The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-14
woMAN's SUFFRAGE.

A Woman Takes Up the Gauntlet Thrown
Down by u COrrespOndont-Her Strong Ar.
gumsntH.
10 he Editor ofIS IHteligeno7.
SIR: In Frldsy'sissue there appeared an
article headed "Womsn's Rights" and
signed "a Reader" who says he would
like an Argument in favor Of that doctrine
supported by Scripture. 1 will refer him
to Gal, Sd chapter, 2Sih verse: "There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither
bond nor free, there Is neither male nor
female, for ye are all onein Christ Jesus"
Prov, Slst chapter, 10th verse: Then,
said Jesus unto them: go tell my brethren
that they 90 into Gallilee, and there shall
they see mel" Gen. LIST chapter, 9Th
verse: $50 God created man In his own
image, in the imsge Of God created he
him; male and female created he them"
Every woman Is daughter OF Almighty
God, as man Is his son. He said they
shall be one heHh. he gave her the same
capacity for intellectual, social and moral
advancement. He placed her on level
with man. Matthew Henry says: "Wo-
man was taken out Of man, not out Of his
head to top him, nor out OF his feet to be
trampled under foot, but out OF his side
10 be equal to him, under his arm 10 be
protected, and near his heart to be be.
loved" Men clamored for Jesus life, but
thank God no woman's voice was heard in
that clamor. A man condemned him to
death. Thank God, a woman plead for
his life. When Christianity appeared in
the Roman Empire moral depravity was
az it lowest ebb. The degradation Of wo-
men wan complete. The vile was slave,
aud possessed no legal rights. Her men.
tai endowments were declared TO be Of an
inferior grade. Is it any wonder in the
midst OF this that Paul preached that
woman should be silent and obedlent TO
their husbands. Thirty years ago min
isier OF the Gospel in the South would
have preached to the slaves to be obedient
to their masters. 1t would have been
right for him to do go. How would that
preaching sound to-day2 When Paul
was preaching, the women had no possea.
aions and were slaves. What else could
he preach but silence and obediencs, His.
tory shows that the advancement Of any
nation Ia marked by the progress Of its
women.
"a Reader" seems 10 be under the i'm
preston that II women were allowed tho
right Of Suffrage their husbands would
dictate to them how to vote and under
The doctrine of obedience they would be
compelled to vote as their husbands say.
That is sn old relic Of Pnganism and there
are few followers to-day. Men no longer
want 10 rule with an iron will the golden
rule ia going to conquer. God made
woman helpmeet Tor man and 1t Is be-
ginning to dawn upon his mind that che
can help him in more ways than one. Be-
sides, there are many women who have
no husbands and would not be under the
law Of obedience.
Lot me ask "Reader" ia It right for q
man 10 vote II he is either drunken, fool
ish, ignorant, q thief, q murderer or an
idiot, juAt because he is MANI When 1t
comes to a question OF right or wrong
there would be many pointa TO be taken
into consideration, and in regard TO wo-
man entering into public discussion l
would say, "Th0 proof Of the pudding ia
in the eating" II her discussions are
worth hearing they will be heard. And
the day is not far distant when women
will be enfrancbised and she will be equal
to the demand. It matters not If Broader"
will have nothing to do with 1t, If the rest
ofthe population have no ecruples about 1t
being right. One person in this vast
population is q email item unless he hap.
pens TO have an honored title to his name,
and could give a number OF these who
think women justified in asking for the
right Of suffrage. AUNT 0PHELIA.