The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
The Theme of an Ohio Minister'S
Peculiar Argument
AT MOUNDSYILLE YESTERDAY.
Work in Jails and Penltentiaries Dis
cussed--.Thc colored Orator on 1.-THE
slavery of Strong Drinks---Tho
Weather Reduces the Attendance.

day morning, The crowd was sliail.
The W. q. T. U. was again given the
morning hour. The first thing on the
programme was mothers meeting"
under the instruction OF Mrs. DR.. Ken
dali, but Mrs. Kendall WINS not present,
and the time allotted to her was taken
up by Mrs. c. E. Jackson, of Mounds
vile, who spoke on the subject OF
''prison and Jail work"
Mrs. Jackson has for years interested
herself personally in the conyicts at
the State penitentiary, and was well
prepared by her experience to give q
good talk OIL the subject, which she did.
AT II o'clock L. \. Dnwiddie, OF Ohio,
spoke to very small audience. II is
said that he did not appear ut his best.
The smallness Of the crowd was what
knocked the earnestness and enthusiasm
out OF him. Mr.. Dinwiddie speaks
again this morning, and if the weather
permits will have large audience, and
I'm opportunity to sustain the assertion
OF those who know him that he Is an
able and entertaining speaker.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING
was opened with song-"The Song OF
the Last Recruit"-by the Silver Lake
Quartette. Rev. Mr.. Meade led in
prayer, and after the quartette had rem
dered the song vote the Ticket
Straight" Rev. U. S. Work, Of Dayton,
Ohio, was introduced. Mr. Works sub
jeCt was:
Resolved, That those who must obey
the law should have voice in making
the law, and should have voice in say
ing how the taxes are spent.
His argument was confined to the
right and justice OF woman suffrage,
About thousand persons listened to
this remarkable understandable,
ii for nothing else, for his remarkable
assertions OF the status and rights OF
women under the constitution OF the
United States. 1t is very likely that he
stands alone on the construction OF the
constitution with reference to this mat
ter.
Before striking the woman question
he said that the first national temper
ance convention ever held in this coun.
try was held in 1888. The temperance
movement was older than the abolition
movement. The prohibition move
ment was stated to be parallel to the
abolition movement in its progress.
Reference was made to the work OF
women in bringing about the abolition
Of slavery.
What is meant by women's rights?
asked the speaker. Ii the woman are
not allowed to answer, be said, he
doubted if one man present in ten could
answer. He then stated the meaning OF
woMES's RIGHTS
to be move to secure to woman the
rights of citizenship in its broadcast
sense. He undertook to say that in the
very matter-the exclusion of women
from exercising the franchise Of citizen
ship-is to be found the most grievous
mistake in the history OF any govern
ment. He referred to Rome, Greece,
and other ancient republics and gov
ernments, and said they persisted be-
cause men run them. God made woman
to stand by the side OF man and be help
meet for him. Upon the question Of
human rights we have great many
who do not understand it because
they will not hear it. All there
need to be in the country is a
little more manhood. He read the
opinion of q nomber OF illustrious men,
fayoring woman suffrage, among them
being Abraham Lincoln, W. II. Seward,
Charles Sumner, Chief Justice Chase,
Joseph Cook and James A. Garfield.
We educate woman for every walk in
life; and when she is about to step for
ward and secure the fruits OF her toll,
we say, Stopl You are out OF your
place. Why don't we lock the doors OF
our schools and colleges against them?
Some men think about all awoman is
fit for is to go shopping and study
fashion plates. And there are lot OF
men who have got notion in their
heads that they are the protectors OF
woman. He didn't see where they got
that notion fran. They didn't get it
from the bible. The questions involved
in the struggle for woman suffrage are
identical with the questions involved in
the revolution. 1t is the struggle for
citizenship, not for the right to vote
alone. Rights and burdens, taxation
and representation are equal to each
othor. D, yes, you say; but that does
not apply to woman.
Our forefathcrs did not fight against
the prerogatives OF the king, but
against taxation, against representation.
Are women taxed? Do they not feel
tho force OF our law? Have they o
voice in the distribution OF the taxes
they pay?. No. It is matter for
revolution.
Women have the same rights under
the constitution in every respect as
men. There are but two ways to dis
pose OF the question: First, burn our
constitution; or, secondly, let us make
fact correspond with our theory.
The term men in our constitution
means women. In it 1t Is asserted that
certain inalienable rights belong to all
the human race. You seem q little
cold on this subject. Probably some OF
you are falling back on the Bible. But
II don't tear that plea to shreds in
Moundsville before 1 get through, 1 will
give you my hat.
The speaker criticised the decisions
made by the Supreme Court of the
United States adverse to his construc-
ton OF the constitution, and said those
decisions are ridiculed from Maine to
California,
ALAUGHTNo STOCK.
He addressed people who had high
regard for the Declaration Of indie
pendence, which declared governments
bv the consent of the people. But the