The record-union., 1891-03-04
Prominent Ladies of Illinois Pro
test Against Woman Suffrage.
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SPRINGFIELD Qll.), March 3.-An in
teresting petition has reached the mem
bers of the Illinois General Assembly.
1t is signed by some of the best-known ol
Chicago's society ladies, and is protest
against the bill extending municipal
suffrage to woman, and denouncing as
false and pernicious all attempts to Sc
cure legislation in that direction.
Among the signers are Mrs. J. J. p.
Odell, wife of the well-known banker;
Mrs. Caroline Corbin, wife of Lieutenant
Colonel Corbin, u. S. A.; Mrs. Elizabeth
Gary. wife of Judge Gary; Mrs. 7. J.
Griggs, Mrs. Cornelie McAyery, Mrs.
George w. Smith, Francis T. Higgins
and Isabella A. Gault.
The following extracts are taken from
| the petition: BUSY in the cares of their
homes, the women have neither time,
strength nor inclination to enter the pub
lie arena and defend themselves against
doings which they earnestly believe to be
pernicious and destructive of the true
power and influence of women in their
homes.'' 81
The French revolution is reviewed, and
authorities cited to prove that woman
suffrage would result in a degradation OF
cites, etc, are instanced with the en-
ployed destruction of family relations.
The petition adds: ''When women
share with men the burden of labor, and
government communism, with all that it
implies, is already begun. we regard
the question OF property rights of COM
| paratiVely few women in general to the
maintenance and protection in the home,
while they are engaged in absorbing
| offices and duties of womanhood, and
! this paramount right of woman is threat
ened with entire destruction by the
solastic doctrine above cited. We eXhort
you to remember that, above all, human
laws stand their great natural laws in
herent in the universe which no man or
body of men can controvene, and that
| these laws have forever established a
difference between the powers and priv
| ileges of the sex, to disregard which is to
| invoke penalties by which they are re-
| lentlessly forced.
1--WE beg you to consider that the revo-
luton of France could not avoid these
| laws, but fell crushed under the burden.
! That in so far as any political body in
| this country has attempted to do so, il
has suffered defeat, and we believe no
| greater misfortune can attend the farm
ing labor in this country in its attempt to
secure legislation in the interest of the
| farmer, artisan, and laborer than il
should espouse the false and pernicious
doctrine of political rights of women.
I'VE pray, therefore, that no matter
what argument to the contrary may be
urged on you as legislators for the com
monwealth, you will stand fast by that
ancient bulwark of liberty, the home. re-
membering that the same power which
says to all men Behold, God is oul
father. ali ye are BRETHREN has joined
also the husband and wife as flesh for the
orderly bearing and caring of children
and the maintenance. of society, and
has given to each their distinctive and
! equally honorable share in the labors
and rewards of life.''
The ladies, in conclusion, say they have
| held council with many women in differ
ent parts of the State, and feel assured
/ that the petition represents the wishes OF
an overwhelming majority of the women
of Illinois.