The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-05-04
Their Right 10 the Franchise
Reco suiz=6.


NIR. EDITOR If she wants Il, she
should DO -. When women demand
the franchise they viii getit. Women
hold the balance OF power now, and.
should they require the privilege OF 3
direct vote, even that will not be re-
fused. Il Is 5 recognized fact that
women have more 10 DO in moulding
public opinion than any other factor,
not excepting the press. Should she
now demand the franchise s. OF right
she would De sure 10 obtain IL. She
merely hiss 10 say 10 her father. buS-
hand or sol, The time hiss come
when We think the world will be
benefited by our going 10 the polls"
sni there is no doubt thst father,
husband o. son will sdmit her right
Il : iac. that. should she have the
franchise. that the vote Tor what Is
best for humanity would b doubled,
sui thsr which trends towards what
j t5bzSinE or m5re.riCiouS would be
weakened oy wouSu's vote. I believe
today We would urge women 20 take
Psrt IN direct politics but for : pseudo
ielicScy We hsye in not wishing 10
See those We love hustled about 81 the
polls. or even brought IN contact with
that cruier element Of society which
some men even hesitSte 10 brush
scailst. L may be Necessary that
women make m0re Of : study OF
some q the leading questions or the
dzy for the purpose Of educating
fathers. husbands o. sons; but I think
I express the opinion OF the msj0rily
q men. that L would o. better for her
c0- % slreup. 70 step into the areDs
and engage in the eouiic. Of politics
Women are pre-eUiCently fitted 10
govern their homes and 70 EDUCATE the
young: Sud II would appear - If these
feds were ample 20 engage their
whole talents
On boards which have TO do with
education. hygiene OF sanitation,
women seem 10 b adapted IN Te-
uz-kzIIz degree. S1d i might Be well
E1zr they should take part II politics
70 that extent A. 10 one should
ever u elected o. appointed 70 81
Office who i no- Sd eleetn-, woman
should have the suffrage 10 Whatever
extent ! necessary 70 allow h=- 70 Be
sCuoiC-ei OF elected ID suy Office for
which. s. 2 Fousl- she : fitted In
some q the SrSI-S women are 81
lowed 10 vote on educational
matters. with Whist benefit I
an unable 70 s-srs- The EEiEsy was
beaten -tIe Office q school trustee
in California the Democrats having
M lzE.-s name on their ticket for
lzz- ward Oto0urse- ne could merely
z5-.z5u from taking part IN the cam
reign and -re lz1y was elected by :
slight majority in 5 Republican ward
SIC proved herself very i1dCstrioCs
s-d s--s-tiVe school Trustee but !
mus say CO- T6TE popular with the
ls5v --uS-zeS- Men frequently SDaak
Eiuuzu-ly q woman suffrage, - Z the
thought US merely 3 passing one
Suggested By some sufferer from mans
inhCuzriry 70 man Bat Il may
some DAY mz-e-izliZe- c01E@s-=1 per
haas By the i1zc=gu2cy q man 70
cope Ei-1 The political SItCzt1O1-
When the mother s@ss E=- S0ls being
destroyed by the 6sTOurug flames q
irceuusz1ds o. imDOrzIiry. and
fees that i ! d1z 70 the izcE %
s-zufrz n Tire men Who make the
avs for controlling these INF 1enosS-
sos nav demand the franchise N o.
De- hat she nay ny h=g hand - isE-
making. zD5 Eno sil say Esr ESy2
lis Eh0CzhI % many that the SO-
usn w10 void take per1 Il politics
World DC- q women O refinement 0.
eiuezrioc. Ebo World have The r.
su=ec q TIER fellows Perhaps this :
c-us. Il i fzeg that politicians
zuo-Z usu sr= Lhos- who have the
Iszs. r%p@1- q En=ir f=l!0s--
L i i1siu1z-sc tEz- woman e01ld
no- ze- II 81 unoizss1 uz1Ber II rot
fnz. - they void e s-r- u y led
~ rtesr h1stzC1s- IhIs : : slz11sE,
Eni Vii only d repeated b hr1s1sd
politicians
Women I'll y Welcomed 70 the
polls % al tie respectable element q
soe5ssy when they d=Dsnd the fran
csfse Jas. W GIEyE-