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

EQusl Horalliy.
In The Sailna JOURNAL Of APRIL sth,
J notice = communication FROM A.
w. sun, addressed to the conductors
90 the WOmsn's Column" Ia the
SoURNAI, and presenting, through
quotations nom the Chicago Herald
and comments Of his own, what he
supposed 10 be q very grave aud
heretofore unheard of objection" tn
woman suffrage.
Tue ''Objection" Of immoral wo-
msn taking part Ia politics, aud vot-
ing having . demoraliEing effect on
81 women. seems 80 new % SIR. SUD.
that be pFesents u only ss q "pOssi.
BE Objection entirely novel and
uncn1sidered by the women who
co1tribute the suffrage matter % the
JOURNAL To my certain knowledge
that anclent, threadbare, much
answered and fact Fefuted objection"
has been ably answered mOre than
UDce BY Mrs. Laura n. JOhna and
ether contributors 10 the Suffrage de-
paTtmeuts in the Saliua papers, and
slso ior many year, By thousands Of
able Uens On periodicals all over The
had. One can hardly help wonder.
tng ghere Mr. sun can have been Sc
cluoed al these years 30 make such q
FFesentatiol % the question seem 10
him q al original.
u seems q pity that any gentle
mEn ehould suffer such dreadful fore
bodieEs 81 - result that would fol-
toW 81 sudfaEe were conferred upou
Women," when q little posting m In
cuFrcnt evenla would have relieved
he dread by the information that NO.
wel hurs voted Go Wyoming Terri.
tory Coz sirecGR years, and with such
beneficial aud satisfactory results fiat
governors. chief iastices, clerrvmen-
doclors. iaWyers, editors, Judges and
judges wives testify 10 is favor.
As % the statement Of Mr a
Qu01ed fr8m the Chicago Herald that
''sOme % the most ubnOriOus rnso.Is
% Washington, are women who are
carried On the pay rolls uf the denarf-
meuts. perform no legitimate Dubiic /
serTsce and brHzsnly boast Of their an. |
aueuCe with ConEressnen or erpeu-
tive officers. No question OF paPtv IL |
rsonceFued On such Cnuee. Their - /
Eaural b demanded On the Interests az /
Tsubiie morality. in which an nsrties
have IN equal share We hasrtiIv
egTee that ''ali parties 0stgRf to''hSve |
IN equal shaw, ~ iu morality. - nnd /
sJiEEJsi that the PARTIES" who are
keeping women tWha peFforrn nc i
hanesl lalJoTl On the pay rOIls Al
Washington. and thus indnlRtnr Their
agn vicss % the expense of . govern.
ne1l they are elected 60 serve'iakarsii
On TIE ''FCElouai that O. demanded In
the Interests % public morality
Ar. sun states that ''uily.t0neued
snd Emoath hammered liberffnes
Wslid conirol largely the woman
rote" Whose votes elected fhe
many HheFtlnea that iaecordinr 10
M. Suff7s shoWingl are already In ~.
dce Net Womsu's. certainly. for in
Wyoming and Washington T,rrIto
IiEs. where the women Do vote thew
c.lslaoz Cioof such Blca. Well suthen.
lloNlsd evidence frum WyomlnR sissps
TAT ''both parks have learned there
tszal they HlEsf pat M men uf good.
la8Tssi c4rrucicr ~ the fronlca trW nor
ssstC f.sr shCs1 One ear, wli-h thia
So ds-TegaF.le.t, tir Women ngt =
ttckei IN The Geld that Wa- 20 srirsil,lv
tcit b. sitssrranEinH thar ~i,ariv''
rlans. ii,'Friis''i rs'gaTdle~s 81 utarulifvl
th1l tliry have sinre h-tslrd Abe ls-
Ean. 2ni rriiiriiils-r size moral ~ well
- t1e ''t'arty qua ificaiisns ~ the
ce1dldales they nominate. Int
Washington TERRITORY lWhere women
11Vo pa~stsSsd tue franchise since
Qct-, lSSsl ihe iiqaar iens sud broth-
80 ere eting - rigiily rhpeked BY
~ FoHl4n vote, and Threatened with
s1ch Utter extinction ~ the fentalr
1latio8 tncTeases, that the whisky
ele1se1t aad viftuus ~ AL slassse-l
sEe1 tho-e ts'Euieriy opposed q Il
lalellEh pfsjualce-ail gpeak ca lie
aver WitnE-s the tesiitionF "a Chief I
lusltce Oreea and the alnIusl uuaui I
loaa endo7sement Of the press o. the !
{ esstsery. These hail q a. power
ID aid IN sururessinR denlurnlizing
eusluuns and influenres. and ertnl,. !
ishing beiter social End nalifiesl en-. / q
1ltiols thsouEh this psWer "a the bel. !
-. Whteh enaoies every citizen Ga fs-
ror q god Inurals fsnd the majority c
III NOn1en aFa sach oiflrenel q rier 4
he communily the direcs benrff ~ :
Iuoh awe D. Che eleution a. rn1raf / \
-itlEEne D. sake and en- frree tholr - =
IR the faoe q these tn6isrrs RE ~ d ,
peelle Who read and ran4oE, III, Il
.ezely aEree With .Mr. SUI that atho 4
.4renlages 60 srcflle 30 thesz uo-I 4
le1l ~ o. tb- peop,e n re1asai. 81
1at event. are faF tie n.o fsrf 2
GraEltioua." Thefs Ara. nr.str So / n
I1le I'D Wumen % tand uut 81 lta s
'1FeIlme1l defeFt1len.s "a IS s.. i
~ Cily, kept Sc vile Purposes u :
L,sa high 90 ulLlc1si rnalliur Ard -. 8
lttcal inlue1ce. ard shsl aaeanH ~ =
a1eh that 3 cFElilrlie ~ slla ~, { 4.
10 occopT tttse rnsIti1na and -. ga 7
ms tndue1ea, ~ tbe airR nte r71 =
~ ~ ar CItFieegrcd 81 fhesl... Nrfi d
- tbs The most reu1nis bsari1n "a 1 (,
los1e1 eulifage. The claEs uf 10. / 1,
IN WAo live ilrea 81 sinful exc. nuu- =
'orlell b. ar Eresler member 81 vile o
m. are net the kind 81 sromar Who o
leslEe The ballot for tie proteciiOn
aa aid of their sex aud the seed Of
'1Esultg- But even abouid these lad =
louel vote, Would their votos have !.
~ DoTe sighting effects than the a
gtea q these bad meu. ain nat cnly I.
go but make laws that We must !
~. Ana g toe1 eeem e sh0nFh =
lsefe mutt D. rrlle q nnmher ~ D
.1nlE" and ZEE "a TIA wnrf1 4,
ezsees Woalea. ~ 81eh men void I.
- b elected and rs-elcc1sd 60 p1sis !,
l1Ra ~ trust a1d R1EeF While llla Z