The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-08-10
SALTWATER MINNESOTA, AUGUST a

this for years. Women are better edu-
Gated in home economy. Therefore,
they should accept the position their
requirement fits them to. How to best
rear her children should be the study
of the mother. The daughter should
strive to emulate the mother in making
the home attractive and happy. Let
the father and son take care of the vOt-
ing. They are capable of understand
ing why and for whom they should
cast their ballot. &C.
Xxx
l consider woman Suffrage\ the most
important question of the nineteenth
century for reasons: First, prohibition
depends upon it: Second, the suppress
sion of at least so per cent. of the pre-
sent amount of crime depends upon
prohibitions: Third, the very life of this
nation depends upon whether we sub
due the monster or allow the monster
to Subdue us. Women are helpless
without the right to cast vote. In
olden times might was right" the
strong oppressed the weak; twas mat
ter of brute force; the brute in man pre-
dominated; now higher civilization
prevails, thanks to christianity. AS
you step to the WigWam of the savage
you find her scOrned, isolated and a
slave. She is respected and admitted
to equality amongst men just in pro-
portion to the degree of civilization
prevailing. Do not mock her by hypo-
critical pretences of respect. The stand
ard of morality attained by the rising
generation depends upon her; do not
fetter those who build up the bull
warks of the nation. Let woman's
equality to man be your warcry: and
may God lead to victory is my humble
prayer. S. w.
Xxx
l believe in humans rights, woman's s
rights or anything else that is right.
After the war an amendment was made
to the constitution, granting the freed
man the right of suffrage to protect
himself by ballot. Our mothers, wives,
sisters and daughters need protection:
are they beneath the freedman, morally
or mentally? Have they not as good a
right to be on an equal footing with
their brothers as an ignorant freedman
has? The most sacred right the Amer
lean enjoys is the right to cast his bal
lot for one whom he wishes to legislate
for his good. Women in general, are
better than men. Who are the first to
inaugurate any great reform? The
noble women; they are the leaders in all
that tends to uplift fallen humanity.
Do the noble women of the W. C. T. T..
the Red Cross and other societies do
any harm? No. but the good they do
is immeasurable. This world is sadly
in need of reforms of all kinds. If we
had followed the teachings of our moth
ers we would be better men to-day. BY
all means grant to woman the right to
cast her ballot in all state and govern
ment affairs. Grant her universal Suf-
frage and there will result some of the
greatest reforms this world has ever
seen. BRIGHAM.
In all moral and philanthropic causes,
women have borne conspicuous part;
and their services have been of inestim-
able value. If we take pains to examine
the matter closely, it will be found that
the value of these services have de-
pended, not so much on the active par
ticipation; but rather on the steady and
persistent influences exerted and
brought to bear on their male relatives,
in all matters tending to the advance
ment of public order and welfare. Who
is it that shapes the legislative policy
of our national government? Most en-
phatically it is not the senators and the
representatives who are continually ap-
pearing in public print, and airing their
opinions at every opportunity on the
questions Of the day; but rather select
few in both houses, in conjunction with
two or three of the highest officials of
our government. The large majority
of women to-day occupy an exactly
similar position, unseen, and unheard
of by the public, nevertheless all power