Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-08-08
GOOD WORDS FOR WOMEN.

GOOD WORDS FOR WOMEN.
If l had been created women in-
stead of a man. l should hate to be
told. on going to the polls. that was
on a par with State prison birds and
idiots; and l believe in doing unto
others as l would that others should do
unto me. Geo. r Scott
A GOOD man said the other day.
''Oh! keep out of politics. Women
have no business in politics" Sure
enough! But how can they. when
some woman's husband is there every
blessed minute. and if married people
are one. how are you going to elimin-
ate the women?-Woman's News.
The New England Woman Suffrage
Association. having reached the age of
twenty-one. is no longer in the minor
ity period. and is entitled to the bal
lot and full rights of citizenship gener-
ally. The single of conservatism still
refuses to go over the dam. but the in
evitable is near at hand. Boston
Globe.
THE Law Department of New York
University. at its late commencement,
graduated at least one young man who
had the courage of his opinion on the
question of equal rights for women.
Frederick Henry Paulman took for his
graduating address the sermon:
Ought Women to Desire to Vote?" He
supported the affirmative. All honor
to him!
THE Boston Globe makes the follow
ing characteristic comment on the de-
feat OF the women's license suffrage
bill: Women can't vote this year on
the question of granting liquor licenses.
So says the Great and General Court
Well, well. the women may not get this
crust. but they will get the whole loaf
one OF these days. They are beginning
to want it, and what they want they
have way of getting"
THOSE Americans who oppose the
equal suffrage OF women. must show
that it is just and wise to tax part of
the population without giving them
and that governments
may justly exist without the consent of
the governed. They must also show
that it is reasonable to permit the most
ignorant and drunken men to vote. and
to forbid the most intelligent and
superior women. George William Cur
tbs.
In an address on the Centennial OF
Inauguration as Presi-
dent before the Single Tax Club. Of
Benton. Mo-. DIR. H. S Chase. of st.
Louis. said: The ballot must be given
10 women. In women are the heart
and conscience OF the Republic.
they exercise their right or
not, the ballot in women's hands will
provoke thought on all public ques-
lions Of comfort and happiness, and
heir influence will be felt in all efforts
10 sweep away social wrongs"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND remark that
woman suffrage is sure to conceive
Ill recognize that" expresses the atti-
ude Of most OF the really intelligent
public men of the country, and the
one OF intelligent public sentiment
The long years OF toll by woman's
lights workers amid storms Of ridicule,
Lbuse and Islander. have broken and
catered the formerly solid. logged.
-iolent opposition. To-day the public
ointment does not demand the abolition
Il woman's Acknowledgement but it -
eady to accept it
WOMAN is fact, and politics and re-
orms are facts, and facts are related.
When woman walks up the broad ave-
nue. of civilization with politics and
er husband. the man will be more
areful in his actions. would like to :
ee the molding hand Of woman in our
tate politics. i want to get some Of
romans influence. which forms and re-
,rms man. into politics which deforms
ian. Great Britai9 Is thousand times
etter of under Victoria than it will b
nder her son. ! would throw wide
pen the double-barred doors to man
nd woman alike.-Rev. u p. Clifford