Daily Republican., 1884-09-10


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Open Letter 10 the Independents.
The following IL letter published in
the Woman's Journal, New York, Sep
TENDER 4th
To one who has always held the lead
era OF the 40 called Independent move
meut in the highest respect, q respect
almost revereDtial, the twistings and
turnings and avoidance Of the "per-
sonal character" issue which they them
selves raised, on the part of these gen.
tlemen has been sad revelation. You,
ntlem en-, will pardon the view of q
Der yerted mind, II ] fail to 1896 In these
that lofty seeking after purity In higher
places, that ideal movem emit In politics,
" hich was promised US In the inception
of the movement by which you are
identified. i. seems rather like weak
effort TO excuse your rash acceptance OF
the candidacy of an unknown man. u
Is not my present purpose to attempt
defence of Mr.. b aine. His public rec
I ord If twenty. Eve years is before the
people, and political malice has marked
it in but one place. Adler defenlers
than have removed that spot, ana
clean statesman stands before the coun-
try. ,,
I am young am an independent
Republican ; and / believe in the 1uii
right of woman TO political equality
with man. Many Of you also believe in
the political equality OF women. YET,
| If the women Of the country were 10
vote on the fourth of next Novem Der,
your candidate would be defeatel anu
niue would be elected. Why? be-
cause your candidate has shown In ms
life that he despises that virtne winch
is the foundation of society and the
safeguard of the home because his
life IL an insult to the women or the
nation. n blow In the face of all true
womanhood. Because my candidate
stands for the sweetest and dearest
Thing to women, the virtue or the nome
his home life upright ard noble.
Had | been intending to supper
borrower Cleveland when this revelation
. az His life was made, should have sai'
!, to myself, Had o sister and had sh
: been the victim of this man, could
: have divorced his private from hi
!; public character and supported him Of
his l.pis lative record?" | know wha
nv decision would have been.
Gentlamen, put the question to eac
of YOU fairly. If you had daughte
? and she were betray cd, could you vot
4 for her betrayer for the Office of Chic
. Magistrate of the NaJion, though h
!. were a Chatham or Jefferson in statei
T. manship If you could mol, remen
| her that Grover Cleveland's poor victir
was somebody's daughter, and conside
iit yonr vote for him would not be an II
sulr to that father. You have no rigf
. to assume that the feelings Of that WI
"a mans parents are less intense ina
Is yours. ~,
rs Have YOU son +? If 80, will 70
y dare to tell him in later years that b
!, father cast his vote for man Tor u
:. highest position In the country's 81
IL who held the most sacred relation
N mankind in contempt? Have you
o. fear that in that boys receptive min
lcopscience might lead dormant ext
A tence, when he learned that priva
IN virtue was only q minor considerable
ct in a candidate for public place? -
u In civil life, men of the Grover Clev
h. land stamp are not wanted. they a
,t not tie men to reform our governmer
lie. to stand as the " irst gentlemen OF q
nation" as examples for our youl
II men. or to pollute with their touch Z
Mt hands of our wives and daughters al
Tor sisters in the social life of the capiti
Isl. The truth lies deeper Chan you won
ell have us believe. Society and the Sta
IN ara indissolubly connected. Both 4
v / cessary conditions of human existen'
: thew are closely bound together.
rO flaw In one impairs the integrity OF
"a other. II society 10 corrupt, the Sts
,ss cannot be pure. Make an inroad up
IN A mans moral nature from one quar-
: and YOU have weakened the citad'
YOU nave made a breach through VIII
all kinds of enemies may make I'll
ara assauits. 1t il no defence that
To- through history libertines have nj
bi2 high stations =; 1t is but an example
= us to avoid. If the accusation 10 tr
rE- it is high me for reform In this
!. 10 rection az we'll as in the civil service
10 AS friends Of women, you Will rec
ess. nize the need of a prompt ana ueci
7 -, movement towards the suppression
" of polygamy. Shall we be in col
)rS ton TO take any such steps, while
ond polygamists OF Titan can point TO
leep exemplitication, Ia The frssluen
III chair, or u worse form OF vice9 Wo
In because il does not CLAIM. 'i1e protect
. of marriage form or fanatic iaiti
ZOE legalize its degradation.
rms No, ,,ar,y has in
lem. issue Wnicu youi "" Ps W,
rket duced-" personal cnhThctoi.
1T 1.-The IndoDendent party SILL Dec
n in N thA nrlnG1Dlf
P-I.hn..a,,;Sm and now the platfurl
1ths. p, ,..,., 4. coma on what
,ome moral purity S.,
- A. you stand fou claim W "o 'i'o".
It. women, yet you will assist III cou
blow at the treasure OF
BILE aod which IN dearer Chanli
used wohlsu"ou, t..aiJ., U,ugrat,
On At all the woiiu ooo'
l-3t yourselves II you eau on you. i"'si
lbut your course will sadly blunt
AND Ilances with which some of your
h Rssi Der have championed 30 long the
s-tf of woman. EDWIN "A. orAi
JAR