The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-19

worth a rush after mans property
is subject to be taken from him at
pleasure. without his consent. If man
is not his own assessor, in person or
by deputy, his liberty is gone" Hon.
Charles Sumner, in his speech on
March Z. 1866. endorses these declara-
lions OF James Otis, and he says,
Stronger words for universal suffrage
could not be employed" His argument
is that if men are taxed without being
represented, they are deprived of essen
tial rights.
These axioms are as clear as sun
light, and it would be in violation OF
| the fundamental principles of our In
situations for the men of Utah to frame
laws whereby women property holders
shall be taxed without their consent
given through such representation as
is accorded to men as a condition pre-
cedent to their being taxed.
Again, all our constitutions, either in
terms or in substance, commence their
preambles with that comprehensive
formula, We, the people, Our gov
eminent 'of the people, for the people
and by the people" Whatever the
status Of women may be, they are at
least part of the people. AS such
the government provides a place for
them, and by no form or principle OF
reasoning can they be deprived of such
rights and privileges as enure to men
under government, without at the
same time destroying the natural
rights which men hold for themselves
| to be inviolate.
Furthermore, by the declaration OF
| independence the existence of govern
ment hinges upon 1.-The consent of the
| governed" his consent is TO be given
through the forms and provisions
whereby governments are made and
administered. This consent goes to the
framing of the constitution, to the enc
actment of laws under that constitu-
ton and to the administration of those
laws; and there can be no consent
without representation. Hence the
Acknowledgement of half the people
and large proportion of taxpayers
and creators of wealth is tyranny pure
and simple, even though it be under
the shadow and in the name of liberty
and free government.
But we seek not to weary
you with the recital of axioms.
What We desire is that we may
uphold your hands in revealing
them to the world and making them
effective in human government. JEFF
ferson laid a deep foundation for
human freedom in planting equal
rights at the roots of the tree OF
make those principles most effective
and to cause them to shine as the
MONDAY sun in the armament OF
American history
He said: IT believe the day is not
far distant when women will WELD the
ballot to purify and ennOble politics. [
go for all sharing in the government
who assist in bearing it's burdens by no
means excluding the females
To you, gentlemen OF the Utah cons
stitutional convention, it is given to
make other deep and Fundamental
pT-inOin1dS of crnWRrnO0aDT PffhNtiVa
in the administrations Of law. We do
not doubt your ability and willingness
to do so. But we come to greet you in
behalf Of the women of Utah, to
strengthen your hand and to assurs
you that We are keenly alive to the
Importance and far reaching conse-
quences of your labor in our behalf
'+And above all we would impress
you with the fact that the women OF
Utah are by no means Indifferent
spectators OF the drama that IS now
being enacted. We believe that every
age has its rising and its setting sun.
We believe that the woman movement
has come because the sun of our
civilization has thrown across our
social horizon the daWning of q new
and more glorious era in the history
Of man. We believe that through the
ages an eternal purpose runs, and
that in the full enfranchisement OF
women there will come a larger and
truer sovereignty, national con-
scientiousness in fuller harmony with
the temporal welfare and happiness OF
man. We believe that both men and
women will be benefited morally, So
cially and economically We believe
that, now the time clock of American
destiny has struck the hour TO in
augurate a larger and truer civil life,
and that the future writer's of Utah
history will immOrtaliZe the names OF
those men who, in this constitutional
convention, defying the injustice and
prejudice of the past, strike off the
bonds that have heretofore enthralled
woman. and open the doors that viii
usher her into free and full emancipa-
ton.
I'VE therefore ask you to provide in
the constitution that the rights Of
citizens of the state Of Utah TO vote
and hold office shall not be denied or
abridged on account of sex, and that
male and female citizens OF the state
shall equally enjoy all civil, political
and religious rights and privileges
The memorial was signed by the fol-
lowing ladies:
Emmiline B. Wells. president of the
Woman's Suffrage Association of Utah;
Emily S. Richards, vice-president; Zins
D. II. Young, president OF the National
Woman's Relief society; Jane s. Rich
ards, vice-president; Ellen B. Ferguson,
Salt Lake County Suffrage association;
Electa Bullock. Utah County aSsocia-
ton; Lucy a. Clark and Jennie Nelson.
Weber County association; Celia r.
Bean, Sewer; Silvia, La Cox, Sanpete;
NJ. A. Graver, Juab; z. H. Cannon.
Salt Lake; E. T. Stevenson, Salt Lake:
Louisa L. Wright, Joanna Melton, Cora
G. Carlton. M. Isabella Horne, Ada
Williams, Kate s. billiard. S. z. An
derson, Sarah A. Howard, Elizabeth J.
Macfarlane Mary E. Irvine. Jemima r.
NIidgby, Lydia D. Alder. Maria NJ. B.
Horrocl1s, E. II. Peke, Rebecca H. Doc
Ian, Margaret a. Game. Ella W. Hyde,
Jane A Hatch, Rose z. Hatch, Emily
Stevenson, Priscilla J. Ritter. Matte A.
Brieger. Aurelia S. Rogers, Monica Sc
crist, Harriet A. Badger, Mary A.
Freeze, Mary Elizabeth H. Shipp, Mary
J. Holding, Josephine Howard, Annie
Farley, Ellen C. CIawson, Mrs. Katie L.
Paxman Mary L. Moser, Susan Grant,
Sarah H. Roberts, Harriet Beers, Eliza
Jenkins, Hannah Jenkinson, Christina
Attley.