The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-01-29

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A writer in the Woman's Journal
SAYS ''any young lady who means 20
write a novel, ought to circulate q
petition for Municipal Suffrage
There Is hardly an end TO the queer
types Of character which Will unfold
their peculiaritiss before her while
setting forth their objections to the
suffrage petition" The truth Of the
foregoing was fully verified In our
own experience when canvassing Ss-
lima about q week ago. Although we
we're fully gratlaed to And 90 many
fully approaching the importance Of
the subject and willing TO give their
names, while but q few seemingly
Intelligent people refused, giving the
most foolish reasons for 80 doing for
instance, Que lady told rs that III
women voted they would all be run
ming for Office another that women
were a great deal meaner than men.
When we cited the comparative num-
Der Of men and women in the peni-
Tertiary, she replied, that was be-
cause women were not caught in their
nteRnness; In the next breath she
SAID women must keep themselves
pure. ard not get contaminated by
going 10 the polls with the men.
Another lady said, II we voted, we
must do lust as the men did-drink,
swear. &C. We were 10th % admit |
that d would be necessary for women
TO acquire such modern accomplish |
uaents iu order 10 cast en- intelligent /
vote. Another said it would make /
women masculine, as though voting |
was q masculine prerogatiTe Fequir- /
ing great masculine strength. An
other lady declared Il would cause
war. While we had laid 1.-THE flatter- Il
ing nuotiOn 20 our sOuln that L would /
prevent war, Rs the masculine gender
nsueilg represented the dghung ele-
ment. a gentleman occupying q
high position IN society told us "it
would take woman out Of her spheFe;n
when asked % be did not think Il as
safe % entrust women 20 keep within
her sphere as man. he replied no, and
quoted ST. Paul, women obey yOar
De evidently supposed
that God created man with wisdom
enough 10 chuose his own sphere and
that OF wnmanis too. He said that
wOmanis sphere was % get married
and raise q family. This Of course
wsuld compel every woman 20 marry,
and some Of the states like Massa.
chusetts, where there are about 90.
900 surplus women, would have TO
adopt poiygsmy; to cap the climax
be said be did nOt admire the class Of
women who were engaged in the
work Our anuihllaiiOn vas row
complete but We managed 10 muster
ap Outrage enough 20 ask him u be
knew any or the prominent workers.
Julia Ward Howe, Lucy Stone, Mary
A. Livermore and Olhers, aud 10 our
great relief ne said that he had never
beard Of them. At last lac was frank
enough 20 admit that be had never
.h1uFht much upon the subject. and
lldnit know but g might be q good
hing 20 have women vote upon the I
question. Another gen.
.lenlan had bis doubts Hs 70 its eleva-
ing women, % any men had be-
,nine worse bv dabbling 10 politics,
When asked IL there was anything / Z
Degrading IN politics itself or 70 give
reason Why an Interest 10 the affsire
" government should degrade enc,
be was unable 20 do 90, and was
obliged % confess that the fault lay
y the men, and not politics. As q
'ule. Il was ouly the Ignorant and n
iierate who refused 70 sign, the men I
irving as q reason that Women had
III the RIGHTS aud more too than they
,rieF have they had better be q
lum takini care OF their children - !
md the women said that they didn't q
rant nothini 10 du with L that theiF .
I'd men wouldn't Jet them anyway.
Intelligent culored penpla favored &. =
We stepped into the cabin occupied / 7
81 two colored wnmen. and one Of
hem with q bright beaming counle-
lance when told our mission seemed
o grasp the idea &c once and Bald %. a
~ veal de Wimnin needs g hear !.
light MORN de men do.n ard gave
Ter name. Just nCrne8 the street we
allied upon one Of Der c0lnred breth 4
sn and thought as We handed him !,
Be petiiinn Of tue many grand wom-
b who had latured q lliclime Tor the Z
repdnm 81 th.s darkey raee. he 9
anded back the paper eayiBF, NO 4
sum, I dealt beiievein dsl winner
ailer Be hun feudini % der rhiliuns
"a pointing toa bible undsT Use bed, =
,id. 'tRaat koFtin % dec b1cB 20
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