The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-01

our civilization. AS long as woman's
sphere is divorced from the realities
of civil, political and economic life we
dare not become greatly prosperous as
a people. Because under such circum-
stances wealth leads to destruction.
Such people do not perpetuate their
own species; and if they did, and if
suoh progeny should become numerous.
we should become a race of dudes and
vanish from the earth in pure dis
gust. What is necessary in all such
cases is that woman should become a
real helpmate for man, a companion
in the highest and truest sense of the
word. She should share his know
ledge, his tolls, his cares, his pleasures
and his sorrows. God made her to be
a companion in the fullest sense of
the word. He gave her intelligence
and sympathy and intuition for such
companionship; and man destroys his
prospects for human progress by MAX
ing her a creature for his vanity and
an instrument for his selfshness.
repeat again that we dare not become
prosperous until both women and men
are put in a way to learn and be edu-
Gated by the great realities OF Ire
political and social; and so long as
men pervent the plans of the Creator
they will reap failure and dishonor.
Value to the State.
Only recently women have been per
mitted to enter the professions and
the business walks of life; and while
this has been beneficial to the women,
and has made them more independent
and self respecting. it has at the same
time tended to purify business ana
add to public life an element OF orleht-
ness and cheeTfulnesS. we all Ano"
something OF the influence OF the Wo-
man nature in a mining camp When
composed of men exclusively it soon
recedes backwards into rudeness, pro-
family and vulgarity, and ottlmes
drunken and bloody fatalities. Let
woman come upon the scene ana
transformation soon takes place. Men
become human, loving, self-respecelnS
and courteous. The better and hlgner
impulses of life are encouraged, anu
the mining camp puts on the ar Oh
resnectable and orderly society," is
nv man so dull as not to perceive
that what is accomplished here IN
little mining community would be or
inestimable value when put into opera
ZION in the state and in the nation al
large? Government is simply natlondI
housekeeping, and we must De very
Hind not to realize that woman mas
peculiar gifts for Housekeeping ohe
is the original housekeepeI anu 4ioAiio
maker. out of her very life, and IN
her deepest sympathies she made tne
home. she guarded the little inmates
of the home; through her the niue
bunch of chattels was gathered ABOUT
the home; and if she is given cnance
She will do a noble and God-elVeh
mart in purifying and perfectlng the
national household.
Recause it is Just, Right anu H-A
pedient.
Therefore. I re-affirm that equal sur
frage should be provided in the con-
stitntion. because it is just ana right,
and because it is in the highest ana
hest sense expedient. L know anat d
40 io,.itv of the members of this con-
1-antion concur with me in this belief
7 know that a majority of the people
If TTtah entertain the same view ana
ca feel assured that 1t VIII De IN
cornorated in our organic law. Inc
constit1Ition will be adopted by the
,eon1a. o11r state will be admitted into
tbe Union: equal suffrage will prove
the brightest and purest ray or Utan
eIorious star; it will shine forever IN
the immortal galaxy, as beacon
iiebt on the tops of the mountains
heclonine our sister states and terri
to,.;as onward and onward to higher
nIane of civilization, and ruler
measure Of civil and religious liberty.