Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-19
AT FaE CAMP GROUNDS.
The Final Arrangements asde for Camp
Meeting-mss Shaw's Address.

Mssting-dfsa ShaW's Address.
The annual meeting Of the Board OF
Directors Of tae Camp Grounds AsSo-
citation was held last night, and final
arrangements for the coming camp
meeting, which commences August
ll.h, were made The meeting will
close August Dist The seventeen days
intervening between the close OF the
Assembly and the camp meeting will
give the people abundant time to rest
after the intellectual treat they are now
enjoying.
Rev. Ward B. Pickard left on the 5
o'clock train last evening, after deliver
ing his popular lecture, MY Unele's
Two Dogs" at the Prohibition Assem-
bly,. The audiences az the Assembly
are steadily Increasing, new faces being
seen at each succeeding meeting.
Among the arrivals yesterday were
Reys Lynch, Rohrbaugh, Wilson,
Leatherby, Denny and McClarkin; Prof.
Miller, OF Waynesourg; Mrs. Thomas
WeatheraI and Miss Nettie Whiteslde,oI
Beilaire; Mrs. Wilson, of California; "A.
Hutchisson aud wife. Of Wheeling, and
II. NJ. B00kman and wife, of 81. Marys,
DR.. Long, q Bellaire, Is taxing his va
0atiOu on the grounds.
Since the medicinal properties OF the
spring have become known many per-
sons are drinking cOpiouSiy OF the
waters.
Bycicle riders are seen every evening
coming 90 the meetings at 6 D. m.
The Assembly programme has been
so changed as 20 allow the medal con-
test-six cOntestauts-to take place
this afternoon This evening Miss
Clara q. Hoffman, Of Missouri, will make
her first address.
Last evening Miss DR.. Anna Shaw, of
PENNSYLVANIA, a preacher Of the gospel,
spoke 90 about twelve hundred people.
Her second address will be at 1880 this
morning, the subject being The Amer
lea Uudi scoyereu by Columbus" Last
nights address was an able effort
Woman Suffrage Essential TO a True
Republic, 80 was the subject Of her ad-
address. Ia treating the subject Miss
Shaw said a Republic, Ike an inoi-
vidual, has the iualienable rights OF life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
If there exists iu the nation class Of
citizens, who, il permitted to partici-
pate 10 the government, would endan-
ger these rights, then for n-protection
the Republic has right TO exclude
them from active citizenship. Thus, ia
the United States, male idiots, crimi-
nails, paUpers, and luDaticS, and boys
under q years Of age, are excluded
from the rights Of suffrage. We
can readily see the justice OF this
action on the part Of government,
but why women have been included ia
this class has never been explained. No
one has ever tried to explain il on the
ground OF justice, but always on the
ground Of eXpediency, aud this claim
has never been sustained If, however,
10 can be proven that the participation
OF women 10 active governmental con-
Germs would endanger the best Interests
OF government, or If on the
other hand 10 can be shown
that such service on the part
OF women would iujure her best nature
and growth, then there might be some
ground for this objection TO rest upon.
Let US see Government exists for but
three purposes and three only; First,
the protection of person and property;
secondly, the administration of Justice,
and, the development of society, all OF
which are of as deep interest
10 women as 20 men, all
Of which equally concern women
as men, and therefore cannot be con-
Jrary TO the nature of woman.
Is there, then, anyshing in the ma
ture OF woman uniting her TO be u
good citizen, and therefore an unsafe
citizen? A writer on political science
says: To be a good citizen the voter
must possess four characteristics -
love OF country, stake In she govern
ment, an ability 20 judge Of men and
an ability 10 Judge of measures.
Women have always shown their love
and loyalty 20 their country, none have
shown more. In motherhood we fad
the strongest and surest stake one can
have as an assurance OF good citizen
snip. FROM she beginning OF the his
tory of our country women have been
I'm the forefront OF every reform before
the people; aud no married man will
deny woman's ability Co judge meR.
Therefore, possessing all the Qualitica-
tions for good citizenship, the country
commits q crime in DISTINGUISHING
women.