The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-06-27

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10 men protection OF person ana prop
ertyI voice In selecting the law
makers dignihes him AS a citizen whose
vote IN respected and sought for, 30
would II represent 10 women the sum
OF her liberties and make her an equal
under the law. This means agreat deal
more than you know unless you have
studied tho Question with thoughtful
attention, IL means equal pay FOR
equal work, 10 means better thhn
starvation wages 10 the women VINO
supply the Wholesale houses with made
up garments, II means a fair chance
for feminine brains and feminine hkill,
IN will place women where they VIII
not be looked upon as an unrepreaented
class, and they will gain In helf,respeet
aud IN tho respect OF others, Women
have only 10 ask for tho en-
aGtment OF some law AZ the
hands OF the Legislators and they VIII
SEQ that no matter how just and right
their demands may be, the politicians
have nothing 10 o0noillate-nothing 10
expect from women-they are not
voters, Politicians arc not seeking tho
interest OF their country or their State
with unselash endeayOri they are look
ing after q second term, and II III the
voters who give ", Women arc not
voters; the result is obvious,
~ have all the rights | want" you
often hear women say, Perhaps they
do not know what they want, or per
haps they really do not care 10 be In,
formed about the important affairs OF
the government or the relation OF law
10 themselves, and prefer 70 leave every
thing 10 their husbands that can pos
sibly bo delegated, Granted that these
women do not want any further ad
yancement themselves, 10 II liberal for
them 10 stand In the way Of those who
do not only want II, but OF those who
need II for the Improvement OF their
condition, those who have not the
luxuriea or even the comforts OF life;
those who must toll daily for acanty
food and clothes, who know not the
Joys and dellghta Of homer To these,
equal political rights would be an ines
timable boon. The ballot ID an edu'
Gator aud will be 4 source OF develop
ment 20 women In many ways un-
thought Of by the great majority,
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aglnary objections urged against II Will
dissolve aud when looked for VIII not
be found, Women will retain all the
characteristics that are dlatinctlyely
womanly. They viii gain In strength
and not lose In refinement. Their
homes surrounded aud protected by
Just aud equal laws which they
themselves have helped 10 make,
will be dearer 10 them than ever before,
The law, which In this state and many
others, deprlyea mother OF equal
guardianship OF her children, cannot
exist whom mothers have the franchise,
Aa tho law now stands, u husband may
will the children 10 whOmsoeyer he
pleHses, and IN case Of his death, that
person may come and take those chill
dren from their mothers loving care,
Her protests are OF no avail, for the
law, Ike q cruel monster, upholds the
unjust deed, and the woman not being
a voter, Ia deprived Of the power which
the ballot confers, and weeps In silent
misery over the troubles Of lone w0'
man. Women ought not 10 be 80 help.
less; they ought 10 have the same OPP
portunltles for self help that men have.
"Those are best served who serve
themselves" or at least know how to
serve themselves, Let women remem'
bor this, and rather than whine over
their hard lot, when responsibility falls
upon them let them seek the privileges
aud opportunities that will make them
capable of discharging their duties cas-
lily and creditably, The work will not
be as onerous rs the demands Of socie'
ty, and much more improving. Wo'
men will rise higher IN the scale of hu-
manity when the full privileges Of cit.
lzenshlp are conferred upon them, and
| II motherhood Ia their cr0wning glory,
that crown will be set with jewels when
the woman with broader mind and
more liberal thought and more earnest
purpose shall devote herself TO the
physical, moral and mental education
Of her children, and when her daugh'
ters and her sons may Inherit from her
the love Of freedom, justice and truth.
We need woman's vote for woman's ad'
yanCement. Weneed woman's vote for
mans elevation, and above all we need
woman's vote because II Is just and
right.