The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-28
From NJ. Ouaa.
Z. AND MRS. BOWSER
THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE UNDER
TAKES TO TALK SUFFRAGE.

Opinions Of Her Own, W~hereupon Bow
see Tries to Argue and Gets Beautiful,
Lest-Mrs. Il. In Doubt, After All.
We'll, this is a curious easel" exclaimed
Mr.. Bowser as he looked up from his pa
per the other evening after a long interva
Of silence
what is it, DEAR" slecpily queriet
Mrs. Bowser.
"Why. a husband in Ohio applies for 6
divorce because his wife insists on having
opinions of her own about things. If ]
were the judge in that case, I'd give that
chap a nice large piece of my mind and put
him to all the cost I could"
Where did their opinions differ"
ION almost every question, it seems. He
is of that sort of husbands who marry
woman for a valet or slave, and she is
expected to believe the world Is fat just
because he does"
Yes, there are such husbands, " quietly
replied Mrs. Bowser.
I'm the first place." he continued, cast
ing the paper aside, 1.-The ordinarily in,
telligent woman may be credited with
holding just as sOund and reasonable opin-
ions as the ordinarily intelligent man"
Yes"
"And marriage does not make a man
an owner or master, but only a husband. 4"
That is true"
"n' , has no more right to expect the
l.. to surrender ! r opinions than she
for him to do the same. She may adj
.~nce an opinion which he may convince
her by argument is erroneous, and in that
case, of course, she would abandon it."
Yes, she wOuld.'
Tho idea Of an old bulldozer ~browbeat-
ing q wife like that! Let's see. In his
complaint he alleges that she willfully and
Maliciously insisted that a woman should
have the right to vote. Now, instead of
bulldozing and browbcating, why didn't
he sit down and calmly argue the point
and convince her that her idea was unten-
able?"
How could hc?" asked Mrs. Bowser.
why, he could have called up q thou
sand reasons. OF course no woman should
nave the right to vote"
But l think they should all have that
right"
"What2 What's that, Mrs. Bowser?"
shouted VT, Bowscr as he bobbed up in
a state of excitement.
II hold calmly continued Mrs. Bow
ser, THAT every female in this country who
arrived at the age of p years should
have the right to east n ballot. AS a class
they are far more intelligent than men,"
do you mean to tell me-" said Mr..
9owser as he took a step nearer and
aved his spcctacles in the air, do you
-.lean to tell me that you, for instance,
could cast "a vote int~clligently>"
"Certainly.'
AS intclIigently as l do?"
"Cert1inly. At the last election you
voted for two aldermen who nave since
been convicted Of corruption in office, q
county official who has turned out an en-
IA judge whom you yourself de-
clare ought to be impeached M a sheriff
HhO'-
That will do, woman-that will do"
Interrupted Mr.. Bowscr as he danced
Every human being with the
intelligence Of a chickadeo knows that
is not woman's sphere. TIC vote
.ntelligently''-
You have only to vote the straight
she quietly interrupted.
Are you talking to me-" he sternly de-
Amnded.
"Of course"
Then remember who I am. Take this
ariff question, for instance. While every
nan intuitively understands the matter at
SSue. no w~0IUan'-