The Red Cloud chief., 1890-09-12
RepDY 10 &C.. r. g."

Mr.. &C. F. S. II the editor Of the
CHIEF will allow mo . little space l viii
say afew words in reply to your article
in The CHIEF Of Aug. 9. on tho subject
OF "woman suffcage." Although in id
dition to being illogical, some portions Of
your article are almost too shallow and
silly to merit q reply. Ifeel that tho
subject il Of sufficient importance to
Justify me in giving it . little airing. /
am q woman and frankly admit that no
men arc becoming enthusiastic in thor
advocacy Of equal suffrage but l claim
that they are intellheenty 90 and that
their zeal is not without . knowledge OF
what they are talking about.
We are not q set OF Office seekers, and
political speakers % you insinuetA, a.
though some OF our . have held impor-
tant Offices to which they have been
nominated and elected by men,cofices
which they have filled with credit to
themselves, and to the entire satisfaction
Of the people whom they vere elected to
serve, an example OF which We have in
our own county, and I have yet to hear
that one Of them have ever betrayed apub-
lie trust. Your statement that they MIN
i cgrand speeches long since made by Our
forefathers is rs false q it il harmless.
They have no need to mimic grand
speeches, long since made, but those Of
our sex who are lectures and political
speakers and there m many such, arc
fully able to make good and sensible
speeches on the live issues Of tho day and
by competent and unprejudiced minds
are the acknowledged equals Of good
speakers Of the Steiner Box.
That We are not alone in this great
work Of reform I need only quote your
wnstatement that great orators, lectur-
ers and men Of reuown" are On our side
You need not trouble yourself to prove
by statistics, that there arc hundreds Of
bad women in the world, for that is too
painfully true and il one Of tho strongest
arguments in favor Of equal suffrage
and / have no doubt that, statistics hon.
estly aud fairly collected would show
that there are as many hundreds Of bad
men as OF women and I have no doubt
that q great majority Of tho particular
class Of bad women to whom 1 suppose
you allude, are moro sinned against than
shining, and are made bod chiefly by the
who should have been their bro
tectors instead OF being their despoiIerA.
WU0u W0 O024 kI0v0 VIC U0UUU10 U00U0.
cd from the land, tho most prolific source
Of womans' ruin and shame win b
stopped and for this purpose moro than
any other, do Ne ask that tho privilege
OF exercising our inherent rights b
granted US, one Of which Il to cast our
ballots for God, and homo and native
land.
do not wish to argue this question
with you, but / insist that you lay aside.
ifpossiblA your pEejudices and condidly
consider this matter sobeely and intelli-
gently, and then ok yourself whether
motherA wives. and siGeeru hsve not .
much right and greater need than men
to cast their ballots for theirOwn protec-
ton.
Notwithstanding your oppressed wish
to the contrary, I hope you may 1.-Two 70
80 the time when women win havo equal
chances with men 70 Protect themoslvea
No 10 arc not satisfied, and will not b
until we have redress q our grievances.
but No have no desire to ~seep into menS
ehoeat-tAey would not AZ uA-and
ffO@ foece oe habit might tnko W where
No would not like 70 b sssn. EueRivine
you Tor the humanity malediotioa kurled
1t u In your closing remark, I cub
scribe myook A0OU