The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-06-20

that they have God.yiven right te
eontine women to any sphere in life con-
trary TO her Wishes. Let her choose
her own sphere Of action. Give her
the same liberty Of conscience and
fresdom of will that man enjoys and
ahe will more often do that which IL
right than he will. IL men think that
Tho purity OF women depends on their
contining them at home, like an Arab
doos bis wives in the harem, they make
a fatal mistake. Nothing but ignor-
Anee would ever suggest such an idea.
We have in all the moro important :
cities and towns in this country nm CT.
| ganization called the "Woman's Tenn
peraace Union" 1t is composed Of
christian women who leave the kitchen
and tho wash tub, yet do not neglect
them TO engage in work Of far great
or Importance, viz the banishing OF
the whiskey trsiii; from this country.
They employ political methods as we'll
as religious means. They petition leg.
islations and city c5aneile they mako
public addresses on political qnestions.
They appear before legislative commit
tees and pldai f,r their Gauss They
have been engaged in thia work fer
years. They have i.ec ,ms ons Of the
most powerful tempe, anee organiza. ms
in The land. Where is tho man who
has ever dared to protest against the
efforts Of these women. They are re-
spected by all because they ARC OUT
mothers, sisters and wives. Yet they
have left the bono and are engaged in
a political work Of great importance.
At their last y ationsl Convention held
in Detroit they asked for the ballot.
The time Is coming when the people Of
the United Ssates will Eee the necessity
Of granting this request. Whenever
they see tho necessity Of welding the
power Of the ballot from the hcme in
stead Of the saloon then women will
vote. When young men who go uT
to the polls now and vote against wo-
man suffrage because they are afraid
that their Own nothei's virtue would
become contaminated by enjoying such
a right, become ashamed of themaeIvel
for suggesting such a Islander on th,
purity of the wJmen Of this couatry
then she will vote.
| When good pen see that the powe
nov welded by tna Hlum vhts of thi,
country Cannot bs overcome except bl
the Influence of pure ballot in th,
hands ol the best element in the land
then she will be no longer deprived o
this right TO vote. Who has more in
tcreats at stake than the wives AM
mothers of this country 10 tho result o
every election ! She owns property Gn'
pays :axes. Ought she not TO gave tb
right to say who shall assess that pre-
persy ? II so, then sne should be allow
sl 10 Vote f1r the assrssor. Is she nc
interested ia the Question as TO whethe
licenses shall DO granted To men to sci
her boy whisky Ii so, ought she no
10 have the right to vote for the me,
who make the laws on that subject
II she commits crims 10 she not amen
able to the criminal laws Of The coun
try ? Is sho not taken before courts I
be tried in the making Of which sh
has no Voice Those werc the question
involved when our fore-fathers fsugL
the Revolutionary war. Tnev decide
by that war that taxation without rsE
resentation was tyranny. How is
to-day They decided that govern
ments derive their ust powers from ii
consent II the governed. Is that n,
just as true to-dayl Why was the ba
lot put into the hAads Of the Negro
; 80 that he might protect himself. Ho
much better is he than cur own wives
mothers and daughters ? Is he moi
inter ested in the welfare Of this countr
than theyi Think of deprivins Il
widow Of the soldisr who lost bis lii
to free the negro Of the right to vot
and at the Same time placing it I'M
. the hands Of the ignorant slave thr
set free, 1t is Inconsistent. The tin
will come when these fAlse notions an
prejudices concerning 3oman's righ
!, will be done away, Then 7temperan,
men will not unite with the whisl
vote to deprive them f a right deere,
= to them by Heaven and vouched-sa
to them by nll the fund tmentaI laws
the land.
. JUSTICE.
ALBANY, June Och, 1884.