Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-27
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN ENGLAND.


f.fZlaD1- tfiAL TIE EFSztb HizaSr VI Atif sFA-
Hghtened, cultivated and Christian So-
men Of both countries have remained for
the most part, silent ob-erver- Of the
movement. ia this country. at least. /
there ia 10 doubt that In any State where
the majority Of the educated and respect
able women should be moved TO demand
the outrage Il would be granted them
Bus there &. no indications Of any move
fGent of tbis sort.
10 England. however. the editor Of the
Nineteenth century haz undertaken 70
show hat the women whose characters,
.,aial emlnenee and intellectual qnalitica-
ton. mo-t IL them for the leadership of
their -rx are opposed 10 woman -aifrs g
lie publi.he- the most notable appeal, all
things considered. that has been made
against woman suffrage, by woman, since
the agitation began. Among the women
who sign this appeal are D0Nager Lady
stanlry of Alderly; Lady Frederick Cav
eudi-h; Lady Kaniolph Churchill; Lady
Fanny Nnrjoribank- the Dnche-- Of It.
Albaus Mr.. Gosehen; Mr-. hnoxf.it-
flo. NJ. We.teott Of c,nbridge. Mr..
Woo,ls. II oxford Mr.. Mundella; Mr.
7. H. Green, OF oxford; Mr.. Leslie
stephen; Mrs. Humphrey ward, anGhor
a, ..unt,er, Et.mere-. Mr.. Frederic Ilar-
d.on. Mrs. Huxley; Mis- Topping,
superintendent Of -. John. House, Wor-
r..t.r. Mr.. 4eolev. cambrldy.. Mr..
L-,,,,o PAM. Mr.. ~ p,yti. Mr.. Alma
T,dena Mr. ". +. Forster. Mr..
u,,th,,, Ar,old Nr. Ny voller NJ.
pnrlle. Lady NonteagIe. Lady yicto.
RI, nuxtou and 40 on
Th..e women are for thu. mo.t mart
,,lyas nr widow. of .tates,u4n famous
.,.bol,r. yr.., writer. or leadinv men in
,t.c EngU.b bur,h. sho REPRESENT the
,no.t adv,ecrd thouobt and ,.uirur. in
England
wb,t do they have 10 .ay ay,io.t
,.,.,u,u .,f,raya ,,h.u drn,,n ONT of their
natural re,i..ncr by the ANIMAL of the
Nin.reen,b Century,
l.t Tba,. eo,,,,rr,t, the Inng G-t Of
,loti,.. to IN. STAT. naturally ,rconpany-
ina, ,.i,i,,.,.t,i,, i, bi,.t women cannot nor
farm. ,rh.v c..,.,nt the dntie. involved in
....,t,.,,,n s.h.ot I..arl-,,d III. ..r-
,i.. f., ,...r,l, ,h..,, ,.,,,.,l,,l, ,t,i.
paw ~ Wv w say NIX
!" sum up we Wonld give them their
fun share in the state Of social effort and
.,..,.,l ,,,.,,,,,i,,,. a.. t,.,t, f.r ,t.;, ia,
S'"7'"S "''iN"f ~ th'' "'En'' '''''
which fr-ts ou thought, conscience and
moral influence: but W protest again 4
t..r ...t..i.., 60 Iir...., ,,.,,.or.i,. ,t.,,
-,.,,,. IL, II. ,d,,iri.tratiy, ,,flitar, and
sn,,,t, ,,,oct. whore IN. ubv.i,.l
.,,.a.it,. ,h, .,.c,,,,ol,t.I ,.vn..r,e,,,,. and
i,t,,ited feminine, Of mon ou,,t,t r., ,,r.,,iI
,.it,,,,,t tb. h.,r,s-in,, i,terf.r.,,. of
,h,,. who tbonyh tbcv NAV he n,rtners
i'm u,.r il, d.hat. can in these n.tter-
n,.y.r IA, r,rtper. with Them in action
u They deny the ripbt Of women 10
.urr,yr 4. for tn. moral influence nf
women in nnlitirs. they .,v that women
Oould he .hotter partisan. than men and
oo,,lI show more oayrrpes. and ,ini,.l
nc.. of tenprr." and conclude that ITO
admit women to tn, ordinary machinery of
political life would intame the partlsanhip
ana increase .he eF"', Already 80 eonsp''u-
g,,l r,,,raI ,,,,li,,o. af ,,o,,., ,,6 -, -
lessen the natioral reserve. of moral force
aud, ON the other hand, We Tread the politi-
car ana pta'N'H 'uettS "h''n, IN our oeiet'
,,,'.., -, d.. ,,,,i.b ,,,
fl .cnt largely because it is indirect and
gradual
I'd. They state grave. practical diff
rultics" in the way of woman suffrage.
"If." say they. Votes Ice given to ,mnar-
rird women ON the same terms 1s theynrr
tn men. large numbers of women leading
immoral lives will be- cnfranchi~ed ON the
one hard. while married women. who. a.
A rule. have passed through more of the
nr,.ri,,l cxnorienca. Of life than tho nm.
married viii IA, excluded
ON m. nth.r hand tn, scheme If g,
prnnerty qualification for woman suffrage