Evening journal., 1894-05-16

MNAhf any UMoAuNn1 AANN AlAknN NnhNnNs
independent Of each other. for mainte
nance and support, and helpful to the
commonweilt The commonweait h |
was not to control and help them; they
were to control the commonwealth and |
provide for the expenses Of the govern
ment
II we were more frugal those ideas
would still prevail.
'WoMAN's SUFF RAGE WILL COME"
A cultivated and handsome woman Of
this city, who takes a lively interest in
all public affairs, was startled at the
above announcement and said quickly 81
am not a woman's suifragist."
Woman's suffrage will come, just the
same, even though the majority Of the
best women do not wish It. OF that we
may be assured either by calm reflection
or by an examination of historical prsce-
dents
Calm reflection will teach us that
there is some justice in the demands of
the women that they especially those
who are citizen in other respects-pay-
ing taxes aud taking an intelligent and
patriotic interest in all affairs relating
to the commonw onweal-should have all the
privileges that a negro man or a recently
imported contract laborer Of proleo-
ZIONIST shop, has.
There is some force ia the plea that
single women should not be taxed with
out representation We went TO war
with Great Britain on the issue that we
would not submit to taxation II, at the
same time, we had not the privilege Of
representation.
We won In that contest.
The women supported and assisted us
without demanding anything more than
TO share our fortunes and to promote our
happiness.
But times have changed. Then we
were all white men of one noble, all
conquerihg race, a race which possessed
E the civilization Of the world For many
years, or so long as that white cult pre-
vailed, so long as the affairs of the
government were In the care Of white
men, so long as white men only com.
A posed the governing class, the womel
a were content They were satisfied T.
= ieave the affairs Of government in th
n hands or their fathers, husbands AM
brothers.
ia But little cloud began to appear upol
N the fair aud beautiful brow of womal
o about thirty years ago. when a great po
litioal party came into power, which be-
ia slowed the privilege Of suffrage upoi
N negro freedmen aud passed pro.ectiv
N laws which invited hordes Of Europeai
m paupers here to uuderbid ma tive work
10 ingmen and 70 enjoy the privilege of as
II sistlng in the government
"a The character Of this immigrant an
i. alien, this black and paupsr suffrage, I
II too we'll established to provoke discussion
ca It is admitted by all clndid persons an
a lamented by all patriots.
he The women. naturally, feel insulteS
IA humiliated, betrayed
d. II the regro ignoramus who Is prt
verbally venal can vote; II the sliei
of who IS in addition, European paupei
ur can Join the ruling class, why cannot tt
nv intelligent, loyal pure aud noble whit
re women Of our own racer
IN. The answers Of the Republican part
M. which committed these wrongs, ha'
an been various They would have be,
eo humillating II those who made them hl
les any shame But, the party OF neg
Of suffrage alien immigration and robb
of protection has no shame. IL is so col
fv stltuted that It commits political ou
bo RACES, Ike Harrison signed the SheIml
NV Silver Purchase law, as "a tempora
expedlent" to buy the silver states
cal Now, though there are already &
ast many voters. and though we may not
ON. able to admit our white women into {
hes governing class without admitting me
the negro women, who are not intelligei
tai and more aliens, who are not g., we ha
up little doubt that they will be admit
TO and that VIC shall have TO struggle wi
sty still another wrong upon the suffral
still another caukering blight upon @
1cm progress In civilization
rste II may become profitable, as the den
rest gogues will maintain, for some polite
sm, party 10 urge woman soh'ase' as IL
bits profitable for the Republican demsgogl
der to urge negro Suffrage Ia this sta
,dy. for instance the Republican party VOL
D DO have no existence but for the alien a
ONE negro vote
ex. Either that party or some other pol
one cal party, for self preservation, will ol
do. the women the privilege Of voti
once They will try 10 barter the pr.csl
will privilege Of Suffrage for their politi
tiers existence
+ ONCE USED,