Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-10-06
REPLY TO MIR. sTULL.

To THE BuLLKrrs:
With your permission will attempt
to answer Homer Stulls objection, in
-FOUR last issue, to Mrs. Colby's views
on the question OF Woman's Suffrage.
l will grant all he claims except his
second point, wherein he says that
these two great duties or functions
can not be safely left to the same per-
son. Ills theories are fine, but facts
are con vincing. 1t is a demonstrated
fact that thousands Of women, to-day,
are performing these two great duties
o. fundtions-not only making homes
for the mselves but caring for and sub
stantlally aiding others. Many OF
these women pay taxes and in every
way are willing to bear the burdens Of
life and do their duty to society. When
they do perform all these duties and
functions they can not see the justice
in not having a voice in the Govern
ment. We are we'll aware that we are
in the minority, but no less worthy Of
hearing.
Ever the right comes uppcrmost,
And ever is justice done;
So that there is hope for the minority.
The statement that ii women vote
they n ust hold Office and assume an
equal position with men in all public
affairs is presumptuous. Because men
vote Al they compelled to hold office?
Or, arr they compelled even to vote
because they have the privilege? Is it
not a matter of choice with them, and
is not this "middlc ground?" Az it is
fact that there is no compulsion,
| why, id the name of reason, can not
women be granted the same privilege?
OF cou rise the ballot gives power, and
that is just where the "shoe pinches,"
because the power is all on one side of
the hu man family ''Man and wife
are one" but the man is the one, and
in the many homes where there is no
man there is no representation.
As to the ambition to use the ballot
all will acknowledge that the majority
of women would use the ballot toward
the ele walton of society. say, yes,
| it is possible that woman can and do
enter public lie and perform citizens
duties There are to-day 249 ayoca-
tons in public life that are being
filed successfully by women, and as a
proof that they are successful Is the
fact hat they are capable to fill and
retain their positions, and with their
lucrative salaries are able to keep up
thousands of homes all over this broad
land. And the reason OF this IL, that
| a woman who can command a salary
OF $500 or 5000 per year will not give
/ it up for n $40 man, for the sake oi
| having some one to cast ballot that
! has hut the actual weight of feather
| will not concced that i'll doing public
work they are assuming a mans place
They IRE fulfilling creative right to
do VIII ,teyer they have talent or ability
to do, and do we'll, that they should
receive fair equivalent for the labor
rferhed--although under the pres
ent customs OF society they have &c
perform the same amount OF labor fel
much less salary than men, just be
cause they are women.
As to the irreparable injury t.
/ homes that might result were women
permitted to vote, SIS all in his mind,
for it IS only supposition and not a
fact. As to it being calamity, VT
have the testimony of Judge Green o.
I Wash ngton Territory that it was IA
decide I'd improvement, and the Judges
of the District Courts OF Wyoming
have given the same opinion, aftel
years pi actual experience.
JENNIE BEARBY.