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

In the discussion Of the woman ane
ffaae bill befare the council Of the leg
stature OF Washington territory, MIR.
White insisted that IL nine tenshs Of the
people said no tb8t Is nos reason why
ihe otheF tenlh should not be allowed 10
vote; which Is substantially tha reitera-
ton 81 ths declsfatisn Of the Taeoma
Ledger that aeudfsee Is right which
any 2omau Il entitled g demand and
receive regardless Of the wishes, prefer
enoes OF pgeiadices OF majority Of the
MAILS soteEs.n This position Is absurd,
fer no man in America was ever made
q voter upon the Rroand that suffrage
was bis natural inalienahie right, iike
the primary rights Of men 10 life, iibsf-
~ propsrty and the pufsuIs Of happi-
ness, Tee state can confer the right Of
Suffrage, IL deened eKpeaient, upon q
man OF q womsn; Il can aud does take
away the suffsaae FROM man for crime.
4 convict, after his release from prison,
ia not by that lease restored 90 the
suffrage which be lost By crime, bat q
nan who goes 30 pgIssn for burglary
does nes lose bio tight 20 life and prop
cry, and on hi release resumes the fires
exeroise uf ail his o. .aral rights. Bal
bis suffsaqs be cann9. regain on release
except bg formal civic rehabilitation BY
the state.
His perfectly clear the esaEe treats
eertsiu taiDes as natural rights belong
inR T. 81 Dcn a. women, whis8 It
treats otter tbinEs - re privileges
that TnaY Aa withheld from either mea
or women, II the majority deem sneh
withholding expedieps f0f the best in-
=. a. aeaa~ ~ - - -
~ q 10 get the endkaaa upon pisa that
Is nca and never wAs successfully offered
for clothing men with the right Of snf
fARe. The suffrage granted Toe blacks
was granted upon ila ground Of mlli
tsy necessity aad eiyie expediency,
and even that was referred 10 the people
for approval IN shape Of constitutional
amendment. II niae-lenths q the pea.
rie had esid 40, the amendment would
have been defeated sad tue blacks
would be without = legal FiRht 20 the
ballot today.
There aEs many reasons worthy Of re-
snectfnl treatment which have been
arz.6 for woman suffrage, bui this Plea
that Glitter man OF woman has q natu-
raj, inaiisnAbls rizht 10 the suffrage.
unioh tins nss9rtty has no more reason
10 deny Under " form Of government
thaa the right 10 life, itheFty, the pnr-
sust Of property aud other ierus Of So
cisi happiness. has never been eoeept-
Ell Ia this eepntFy, never oHgat T. be
kra never still be. women Will Get the
s1ffraee, tzst as usn hsVs o5ssius1 &
sn shfs caHutry. wien the stats IA per
| susfHd a it i for she test interests
u The stste 20 grant it, and it Is time
4 a 49,
erv Other ef0eod stan taat q Is the
| highest expedtency o. she state 10 grant
this tEauneuss ard radicsi enlargement
o. iae suSfeRs. wsiea bss always been
/ treated 3 a gftsilegs, not ~ tie enact
rt 20 = IA nrAi universal fiRai, when
inferred upsa Kan, whether black o.
whiis, aud viii b. 90 slRsi5eSed II 4 Il
lever inferred avon women. To afRne
lfF w0nau saAssge upoa any oshes
/ ernaud than that 4 Il the highest ex.
gadlsocy Of tue state 70 grant Il, is q
pisce it upon 5 grs1nd that was rsyti
I accepted for Esu, and 4 & - bdat 10
ihff eth haldeFdash and rant rather
tasn ressou. Fh~ peopie wiii asVer 10
hsn % the absur1 assumption that saf-
iraee j. a riFG uhieh any man o.
watnan il entitled 20 demand and re
1 G. I've tx lfAie@S 81 80 Ntttt-es A4fA1N
snpss or rrsi a1iees Of = mai ari&4 q ihe
| male Vstsfsl' fea feigtt As veil sNJ
thst Mny man % Ras @n1c9n vas en,t
sled e at an she grand iarg,
The eRae q wnm8a sadraRe Suffers
els. As tlss tesnperanca c3uss DIES. fsoa
/ fae Htaclsai ssyamp.sors snd lolaas.
elou EsAi e ssua - rs Earti@ns ~
srenRfh. sad is EMS GE.ttne ehS1e'
Il faf x.oterg, ress tx7lgsiysif 90 81
/ ssiisg q iis adgo gisE . fefs9s1e ~
veeuls that L IS fsF tie bsas inssf esss 81
10 state, hsga sr5 iaw, for psaee. as3sE
GOOD morals. wise teNsa.atigrs IN saof'
fer tie bssf psssi q eovsganeni Of To
| stca8sss nEnesrs 20 efAut 81 tie 20
rlen tka sane pEiyiiszs 81 satrsea taa
ths state assass 10 r1aay nsH, bat no
= al r-ea. distinctly ss rriViisgs ans
nag g. ths ua9arsi iasiisuanle FiEat q
snvbody. Ga thss groanS q high ex
} 2 fisnsy lekre all AsssFs BE- solit
j faon - plesd FaEely fox wonan saf
frars, has Sc PISA Of ratnE1i, i1aiie1a
| hls rizht 10 ths sr6rsee Il inere fustfsn
ths sirI - whica dsHsms are wads.-
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