Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-08

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III, TelleF-sEr. Pssaident. In The
..~essT.fioa ~ Territories Without
s.s-r.lsae. es I sec0IIect. ~ question
- Istrrmtaing VITO shoald - voters
y, - naroose 0f electing nembera
q - Legaiaiufe haa always been
s..sille1 y the TeFritofies BE-.
.sa shere i no exception - that
NJ Rdmunds--Noae whaieseF
.ar the nrst oFEanie act hsiting
fhem ups
~ Tslla-Filteen Yaafa aSss and
merr Two Territories q least adopt
sks pgfocipie of female su1faRe.
e Tgritfogy u Utah aud the Terri
sory 81 Wyoming Thres yeArs ago
Is Territory of Washington also
f,flowed d The same direction. We
500 everywhere trented this ~ ws
fsss treated she Qneslioa Of electors,
- question f0f Tia Territory as
~ekaFe treated II, and as We afe e0uf-
nrlIed bv Law 70 treat Il, as cues
Cd lo9 the State. The blate oeief,
mlnes fog Itself who shaIl vote Tor
- pioet numerous branch 81 TIE
I~gsslsfure. nad then the C0uetiiu-
lIos says for The purpose o. exercise
iana functinn 81 nmiional clll2ea-
So ne voter. thai The State feeos-
rfxes a. entitled 70 vote may exer
rIsa fhe functions of n1lI0nal citizen
$50 q tbs nelectioH q memSer q
cooFfess
II has been ny opportunity %
I've b. The side Of 8 community
which granted 70 women equal rights
sf lhe polIs Nilh ne men--in . CEN.
maniiy composed of sepAfase people
camlne from 81 portions o. the
engld. With mons Of She ties. With
rone of the associations that hold
xrd bind together old communities
9tklne up and fecognIzlDg this great
fusdnnentai principle that psrt aud
narcel IN The enactment Of law
waald carry with il the proper exc.
ealioD of Law. they gave 20 women
e thty gave 70 men their rights q
lhe p0lls Order, good governmenh
feceney has been ihe result; and 70
lkaf community there - no ulan o.
as political party. Of any political
lsIih or religious Ideas who could De
fonnd, with rare exceptions, wbo
woald deny the benedcial results 81
l clssa Of leglalaalon.
approvs shat WA said By the
nai1r from Oregon siF. Dolph
10 spoke 70 eloQuenily 10 regard 70
elfink these women the right % vote
end say from observation that the
splls from 90 doing. which have been |
aaehasifed and suggested, VIII nes
cone.
Tha houogable Senator from Ken
tueky says that ths colJred women !
a Eentncky are not iit 10 vote. ltls
! ouestsoE fur keaiucky whether /
az shall o. not. The ellnFed 70
nee 81 Mississippi are not iil 70 vote,
g ssys ltlsa question for the peo. /
Sc IL Mississippi whether they shall
q not Bal Aill anybody cay thai |
lks wife d nut a well qualified Intel.
kesuslly ard mofally % discharge /
egsv duty OF citizenship g lhe hus.
bsa1f VIII anybody say tsat The
elrls who ara brought up 10 The fam
hs lark the inieliigence and moral
onsllaeatlons that their brothers
kavss Does not everybody Fecog
nlso lhs fact that 10 q great meloEily
81 cases she Women OF the country
mand on 4 moral plane which The
nea 20 cot reach, and II you want
& reaeis The gFrat evils Of society
laiempefanee. licenfiouenes4 end
cher cflmes-yuu can rely With per
TEA safety upon the wives, the
m0sl,ofa, The sisters aud The dangh.
a.s OF the land. / am 10 favor 0t
xIslnR 10 al The women eyeFysheFe
ihs rirht 10 vote. / am Ia favor "
kl,lng Kentucky iegisiate for her.
~ % that question. ] AN IL favor
81 lelllng W sshiag on settle that for
herself. g she has done, and al
Aoaog 10 the new State that ls 10 be,
esea 10 everything that makes q
Aais, thai she Is 10 be the filss - take
lka great aiep ID tue march Of im.
piogemeni, and that which is even
laally 70 come 70 ell the States IN All
~ Asd
NJ Eussis-I admit that alier this
tfsl election IN the Territory, AID
shen the Territory becomes . State
hwill have The power 70 couier the
ffht Of suffrage upon wh0maoever
4 pleasea Il may confeF Il upon
nEn Il may confer u upon women,
al, have no doubt, i may conter
n II Il chooses, upon Chinese, upon
Iadlaaa
Nov. what il the theory OF the
h4f Il Is thai 10 far e any excrtion
q rover By Congress ia concerned,
sven a the time IL The ofganiEaiion
Il Terri CRY, the right OF suffrage |
Asll b. limited ~ male cla1ena
Gloaa. Bat Congress tells the tnhab-
I,nata Of Z Territory. III you ch0ose
y iaaulge Ia aey ismsi 4 you choose
y Indulge 10 any ldtasYncrAsiesi u
You ehOoss to indulge ID any cranky
holloas, 10 Car a. yoer municipal and
aamesitc eoRerameat V conceFned.
Nawsll permit yoo % do u. and you /
nav enjoy il O. much ~ you please.
and, therefore. sxcept where "a ~
ailntion has been denounced - =
crime. Congress has no Interest what. /
NEHGf I'd tUlG4tNttAK @fAaf - - 49,
aAnky notions which may uad room
aaa spgeaa ia any Territory 0t the
Eaisra States. Bat whea TIE people |
IA Territory come before Congress
5 exrrelss Us power. thea apon
coagFess resis the rcsp0nsio'lliy
uAeshes Il viii approve aud tad.srss
eAalevur passing eraxe may stiIlct |
Aas Territorial population. Tue
poaef d eoexislcnt with the respon
nAllity, AID Il h benanss believe
thal IFce Democracy means manhood
mEfsee In this coaatty that ! am op-
Pakd 10 woman suffrage.
Nj Baller-I shall not ucspass
isex on The tlme % the Senate. but |
ttslle 10 cali The altenllou especially
g sha senator from Kentaeky Ar.
3xk b the aci 10 establish TIE Ter
faaflai government II Washington,
ippravea March 2, 1873 l nnd 70
- AllA section Of thai act TIE tal'
AEIag:
4haa svsry uhisa male inhahstant,
t1Sse tha 49, a. twautY soae yoafa. wo0