The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-06
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CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw'S PROPHECY.
Women VIII Have to Wait Yet Awhile
Longer for Their Rights.
New York World.

New York World
Chauncey NJ. Depew has not only signed
the petition praying that the word male"
be stricken from the Constitution, but he
is proud of having done SC.
81 signed that petition" he said. when
questioned on the subject of woman suf-
frage. lin my very best handwriting. 1t
was very clear and distinct, so that he who
runs may read. And didn't l do right?'
Mr.. Depew said this with an air of such
hearty belief in the wisdom and righteous
ness of his action and the cause, that IL
seemed absurd 10 mention why some people
thought him extremely far from right But
as soon as it was pointed out that there
was a widespread fear that the ballot would
''unsex woman that the privilege of citi-
zenship would be exercised by the less en-
lightened women of the community, and
that numerous kindred evils were threaten
ing the country, he proceeded to show how
utterly mistaken all the alarmists are.
THE great fear is that women will be
unseXed,' he said. well, il a woman can
be ADMINISTRATIVE of an estate and guardian
OF children without being unseXed, / don't
see why il viii unsex her to have a voice
IN making laws about property and chill
dren. Women have been being 'unsexed'
ever since I can remember, ana they seem
10 be pretty good yet. When was a
young man a woman could earn her living
dH q u hAAAAaA1 80 RAAACSN
respectability. But the woman who was
A clerk in a store, who associated with
% be on the road to perdition. But more
women have gone into stores, and there
isn't any great increase in the number
gone to perditiOn. 1t Is always the cry
whenever there is any broadening of wom-
ans opportunities and responsibilities, She
will be unsexsd.' But the fears of the con-
5ervatives have never yet been realized.
Women are engaged in every one of the
occupations which IL was once maintained
would render them utterly unwomanly, and
@But how about the claim that only the
lower classes OF women would vote, and
that thus the country would be still more
under the sway Of ignOrance?" Mr.. Depew
was asked when he had paused Tor breath
after demolishing the "nnsexins 5neohy;
no lower classes in America. And II the
tenement-house vote did outnumber the
brOwn-stone vote, what OF it2 L am not
sure tina the Judgment and opinions of the
one class are rot as valuable as those OF
the other. But il would not be so II there
We're any real crisis, any real nght: Inc
women who have education and the habits
born OF cultured lives would turn out IN
quite as full force as less fortunate women
who are supposed Ia be more swayed by
prejudice and passtczs If any great ques-
tioa were 10 be decided. They are not so
apathetic and Indifferent as they do them
selves the Injustice OF thinking III women
voted and there We're a fight against Tam
many Hall In progress, or any real issue
much .visor IN the matter as the tene-
ments-"
but the anti-sunragists say that there
would be family dissension-that house
holds would be divided against them
selves"
Well smiled Mr.. Depew. they have
school suffrage IN Massachusetts, and
wives haven't ceased &c speak TO their hus-
bands there. Brothers and sisters still live
together IN peace, and lovers are not
spurned by their sweethearts. Even in Wy
S SmlnIIy, Saesn te assm nave :" full faI sunrragei the ne
women can stand what they stand now and
yet live IN household harmony, they won't
hight about the ballot. Why, there was a
woman in here the other day. 1 know all
about the family, and asked how she hap
pened 70 be doing what she was doing.
Oh she answered, because i married a
man who IS able TO support just halt OF
himself, and / must support the other half
and myself. There are a good many wOm-
en- doing that sort OF thing If they can
Keep themselves from family dissension
nov. they W. be able TO keep from quar-
Yelling over politics"
What do you think about the objection