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

SAE4 uHM N10 19WRGE 10Em e AIS
eHeFGiae of Ehoss sovereign FiRhta
witch afo 30 es1an.ial % the presEf.
Fation of Americnu iIbelfy and lFes
instlfntlona all ovrf this iandf
ME FooFhee4-Nr pressdent 90
not kn0w how Iong elnes Was1lng
l0a Territory b. the T,Tris0rial Leg
lalalufe adopted femaie su1laKx.
Three years. some one 1ayA Ihsh
tba geaarsm 81 sbe Balfe1 SlAlea
hAEs had thr9a yeAEs daring which
they epnld have dlssppFoged of thai
/ iegiElaIion hnd they desired % Do 20.
hRge nes ked 80 opportunity 80
leok Into tie term dufina which
lsmaie hu1raEs has exisaed ia Wyo.
miaEs hus however long o. however
ahoFl. the Congress u the Laiked
SlaEee hes had andIspaied power %
c01lFol thai Qneslion.
Now i does sssm % ne that atthis
last and late honr when . Territory
is emerging. as we think and e We
hops und ns We intend in tkis legls.a-
ton. iron the condition OF . Terri
tory inl0 that of State, Il Is hardly
worth willis % stop aDd az the qaes.
ti0n Of ne right Of citizens % vote
IL that Terrilcry.
] an rot foF female Suffrage per Sc,
and get Il iB one Of the grc4k an
s0ised problems Of The future. u II
very difncu8 70 meet the arguments
b. which she right Of the people
basea upon their virtue and lntelIl
geace shall exclude women from the
ballot; and yet an not satisfied 70
emhraee 1he pF0poaiti0n af The pres
ent time. Il was Edmund Burke.
one o. ghe wiseBt and most thoneht-
ful men that evef lived, who aaid that
slalsamanshipoonsisied In the science
Of circumstances; and 30 / think OF
this great question. Circumstances
may arise ID the future when it will
be net only policy but stafesinanship
- all0w thoao who own property aud
are Interested IL good moEals. law
and order 70 exercise the ballot. ]
do not think The time has arrived -
yes, and consequently / have been
holding my judgment in allegiance
But however my judgment may Be
upon that suhiect, sE clear upon
this nuhIecl. tkaf alahis late hour 10
the existence q che Territory. when
it is about parting from lls former
condilinn and pulling on The rsbes OF
= Slnie. We sheuld not commence
debating IN rs last hours ns Z Terri.
tory, when We know. aa the eloquent
and gifted Senator from LouiHiana
has admitted, that the very moment,
wflhIa the next hour after ne admis-
sion as Z State. Il has supreme and
absolute and unqueationed control
over the question. Why stop now
% determine What they will deter
mine very soonf
There is no oblectInn TO the admis.
sion Of Washington Territory either
here or in the other branch Of Con
gress. She haa more votes than or
Sc average alled half the seats that
afe occupied in the other house ~
this time. Her wealth and her
capacity are uoquesii0ned and M
challenged 70 & degrees thar Is very
unusuaI--t0 such degree that do
not know Of Or apprehen1 one vote
against her admission here C0nse.
Qusntly have tie right 70 say that
sue Is laying of her puDilage. her
probationary Faiment, and putting on
her garh IS State; and when she
does assume her Statehood. that mo-
ment this question passes from your
power and lnine. passes from every
other power exeept her own; and Il
does seem 20 me ihat 10 raise such 40
issue at this time is sticking ia the
bark. Had it been thought BY The
Congress Of the United States i'm.
portant 20 arrest female sudrage.
three years Il has been challenging
our attention In Washington Terri.
tory and moFe than ten years In
Wyoming; and as We have slept on
she question, why raise it nowa
am as far froia imposing female
suffrage 90 the ign0'a ant class Of the
south ns the accomplished Senator
from louisiana himself, bat Il is TAX
Ing an occasion. which the grea, dig
nifty and importance OF the subject
seen to ne not 10 warrant. 70 Impose
Il upon the attention Of the Senate at
this time.
fhe situation b simply this: Wash
ington Territory an other Territories
have made laws prescribing the righs
OF suffrage within their boundaries,
and the Congress Of the United States
has quietly and approvIngly not
merely sabmilted % bal sanctinaed
all that they haeedoue. lean see no
reason Why at this critical hour. 90
far e Washington Territory is con-
cerned, we should undo what We BY
our sanction have done. We BY cur
saeit actlon here have sanctioned
female suffrage ia Washington Terri
tory. Your States Ia TIE Sluth
where you fear this question will have
The absolute conKol Of Il; and Il does
seem % me that Ia the interest OF
STATE righis We should not seek 10 I'M
pair them as 10 Territories passing
from One condition 70 another
I hope this ameadmeni. however
much il would crafty my { risld
from Louisiana, viii n0s receive the
sanction Of The senate. aud that the
question of suffrage viii Be len, as Il
has bsea 70 every other state. 10 the
8tais of Washington sooa 70 take
her place on the Gag Of this country.
tor her % prescribe IN the interrst OF
every race, black and white. male aud
female; aud IN saying this Ispeak tar
= higher principle than mere class OF
aectioa.
/ have said, MF. President. ell I
desire % say, aud yek | sm reluctant
70 leave the door befUre ! shall
again say that look upon The prob
len Of female Suffrage As one that is
10 Be- sacad Ia the iRiare and faced
eandldlv and with IntelliRenre and
with justice.
Mr. csll-Mr. PresideHt. I shall
vote agaiasl the amendment Of the
senator from Loaisiaaa. aad thiak
we shoald Re committing ourselves
20 . very dangerous proposition By
sustalning that amendment,
And what b the great principle OF
The Constitution upon which the
Ssnte ~ LsouisianA and the state OF
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