The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-25
W0MAN,s RIGHTS.
Preparation the SUNDAY Journal.


Preparation the SUNDAY Journal
The Journal of Monday contained an editorial
paragraph f.om the Stenben Republican which
said ''The light of suffrage is at the foundation
of all other ights." This is the exact platform
of the adpcates OF woman suffrage. For q
number of years in her early career Susan b.
Anthony lbored for educational rights for
woman. foiproperty rights. for platform rights,
until analf she concluded that, to use her own
words, sh 'had no time TO dip out vice with
teaspoon lille the acknowledgement forces
of nature sere pouring it in by the bucketfuL"
For forty-Fe years she has devoted her labors
simply andsolely to secure for women the right
OF the hallo. believing that when they nave oo-
tanned this hey secure for themselves the
other rightto which they are entitled The
vast maJorfy of who are wofking Tor
the various'eforms of the day have reached
TINS Same cpclusion In country whicn IS
ruled by theballot in the hands of the peopis,
disfranchisd class must be at dlsadvan-
tage. No amount of argument will prove
the contrary For this reason women ask to be
enfranchisedn order that they may have an
equal chancewith other classes in obtaining
rights and privileges.
A few daysAgo a prominent member OF Con-
gress, in referring to legislation on the subject
of strikes, said ''No man in public life would
dare set hmsef against the interests of the la
boring men," 10 ofice-holder would dare ridi-
cule or vote against the demands OF the labor.
ing men, but when the women of the count ry
go to the legislatures and to Congress- with their
petitions for the very rights guaranteed then
by the Constitution. there ways membera
who treat them with derision and contempt
and the majority regularly vote against them
without fear or hesitation. Now If this is not
because the workineman has the power of the
ballot and the woman has not then what is the
reason2 If women were constituents" would
influence
the law-makers'
The newspapers of the past week contained
many items OF interest to women. A few ex-
tracts from the letters of distinguished people
may be taken as ssraws upon the current. Rev.
De Witt Talmage writes TO Miss Anthony: 81
am, and always have been, in favor of female
United States oughs either to free women from
the vote In response so invi-
tation 90 read paper before the
ereat council at Washington, Mrs. Frank Leslie
writes that she will do so if she find time,
and says: Il am in full sympathy with the
cause YOU represent. and send herewith con-
tribution to your finances" Among the letters
which she says: Every year gives me greateI
faith in woman suffrage greater hope Tor ia
success and a more earnest wish TO use what in
duence possess for it's advancement"
In opposition to these sentiments the National
Brewers Association, in convention at Chicago.
adopted the following resolution: Resolved.
That we oppose. always and everywhere the
ballot in the hands of womsn, for womans vote
is the last hopo of the Prohi bitionist.' he
principal organ of the Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton in Iowa commences a leading editorial by
saying: Give us prohibition to the end of timd
rather than this accursed woman suffrage"
After reading these sentiments it is not sur.
prisine to learn that the municipal
suffrage bill has just been defeated in the Iowa
House of Representatives. after having passed
the third reading by vote of 81 to Al 1t had a
majority, but II members. as soon as they per-
ceived this, suddenly arose and changed their
votes. The same farce was enacted in the
New York legislature last year. members
the measures had carried and probably
will be again this session. the bill has passed
to its third reading in the New York Senate
bill granting suffrage to women on the question
of liquor license has passed the Massachusetts
House by vote of 100 to 90 The influence of
the Liquor Alliance will now be directed toward
in the House in spite of powerful lobby. Bills
also pending in various other legislator es.
Senator ingalls, is nothing if not brilliant, but
he has way of getting up into the realms of
oratory and entirely out of the regions of fact
He recently wrote a note to lady in Sslina,
Kan, saying he had received a letter from Mrs
Lvermore stating certain things She denied
ever writing such letter, and Mr.. Livermore
called him to account for It. He replied under
date of Jan. 20. saying that until this controver
sy arose he never heard of the name of Mary A.
Livermore! 1t will now be in order for him TO
say that he never heard of the Sanitary Conn
sion during the war, at whose head was Mary
A. Livermore. Never heard of the most promi.
nent lady lecturer in the United States for the
last quarter Of a century.
There was general surprise and satisfaction
when it was learned that two women, of
them Miss Willard had been elected delegates
to the General NJ. e. Conference to be held in
New York, as such thing had never been per
mitted before. 1t now trAnspires that there
will be very spirited controversy in regard 20
IN this ecclesiastical body. although
they have been elected IF there is anv Metho-
dist minister in this country. any other,
who has done fer humanity one half what Fran
ces E. Willard has done, let him stand up and
be counted before he takes his seat in the Gen.
eral Conference. IDA A. HARPER
Concerning Women.
Mrs. NJ. Louise Thomas has been reelected presi.
dent of Sorosis.
London ieyveler suggests diamond-cutting and
Mrs John B. Finch will soon publish biography
of hor husband which she has been engaged sincs
his death
The National Association of English Journalists,
after vigorous fight, voted at their last meeting to
admit women.