
wOinnn suffrage will be one Of the
Jiyeliest ofGive is.ues. II cannot b,
denied however by thuse who advo-
cate the extension of suffrage to om-
rn, that along with II will come a
multitude OF disadvantages. Viii
she also be allowed tp hold Office, aud
otherwise usurp the tights aud priv.
leges of the lords of creaii0n! Con,
\ think about it we are opposed 10
hie whole theory. 1t can'iot become
practical IN fact without. revolutions
iziug the whole .iabiic oi tie govern.
mcnt, and sel iously embarrassing tho
politics Of the country. The w0mea
ilready govern in quiet way the in
trrests OF this coprtry. Nobody wants
10 see them taking II lively Interest in
politics. No woman is fit TO be u
politician, because she could n"Ycr
understand in the world, why tho
majority should rule, II a woman
were to Eel her head on dOiug GER
ta;n thing, there is not inajorily
enough IN this county I" k@p down
tho riot that would follow any dppo-
siiiun that might be offered agaiust
her. Behind the cur ain she is USED
10 hay ug'hcr oW a way. aud ca' .yirg
rycry po'i; in the forum OF politics
she would even become more nggress-
i've unlurky man would have to take
back scat or walk mp the polls
and vote ne she would dictate. Flee.
lion day would he the mO>l horn .ble
| lay Of his life. llnagine him being
driven up to the polls, with his ira:c
vile in .hc rear with a skillet or u
-oal scnllle, batteiing lin over the
head ut every Jump Think Of won
N on the stump making blood aud
hundcr campaiAh speeches. Think
of her serving on the juiies of tho
country and the infant voters under
her charge at home bowling them
selves h0arsc. Think of the turmoil
of woman's loitirsl convention.
Think of Mrs. Jones being candi-
ldale and wearing more stylish outfit
than her Democratic ncighbor, Mira.
Brown. Does auybudy who knows
the nature OF wolnankind believe she
would ever receive the support OF
Mrs Brown. wearing more stylish
hat than that lady? No, indeed !
Mrs Brown would see l.er dead first,
Think Of a woman, MS Judge, laying
down the law, and doing IL with al
woman's peculiar pl'''nress, The law
indeed would become terror 10 tic
wrong doors. Think of woman IA
the legislature. There would be such
slriclian,l rigid laws enacted that man
would no longer be free. lie wouldn't
bc allowed to 90 down in town at
might at all. Political aud religious
clubs would be legislatcd out OF ex-
isience. lie wouldn't even be al
lowed 10 go 10 pray er meeting with
out committee Of one went along to
look after his spiritual comfort and
see that he got home before midnight.
Th'uk Of woman, acting as sheriff,
arresiing criminals, carrying them TO
| jail aud the peniteniiory! How
could she ever climb up TO the Dig
nity of squire? She might make u
respectable president or q decent
govcrnor--tlese things would como
natural to her. There are. however
many positions in public lite which
| she would find it hard TO fill. and un-
less she is also allo we'd 10 run for Of
flee, where is the use Of comforting on
her the right 10 yote?-[N [Nashyille
| World.