The Osceola times., 1888-11-03
WoMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
ELECTIONS CONSIDERED.
Advanced why Women should
sesso 80 Weighed and Analyxed.

Is she not compelled to stay there2
utv v1 il she allowed to sing and speak
va VIZ Hrsad in publicP Who can defend
.asDsunwomanly 49, practice of teaching in
'h,ic w schools? She ought to influence
P brothers and sons to do these
No. s.c How dare she attend or ad-
w.. w. temperance meetings, or go as a
~,Ss;onary to foreign lands, or work in
n".n,tols. or earn her living in any
-sr - that would call her outside of the
'"crsd precincts OF home? II men
~ould only pass law forbidding wo-
-on N 90 to church or to market or to
.nv public place, there would be no
..Ik Of women wanting to vote.
"Uomar's strongest Influence is that
.,sieh she ercrts in family life" 1t is
s,ronc. certainly, but it is not always
GOOD Many homes are ruled by weak.
e. silly or narrow-minded. or nervous
women. for whom the discipline of a
larger life would be the best tonic imag-
Unable. I'm pretty large experience
of real life" says Frances Power Cobbe,
al have failed yet TO find single case
IN which woman who has exercised
nubljc spirit, even to the extent OF self
devotion. was not also an admirable
and conscientious daughter, wife,
mother or mistress Of household" A
woman would neglect her home for the
sake of passing a bill quite as readily
as she would "forsake an infant for
ouadratic equation.
"WomaA's influence at home Would be
reakeaed By giring her he ballot" On
the contrary, it would be strengthened.
Men know very well that as regards the
knowledge Of public affairs. many wo-
men. by reason of their restricted lives,
are in a state of ignorant simplicity.
Let any woman try the experiment of
offering a suggestion upon any course
of political conduct TO husband or
brother, and il is sure to be greeted
with a superior or indulgent smile.
While woman is contemptdously ex-
cluded from political duties. her advice
and influence at home must always re-
main at the minimum.
"R wiH not be safe TO grant the ballot
10 roman until she rs capable OF using IL
inteHigently." 1t will not be safe for
boys to approach the water until after
they have learned to swim.
".hea and their toitcs viii totc eIdctly
alike" Then it will be an added bond
Of sympathy and union between them.
Men and their icires wiH rote erdctiy
opposite" Then it will not be half so
great barrier between them as a diff
ference in religious faith. The more
difference between the political opin-
ions OF the sexes, the more reason why
women's interests should be represented
in political life.
"Iomen are rirtuaiiy represented By
men" 1t was said by james Otis that
mo such phrase as virtual representa-
ton Is known in law or constitution. 1t
is altogether subtlety and illusion,
wholly unfounded and absurd" When
did they make their choice? When
were they ever consulted? We merely
assume that men will be good to us be-
cause we confide in them. Legislation
is always in favor of the legislating
class.
"Womdn already ercrts an immense
influence in politics, and does not need
BE ballot" Then men OF reputed po- |
Iitical influence may be justly disfran-
rhised. Honesty, intelligence and abil-
ty are what give influence. Ought |
.hese TO be excluded from the polls?
"7here are tCOmoH tcho do not irish 10 |
,oie." What would be thought of a prop
,sition that man should not vote be-
,ause his neigbbors do not wish to?
Those who think it unladylike or un-
to take part in the gov
ernment are at liberty to stay at home.
They have no authority TO detain wiser
md better citizens from their duty.
bad 0omen toiH rote." On this point
T. w. Higginson says: bad women
will not vote openly as bad women for
vice in women, by instinct and policy,
conceals itself and passes under another
name The worse women are, the more
they will counterfeit virtue when they
come to vote, rely upon it"
"Poiitics are necessarily degrading."
Then why not advise good men to quit
voting?
Polling places are indecent" For
the simple reason that women are OK
cluded from them. A smoking-car is
an unpleasant place OF resort for the
same reason. Elections will continue |
to be characterized by vulgarity and
until husbands and wives,
brothers and sisters go forth together
10 vote
~ Doman were 10 rote, she tcoutd be
eligible 10 public Offices" Perfectly |
true. Every human being has right
to do whatever he or she can do well,
public affairs not excepted. No woman
could be elected to an important Office
unless there was general conviction
that she had peculiar fitness for its
duties.
The fundamental principle of woman
suffrage is this : Every human being has
a right to work out his or her own des-
tiny, subject only to those restraints of
society which are applied to all alike. -
Bel 7hiSteiUdite, IN Toronto Globe.
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