The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-31

t0xoEfst. coEnrade. citizen. and q hur1ansoe
tuSs woman Is everywhere building for herself and
hez generation. From al sections OF this word.
b1ef reports OF individual and organized work.
usEs items, thoughts. suggestions ana inquiries
ere invited fer these colHmns.
Address 81 such communications to
FIoEzEoz II. ADxlSsos.
I55 Eln st.. Indianapolis. Ind.
Woman Suffrage Convention at Decatur
Adams County, lad. Wednesday. June >.
Hon. Dudley Foulke apd DR.. Mary +.
Thomas. Speakers.
The WomGn's Journal desires Information
IN regard to clergy man VINO are In favor OF
woman suffrage, with their names, addresses.
denominations, and where practicable. cts
tons CT favorable statements in their p1o-
hshed works. Address E. II. W., office Wo-
uan's Journsl, Boston, Mass
The Indiana State W. C. T. U. Convention
Ut Fl. Wayne last week was largely attend I'd
and was success in every respect. Officers
were elected as follows: President, Mrs. j.
z Nichols; Cores pending Secretary, Miss
Lodie Reed: Treasurer, Mrs juliet Wood.
all of indianapolis; Recording Secretary,
Miss Alice Vining. Lsporte.
current newspaper paragraph asserts
that The women 10 Wyoming Territory are
protesting. kicking high" to quote its ele-
CANT phraseoiogy, against woman suffrage.
because they are obliged to perform jury
duty and are thus torn from their homes
and babies. The fact that women have been
exempt from jury duty in Wyoming since
1871, renders comment unnecessary.
The rublic school authorities in TIE 5ity OF
Baltimore have acted very wisely in abolish
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be made 10 the graduates. Ii hes been found
there, would be found anywhere else If
tie matter was investigated. that maDy o..
the best pupils fail to secure flowers and ars
taus apparently rated below some who are
rot so high ia their classes, but whose par
ents and friends ara better able to paironizs
tie fsrist.
A current news item says:
"A New York woman had trouble wi ia her
sister in-law, and lawsuit was the result, In
which her husband vas the opposing coun-
fel and conducted the case against her."
Now this may only be q lie manufacture
by some reliable correspondent" who is OPP
posed TO men prscticiDg law or to women
having lawsuits, but II it is true, it's dread
full. Nothing worse was ever suggested as q
consequence of women voting fof President.
Governor and Justice OF the Peace.
Husband and wife arrsyed against
psndemonium, the heerthstone desolate
Have our natural protectors become IN
natural, or have our male representatives
lost their per diem" that such things as
this are possible? This is direct blow at
the sanctity of the household. at the "one-
ness OF husband AID wife that our heaven
ordain ed'' law makers and executors should
denounce and forbid. Better that men
should be denied the right to practice Ia ",
that women should Eever more sus or DC
sued IN court that sisters in law be ab olishet
than that our homes be thus ruined and oul
Husbands turned against as.
Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar addressed the al
nual convention OF the Linn County Wo
man Suffrage Association at Cedar Rapids
Ia, On May % The ann ual report of tn:
association work says: But little has been
done during the past year in the way oil
public meetings for the discussion of the
subject OF extending the elective franchise
to woman. but the friends OF the cause in
their social relations have zealously
worked Tor q better public senti
meut in this regard. Its propriety, utility
and necessity are daily being more fully 70
allied and mole deeply felt. The enfran
chisement OF woman needs only Tree, fail
ard full discussion TO comman the unq 1al-
fled assent of intelligent persons. Cpposi
ton to the cause is growing weaker day by
day. New friends are constantly MAKING
the selves known, and giving rs encourage
ment by words of good cheer. A more
healthy sentiment prevails among women
A consciousness that they have no right Il
shirk lawful power which may be exsr.sd
for the promotion OF moral order IN the com
munity. is giving them broader and cleare
view Of this subject
In the New Era for May, Mrs. Elizabeth
Boy ntcn Halbsrt presents new idea for tn
confederation of thoughtful, conscientiou
women regarding the temperance question
'Prohibitionists aud moral suaslonis.s
alike she says. have recognized the fac
that legislation to be thoroughly effective
must be based upon TIA moral sentiment D
the people. We need to make Our younE
men recognize Though every fiber OF the;
being that drunkenness is q disgrace. A
one means OF creating such sentiment,
EN- in favor Of the women of the country in
Producing bill into every Legislature AK
ing that persistent drunka-ds be disfran
chised. / would have the sentence passe.
BY the Judge, before whom q man has bsel
brought ARRESTED for The crime OF drunken
ressl not fine which the already impovsr
ished vile and starving child must pay, bu
Acknowledgement To- term Of years, or fo
life unless the criminal reforms
Other criminals no more dangerous to socl
ETY. are disfranchised. why not the drunkard
Have not the disfrsacnieed women OF thi
country right to insist that the men VIII.
maze The laws which so vitsl'y affect the
happiness shall be sober and in their RICH
minds,
The women OF this country ere suff ,en
ly organized to-day to unite in saying to tn
leaders OF the great political parties, We vii
not not have drunkasds to ruie over us an
cur children. Nominate drinking man q
your Ieril.'
Once convince the young men OF ou
country that every door to political prefer
Htnt and honor Is to be closed to the drunk
ard. and We shall room see the beginning o
the end"
Mr.. Hasbe-t's last sentence suggests tn
though. thxs once coavincs the young mel
of our country that every chance for soc al
recc gaition aud for family respecsa oility |
denied TO the drpnkard. and We wo1ld SCI
tie beginning OF the end. This Is within tn
power OF women, II they were educated u
10 that point"
Whether these suggestions are prac.icabl
IL an open question. No means OF exertinl
IN IN Il hence on public sentiment Is to besie