The sun., 1894-03-24

MrA. Dietsiss Cortroverts certnir As-er-
toss made NJ Arrs. Mary N. Sraitb.-


Mr4. DietrteH Ccrtroverts cersaIr As-er-
toss mads NJ Mr-. Mary N. Sraitb."
To THE EDrroR OF THE suN-sr, Mary p.
Smiths strenuous efforts to prove that self
government is the worst thing that could
happen TO women" and 10 make the public
believe that the MARY b Smith who writes thus
| is timid mimosa Of the feminine ser, might
| have been more successful II the writer had
been just trlle less masculine sort OF man.
The FIRST thought which arises on reading this
| declaration Of professions Of extreme woman
| illness. Of making n first attempt TO write n
letter to any newspaper. Of satisfaction with
disfranchisement OF belief that to be polti-
| cally classed with idiots and children Is the
| best thing that could happen to women. is the
| thought that the lady doth protest too
much" IL would need an afIidavit 20 make
| any intelligent person believe that any woman
ever composed such a letter.
| BIt 1t may be well to point out TO this Mr..
| Smith. who is hiding behind his Marys name.
| that he has made blunder. somewhat unfor-
| tunate for his argument. In assuming that the
testimony Of Wyoming Judges and Governors
In favor OF woman suffrage was Influenced bv
! bread-hnd-butter considerations. As. during
the twenty years IN which these hieh dignita-
rics steadily comm ended the universal sui-
frage Of the Territory. they we're all appointed
by the President, and hence wero totally in
| dependent OF either women's or mems votes.
1t stands to reason that their testimony is at
least worth AS much as that Of this pseudo
Mary y. Smith. who has frequently been in
nd who h.. ,%., sO%s from from
persuadest me :hou art travelling salesman.
The man who introduced the bill for woman
married to a woman who was his superior
whom he venerated on account OF her supe-
shame that PhOyud be n 10 the Lsas wis
lature and make laws Tor such awomen as
snd SSy. it have ses1
will 90 to work and do everything in my power
to give you the ballot Then you may work
not know. II be was tho Recordine Angel
ledger. It 10 so rare to find man OF such noble
Jealousy such pure sense Of Justice tRst2rum-
seller though ne may bo.he ought to have
Mary smsS and oss.s
per, o. ms irats,rnty Imagine tnst Sy twenty
ment women should be abis to save the world
from all its financial economical or govern:
sH Is sss 81 5hss the
TO their ipaglnstion should at once be under;
taken TAX. women are eISssdnHly human and
, msn,,:. Slundsi1;. is,la,s.: and fresh expert
man or woman who says: 1 care nothing
about woman sufirage-suffraRe 10 the worst
thing that could happen to women" writes
himself Q. herself down as a traitor to Ameri-
It Is not question Of whether We care
true r. Sy she people
question Of woman suffrage for all Americans |
Is n,,p purely and simply q question Of bringing
ses legal fendep redesmaSo at the Ssoas arSSm Soa
o ss oSe hs e so %oSa
we behave no be "s seSns dSe
yet We actusIIy to-day Withhold from one one
seiigo1ern nmens Which Is freely % sceeaded sd' al ii
narehic England and In dospotic Russia
Here 10 the humbuR" which every lover OF
honesty and truth truth SHOULD strive to root out OF
before all the, earth as the bright exemplar
OF liberty enliGhtenihg the world" and yet
Mhss the oP in
bug which processes to believe in democracy
but which actually puts all its faith into the
practice RS rs OF 9iigarehy. And what an oligarchy!
that was at least the rule OF the best educated
males. Here. In this monumental humbug OF
earth, for It Is the rule Of sex one.reeardless
OF education. regardless OF Intelligence. re-
gardless Of natiye ability. and. IN several
chosen sex be composed or not Of idiots and
. No. wonder the. poor Neo York Eseniny Pos.
get a better government OF citissi Men are
noble creatures In many respects. but they
Learn IN tSs, S few
to the task OF manag ging this earth alone.
Boston. March %.