Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-05
Woman Sa:i.'a:a.

In luh.iSiIuS Tue dLoHci VA ''O'.
Baker to Mary SIrtolls, we must
take orcaS N II enter our dis
sent t. her view Of the case rs
We dill t. that IF the latter. We
do no. think that there !, any
reas N why the sex may not cultivate
all Of tie womanlv duties and ac-
mpll9hm,uts which Betsy 50 senoi-
biz recommends, and at the same
time 4 sc!.ar1e the duties Of c.tlIon-
SIN, as well rs they al" d. .aaETed
hy men. u>t Il, men '.i-c:iai-r their
portion OF he done.i:r Obligation
by ycttlng bread and ia, ~ them
selves generally agreeable .,nI social
bic. in adlit!.n 10 then du,iCS of
citizenship. As foi j'nt duty,
whilst We think that To IA make
coed cuo~gh jurors, we -, a favor
of passing law which vi : mpt
hot disqualify them-f.o.n that
kind OF Servic-; 50 that no woman
need serve unless she chooses. 50
far as holding public office is con-
ccrncd, she, of course, can not be
compelled to do that any more than
men can. As we are willing that all
sides shall be heard, we permit Betsy
Baker to speak for herself:
MARY SAKToRIs:
In your communication i'll the
STANDARD of the 22l instant you ask
for brief platform. You ale here
by rendered the following domestic
one for your consideration:
A home-with all its duties and
endearEentS.
You are already fully delegated
by Nature and Gods Divine Law to
fulfill your noble part i'll the drama
of life, and if SO filled it will render
you and the dear ones around
you happier than by involving your
self to any extent III the foreign
srhere of politics, l Will admit that
Woman Suffrage Is in vogue, but
we can do more for the welfare OF
this and future generations by cult
waiting Il love Of and pride for our
homes, devotlnS our surplus time to
the study OF refined literature, COM
bined with music, the culture Of
flowers and the exercise of wvmaniy
charity. BY adhering to the above,
We can and will WELD Il greater
moral influence than by any other
coulse we can pursue.
Dear Many, let me tell you that
we, the women of this Territory, are
mere experimental toys iii the pres
ent test of the problem of Woman
Suffrage. Close observation, Gil my
part, has developed this much.
Place before all ardent male advo-
cate Of women i'll politics i mirror,
and the reflection will be either a
SuOScIN lCub VI IL llDcl tlUC.
You ask for the nomination of a
woman as q candidate for the Dele
gateship. Now reflect for moment,
we women are not free from the
spirit of envy, and think in such an
event how her buoyant Sirlhood
would be criticised. any indiscreet
thought, look or word would be dis.
paraSinSly ma9nified and to her worse
for instance, | refer you
to charges against the candidates CT
the two great parties Of this nation
of to-day. Albeit such stuff should
no part of legitimate CAM
paign matter and should be dis
pensed with, but alas it is not.
One more idea, we that are ell
endowed with Democratic proclivi-
ties may we'll ask the question,
Shall VIC, minority, to crafty our
ambition, impose upon Il majority
by forcing upon them all the duties
of citizenship, including jury duty
SO dreaded and evaded by many?
How is q dear mother, with her
three or four little ones at home, to
he expected to divert her thoughts
from them, and give her undivided
to the evidence as being
taken. She simply cannot do it.
She would not be human if she did,
being a mother, l know what l say.
Query: Is it for the sparse and
heterogeneous population of this
pioneer Territory to dictate to the
American people that Woman Stuff
rage shall prevail ? No.
The permanency of this republic
depends not upon the Dem ocra,ic or
Republican parties but upon that
sacred supremacy of the American
home, aud that home not distracted
by political dissensions.
This is an inopportuna moment to
reply to your communication, with
the woman'S rights mania at fever
heat, we'll KNOWN. that l will call
down upon my head not simply walls
but volumes of wrath, and that upon
one who was severely tinctured with
strong minded ideas.
betsy BAKER.
HOME AGAIN.-Arriving home on
the day of publication, it is impossi-
BILE to resume the account of om
Eastern trip, which was interrupted
by the multiplicity of objects which
have engaged the attention of the
writer during the latter part OF his
journey. At times, when space will
admit of it, we expect to give our
of Il few of the principal
cities, as well as some account of u
trip to Maine, Mt. Vernon, and
other objects of interest, conclud-
ing with a few hints to those who
propose like pilgrimage. At pres
ent attention must be directed