The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-04-23

. oenFefousn Wognen are SSH without
votes save ID three territories. But
the eKislenca q thess bad meo and
Wotneu dos nos prove thef there are
no coed and honest Wonien. honestly
employed 90 the FoVernnuPnt denaft-
meats, g even in other parts Of the
city Of WashinetOn and eiaeghers. or
that there are no good, moral men,
whose services are badly needed By q
gOvernment Whieh 10 nOW--taklHg
the testimony Of the moral voteFk
themselves large committed 70
the charge Of men ''rascals" who de-
freud Il aud betray the peoples trust.
We women have - long heard
voters Offering overwhelming proof
% the unsaVOFy ehararttgs Of the ma-
iority % the msn. they eleei % 0filce,
and the Co1sequ ent ''fatlehess %
governmental alfaiFB" and the "cOr-
ruption Of politics, that We wonder
much that they, having the power,
do not eiect men Who VIII have q
tendency % Fcnlore instead OF aug
ment this "rOttenessn and coyruptiOn.
We have demonstrated when men
were Nominated whose characters and
habits suggested thelF coantry's need
% their services In some penItentlaFy,
eEpsrieDcing the novelty Of honest
work tsien though enfofcedl and q
wholesome restraint Of their peeu-
llartles. rather than opportunity In
infiet them Un that country la the
form uf Law from sOme official seat.
But We are inl0Fined that such men
are "litIs-~ary 10 carry out party
a Al. l.. a
not possibly iir s.l~ctt-i. even II they
could be Nominated, for such men
were not popular With the majority
Of voteFs."
Q Party measures" on an inveztiga-
tinn - laOm prove Ga nirHn lifUtecti1u
Of home and social Interests. and
these are inseparably eUnnsetsd with
and dependent uu political interests
and agents, and sorry Indeed y the
eDu,iiIisli ct that Country or coInInU
lity Whnse ''lIisastlrrSn hre OF such q
nature that bal men are best lifted To-
carly them out, and with tile nisjuri
q Of whose voting force men 81 clrsii
hearts and upright Iivr- arr anl
patpuiar
Politics viewed from .he hO.le sud
social eide, and nlAde ~ project aud
ministeF 20 the welfare NJ these vital
Interests OF the nation, l. what We
need most IN our self governed (save
the self hood Of womeul country to
day. And only frOm that part Of its
people Whose dearest interests are
centered there, can we expect q class
Of voters WhOse very natures make
them keen 70 detect and swift 10 op-
pose Whatever threatens home safety
and happiness, and faithful allies OF
whatever confirms and contributes 20
these That woman is taking g
wider outlook, and evinces q deeper
interest and takes q more active part
In the worlds work r. no sign that
her interest 10 home and its inmates
ls abatlng, but that she, at last,
realizes that relation these things bear
10 the home and the conditions that
surround and vitality concern and a.
feet Il. The reading, thinking, rea-
sOning land no less pure and lOviBg)
woman Of to-day, sees the dangers
and temptations that menanee her
loved ones before these evils have en-
tered her very doors and seized their
prey. Nor is she un wOmRnly when
she demands and desires TO use oil
honorable and efficient means Of pro
tecting her own and others dear
ones and making the world q cleaner
and safer place for the men and WO-
men OF the future. Mr.. Stuff (whO
evidently Is not Observantl asserts
that "it is not apparent that women
are suffering to any appFeciable ex-
tent from net having the privilege Of
voting"
Il ls not uncommon 10 meet people
who do not consider any suffering
that is not their own, "appreeiable, "
bus % Mr.. 3. could experience land
therefore realizel one niilllOuth part Oi
the miseries inflicted on women and
children by the liquor traffic, and
how pOWeFless they bsye been before
this monster evil sheltered by the
legislative, executive add judicial
powers, seated by the ballots Of
voters, be would probably appreciate
the situation. Woman's tears and
supplieatiOns have 20 last, from some
Of these, gained small concessions.
But rs an Individual with the Zap
prsciable" elOquence Of a ballot in
hands. her wishes would meet q
much mOre deferential and generous
hearing.
BERTHA II. ELLSWORTH,
Il .