Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1889-04-04
INTERROGATION POINTS.


INTERROGATION POINTS.
Fair Questions for Honest Remonstrants
Against Woman Suffrage to Answer.
Suppose there were two candidates
for the Legislature. one OF whom fa-
vored the present law which allows q
widow to remain in the house of her
deceased husband only forty days with
out paying rent the other would vote
to change the law so that widow and
her children may remain in the house
as long and ON the same terms as a
widower may do-would remonstrants
pray that the burden might not be
thrust upon them of voting for the can
didate who would be just to the widowp
A woman has money earned by her.
self, or given her by her father, or in
any way held as her own. Under the
present law a husband may borrow the
money, give his promise and his note
to pay. But neither the note nor the
promise has any legal validity. The
wife has no possible way to recover her
money if the husbands sense of justice
and honor does not compel him to pay
her, as it very often does not. Would
remonstrants pray to be relieved OF the
burden OF voting for the one of two
candidates for the Legislature who
would urge the passage of law that
would make contracts between husband
and wife valid, as they are not now?
The law now gives the father the sole
legal right to the children, so that he
may send them to serve in grog-shops.
or apprentice them under evil condi-
tions, or dispose OF them as he pleases,
and the wife has no legal power or
right over the child SO long as she
lives with her husband. Would re-
monstrants pray that the burden might
not be thrown upon them of voting for
a legislator who would endeavor to s.
cure law to make the legal right of
the mother in the children equal to that
of the father?
The law for the protection of the per-
son of little girls is only seven years in
Delaware. The repeated petitions ol
women have not been able to increase
it. In no State is the person OF little
girls protected to an age equal that al
which their property is protected.
Would remonstrants pray that the bur-
den might not be thrust upon them oi
voting for the one Of two Legislators
who would strive for q law to protect
the persons of little girls as fully as
their property is protected?
BY the law OF Massachusetts, wife
can will only one-half of her property
without her husbands written consent
on the will, unless she have given the
whole to him, in which case it is as
sumed that his consent would not b,
wanting. But the husband has no such
restriction on his right to make will
The consent of his wife is not required
to make his will valid. Would remon
strants pray to be relieved of the bur
den of voting for the one OF two candi
dates for the Legislature who woult
favor a law for wills that should b,
equal for husband and wifeP
Under the common law husband II
entitled (f there has been child borr
alive) 10 the use of the whole of hi
wife's real estate as long as he lives
The wife may be dead and the maj
married again. The children of thu
first wife may need the property o
their dead mother, but the use of |
may all go to the children Of the sec
ond wife il the father so please. Will
husband has the use of the whole o
his wife's real estate as long as he lives
a wife has only the use of one-third @
the real estate OF her husband after hi
death. II he outlives her she gets n
use of the third of his real estate. an
during her married life is entitle
legally to only her food, clothes an
medicine, just the allowance Of tow
paupers. The husbands right TO hi
wife's property is called "the estate b
the courtesy" This is a pleasar
name. The wife's right to The use {
her thirds" is called 1.-The widows il
cumbrance," which is not so pleasant
name, and the fact is not so pleasan
Would remonstrants pray not TO hay
the duty thrust upon them" of votin
for one of two legislators who woul
cudeavor to secure law to make u
right of the husband and wife equal
this case?
In the early settlement of Wyomiu
Territory, the necessity to secure she
ter and places in which to live, con
PEELED men to work on Sundays as we
as other days When houses wei
built, the habit Of everyday work vii
open shops and business all the tin
continued, when there was no long
any need OF it Many men desire
quiet Sunday. But they could not els
city government in Cheyenne Whit
, would not permit business on that d,
unless the women, who all wanted
quiet Sunday. should vote with the nj
who wanted an orderly Sunday. II
women voted aud their votes, saasd