The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-05-09

wen 10 those legislators who pAss them,
nut because they represent what the whole |
people wish. And, IN the long run, II may |
be just As bad 10 enact laws Ia advance ol
public sentiment as to hold on TO laws he
hind IL, Upon what principle, In a 40 ,ern'
ment like oura, eau one hall ths minds be
denied expression nj the polisy ls u bs.
cause they are unframed IN public aiiAirsY
Are they moro 90 than tho slaves were
whes the right OF auilrage was concerted
ON thom? II ehould also be considered,
upon the proposition that to admit women
would he temporarily TO lower the suffrage
on account oi their lack Of training ~ pun
lilo duties that what In now asked OF us y
not immediate admission 10 the right but
.he privilege o. presenting to the lsglsla'
lures OF tho different states the Amcndment'
which canno, become effective until ADOPT
90 by thiee.iQufths az them, IL nNy he
said that the agitation aud discussion ui
this question viii lone Ofio'o ita auoption
have made women as iamiiinr with pupllo
alfalfa 40 he average o. men, Tor The, a;
too 10 hardly likely O. be succt stiul uhill
after a majority, al lea't' OF women are 10
favor OF Il.
I'VE believe IN the educating and improy'
Ing elect OF participation in government
We believe thai Every citizen ~ tho United
States 10 made more Intelligent, more
learned aud better educated by hih pArtloi'
pation IN politics and political oampllsha'
| IL must be rem smbnred that eduoatioui
| like ali Thugs clse, Is relative. While INC
average American voter may not De al
that impatient people desire, aud ~ Tar Vs.
| hind his own iutute,yet 10 u iucomparanly
superior 20 tho average citizen OF any olhef
land where the subjeo. does NOT iully per
| ticipA.e IN the government. Dlsouesiohs
on tine stuSlp, aud above til the alsohssip ~,
| he himself has with his fallowg, breed do'
sire for knowledge which will take no 80
| iuaal and which ieads 70 great general ln'e''
| ligsnce. In political discussion, EcTimony
aud hate ure No. essential, amt have OF lAte
wears quite parceptibly diminished ana WI
more and more diminish when diioussions
| by women aud IN The presence OF women
become more common. II, then, discus
| sion oil pub 10 affairs among men ma tls'
waited them In KNOWLEDGE and intelligence,
why will q not lead 20 the oamo retuIt5
| among w0men2 IL il not merely educl-
| ton that makes civilization, but dinosiOh
OF education. The standing oil naion
and its future depend not upon the cduoa'
ton OF the few, but OF the whole. Every
| Improvement IN the status Of woman In The
matter OF education has been M improve
ment TO the whole race. Women have by
| education thus far become more womAnly
not less The same prophesios OF ruin 10
womanliness were made against her educe-
ton on general euhIeots that arc now mace
| against ncf Participation III VVlifiNs'
IL 10 sometimes asserted that women nov
have a great influence in politics through
their husbande and brothers. That u IN,
doubtedly true. But that IL just the kind
| Of influence which 10 not wholesome Tor thG
community, for II 10 influence unaooomp2'
MED by responsibility. People are always
ready to recommend 90 Others what tney
would not do Themselves lit be true that
women can not be prevented from exerc's-
ing political influences, 10 not that only an
other reason way they should be sleadied
IN their polticN action by that proper
ssnss Of responsibility which comes from
acting shemselves?
We conclude, then, every reason which IN
this country bestows the ballot upon man Is
equally applicable 10 the proposition 30 be-
Sow the ballot upon woman, that, In our
Judgment there ~ 30 foundation for the
fear that woman will thereby become unit
ted for all the duties che has hitherto per
formed.
T. i, REED,
| Y. y. TAYLOR,
| A MIl,arn