The herald., 1895-04-29
TO THE EDITOR
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munications, but does not assume responsi-
bility for the sentiments expressed
Woman Suffrage

Editor Herald believing woman suff-
rage to be debatable subject would offer
. few objectio ms thereto. . ...s
In the first place think women do not
know what they are asking for. 1t is a
well known fact that when men vote they
are required to register, give height,
color OF eyes hair. marks of Identification
If any. and last, but not least, their age
something many ladies would object to;
also swear to protect the constitution of
the state and United States--the very
thing they now wish to break. The vote
carries more burdens than | would wish
to have thrust upon my wife or daughter.
have the greatest respect for woman
in her proper sphere-that of "A mother,
wife or sweetheart. However, al | under
stand the new woman does not wish to
fill the two first places in our society.
They may agree to be our sweethearts,
provided We agree to let them run our
government-tha is to say, dictate what
our laws shall be; not that they wish to
pay 50 to $4 annual poll tax. attend pri-
maries and be ward heelers. They no
doubt would not object to attending con-
ventions for that appears to be her am
bition.
do not think she would look very well
in battle with musket and bayonet,
count of their difference of opinion, as to
income tax. poll tax. tariff or free trade
ideas. as the case might be. However.
those are not the worst objections; for we
well know that woman is unforgiying,
hearted and unforgiying to the van
quished.
For proof you do not have to go further
to illustrate than a few days past when
the social evil was being aired before the
police commission. There, was, not a
woman to stand up and defend their
fallen sisters. although they well know
their brothers are equally responsible for
the social evils. Not woman stood up
for her poor fallen sister and l do not
remember an instance where men were
defendants but some other man would de-
fend them, no matter how fallen the
brother may be, some other brother will
forgive and assist. How different with
the opposite sex. Where is a lady tina
would take her fallen sister and assist her
to regain that which she has lost? No!
But they meet in secret and ask to have
her driven out without even a suggestion
as to where she shall go.
She would no doubt do away with the
saloon. The drug store and soda foun-
tain. never; the one where you can get
spiritus frumenti at all hours, Sundays
included. the other where you can get
frog taken out of your throat for 10 cents.
In other WORDS, give me soda and wink
the other eye.
Women seem to me to be very weak in
Judgment but what they lack in that
they make up in condemnation (and reso-
lutions.)
l do not wish to offend the ladies,
although | we'll know that most people
do not wish to have their shortcomi ngs
ventilated. There are any other biec-
lions to woman suffrage that l could
mention. However, there are two in
stBnces where man gave in to woman s
advice according to sacred history. Adj
am in thefirst, and Sampson in the Sec
ond.
heard speaker once say that in the
beginning God created the heavens and
earth and rested. Then He created
Adam and then created Eve; since when
God. man or the devil never have been
known to rest However, this saying is
borrowed by me. am yours,
THE OLD MAN.