Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13
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- ne nsely sRfransAisei Nm. ~
slsaa nelosity OF earnest, think;r. -
. snsn nAss Rladty and RfaisfuIly ass..
su.s new means Of rsefulnss. s -
1ase ssoSn indinsrsnee, eoni,. -
sloly iron want of apprsci.sio.. q -.
kno sieo9e o. the power eoufrrr-S y
why should women vose In Sss.r-.
he answer % this Question - ~
cieArAy dsnned N yoar mind n -
your shols duty andezssandicsss e
10 the nrst place. u h net IL "a.
differences whether you visS - ~
safer or not--yoa aFs oRa
laiors chosen by the men AZ 49,
ritory. assembled for the purncs. ~
acting laws for the Rovprnmsrs - -
Territory. believed you oaohe - -.
and believed the good a. - -
woald be enhanced hy plaeir. ,ks1f
lot IN your hands, and thew "a =
the matter Of prafersncs d "a - n
discussion. IL 10 new yopr A..
truly as II is the duly Of voor h,sk
or brother. 20 use taat power A. -
IL, after ther01Rh trial. Won a,ss-.sss ~
thtnk yoa discover, that vomsr - ~ "
world voald be better vithocf - ~
lot IN veuan's hands, than srass-,se
have the laws % changed a - -
yen frcm this daty. II N. = - =!
majority, yon hold the no~s, 4. ~
own bands oy which yo1 may assr5r,
yourselves OF this privileges. You kai5
tne SCISSORS ey which yoa nav l. sSs,r
OF political power, and with Al -,
largely, OF moral power; fof TIE hs1l,I
70 one OF the greatest moral forssa a.
soon 40 yoa discover that yoSr islur.ss
AZ the ballot box IL dsnorai,siDs =
yourself, or detrimensAl 70 ths go 4.
terests OF the State, you can sIir ~.
own wings and adjust your miu,is !.
the disoossioa Of the eot ~ - y
dresses, the shades in your oar..s.
and curtains and the or.ns,.
ty OF wine consumed al TIA LA l--st
party and leave those nsitsr. ~
cernlng the education Of your scus ~
daughters, tbs wrongs endured ~ 800
broken women. bereft Of physiesl ~
mental strength by the voes srssi;sS y.
the liquor trafhe, and The general ~.
grees and welfare OF Humane. a. AZ.
delicate manipulatious 81 -, - y.
one hand whose business inierssts ~
success necessarily entail poyer{r ~
wretchedLess. and 90 men a. ~ otkss
extreme Who are too sanity, Whoss ~,
is OF too hne a grain, o. whur. rasSS
nerve il too sensitive 10 aIiog 49,. 4.
! use the small modicum Of ssnsp G,,5 49,
given them by placing their o,xs sS',I
ders 10 tho wheel of the prsnj - ~,
of state 10 aid in rollina n m - ~
glorious white liqht Of row.. ~.
eminent.
say, NJ after dae exrsri>rr. 4 /. a.
covered thai the oovarnmant & ..ss.s.s
in lis progress. And shat ~ ersss.r.ss..
zion al o,sesfiens in,snss,;sl sse<..|r ~
al. philauthrouio. moral 80 -.f:-;-.,.
ara distastsfnI ~ shs a. .s:.<e' y
women. then. I sav. anhn;s -. ~
| forth shorn Of vour cresent 49, -.
az your looks AZ strength. Al Al s.ss-..'
full battle n the oanss ~ Al t..s.,ss.s.
shnru ef vour pouer "a sisfseS - -
aQainst the strono. the err 1870 ~
vicious. and a !. sten Sow. sn5 ~
Go back ~ the mare concsnisI 49,
phere. back 3 The diseu ~. - n-7ss.
borhood oassin. ths insn;r,r;rs <~.<,si
az the imnerfeetions ~ s.--s.s. N.
latest atsp Al a. dars;.s $1,000 ssi
the mosf desirehls xarisTs n 49, i n.
Pursaing this sonrsa san - ~ u
fear Of ever heino esllsS siihsr aersrk n !
fanatics - ~ I. er,,Is " 4. ehs,-s 49,.
who a. ma vaxv or.~i,s ri7.;.ss y, ~
women ars eeniisnss. "a 1870, -
| never apnlv sneh tevms L ,-crre.. n
Rut uarveIlonslv fsvnrad rnsras a
this creat nav land SanF S;s-sslr5 ~
| full suushine Of bieesins ~ feeii~
yoar wav. Give honor--sivs All -
10 the noble men Who have thus erou'aa
YOU with tins most royai deokina. Inc
iimplicffiy trusf. a,d hope auch fI.z
yoilr purity Of conseieoos. Thsv esikn
inspiration from your Religions 1s7e-
ton 10 principle. They regard 6iu.eef
any derfee Of moral expellcnss a>.lIs.
able vhen you are allowed "a aiy~ ~
Ipreasion at she ballot Dor q IN
unerring insaitions sprin9inz fson
your exalted and exha astlsR lovs -
and loyalty 70 truth. parity hnd haus
They await your sction. Don't 1hxe
point them. And many good msn ~
loving women IN. other parts e. ~
coantry are looking anxiousiy to1>rl
this Territory for 4 solution Of ~
| problem Of how these vsxing see1H,l
are 10 be rsaohed. Don,s 6isau21n
them. Don't, liks spoiled q
throw away this badge Of soyufeicH5f n
mar 10 by unworthy aas.
Fiualiy. one sei6sh thozRhl. NJ !
"a either wholly q selfish thouskk IL n
| that bleases woman bleeses man y W.
The franchise greatly brosdezs ~
nissntal outlook. TIE horizaa Z
thouRht hfts e. peroeplihly undN N
broader range Of rasponaihiiify, u w
own sky line does % physical s{tf' -
| eustomed oniy 10 the m1rky 1k10
phere Of the Aiasissippi Yste1.
Here oar mighty mounsains. lIi8 ma
pillars 1T the keayens. seem y 6s&r|I1s
blue vault to an incon1sipa>is Min;
and aeruss the gently sRsliinc u4l11Ia
our Pacif2c the horizon only topeAm ~
dark waves where the eassh fslIs 1S1A
hiding itself behind ID o8n go1r|<t
breast. a M
And this extended yisu fRha - NJ
81 our love from our own Ijf11S ~ n
and resting ulaoes. but aois nnc< 1z1y
muoh. The grandeur q ths rso1ai1lA
tbs far sxtsnded forests, Tho bsznil4
ss -. !. ne sa m,en .s sss - y -7i@