Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15

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papalaEion IL she Interval from l68o g
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female vote Increased "a. In New
Hampahfru w0men hava been eilRible 10
oiiics and auihoEizs9 10 vote IN school
dlssFics adsiEs since 1913. The sana
epsthy has pseEaiied IN The Granite
stats. In C9noord. where there are
800 f9mais voters. sizee the novelty Of
6rse meeting rot IS have attended. The
sxpesimsns has had TIE sane Eesull IN
Vsrmnnf and elsswhers. The collapse
haa besn complete. Like tbs seed
which fell IN stony pisess. where they
had net mach earth, these ideas have
sprung up, bat when the san eams %
tney were eooFcked, aad heoa11e they
had not rot they withered away. II i
another case Of leading the horse 10
water. Il shows the fufiIitV Of a2-
tempting to manufaoEnse reforms, hop.
| Euz that they will be called foE. In ex-
ulaaati0n u these embarrassing stats
ties the champions Of the sixteenth
lamsndment affirm that school and m1-
nieipal affairs are too p8itry and trivial
to attract the attention OF women, bns
IL they are alioNtd 10 vote for the Fres.
idtnt, and for members Of tbs leRisla-
tore and OF conaress. thsiF Response
will be immediate and universal.
There is slieht discrepancy betaeen
this depreciation Of school and muni
pal suffrage. and the exciting acclairs
With which their enactment Wea hailed
Half loaf u popularity supposed 20 be
better than no bread, bat partial suf-
ffaea Is worse than none. II the
women Of Massachusetts, had been 60,
tvs and xealaua in the exercise Of
school sufFxge when the opportunity
vas Afforded them, IL would have hesn
q powerful, az unanswerahle, argument
in favor Of their advancement 10 abso.
lutte equality with msn Ia the ohliga-
tions and responsibilities Of American
citizenship. "phoa hast been faithful
over few things. / will make thee Ful-
o. over many tkinRs: enter thou into
the joy Of the LoEd7s
Social and political institutions are 8
growth aud development TO meet fhe
requirements Of some antecedent and
pFe-existing aspiratio1s OF the human
soul. Whenever woman wants the bal
lot and society needs her enfranchise.
ment, then the sixteenth amendment
/ will be adopted. Fill then they Labor
20 vain that build 1t. There Is no leeis-
lation that can annnl the ozdinancsc Of
nature, or sbroRsIe the statutes Of The
Almighty.
JoHz JAMES IxeALLa.