The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17
Letter From Armadale.

Nh. EDIToR:As expressing our views upon
much discussed subject, we request the publicas
ton cf the following article taken from the
Dakota School Journal
woMAN's RIGHTS.
sWe hold this to be self evident truth, vizs
That all human beings are created equal. We
see no reason why anyone should claim that men
are naturally created superior to women The
men have, for ages; maintained their superiority
over the women by brube force and the ecnstita.
tion OF i..ess governments. The more degraded
the race, the more complete the subjugation Of
women In Africa, where the human race is
but q few grades above the lower orders Of ani-
mails, the women are abject slaves in Americal
among the Indians, they perform all the labor
except what is considered Bentlemanly, such az
war and hunting; but here in our beloved Dakota
our laws give women all the rights of men except
that Of voting and holding Office. We hope that
at the Sioux Falls constitutional conven2
ton. which is to convene next fall, a clause will
be inserted in the constitution for the future
state of Dakota, granting to women all the rights
of men. II women can rule the British em4
pire, why should she not perform the duties Of
governor of Dakotaf There is no reason why
she could not. Is the lady who supports her
family by doing washing less qualified to vote
intelligently than the man who spends bis time
lounging about and playing cards, even, in some
instances, spending the money that the wife has
earned by the sweat Of her brows She 10 un-
doubtedly his superior. Our experience is that
girls acquire knowledge uv rsaiisy lily s s:;;ss and
that women can judge and do judgs az soundly
as men, between right and wrong They often
surpass men in the management of their business
affairs. We have sesn many noble women toiiing
on, year after year, quiring little wealth, 9,
| little honor and a. immense amount Of womanly,
| accomplishments as they grew older These same
women, could they have enjoyed that highest OF
prerogatives, selfeovernment, would lave MOI
only added grea1ely TO their wealth, honor and
accomplishments, buf would have also gyeately
| improved the moral tone Of our laws. We bel
iieve that before the the twentieth century shall
have dawped upon us, that the fairer half Of the
human race in these United States Of America
win be enfranchised. We trust, at least, that
this result will be reached very soon in our lib.
erty loving Dakota. We have always been II
| favor II allowing women the right to vote and
| held Office the same as men. Whatli'tlewe may
be able to do to bring about this grand reform
we will cheerfulIy do. II, in the twentieth cent.
ury, America should set glorious example to
the world by having its highest Office filed by
4 one Of its queenly women, our measure of h6ppi-
ness would be full. Our public schools are sprs
TO bring about this state Of aiialrs. Every truly
educated person viii take the same view Of this
matter. Education, virtue and liberty work Tor
this object. Ignorance, vice and tyranny oppose
I II. Woman's rights is becoming more popular
! every year, and will soon be the great issue cf
political campaigns. II will carry the day ip
some future campaign and liberty win triumph. !"
July lith, 1855. LohENzo.