The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-13


rs their husbands and fathers and brothers
are solidly Republican OF Democratic or
Prohibition. Those families all voting
would make more votes but no difference
in the result. Besides that, rs now at the
polls men are bought up by the thousands,
women would be bought up by the thou
sands. The more voters the more oppor-
tunity for political corruption. We have
several million more voters now than arc
for public good.
We are told that female suffrage would
correct two evils the rum business and
the insutliciency OF woman's wages. About
the rum business l have to say that multi
tudes of women drink and il Is no unusual
thing TO see them in the restaurant 80
overcome with wine and beer that they
can hardly sit up, while there are many
so-called respectable restaurants where
they can 90 and take their champagne and
hot toddy all alone. Mighty temperance
voters those women would make! Besides
that, the wives OF the rum-sollers would
have 10 vote in the interest OF their hus-
bands business, or have time the inverse
OF felicitous. Besides that, millions of re-
spectacle and refined women in America
would probably not vote ut all, because
they do not.want to 60 the polls, and, on
the other hand, womanly roughs would all
so to the polls, and that might make
woman's vote on the wrong side. There
is not in my mind much prospect OF the
expulsion Of drunkenness by female suf-
frage.
As to woman's wages to be corrected by
woman's vote, | have not much faith In
that. Women are harder on women than
men are Masculine employers are hard
enough in treatment OF women, but II you
want 10 hear beating down OF prices and
wages in perfection, listen how some women
treat washerwomen and drcssmakers and
female servants. Mrs. Shyloek is more
merciless than Mr.. Shylock. Women, j
fear, will neycrgct righteous wages through
woman's vote, and rs to unfortunate wo-
manhood, women are far more cruel and
unforgiving than men are. Aftera woman
has made shipwreck OF her character
men generally drop her, but women do
not 80 much drop her as hurl her with the
force OF catapult clear out and OF and
down and under.
i have not much faith that women will
ever get merciiul consideration and justice
through woman suffrage, yet l like exp2r-
| iments, and some OF my friends in whose
| judgment have confidence are so certain
that alienation would come by such pro.
cess that would, IL had the power, put
in every woman's hand the vote. can
not see what right you have 10 make wo-
man pay taxes on her property TO help
support city, State and national govern
ment, and yet deny her the opportunity
of helping decide who shall be mayor
Governor or President But let every
wife, not waiting for the vote she ma,
never get, or, getting IL, find II outbalanceC
by some other vote not fit 10 be east, aris'
now in the might of the eternal God anC
WELD the power OF sanctitied wifcly am
bition for good apprcximating the indn
i,e.
No one can so inspire man TO nobl,
purposes Us u noble woman, and no one ~
thoroughly degrade man as wife OF un.
worthy tendencies. While in my text W,
have illustration Of wifely ambition
employed in the wrong dircc
ton, society and history are ful
of instances OF wifely ambition
gloriously triumphant in right directions
All that was worth admiration in the char
acter of Henry vi. was reflection Of th,
heroics Of his wife Margaret. William
Prince Of Orange, was restored 10 the righ
path by the grand qualities OF his VIII
Mary. Justinian, the Roman Emperor
confesscs that his wise laws were the sug
gcsiion OF his wife Theodore. AndreV
Jackson, the warrior and President, ha'
his mighticst reinforcement in his plail
wife, whose inartistic attire was the amuse
mcnt OF the elegant circles In which sh
was invited. Washington, VINO broke tn
chain that held America in foreign vassal
age, wore for forty yean n chain aroun.
his own neck, that chain holding the min
iaturc likeness Of her who had been hi
greatest inspiration, whether among Tia
SHOWS at Valley Forge or amid the honor
Of the presidential chair. Pliny's pen wa
driven through all It's poetic and histori
cal dominions by his wife CALIFORNIA, VIII
,, sang his stanzas 10 the sound Of flute, an
sat among audiences enrapturod at he
husbands genius, herself the more enraI
, tured. Periclcs said he got all his elC
, quence and statesmanship from his wifi
, When the wife OF Grotius rescued hir
, from long imprisonment at Lovestein b
means OF bookcase that went in and on
carrying his books 20 and fro, he one da
transported, hidden amid tho folios, an
, the women Of besegcd Wcinsberg gettin
! permission from the victorious army
! take with them 10 much Of their valuabl,
1 as they could carry, under cover Of th
: promise, shouldered and took with ther
as the most important yaluables their hu
bands-both achievements In literal WI
|, illustrated what thousands Of times III
|, been done IN figuratiye way, that wiiel
|. ambition has been the salvation Of men.
1 De To6queyille, whose writings will !
Q potential and quoted while the world last
/ ascribcs his successes 10 his wife and say
4 "Of all the blessings which God has give
3 20 me the greatest ~ In my eyes Is
, have lighted on aara Motley" Mart
}. Luther says Of bis wiic: ~ would not 81
: change my poverty with her for all u
4 riches of Croesus without her" Isabel
r OF Spain, by her superior faith In Colun
4 bus, put Into the hand Of Ferdinand. h
4 husband, Amcrica John Adams, Pres
a dent Of the United States, said Of his wifi
4 ''ehe never by word or look discourag,
4 me from running all hazards for the salv
ton OF my country's liberties" Thorn
!. Carlyle spent the last twenty years OF h
Q life IN trying by his pen 10 atone for u
/ fact that during his wiie's life he never a
II prcciaied her influence on his career NJ
n destiny. Ans, that having taken her fro
!. a be antiiul home and brilliant career
n should have buried her In the home Of
/ rccluse and scolded her In such langua
;, as only dyspcptic genius could manae
,c until one day while In her invalidsm RI
oi ing IN Hyde park her pet dog got run oy
and under the excitement her coachmi
Ct found her dead. Then the literary gia