Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-27
MRS. LEASE.
why Female Suffragists Do Not Go
VIVID Over Her.

why Female Sufragists Do Not Go
WIND over Her.
EDIToRs HERALD: In your issue of the
23d you say that "Mrs. Lease complains
that her own ssex are treating her aspi-
rations for the United States senate with
great coldness," and the thought is ex-
pressed that this indifference on the
part of women is due to jealousy. Now,
unless one were acquainted with the
old, faithful woman suffrage workers,
and knew the motive that prompted
them to "take up the cross" and brave
public opinion, when a woman who
wanted to vote was looked upon almost
as monstrosity, it would be only
natural to suppose that these old pioneer
suffragists would feel very keenly the
injustice of elevating to one of the most
honored places in the government one
who has borne none of the brunt of the
battle that has made such thing pos
sible.
But there is another and more inn
portant reason why woman suffrage
women should not rejoice over the pros
pect of Mrs. Lease going to congress,
and this is the reason: Mrs. Lease
does not represent women. Aud since
it is said that "toe has not received
single note of cheer from her own sex,"
it is evident that woman suffragists
realize that they have no more interest
in the election of Mrs. Lease than in
that of Mr.. Lindley, Steven White or
any other candidate. 1t is not Office
women are working for, but the right to
choose representatives. Mrs. Lease
will not be chosen by women, but by
men, whose representative che will be.
She uses her powers, not for the eleva-
tion of women but for the betterment of
the financial condition of men. So far
as 1 have heard, in her political
speeches during the late campaign, she
did nothing for the bsttermenJ of
woman's condition; but, on the con-
trary, threw cold water on their efforts
told, by what seemed to be good author
ity, that after Miss Anthony had, by
her able presentation of woman's claims
to suffrage, made many friends to the
cause among the delegates congregated
at Omaha to adopt platform and NOM
mate candidates, many who went into
that convention feeling favorable, to
woman suffrage plank, Mrs. Lease
stood up in the convention and said:
"Let the women watt" thus undoing
what had been done for the cause. If
this is go, what reason, think you, have
women to rejoice over her prospective
election to the senate, and the honor of
q seat in the same body with our brave
and constant friend, Geo. f. Hoar?
do not wish to detract unduly from
the merits of Mrs. Lease, but can only
regret that she has not more regard for
her sex than to hinder their advance
ment. Had she proven herself the
friend of her sex, che would not have
cause to complain OF the want OF sympa-
| thy on the part of women. AS it is, it
is mete that only men should "pat her
on the back" They have cause to be
grateful. She is, doubtlss, an able
woman and an orator. She did good
work for the Peoples party in California,
land in aiding the party she did good
work for women, for it is to that party
that women must look for enfranchise-
ment). And the voters of Kansas will
do we'll to send her to Washington; she
will probably represent their interests
better than many men might do, and it
would be very nice way to show their
gratitude to her for the help she gave
them in their reform work in that state.
NJ " T.,