Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-17

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| vote ~ rrohih Triton. II ths sak1oE w0uld
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rive their votes for sbs sanss 81 good
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youna and siaaE. hags failed - exeRoiss
ne hiahasl prsr0RltiEe Ct AmaEicaa
aili1snship beoauss Of their FepuanAnoe
20 womsn ga4KAesg Baah exprsssions
a. the following have bsen lntely heard
1 b ne writer from women mora o. less
indlaaFsaf - tie pEivilega and dasy 81
voting.
.No, I have no paFi ID votina.~ Il
d0ut esse fer general politics. z
sgsid vote for pr0hioition I'd Be sat
isdad.
ri dunst sars for mach but my hns-
band an0 ny home. is maze d1ty
% sind poiilics; ISIS woman's duty %
mahs 3 pleaAant home for her husband
shIsa woa't rsspsss women II they
talk politics with them.s
Ny husband says politics sfe cor
ruDting % men. and thsy Would b more
I 40 a. woman."
n woald have voted, bat didn't
feaiatsFs thssa vas no Ons 70 80 with
sMs vOts wouia.'s have changed she
rssuit.H
II dlan's vant 70 vote, bat had 10;
thsy came aftef me."
1haes faeis snEgeaf lessons whish
nhoaid b taksn 70 heart By each one o.
a. Ascending % the extent 81 Cur 70
niaansas, % % oar power 20 implant 81
the s0nmunify Of n0als atoend us higher
sonasptions d lie and dsty than those
whist ere bsld b. 700 many.
la. The lesson of thiBkina ID time, Of
preparing oareaivcs Ia season 10 neet
he ufaan9g and imp0FtAnes 81 az issue
Al sake, and Of pFompsfy tnhusncina
} othera. 1ha most Starring and PERSIA
nive asauments ADDRESSED 20 cue at che
laat m0mens cAHnot make he impres.
aion thag uoald u presented IN time f0s
: calm and thorough Investigation.
u "a. Tue lsas0n Of personal responsi.
bility. In Q rsUaBiio every v0ter has
powor and fnAaemoe 10 Affect tue result.
Il those best qualihed 70 think and
! iudas of msthods 20 Be pugsued and
pEobisms % b ssttled refrain from do.
ma their part, abey mnsi expeol 70 b
controlled b thoss more alert and 20.
: lige. thoaeh Les sorap1i0as. To b
} Fuiad b. the majority y net nsoeaaaFiiy
. 70 DO guided b. the highest intelliRence
and best ooneoienoe 81 the common.
; wealth. Oar larqs cities ahogd cram
pies 81 TIE eject 0f eisvasing dishonest
and oofrapt men, o. better men repre-.
aentinG bad principles. 20 places Of honos
and truss thfOaRh the enipable negll-
I gsnos Of good men, who refused "a
ufsstis with anworthy seekers foI
, power. II 10 only when the ballot d
ease aceoFdina 30 the kuowledRo and
! best intention Of the average voter that
3 TIE majority can be made % represent
the Intelligence and better aims Of TIE
whole. Popular Royernment undoubt-
: eds admits Of zoe widest liberties 20 -
individual and the largest Rr0w "a amope
the unframed maaseaof humanity, Bul
u can maintain its Integrity Of oharaa,
Ter only thfoagh q recognition Of TIE
truth thai "Etsfnai Vipiianoe 4 the
J I price Of liberty" sviailancs 10 be shared
By every voter.
Sd. The lesson that Il is an uninstifia.
bic coarse 70 withhold ones vote for one
] aoed eAasa. from the fact shat Others
will not vote for another good cause.
Prohibition IL only one Of the many 70.
forms which are new engaging Sue at.
tention and seif sacrificing efforts Of
men and women Who strive for the ela.
vation and enlightenment Of common
Humanity.
SIN. TIE lesson Of personal duty.
which shoald come home 10 every wo.
man o. Washington IerrttoEy. Much
Of The indifference shown hy some 20.
men 70 the exercise Of suffrage proceeds
from the same inertia which human
nature Il 90 prone 20 exhibit, and which
Operates % 0ftoa 10 keep men frOan
eAertine themselves IN behalf Of good
policies.
Bus there is also yea 10 be found
among women 9 false sentiment: 4
namby-pambyism ~ deplosable as Il e
pernioioua Ia its mature and eGeoia,
which leads them 10 profess that woman
suffrage ia Incompatible with the refine.
ment which eh0nld oharaotsrixe the sex.
the best Offset 90 aaoh pretenas il the
fact that among the finest, most gifted
and highly cultured ladies Of the worId
arr those waQ believe IN woman suffrage.
and who vote when they can. In ia
true sphere politics has % do with Gov
eminent vita the vital and highest IN
teresta ct mankind. Hea, then, can
cue Who asDires and Who desires Roos
70 others refrain from caring for roll
tical Hos 10 u that any woman oan
feel that she has no part % take In the
struggle which Il everywhere takine
place for the best IN oar civilization
against thai which demaFalizss ana
destroyed Doss sha not care for me
blessings uhioh have descended 20 her
through The care Of noble women ia the
paatY Has she no para oul 70 enjoy,
without care 30 maintain o. ada 10 ne
advantages whieh have been Rivea heFl
Oan she care truly for her husband ma
her ehiidren and her home without
thoaRht and knoWiedge Of and care
about zoe great Interests OF the world,
the ooantFy and the neighboFhood upon
which the welfare % her little home IA
depandenaf MOI rather h TIE sphere Of
that home enlaFRed aud its inmates ben
Gifted b. taking oosui8ance u sue varied
activities outside b.
The Womsa Of Washington Terriers
have . aaafed privilege given then; !
pRivtiage watch h noe evaFyuhaFs 90
corded 30 women, q daty also Of which