Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-21
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

The question Of woman suffrage Is one that will find both opponents and frinds.
 It is somthing that has not been tested to any extent therefore We know little or nothIng about its workings. If we could see any good that would result
 from giving woman the right to vote,
 We would only be too glad 10 give her
 that right, provided she would ask for 1t, but the women of Arizona have not asked for the right 10 do jury duty or
 possibly set themselves up m opposition to the honest opinions and convictions of their husb ,nds, aOr have they asked
 to vote. We do not even know that a
 majority. or anything like majority, Of
 the women of Arizona desIre to secure
 the elective franchise. So far as we are
 able to Judge, the men in Arizona can do more voting than Is actually neces- sary to the peace and welfare of the community, and the multiplying of votes cannot help matters. To be plain, We are opposed to femaie suffrage. We cannot understand why any refined and intelligent lady desires to degrade her self by elbowing her way through a crowd of men on election day, simply 10 deposit her vote, when it can only result in Increa ing the labor and delay of elections without materially changing the resu {. It has been our fortune 10 meet SO ne real ladies in years past, who were in favor of female suffrage, but most of the women
 who advocate woman suffrage we
 have found to be of that strong might almost say coarse masculine
 type who, owing to some freak of nature are women, but we are inclined to the opinion that their maker primarily in tended them for men, and among women, they are in about the same pro- portion that dudes are found among men. It has been said that woman could by her vote, elevate her sex and secure much needed legislation that would benefit the servant girl, the tradeswomen, clerks, dressmBbers and factory girls. That the wages of women could be raIsei and much more of the same kInd of talk. Men. with all their right to vote, and their unrestrained power of organization, and strikes. have utterly failed in regulating the price of hen l-ian Ian, continue to fail, so long as force is used to compel compliance instead of reason.
 We once knew a very upright man and an able lawyer, who was asked "what be thought of the question of woman suffrage and whether he did not think women ought to be allowed to vote in order to protect their rights?"
 Protect their rights?" he sald-"In i Gods name, if the fathers. brothers and l husbands of women will not protect | their rights, to whom can they look for protection"
 That argument tO Us, was conclusive. | The mother, sister and wife can have no | aANC- OA mOiS AaAdnAul p4OlSCtOE lldu I the father, husband and brother. | When a woman has been wronged to l whom does she go for sympathy and | protection, woman? No; never. She | goes to man every time, and her bit ! terest enemies at all times are women. ! Woman IS a superior being; let us not I drag her down to the common level of man. Do not force her to visit the re- sorts of wee, wickedness and crime in search of votes, nor place her In a posi- tlon where she must associate on elsc- tion day with criminals of both sexes. Keep her pure and away from the taint of human depravity ss far as possible We earnestly ask our members of the Council to consider well this question of woman suffrage before voting for it. Our women are happy and contented now; We don't know that either men or women would be benefited by the passage of the bill pending in the Coun- ;il and which has already passed the ower branch of the Legislature.