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

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en - his LnAoA,
fhfn6 nm safe ID ftFina & hn1 been
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express l4w of Gonefs. - provide
fA4f fenalea ~ we'll ~ mAless haFlng
olAeE similar qaalineail0nA 6IleAld
sh0aid b enlilled % xote Ihese
iadlss. therefore. ID WnaALngt0n Ter
r1tory compriee : par e fnlR no
menl unaeE TIE anlhoEilY 81 Goa.
gTeaa q 4he polIlicAl anla1omY 0k
thai FeFEiEoEy Xon Are aoonk %
sabmii o 10 political nulonomg Of
that Territory 8 auesliDn. shonl1
yon not enbaait 6 - whatsver thai
politieai Ant6nomy Ia without Eaaking
chaneI4 or 1Iattnclions1 Aobodg
en- 1EnT that
Here y me simple case cf fhe vel
regulated TeFFiioFy of WaahinRknn.
where 4 s8cfnl ag1gena exists HIS thsf
of LoailiAn4 and Fefmonss Whero
every bodF Is free, and whers. under
The anfhorilV of Congr1ea, the pee
PIE 81 the TeffifegY q WashinRfon
have provided fhas women mAy vote
nnd / an perfectly willihg % aAy
fhai ] an glad they bare Is 4 they
iiEe &. hsc1use 4 + their aanirs tuat
e L 4 ~ every STATE, and I hope Il
works well; and aa far e / know y
does
Thnt 4 thniF condliioa under tie
Law now. EsegY woma1, Ike eFegy
man undcr similiar conditions in
Washingtpn Territory. i by aushosi.
y Of axiasing law 81 ConEress en-
lisied 10 vote New, We proposes 70
submit The question of admi1sion %
ths voters. ne political power of thai
Territory e We haEs created Il. In
comes the Senator from Louisiana
and saya . palt 81 thai political pow
er shall Be dislfanchised Tor the par
poas of thia sola. and We shall say
that Only males can vote and thes
females shall not We might fnst as
well In logic and philosophy say thai
thai only females shall vote, because
theY nre all voters there under sinai
IsF conditions. and 4 should rather
BE- inclined % Thick Il would 5e far
better - far a. these Territories 20
II We were % make this distlnctlons
Il we would say that only females
shall vote there. But then / caa -
Dis point about li-what would BE-
come Of the Democratic party in
that easel There would not be any
thing lefi Of II at all. fLanghter.
Mr. President, the esse that weI
have here . this We take up The
autonomy Of fhis Territory that We
have authorized and established,
upright. progressive, So
cial. everything that makes 9 good
society, and simply say 70 lt aa i is.
You may vote On this question.
| am sorry my friend has offered this
although In another
sense 1 an rather glad Of il. because
/ shall be glad 70 divide The senate
on The question of Whistler any esna-
tor on this foor II willing 70 say that
IN tbs regular and ordinary c0ndi.
sion Of things as Il Is In Washington.
Congress Is 10 intervene nnd say We
win Only allow 8 part Of the people
d that Territory that We have
hitherto suthorixed TO exercise po-
litical power there 70 vote upon the
question Of coming into the Union.
Mr.. Brown-Mr. President, I an
unalleEably opposed 70 female sui-
fFage. II that question should Be
70 the people Of my own
state, / should not oaly vote againsf
Is, bur do ali | could 10 prevent ifa
success. i think ID b wrong III
lhink e viii never operate well In
practice, and / fear that much mis-.
chief will result from the establish
mant of Ii But while / entertain
lheee views on thaa sabiect. / am IN
GIlerably ia favor of local sslf-goFero-
mcnl 10 the States ] believe when
ever theFe is proper occasion thal
each State should exercise any or al
lls reserved powers undeF she Goa
stiiution. and thkt no other power
has right 70 lntsEfere with lts exer-
else Of rs constitutional fnnctiona.
am aware that there Il 4 dinrf-
ence II that regard hetweea State
and q Territory. The circumstances
being different, the rule d0es not np-
ply Il iavof of Territory 70 e fun
40 extent a. 10 favor OF . state; but
when Congreas has established
ferslioFy and authoFixad the vetera
q the Territory 10 elect Legislature,
and thai LeRialalare elected hy male
voteFa Only, hss thought proper 70
give lie sanction 10 female salfrage
aad 10 establish g In the Territory,
treating that as the aci ~ The people,
via not vote % disturb g.
TherefoFe can BOT vote under the
and with the viawa
en1ertain, for either 0f tbs thges
proposed by my friend
lrom Louisiana / vii nOt Rata 10
llmlt The FigAlz n The Territories %
establish female suffrage. I prefer
10 leave that 20 The NAE voters; aud
wheR they nalahllsh female suffrage.
oF ssfase 10 establish Il. shall abide
b. their aciion. viii noe vote %
eampcl shem q pat u IN The fnnda-
msnlai law of Ehe State OF 20 ntFike Il
oua / would Boi compel The Terri
tory ol Wash.ng,na b Do either b.
lofa she shall be admitted as . Ssasa
I wnala ieego thas b Ne voters of
the Territory prior % afmlssion, and
% the STATE aftsF the admission.
! wanted 10 make thess remagks 70
give ghe reaaons fof Tie vote | SHALL
easi 90 these various amendmentA
/ Wfll nog support them. Female
suffrage n quessinn sar local self.
% deal with. lam viii
laR to leave the qaesflsa % the Do
clsloa of he mafe volsrs Of eash
Sials and Territory. When they
baxe decided Il for themselves, ]
viii oct v5te 10 reverse the decision
however much | nay disapprovs The
praciics.
a. Ratler-Nr president. I shsll