Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-09

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ssaator from Florida . Question.
al how he takes . dislineli0n BE-
twesn she policy 0f Cong4ess when
efenrizIne : Territory Is provides IA
gke organic ncf that Suffrage shall bs
eoafaed 10 those 81 th3 male sen
sions, and IN attempting % orgnnize
stase oct Of thai Territory then
uFescgihfng in the enabling acf tha,
snlfraee shall Be conhaed 70 malesf
AL understand him. the aet 0f Con-
eress Organizing the Territory of
Washington did prescribe that ths
fieht Of suffrage af the 6fat eleolion,
a fas a. Congress altelnp4ed 70 pre-.
scribe TIE right of eaaFaEe & all.
should Be conhned % the male sex
Nov when Congress ls called upon
nFsln 70 interfere ard prescribe .
reht 81 suffrage there, = L not do
i6x precselY he same ibinR and fol-
lowinr cut ahs sanas policy nRaln y
pgsseFlbs that the voters shall Be
nala cigizensf
M. Blackbnrn--MF. President, L
does not occur 10 me that the ques.
iien "a exactly fairly stated here. Il
does not occur % me that she quee
ton submitted is, as 10 whether tue
nsople Of this Territory ahaii be
stripped Of or denied their corceded
riekE % determines The qualification
81 voters it seems 70 me that this
blil e Il ls presented, Submits on-
other aud 40 altogcther different
question, and that 4 s. 70 whether
sbs Congress Of the United States
shah undertake % confer the right
q Suffrage upon the women lnhabi-
tanis OF Washington Territory.
Whea the Territory was organized
Congress prescribed the conditions
and QualI6callons Of xoleFs, and
limIied the suffrage 70 The male In
hahifanfA, af the drst election / admit.
For whetg Te voice and declare the
purpose that Congress had. not 10
leeIalaie upOn the question Of female
suffrage, but 20 leave the inhabitants
Of that Territory free and untram-
meled 20 determine for themselves,
even In thcir Territorial condition,
wheiher The right Of suffrage shall Be
extended 10 the other sex or not
Now, Il IL proposed that Congress
shali depart from the rule that was
adopted and established, one which
3 without precedent In the history
" this Government. and not leave
he people el the Territory o. the
people Of the incoming State 70 say,
but that Congress itself shall say that
thc Territorial law, as existing today,
fhAE be accepted and remain IN force
and clothe the women Of that Terri.
ioFy OF incoming State with power
that never was given bY Congression-
8 action before l would be The
laat man 70 deny 10 the people Of
hny Stats that was admitted 10 this
uhion, sho right to determine tbs
Qualification 0i ils voters; bat In
slal that the people Of that State
must determine, and not the Con
eFoSs Of the United States There
8 no precedent for Il, and 10 my
ndement- / say Il with all due ie-
epect--thgre Is no logic In Il.
Suppose that the amendment Of
the senator from Louisiana should
b adopted. Suppose that that tea
tuFe Of this bill 20 which lt applies
ahoaid BE- stricken out, aud the Ter.
flloFy Of Washington sh0uld be ad-
mlttod Into this UnIon a. State. to-
morrow. The power Of the people
Of thls newly made State Is unim
paired and fall and perfect, either 70
confer or 70 withhold the right of
Suffrage from All its women inhabl.
iants There Il 70 be no privilege
and no right withheld from that peo-
pie Il Il not here proposed By the
Aaaalof from LOuisiana 20 deny 70
The eiiixena Of the new State OF Wash.
lnaton the right to prescribe the
4uallncation OF lls voters. / do not
understand that that Ia either his
purpose or TIE result Of his pending
alaendmens Upon the contrary 4
hslmply 10 establish and 10 empha-
aIze the fact that that power belongs
% the people Of the new State, and
aot % Congress, and we have no
fIghtfGi authority over L.
II The people Of Washington Ter
lllory. when that Territory shall be
admltled as q Stale. confer the right
ot suffrage upon Ias women | will
mol be the man 70 open my mouth or
after one word Of protest. Bot ! do
insist that Il q not the legitimate husl-
ness Of this Congress 70 do that
DO iMsist that II you pass this bill IN
lls present shape Il Il an ahAndon-
ment Of The policy that you have
adopted, because Ia the Territorial
organization set you did not give The
right which this bin now proposes 90
eoafer. It Is variant from former
leRlslssion, Il la.a clear departure
fsem ell precedent and from All prae-
toa. What the eenntof from Louiai.
ana proposes is 40 Infringement Of
ihe rights Of the people 81 shis new
State, because we all agree that she
very instant the State i admitted its
power 4 absolute 20 determine this
question for itselG
Il took a special acs Of Congress
10 confer upon that TerFitoFsal peo.
NE he right TO do dhat they did
mhen by lheir Legislature they coz.
lerred Suffrage upoa females Il
via not take an eel Of Congress 70
eonfes that power upoa th0se same
peopla whan The Territory is admit
iea q = state. II thea holds that
fisat hecanss Of is own state sov-
eieignty. And he only question sub
mliied here. in ny judgment, ia As %
whether you viii leave the people OF
ths aew State % Washington 70 de,
sermine this question aHd contef this
FeAs IL they please. or whether 70
Ne face Of the precedenss, and
axalnss ali reAsoa, the Coagress ol
tSa Uaised States viii undertake 10
eoafer il.
fhave no objection 70 the admis.
sloa Of this neW Territory into tha
s.1terhOOd Of states, bat ean net
Gan ny own eonsens ana | never
uin agree 70 vote for any oil that
ioess 70 the ADMISSION ot aay Tern.
sory q a State il this Untoa that
eNnmlta the Federal Congress 10 =
aAngpallon Of power that does not
eeloag to il. and deprtves TO that en-.
,anl the people Of this new.nedged
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