Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-27


mo that % her husband Legally "a,
VAS no more. When however. the prom
ertv rights Of men w4re r-c1Cu izes]
t or vas no longer .ny reason xhy sh,
-o1id Not De - I4ltteo 10 vote. An
p.oud tonight that | am citizen o
Washington. am proud Of the Terri
rory wnIc1 aas taken the lead WON a,
- now clothed with an important night
and on Won. q W. women Of WASHING
ton. rests IN great IN assure the fatnr. OF
our sex- lake tbls right ex-rciss. II
guard II SI1E tn word tn; xo,ner
can and vail vote inteiiiZ-1tly. and vii
take Al Interes, Ia Pablo affairs. Yor
need ha'e 10 fear nj gsOIiticia n- tasln.
! this right from yoa PJt:lc, an. kno d.
on "nic2 side their bread IL blttere 1
ana they TIii respect your vote. lor
need nave 40 fear from them 80
After AZ excellent selection given hy
quintetta comp 3sed IF Mes-rs. &. Bow
( man and J.. CD.-DA u and Misses Shorey
/ HAL and itwnoi. Mrs Duaiwsy v.-in-
,rod9ced and Was rr.eted with applause
she said
Last March stood upon tn, plat
form and announcei II voq - NV sob
l-ct. ne Women are Marching toward
Victory ] attn here tonign, b-caus
thev are Their. IL /, true that the ma
Ipu'y ia the audience are men. ont |
do not regret II As does NV friend Judge
Lewis. ! am glad: glad To see that men
are Interested: glad 10 see that they feel
our enfranchisemeut and rejoice with
Us In II. 10 Won, sisters, VINO have
cone here through mud and ram. | SAY
DO not feat. When the men are ready
fne women will fall INTO line. Today
the Pacific Northeast J. far ahead OF
the remainder of the country III the en-
terpri5-, lust!ee, patience, chIyalrv and
patriotism VI Der m-u. ihos.. men
ctrne over nrqnt an and PLAIN, over
river and lake. Urged vest ward by a
strange longing tOr A newer. better free
btI. lhey gaZcI on the sun as II set
In glory aver ta- western sea- and their
eyes fliled With tears of love and pitv;
love tor the great and good IN human
ity: pity for Its great distress They
heard the winds As they sighed among
I 30 giant trees slat Clotne your noun
{ ins with 4 dress ri living green: and
'ns sound of nature was mingled in
tn ir ears with ano her sound, the wal IF
- millions uutraachlSet. h-y deter
III ned tina; their women should be their
"4utls, and today | am able To SAY,
Washington against the world
Washington will be h ,aored for this IN
tn future: II will be remembered that
weak and young as she Is, She made the
first move toward equal rights. In Or
e2on We are still IN suspense. but the
outcome will be right. he future Is
bright. Government withoat women il
like home without men: II IL "A great
bachelor hall. | shall do what | can
to spread the glories Of your western
land before the people of the T. .st. and
| shall strive to turn To your shores the
thousands of thinkers and capitalists
wno have long been batting Tor the
right; and now weary with the luke
waruuess and indifference of the East
are ready 10 seek new homes
W. Ii White. Esq, WAS then intre-
duccd and spoke as follows:
M 81 and women of WASHINGTON, am
proud TO be An American citizen. proud
to be Of the sanesstock that a century
ago declared that all men are free and
equal. proud of our freedom, proud of
our broad land with its flushing rivers
and towering mountains. When our
fathers sheathed their swords and sought
10 find the government whicI should
best guarantee TO them the rights for
which they had suffered so long and SO
much. they decided on Il government by
the ballot. Why should We not, then.
extend the ballot to our wives, our
mothers and oar sisters thai they NAV
preserve to themselves their rights, tie r
liberties and the pursuit of happiness
tell you, now, speaking rs soldier If
the Union, that no victory since Apo
matox has sent such thrill through
INV heart rs did that victory won for
equal rights i'll the legislative halls of
" ashington Territory. Remember.
though, that eternal vigilance il the
price of liberty" At Olympia today |
discovered that the newly passed char
tor If the city of Seattle DISTINGUISHED
every woman within her BORDERS. | |
scented to the Legislature the follow
ing letter and the error WAS Immediately
and unanimously corrected:
To the members of the House: The
object of thi, letter Is to call your atten-
ton to section 81 Of Council bill 81.
the Seattle charter. The sec
ton Reads:
SECTION 81. No person is qualified To
vote at an election under this act who
has not IN addition To t1e qualitic alton,
4 resident of the W .ri III which he offers
To vote for ten days next preceding such
and who. If under fifty We RS of
age, has not paid either IL poll or prop
erty tax in said city for tho fiscal year
then last past. Such payment shall be
proved by the productiSn of the proper
receipt. or In CASE of its loss may be
proved by the oath of the party.
What H.. N. a ~ ..f IN IL
deprives all men and ", men under fifty
years of age of the right to vote unless
they have paid poll or property tax,
fact must b. proven Ivy tx receipt.
The law has not and does not Impose
poll tax on wom.n Hence she can
produce no su Ia rccri { "a that. Again,
IN THIS Territory IL divided IN
To two kinds. Separate property of hus-
band aud wife, and counmon property
of both. All property acquired after
except that acquired by gift,
bequest. devise and desc ant, j. Common
property. of which ths wife owns oue-
half. The title To such property is gen
orally in the husband. 10 him il Is
assessed. tie pays the taxes on it and
takes tie receipt in his own fl,se. Nine
tenths of the property in Seattle Is co.E-
fioii w nus
band and wife. The wife has no tax
receipt, yet under the section referred
t.. she must have one Or swear she has
lost IL before her vote c,n be received.
Again the City Charter gives Ia the
Comnou Couucil the power "a license,
tax. r.gul ,te and restrain bar-rooms.
saloons aud all places where liquors are
sold. etc.
Dught nat the women of Seattle to
have voice in the selection of the Com
mou Council Under their Purifying
inti1ence conscientious persons will b-
selected, and disr, putable houses and
doggefis-s will be driven from our city.
Again, the Csief of the Police Is elect
ed by the people, the other police off
GERS by the Council. Oaght not the
wives aud mothers have a voice III the
selection of the snen who are ID watch
ove- them. and ~ whom IL contided tae
duty of protecting them from Insult ard
outrage by the. la w.rss element toand IN
all such large communities
Tue writer suggests ts.a following IL
cure the mistake
Sec. 81. No pers' are qualified 20
vote AT An election under this act VINO