The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-12-21


govevernment oil public opinion, tns
public being its own members, and the
opinion being their own national choice,
in regard to the best permanent llterests
of the people, or public, hence THIS pub
lie opinion expressed throng 1 tae bailo
should be expressed by wo.neD, "a well
as by men since equality OF %riFltt-4 is a
mandate OF our natloAti HE, ani~Ille
boosted criterion OF DIR political life.
Women ask for suffrage, be alu 'e it was
intended that Suffrage shOIil ever re-
main the right OF the people BY ~liaa
they could govern til ,nseiyas AL pro
tect person and properly by law, AMI i
never was intended that 1t snpdld he
usurped as the p~olitica privilege nj am
class OF people, either men or wol.n, VI
women people.
But how far beneath the criterion o,
true Americanism is that exception
which admits the most desenerated ami
unthlnking 10 the Tree and full ex-
y u viz ohiiOb, anu IVtAitl 0HNihbN
women, the more intelligent, economic
and progressive element OF nationa life.
Think of woman's humiliation at beng
classed with idiots, lunatics, criminals
ever the two latter may out-grow their
disability and be- reetored to citizenship,
but the women, in the opinion OF some,
nj ist remain a cipler at the LETT side or
the unit man i'll OR potlticai life, to be
governed by laws in our SO
cial, industrial an | monetary SYSTEMS.
Women are rs much interested in the
perpeJuity OF vi republican form OF
government, rs men the increase OF the
national debt falls AS heavily on her, as
a producer and CONSUMER, as on nieti
she is as much effected by depression i'll
wages, and as much oppressed joy long
hours OF labor, and u;isstlllary col,l.Iloa
Of work shops as men, hence it ID only
strict, moral, justice, tor
American ~womanhool IT, assert, that
they, AS citizens are AS capaoie vi UNDER
staniling the basic foundation upon
which should rest national economic,
and national progress, and of voting
wisely thereon as American manhood.
Emmerson uttured Il trdism when ne
50 dull That woman SHOULD vote. Ii the
wants and vices are allowed full vote
through. man. the virtues and aspirations
should be allowed a full voice as All offset
through women"
Inc average man thinks and talks
more OF political creeds, party politics,
avai,abinty OF strength to carry the
parry vote, than they do OF the straight
torwarjness OF the principles AMI TIM
character of men whom tney enGrust to
represent tine peoples Interests, whereas
The average woman, is more prudential
she scrutenIzes VIII peerless certainty
the metal and moral availability OF the
character OF men To Dc entrusted with
Ethe peoples welfare. This is one of the
many crises i'll our political life where
Woman vote would aid in maintaining
the balance of power in favor vi the sell
evident truths and principles of u gov
ernm ;ntal system and tnus turn IN great
tidal wave ot party m%ecnanism which
looks only 10 the mere a~yaiiaDliity' of the
candidate. Ii We Woult nave pure pol
tiles, We must infuse pure elements, we
must neutrallze the splrll Vi party by tire
spirit ol patriotism, Tor the highest gool
OF the people and the state. In tho early
ages oil civil government, political pniloso-
pliers, and short-sighted political leaders,
Collected To tile admission OF the masses
to the sacred duty OF ruling the state,
but time has proven the general good
being considered That the state h best
ruled where the largest mum oei, vi citi-
cause the humane element OF national
life has always Increased with the exten-
sion OF suftrage--this too has become one
OF the sell-eyident truths i'll government
tai ethics.
No matter what the evils of universal
and unconditional suffrage may be,
tney are less than the evils Of olisarchy
or government of any type OF The priv
legged classes; and we need not pass
from our own governmental portals to
prove this assertion. The personal am
bition and a~varice OF the aspiring few
have controlled the politics oil the
nation for several decades, and the
financial condition OF the country to-day