The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-06-12
W. N. ARMSTRONG
Lectures Females on Their Duties
and Rights.

The woman suffragists held
another meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A,
Hall on Saturday afternoon, at
which a goodly number of repre-
sentative women were present. The
committee having the petitions in
charge reported that the work was
progressing as well as could be ex-
pected. A committee was APP
pointed, consisting of Mrs. D..
Whitney, Mrs. w. w. Hall, and
Mrs. Judge Frear, to confer with a
committee of the convention.
The feature Of the meeting was
an address of w. N. Armstrong,
which was listened to with keen
attention, a vote of thanks being
rendered to the speaker at the con-
clusion.
The following is an abstract of
Mr.. Armstrong; remarks;
Mr.. Armstrong said that the present
was not the time for discussing abstract
on, stiuns, the rights OF women or OF
men There was ouly plain, business
Ike proposition TO be made II the Civ
ing of the suffrage to certain women
gained voters for good government, then
give the suffrage; il there was no gain,
| then drop the matter, at present. 1t
was only question of fact, an'l required
patient work to get out the facts. lie
thought the best feature OF the IN we
ment was that the women interested
took this view OF it, and were quite will
ling to 20 without voting themselves il
the property q ratification threw many Of
them out, but let other women in. who
helped good government, As the
movement was begun late, it woul be
better TO ask tue Convention 10 proviGe
in the new Constitution that The l. gis
lature could establish woman suffrage
whenever it thought best Some inves-
LEGATIONS had shown that. on the whole,
good government would be gamer, II
women with high property qudli6ca'
ton, over $1,000, were allowed to vote.
The great woman Suffrage movement,
now going on in New York State, where
the business men were king Tor the vote
for women, was due to the fact that con-
sentative, serious men were now con-
fronted with the fact that the immigra-
ton of ignorant men from all over Eu-
rope was swamping the good voters, and
in despair they looked to women to help
them ont. They could count on women
in the temperance matter. SO far the
utterly corrupt condition of the Legi-la
lures of the different States, showed that
men had made poor use of the ballot,
and did not know Its real value. The
recent municipal election in NeWburgh,
n. Y, showed how the women could |
help the men in fighting frauds.
Woman's suffrage would not show any
decided advantages at first. 1t was an
incident only in the new adjustment of
the relations between men and women |
owing to advance in thought.
Men opposed it, as they oppose every |
reform at first. When the women OF |
New York city proposed a womau's an
mex to Columbia College, five years ago,
the men opposed it, as usual. They /
said it is inexpedient." Today it is
great success. His brother, General
Armstrong, had often said that whenever
he made a new move in education he
always moved alone. After a while the
men came up generally, women saw
things more quickly.
Women needed all round education,
and suffrage would give them better
knowledge of life in order to hold their
children. Young men, after they were
20 years of age, got tired of their mothers
because they found that in the important
serious affairs OF life they knew lirtle,
and were generally bad advisers. The
mothers had plenty of brains, high cul-
ture, but no training or knowledge. Men
had little enough, and statesmen had an
utter contempt for the average mans
opinion but they were better than
women, owing to their actual experience.
Women must come in personal contact
with the great facts and problems. Con-
tact and experience would make them
wise and give them hold on their chill
dren. Young men soon found that their
mothers were devoted enough, but did
not know much, and 70 lost confidence
in them. The great successes OF some
men were due TO the work of their wives
Or mothers, who took the time and
trouble to study, and, by long expe-
Renee, got wisdom and sound judgments
The suffrage movement was an i'm
Dortant incident in the broader educa-
ion of women.
Men and women supplement each
,ther. The best social conditions are 4
obtained when they work together in
,very direction