The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-10
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
An interesting Meeting in
the Social Hall.
PROF. TALMAGE'S ADDRESS

the Hand that Rocks the Cradle
is the Hand that Rules
the World"
TIL re was an interesting n ling Of
the Woman'' Suffrage ASS Jcia ZION of
Utah held in the Social Hall at p. m,
yesterday, First Vice President Mrs.
Lydia D. Alder presiding.
Prayer was offered by Mrs. Zina D.
Il. Young.
MRS. LYDIA D. ALDER
was the first speaker. She said
The hand that re cks the cradle is the
b md that rules the world" This SEN
ument wSs written long ago; but il is
Just as true to-day as 1t was then. 1t
mas from time immemorial been con-
ced, d that the home Chat dearest spot
on earth) is the womsn's kingdom.
And many women there are, even
10 dav. who desire no other
sphere. Hi tory shows that adown
all the ages. the mother who
rocks the cradle and carefully raises ner
sons, has through them ruled the world.
But shall not our daughters be taught
also, and have just as many privileges
as our sons? Most assuredly. We can
look around US and see many of our
listers who have to struggle with the
hard realities oflife. Some of them are
widows, some of them chose never to
marry. They own property, either
much or little. on which they must pay
taxes for the support of the govern
ment, both local and general Yet they
must never have voice In the choice
of that goverpms servants. Woman
suffrage is a live question before all
thinking minds and many nations to-
day. Think for moment of the pros
pect con ronting our own government
welcoming as it does the down tredden
al oppressed of every cline to its shores.
This emigration brings many who are
ut erly ignorant of the first true prin-
cipleS of government. Scheming poll
ticians can buy this vote, also the aver
age negro vote, for a very small sum
of money. This has conduced to much
of the corruption existing to-day. You
can see that when woman gains the
ballot, and we regain our ballot, her
vote, given intelligently and wisely, will
Offset the vote of ignorance and fraud.
God speed the day.
PROF. JAMES E. TALMAGE
following Mrs. Alder in short address.
said:
TIE feelings that animate my mird
on this occasion are peculiar indeed.
This is owing in some degree doubt
lessly to the nature of the audience.
but more especially to the wide intent,
and the far-resching Importance of the
topic Of the day. | say "far-reaching
importance" intentionally, aud with
no idle meaning attached to the words
for it is certain that the problem to
wuich TINS honorable association is
seeking proper solution, IS of interest
to the human race at large
My humble opinions upon the matter
are of a simple and commonplace
kind; bat not, | trust, insincere or I'M
mature on that account. The con-
clusiors at which l have arrived in the
cor sideration of the subject are based
upon no comparison OF legal and pol
itical advantages or disadvantages
likely to result from copferring the
rights of suffrage upon woman; but
upon the Justice to her claims to these
rights as witnessed by the word of the
Almighty. Man, in his studied wis
dom, has learned this great lesson
of Nature that the Creator has
fitted every object of His care to the
purpose OF its being. Is it then to be
thought that woman is less completely
endowed with the capacities of her call
ing than is man for his? 1t has been
often said that woman, in the sphere
allotted to her existence, is as perfect
as man. l would say in place of this,
that in her sphere woman is as much
the superior of man as does man excel
in his proper powers. Nature has been
as liberal in endowing woman-Je-
hovah's daughter-as in blessing man
His son.
The objections that have been raised
to the anchigement of women in
this land of republican freedom are
mostly based upon the fear of the in
capacity of women for the Offices and
stern duties of citizenship. If these
fears appeared to have solid founda. 3
ton, l, too, would be 10th to witness
such a change. 1t has b, ca wisely SAID
here to- day. that the home is woman i,
and feel sincerely that the
true woman, reigning in her home as
a queen. will prove too deeply interested
in the affairs of that sacred domain to
desert the throne in any endeavor f
political preferment. We may repose
implicit confidence in WON anly nature;
and never need we fear femi-
nine aspirations toward positions
untitled for womans capacity, !
That the giving of suffrage to woman
would change much of the state at
present existing in the politics of the
day, l have no doubt, but for such
change l most sincerely hope. My
greatest regret is that woman has to
plead and beg for that which rightly
belongs to her. She is affected by the
laws equally with man, and it is just
that her voice should be as willingly
heard as his in the choice of the law
makers and officials to execute the
laws.
God speed the day when woman shall
have her heaven born rights.
Mrs. NJ. Y. Dougall then read an
open letter from the ladies of Utah to
the ladies of America. and Miss Nellie
Little read, very effectively, synopsis
of the speech of Judge Jere Wilson,
which was listened to with marked at
ton.
The eloquent speech of Delegate Mrs.
Emily s. Richards, which was given