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

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IL Washingion today. whoss pres
ence and position has not relieved
Sons aan WAom viii not here char,
aessrixs. Of hia k0norabie duty q
give that Woman prolsction sad sap.
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nmong ne men thAt 4 forcing he
womea of the world % TIE frOnk
AfteF al, ". theT have = wider Geld
ef power n which they exercise
greater authority than the men Of The
world, she men who casf the votes.
the mea above fweatg-one years Of
$50.
We hare two forces IN this c0un-
try, each dependent npoa the other,
and society resting II security upon
both. One Il the moral power: the
other he legal authority. One b
the power of government. il which
the rougheet men are 70 be handled.
and through whose instrumentalitY
the battles of nations are 70 b fought
and The great works Of labor and en-
seFpfi1e are ~ b8 eccomp pllshed.
Eka oi1et Is The aofl, geniai inA1enee
of khe morai force which commaa-
ecB % beam in upon TIE babs's eyes
from tAe momenf thai Is may see ifs
mothers face, and never deserts Il
dnFing life. exercising benign, .
happy. q Christian influence over
that Ire, 50 e 70 qualify Is for the
paternal and more awful duties Of
manhood.
Women IN their sphere have 3
higher duty 70 perform than we;
while we have one that is moro rough.
/ have the conviction resting In
my own heart 90 deeply that can
act expel IL lkak when God made
me aman he ecl0lhed me with mans
duties and q mans powers, and made
Il my duty, IS Wels aa my most priced
and blessed privilege, 20 take care Of
those who might be dependent upon
me In the family relation, Who. In
their state Of tenderness and Of weak
neaa, are still stronger and mere pow
erful than ] could ever Be or expect
TO be.
Mr.. President, ne hear Il said thai
Il viii purify the ballot 70 allow the
women 70 participate in IL That
depends entirely upon the question
how long the women viii 5e pure.
A ballot corrupted by bad woman
Il the most dangerous instrument
atty that was ever put into operation.
Hence it was that tAe honorable Sen
afor from Vermont, when he brought
his Utah bill 10, found that the bal
los Ia the hands of woman who
might be under the Influence OF q
bad man was Of such q dangerous
character that he felt bound TO ask
Congress 70 repeal Tito strike it
down.
You put 3 woman out Of her
sphere, unaex her, put upon her shoul-
ders the burden Of . mans duty, and
put into her hands the instrument Of
1 mans power. and you have got =
being who has losg caste and charac-
ter, e God made her and intended
her to be. You make her masculine,
and ten 70 one you make her ferocis
ous
The voting Of women IN this coun-
try as the open polls win corrupt
women, do not care what & does 70
the polls; and would rather see as a
result, nltY years Of corrupt elec.
tons. than 70 see fifty women cor
rupted by one election. / do not be.
lieve that Il is right. Il Is either q
sontimentalify, or ll is shrinking
from duty 70 cali the ladies Of this
country out of their homes and
among their families aud ask them
70 visit the polls and the hustings.
Think Of ; stump speaking woman
20 get up and to exercise herself 10
the low lived business Of the pot
house polilicianl Who can fancy q
fate Of that sort for his own dangh-
ter and not shrink from the contem-
platiOng Who viii marshal knd par
ade the women OF this country
among the men, black and white and
red, good and bad, put the ballot in
their hands, and have them crowd
up to the polls 10 cast their yotess
Aud who after that would ever feel
that be would like 10 lay his hand
upon that woman or call her sister or
uaosherf Some may stand il; there
may be some heroic characters among
the women who would not BE- touch
ca BY = thing Of that sort, but Gcd
save the multitude.
We caa not keep corruption out OF
our politics. Corruption has never
been kept out Of the politics Of this
county or Great Britain, and never
will be. But, Mr.. President, let as at
least limit the number who are 10 be
influenced, and let as not tear the
veil Of privacy from those true and
honest bosoms who win be stung %
death By this adder VI corruption
introduced into politica
desired, Mr.. President, 70 express
these views because ] propose 70 in
troduce the amendment that spoke
OF. 70 have this constitution brought
back here and examined By the Con
gress Of tha United States for lie ap.
probation; and If we ind there that
they have put In q clause which can
never be repealed OF amended, in
illcfing, as | will say, woman suf.
fraee Ia perpstuity upon those peo-
pie, viii Be prepared 70 vote against
u. Al I0NGNGfe WY AAf NuAA AuG
people Of the State Of Washington
may amcrd their constitution 20 as
70 put In woman suffrage. or putting
Il Ia may amend 30 - 10 strike Il out,
giving them an opportunity after ex-
perience 10 understand the real val
ne Of the thiRg. or that Il has no val
ne, | would skiil vote 10 approve the
constitution, because those people
thus drawn into Statehood would
have the right 70 regulate that for
themselves
Iwiil vote for the amendment Of
The honorable Senator from Ls0uisi-
ana, ouly 10 express my opleion up
on the subject. Afier thai ! expect
70 introduce the proposition which |
announced when ! Grst took the
lioor on this bill, that this conStitn-
ton, afieg il has been adopted. shall
be brought back Tor the consideration
Of Congress. aud thai no President
of the Cnitee States shall have the
right 70 make any Territory into =
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