Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-04
THE sRw CiIlxES.

The NEW CITIZEN.
We publish. BY request of ladies who
attended the lecture, the folloviug sx
tract from Mrs. Colby's address, "Ths
New Citizen," receasly delivered in
Seattle:
Ia Washington Territory IL nov -.
taolished by lay the political equality
OF women. Tse review have iven oil
woman's history, showing the firmly
rooted idea OF her inserisritv. would
teach as 20 expect some difficulties in
the adjustment Of your lives TO thi new
idea. some men wili sneer; soms no
men will be indifferent or scornsui. The
traditions ef the past will bs fe sara 70
bind yon still. fos will make som. mis-
takes, and you will grievs that you can
accomplish 80 little. You will need t.
take every step with care, and exercise
great patience until this measure may
have had TINS to work out legitimate
results.
OF the many difficult problems that
will come 10 you for solution dare not
speak. l would not lay down one rule
for your following. l sse i'm womau's
not the ability ~ do
this or that particular thing by statute.
althoagh this will also be yours; but
that quickening of the understanding,
that broadening Of the intelIeciu Il fscus-
ties, that eniarging the sense of respon
sibility which must come 20 you IL you
enter on your new duties with ths spirit
OF conservation and with an apprecia-
tion Of the diguity Of free 1orn.
A picture Of the great artist Retssh
represents angels sh0wering roses on
devils. To the angels they are roses,
bat the demons vrithe under them as
andsr 6re. In like manner ballots cast
By your hands may b such expressions
of truth and strength a. msy make the
powers of evil wriths under them and
dse in terror from your eom@anity. I
DO not refer by this emily TO temperance
although some amsliosation
Of the evils arising from The liquor traf-
DO will be one Of youf 6rnt oon -idera-
lions, bnt eofeg 70 that aouornl
OF the forces oe upright
neas and integrity in The oommuaity
which should axise from your ballots.
1 have personaliy but little eympathy
with the ssutimeut ostsn expressed By
wonasu, thai they ease 70 vote enly On
The tenperaneo 0usetiOns thersby show
inG that they hare baA 0liaA1 appeoeia-
ten Of their daty, a. she di9nlty Of
freedom, g at the sublimity Of the
principles OF individual libssty aad rep
resentasion on vkioh eur repablis q
An diafranshisod eitiasu I
seorn 10 buy Of any MAN ny vots, that
I may use it at his bsheot. And esuid
woman - obligated By the suffrage
leaders to cast hsr ballos s the diulation
OF any ssot. society ~ party. I could
noe then desire her eufrxnshisesneut,
for y would bs bat auoshss form Of
bondage and not the peioslass boon at
liberty. But when free. then woman is
under bonds 70 the 4osa High. Who has
waited shro0ah the esnsuxiea untii the
world shosld b. ready 10 sammon the
mother OF the Tase 30 b q 90 worker
with him. I cannot tell yea how to
remedy this or that evil b. your vote.
can only urge yoa 10 suppoeS tho right
a. 1t 10 given ron 70 seo sLs right, and,
above all, let me urgo you 30 b. calm
and temperate In your Judgment upon
things that are new TO you, and 10 Dos
sass boundless charity for all persons
who themselves are seeking good ends,
yet dizer from ys1 In methods. Expect
great things, bat do not be discouraged
because ycu canuot accomplish all Won
desire. Through countless ages God
aud man have been getting the world
ready for you to use the weapon Of the
ballot; you must not expeo. with is to
bring ebout the milleniam in n decade.
The woman who has all the rights she
wants Is tne greatest hindran0e to the
enfrdnohisenent OF woman to Law, and
you will had that here, enfranchised
without her volitiou. abe will have the
least Intelligent interest in consoien-
oiousiy performing tke duties of the new
cittzen. and will be likely either to neg
iec' them entirely or perform ;hon wigh
unworthy aims and purpose. Oh, that
enthusiasm for humanity might SO till
the Houl of every woman in Afnsrie
that no one should bs satisiitti without
the !-skt wAici, givsa8 the lIoxet to hsap
ihe good aud defeat tine wrong a. tf.a
dictate Of conseisncSl Bind IL rs u eifdle
about you. nothing huul,la is foreign
70 ale.
seTeyor aron2 - 4 .gia
10 the hnnbiess Ard the weakest
" IN The all behoidinsg sua,
That wrong Is also done 10 us;
Aud they are slaves moSt base
Whose love It right is for themselves
AID not Tor all therace."
Ii will be your high privilege to securp
savogahle Legislation as far IA sach MA
Ia nee ded ia your Territory for .ae
property rights of woman, aEd 70 see
that such infamous lava a. are found
oa the statute books of most States to.
l.ay, ,gly.ng the suaraianshipof children
TO the lther by Law, and allowing hini
TO viii away 90 q stranger the guardian.
ship on his decease, are never found In
your code. Equality OF punishment fsi
criminals of both eexes-seours it by
statute and enforoe 10 by healthy agita-
ton. Al ins itutions penal asd reform.
atory in their character should have wo
men represented on the boards of man
agement. not to secure greater ienieney
but 30 see 10 10 that punishment does
not become degrading In its character
leaving abe criminal teufoid worse than
bsfore. Take pains, whether il II veul
duty officially or not, 10 inQuire int
public instifutions. NOT with che epiriI
of fault finding or thai which oriticixss
b1s cannos help, bat TO learn the oanal
VI cxime. what In being dine for ita curs
and prevention, u possible getting be
log the mere surfaeo troatnsent Of die
sAse and AndinQ o1t where Hiss the ro0l
81 shs unalady and what may be ia rsm.
edy. The vaQrAst and criminal claass<
Of society are mosaiy composed Of thoas
Who have known as sabnsts<s<1 - ID
vornAn's Ruidanoe. oT as least the vemsG
Of their circle have besn vsak Or viskea
when shey come under ths eoQnizAsel
of law, vhen the strung hand ef ths
government araan thszn. they ahsald
bs mothersd shen. u nsvss bs5srs iu
THAR hss&
Whssher ron sill shsoas ~ put vsn'
en- In political ofhesa - yo0f a3Atg. II
dosn n0s esem vsry likely thab Uooa -
sals viii b largely desired By vsmsn
and eeytainly y vould b most exeep
tionally a. woman Who eoold win III
con6dAnss and ooumAnd the vetss d
both ren and women. That no voOsG
shoaid b. allowed eiseted - ekfcs be
onuae of heinQ q vosnan are without
other siunal qonli6eatisns, -, thinl
IL sminenaly propss thaa women shoul(
h~ elioibis 10 effcs - this rive lnrR'
nunher of sliQibte psssone fr0m whiel
% iuhocae she m0ao 0sGfd2; and moeeOvel
Il via bsa sersn9 incsaeivs 20 perfosz
lsssss dusisa veil IL asx b 10 hindraael
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