Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
FAIR BLUE GRASS WOMEN.
THEY MAY VOTE AGAINST DREck-
INRIDGE THIS FALL.
A Kentucky Lady Defines the Rights
OF Her Sex Under the Constitution
Late Supreme Court Decision--Thc
State Qualifications,


Correspondence Cincinnati Tribune
The helplessness OF women In the
fierce political conflict that Is now rag
Ing In the Ashland district In the state
OF Kentucky has moved the writer Of
this TO make diligent search 10 see II
women have not some rights to add
10 the glorious privilege Of praying and
pleading with voters to sustain the
honor ~ 80. .,., 49,,
.,-,, "''N o'"'e' ~ '"e
eie0'ioh OF members OF congress are
held under the federal election laws,
laid down in the national constitution
| 49, .,.,.
'h'' " VIC peop'e III suen ''eV-
uons can alone be determined by that
] Instrument II is not recognized by
| tho voter M ayaraga tntaitisaroa tho,
| ras.., 49,,
! ""u S'"te eieVt'ohs are heiu
under totally distinct laws though
/ both may be held nj the Same time
Accord,,t, % a.. a,t..ai ao,,,t,,,,,,,
W wy .e''o'"i e0''F'' '''H
the Flsnt 70 vote TOR members OF con-
| sress Is vested in the people Of the
| aeyeral ,tntes' ,vitbout condition u,ui
| -. .,.,,,t-.. -,
'"ti"H' VI ies'r'ul'on OF any kIhu' ana
/ especially without reference TO sex. The
| national constitution established the
r,yh, ~ s,r,rs.o h,. 4, a,d no, rro
w. -,
HcIlpe the Puahncatloh OF voters Ihe
right was bestowed on "the people"
| As mon and women constitute "the
,aari.,, ,,t,on,, ~, ,.,.t.,
"''o"'' '"'S "'V e"''''eu l"
the FEDERAL franchise, and neither class
| IL authorized to deprive the other Of Its
exercise
Tho statos ba,,o oetablisbod ,,,,i,oc,
tons for eleotors Thev have nsa,,med
INC riuht 10 denv mo su1rra,e re n,,n-
bnIf tbn nconie namai,, ,yotnsr ,hns
ostn hiisbins, t,dt,ant .,r,,,,',ti,',, ~.
nnttanai "1NnstI,,,tio,, ~, iall,sto, s'''
discrI,"i,,nti, ,s ss,s ~
nponle" hec,,,o, ,ta,, ,,,s,s 49, ,,,,,,,,,',,
tv,.,na,, NM, Lai & = ,t,,ht a. 80, ~,
,ne,nbs,s ~ non,.,.,s, g.. str,Sa ~
FORMATION of tbs governmept but b,
,,,trs, 49,, ~, -, - ~ ~
r,'.h, 10 80 CO.,. 20 W, ,,,,,,,, Toy, ~
900 M ,att,'aI na',,i,,,'i',, -,
n,,iros d,,o ,,nSr, ras,aa,,s,, -, n,,a,,,
~. a,o,s " ,,',i
t,, ,,,,,,,,, ' r. -, 80
, S' a., % ,m ,,tn,s a,,, 70
i' s ~ ~ W
ronntr, NJ brt nrs vear and ovan s siy
,,,,,hs a. ~. r,n,th,,,a1,s,',,
n,ui,.ue ~, "V W, ~ 'V ,r,, $500
mi, ,,thnr,t,, oCuoiIt n, tra,,,,,,,i,,S,
l., 49,, -, - ,,,.,,,,,.,., az 49,,
s,ss, ,,,b,, ,,, ,,ot ,Itt1nns ava r,ot,Ihtt
t,,,, ,,,,,on Sre,, VAIN, WIZ 90 III
zc6s
Iurtbor th,, tbia tho fou,toa,,b
on.nsrn,.,,, n'aisos vv5,,e, ssderai eIect'
arc fn, If s.vs.
,sAn n'' , q, SnS hor, mr. rot,roilved 4,
"a. Ir,,t,ad e,,t.,, ma s,,tta., -, 49,,
,nrisdicti,n thorenf are ctti5ens az the
iTnited ststas nrd of Tho state wherein
~, r.,iIn NJ sta,a ALL ,at,a a.,
tbs nrl,iisges ar ln,rn,nities or citiaers
or mo tinted statea'
,rbc sunrnns CON-, az tho Irpited
states in the case ~ scott a stand
ford emnhnaizes The fnct that "neo-
nIe" nnd "cltIzens, are Identical terms.
Tho supreme court OF the United states
Il, NO covo ~ Minor "a Unpparsett
decided thnt women are citizens. and in
thr Ynrborough case the supreme court
decided Tint The right Of federal SUI
frn 90 does exist. and the court uses
thess ,yords,
nut II IN not correct to say that the
right 10 vote for a member OF con
gross docs not depend on the consti-
tuition OF the United States The
office, IL 1t be properly called an office.
liz crented by tho constitution, and by
lint alone II nlso declares how ii
shnu he filled. namely. by election"
EVERY congressman represents about
no 900 of our pOpulatiOu, women be-
iny Included I'm the basis OF repre-
anntntinu Before The war the slaves
we're pnrtialIy excluded having hut a
three. afths reprosentation. What does
mia n,nvng
Eyidently mat the enslavement and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of The colored race
WAS contemplated and actually recog-
nIzed bv Inc United states corstltu-
lion ns wcll ns i'm the action taken
mon tho adoption OF the Declaration
Of Independence. a majority OF one
vote striklne out. The clause which
nleada FOR the freedom of that sub
icctol clnss ON the other hand. the
Acknowledgement Of one.hnlf the peo-
Die because thov we're women was
moi avon hInted at ar considered for
n moment
THE right to vote for members Of
congress ~ tbus 1vested IN the neo
nln " women ns ven ns men
- deny n cltt1en tho ,tsht 10 vote
Far ,nsmhers ~ conyress becnuse maj
ct,t.o, hann,,,s ~ H., ,,,n,n,, e,
a INV win ,dmitting nnlv rnen "a NO
frnnchisa WIZ hnva hincL ayos a,,d
hs,,,i,. Az, mo sran or hi,,,- a,.nS
~, 49, 'ns III w Soy 1' uvv-sSvu
wbn 10 not an FOOT TN i''''' ''''''' Wv