Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-04-25
WOMANS REALM.
Under God The People Rnle' Motto
ofSouth Dakota.
ARE WOMEN PEOPLE??
conducted by LoElla H. Blank associate editor
THE TWO GREAT ISSUES

eh ny A1oert Houseman and read be-
lore the washington Springs Equal Suffrage
Association.l
Ihe great living issue of the present
age OF the American Nation and of the
States is that of Prohibition.
State after state is being conquered
oy this great army of Temperance
Reformers. The last battle has recent
ly been fought in the Dakotas; and in
this conflict for temperance and right,
the voice of loyal manhood and loyal
'womanhood has won for us the day.
The smoke aud flames of the conflict
have cleared away and the voice and
thrill of oratory have been hushed and
lying on this great field of battle can
be seen the corpses of dead rum-selle,s
and wholesale liquor dealers and the
wounded bodies Of those who fought
under the defeated commander King
Alcohol Above the field of battle, and
shining out in the clear sky, can be
seen the radient form of the Sioux
Falls Constitution; purified and made
strong for all good and beneficial pur-
poses by the voice of the people through
the Prohibition Amendment. And it
was by the help of Jehovah, our COM
mander, who by mis- omnipotence led
this work along through the years
that have passed, and who will con-
tinue tolead it on in the future until
all the land shall be free from runs
destructive power. South Dakota
stands to-day with a Constitution that
can meet the approval of Almighty
God.
But from the source from which
this great issue sprang, arises another
issue of almost as great Importance
It's aquestion which is fast coming
to the front and soon will be the fore
most of National issues. 1t is ques
tiop toward which every loyal Ameri
can citizen should lend his inhuenc,
and support; and it is a question
which should be dear to the heart o
every American mother, and the prin
ciples Of which should be enshrined IL
the bosom OF every youth OF our land
1t is that Of EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
hold the theory born in me by tn
convictions of right that call men an.
women are created equal; that the.
are endowed by their creator with Ger
tain inallenable rights, that among
them are life, liberty, and the pursui
of happiness" and voice in the min
istration of both National and Domes
tic affairs. That the women Of ou
land, by virtue Of their intelligence
their wisdom, in the distinction OF righ
and wrong, and their ability in tn
performance of household and all othe
duties that devolve upon them, witt
the responsibility of rearing up thos
who are to be the future law-maker
and citizens of our country. and fron
whose hearts emanate patriotism. an
love of home and country, are entitle
to just representation in the ballo
box of our country.
Should not our mothers, who haT
the responsibility Of the future life G
our nation resting within their bosom
and upon the training which the
give, and the principles which the
II t,sAir md hf
havea right to say whether or no ou
country shall be free from the curse G
rum and from National SIN?
Prudence and liberty indeed dlctat
that any person who pays taxes an
is loyal citizen should be fairly repre-
sented in the government; that n
person who is compelled by law to pa
taxes should he deprived Of the priv
lege of voting. Taxation withou
5 representation is tyranny" Justic
teaches that any female who is ia,
payer or is over 2l years Of age and
obed,ent to all the laws that COVER
her as a citizen should be empowere
by the Constitution Of our country t
exercise all the rights and privilege
, that belong to the voters of the othe
sex. The Divine word teaches us tina
: "Neither was the man created Tor IN
women, but the woman for the man
.For this cause ought the woman {
3 have power on her head because c
the angels?" "What else can th1
' mean than that the woman stands OF
tween the angels and man and ther'
fore is the better leader and teacher
I One has SAID that women was ne
taken from the bosom OF a man th@
she should be greater, neither was sh
taken from the back OF man that sh
should be less, but was taken from IN
= side of mau that she should pe eq'''
. tn him." The Creator himself Sal
that woman was made help me-
/, for man, that she should be eqnal
= him. and should share alike the 20!
q and sorrows, and the blessings al