Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-07

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4. 1ee1a1. thn1 q IS a fgiI aH1f1pl1 nna
that i SHOULD not F1ceigs legislative
fecDTnitson. 4 1ortiori e we haF1
/ FfKAf 81 ex4lHfs and Sc G4cIaas lbat
Territory Ke haKe the night % tn
Fose 3 ceadIlI0n upo1 tAe adMlNlon
~ Territory b 8e God s. in4lltu-
fIon. such 3 i fslleps female azHrnEe
4 20 -. mhirh Is osnaige nEd arTnog
izinR and destructive of ihe iBsiltn.
lson q ne fannsiy, and - watch ]
uiil unduE % clTcamslancea hslieg.
ing IS Il Do. give ny lndofsemeni o.
mV a8NFDEfl 4 b for these Feaa0ns.
NJ. Prestdsng. fhaf base oEsred
ne amendmonls which ! have sub.
milted
III. Heaf-f a. n0t rfopose - e.
Ter into a. efRumeat on the qatalioR
Of woman endraeu a. thls time TIE
peoDle q the Territory 81 Washing.
/ lDo, as 4ecaEalzed aceofdlng ie our
Americas eFslem. as5sten which
/ hes 81 he foundation, end accord
| lng so the one impurlanf snndunen.
| ial pFinclple watch seflles the Whole
/ fsiafion 81 ths r&aEe and the nation.
| have : right q determine he Qaalia.
cation 10 electors for themselves. /
50 II they Choose % permit youths
20 vote & siehteen o. posgpene the
The dma 81 voting % thirty, 4 they
choose % feqniEe apfopeEly Qualif- |
caflQn. i lheF ehrcea q fequlre . /
qaailaeallDa 81 aex oF to make no
disrlnelioa ~ ser. 4 q their a4siF !
This Dnion which q % spread soma- /
time ovaf The entire American c0nti /
nent. Is expected % be made up. and |
win Be neces1afily mate up, Of STATES /
whose local institutions viii widely /
differ ii fhlf fespcett and whatever !
ma9 ha my opinian o. whalsFaE may !
Be- he oplnion Of Ary HenateE up09
the expedlency Of Tecognixlng The /
right Of fnil citizenship % The moth
eFs who educate the voters and from |
whom their E7oral and inlellectual /
qualities chiefly come. Of The teacn- /
eg1 uhc more than nine 20 one coz
ailiute she educators IN the public /
schools Qf this ceantFg of their /
youth. % share ID this important |
fnncsi0n and franehise. that is q |
question not % be determined here /
but 70 be determined there.
conslder Il : harsh condition |
that when you are recognizing il the /
Territory of Washfngton Z fitness
Tor The nost exalted act Of sovereign /
~, ihe establishment Of iis own in-
siilntiens and taking ils part In the /
family Of American States. you
should undertake 70 subject the viii
OF that people 70 yours. will ask
the Senator Ia bis luFn does be deny 1
The p0atulate that / have stated does
he claim that Il Il IN accaFdance with /
the principles ol American consliin-
iionai law thai any STATE in thie
uaion shoald have rs win subjected
70 Congress IN . matter nos Of crime,
not Of human rights. but purely of 1
expediancyf We may inserpose 20 1
say that We will not associate with
political communities who deny
rights, but we never have said yet
that We viii refuse our association TO
any political community because Il
establishes particular rule Of suf-
fragc.
Mr. piatt--Es seams % me, No.
President, that the discussion Of the
pFOpl iety Of woman suffrage ls not
Involved 10 the passage Of this bill. 1
Fhe committee lin reporting this oill
aud that pFovision 10 q which sub
mits the elecnon Of members OF e
constitutional eonventl0n 10 the
qualified electors Of The State b. no
moaus lnsended 70 express OF declare
It's spinion OF ahe 0pinioR of is mem.
hera upon the wisdom oF pforfkety
Of woman suffrage Ia any Territory /
or State. ! do not tkink lt Il lnvolv.
Cd here. flhink the only thing which
Il Involved here is q question ~ civil
liberty; that the people Of q Terri
tory, having q FiGht % make leWa
and to prescribe the qaalincalions Of
electors. may make those laws Just as
much as q State may make them;
and that Congress, although L has
the Fight % pass npon them, u Il has
not passed npon them. has No right
10 say when We admn The Territory /
as q staia that any different rule o.
Qualification shall be nFeacrlbed than
thai which has been already adopted
by the people of ihe Territory whe i
had The right under The organlc act, /
under all the preeedeute, ead u8def i
the Constitution Itself. ] imagine. 70
make those lava
III simply allowing the people Of
he Territory Of WashiBgsoa 10 mar.
age their own civil Affairs II their
oWn way. That b What eRery State
claims; and | DO not see thal We can
acs upon ihis question ef suffrage
here and insist npon Il. as Ne have
notice u b - hs Insisted upon thai
the State ear not come il uplees i
puts into TIE constitution = provisioa
mat Il will neser aamil ne quaild
caiion of Women % voia. ] DO ne3
aea that We can do thAk Do nol
~ that this quesllon b drawn 10
here. I an sorry he dleeusaton bas
arisun; am sorry that poor WHsn.
inElon Territory has snch = hard
time Whea L aaks adnalsslon inlo he
LNFAe - @AAAAN- " - - - NsNAtAt1-+~
theory, and ue can lei 4 al rest -
ne isl tbs matter re-, u TIE states 1
In lhe state of Massachusetts, I think
women can vote on some queatlou4.
On school matters. sad h Minaesola
and II very many ef TIE States 81
the Union Tie principie kas been re-
cognired - iAF.
IL flreaan. aheV ara anthorinea ao /
vote % school matters L ~ par
tial 4ecoxnlsion AZ ne dociFine ~
woman snHgage. Are - ie So
that thess S1aisa ere aoF the lees e0p
crelga States % the Untoaf Are we
10 say that they hAve d0aa enytelnG
which i iacanais1enG wiiA he PEtaci
nies of free gavernmentf Nor have
lhese people IN W4eAingtou Territory
When they have gene further, e taey
have N Wyamiag. ana said AAal u
he lomeslic civil aaAlgs q she Ter
rits,rq AZ WaehinRian Wnuan nav i