The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-01
QUESTION OF SUFFRAGE.
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fence and observation lead me to be-
1ieve that while they seldom aspire to
superiority, they deeply appreciate the
recognition Of their equality. and that
equality we are bound in honor to
concede. There is a world of meaning
in the words of that bright woman
who sai0. Women need Justice as well
as love-
Tt has been said that women do not
want to vote. This may be true of
some women, but no one can truthful
~ deny that the majority of the Wo-
men Of Utah demand the suffrage. TO
say that some of them do not desire
TO vote is no argument, because there
are some men who do not care TO
vote but no one would think of de-
priVing one man of that privilege be-
cause some other man did not prize
ii. There are women who are depend
ent upon their own eXertions for sup
port, and they should have the aid and
protection OF the ballot to help them
in the struggle for existence, even
though some of their more favored SIS
tiers do not desire il.
WOman's Intuition.
1t is claimed that women are more
likely to be governed by impulse than
by reason. I do not believe that such
is the case What we call intuition In
woman is oftentimes the very essence
of reason. She arrives at conclusions
quicker than man. but her conclusions
are nevertheless correct. she reaches
the truth at a single bound. while man
is ciunsily striving to reach the same
result by 2 slower process OF reason
ing. Why is this? 1t is a sclentlhc
frl,th that her nervous structure is ar
ranged with more density ana COM
pactness and is better fitted LOT re
,reiving and transmitting vibrations
than
of man. Intuition has q mechanism IN
her physical organism or the nature OF
o delicate electric plant. By 1t she Is
brought into closer relation with aer-
Sal Intelligence than her duIler cohl-
1oan1on. She is never finally deceNeo'
for she is in direct relation with the
sublinlinal soul and receives the IN
Eniration of the divine spirit. why
1ban should not the intellectual en-
s5ou-ments be utilized in the councils
of the state and her womanly lnuence
90 forth for the welfare OF society!
The minority say. surely no one
desires a return to the contentious OF
she mast" Certainly not. and least OF
ali the women. But why should equai
suffrage produce such dire results! II
she division of men on nallonal pdt ~
lines has been its own Vlndlcatlon IN
che production OF harmony anu Soou
-1rill among the male element Oh socl-
e+v why should it not produce similar
results among women and cause them
no know and appreciate each otner
better? They will undouotedly aHsH
themselves with the great poIltlcal
anarties Even now tney are Deiro
arote and Republicans, Popuhsts and
prohil1itionists. No reasonable man
-, believe that the women OF Utah
- listened to the political discus
lions of the past five years Wltnout
corning convictions ana taxing SUES
d the great contest. NO, my Irlenus'
80 imagined danger is unreal; ana II,
1901 of nresaging disaster, we snall
<onfidentIy turn our eyes 10 the Lght'
49,, a11r faith in human nature,
and. with true purpoSe Oh hedlI' e ieIp
40 avert anticipated evils Ieel llo On
si1e very depths Of my soul that no
80, viii ever come. To do TINS IS the
80 &C 7 conceive, of every citizen OF
JY4eb How much better such a course
49,, m deny women their rights pc
Use we choose to cherish fear that
ox-i1 NAV come. L do not peneNe III
-,ch iasuiticaI doctrine. 10 90 SWrons
80 GOOD may come Is never right
LII, liz. ,.o,3e, ALWAYS remains but the
-rood never. comes. It is only by noel
70 conscience and right that we
1es ~ ,o,,re to maintain self-respect ana
,o[o,oote the welfare OF the STATE;
do not believe in an eHpeolei1Sy
.1.a+ counsels a departure from the
rr-n
TIL TIL wrong It is too closely
s sil.ea to the argument Of tyranny y
Rnt this requires a fuller we" ol
..u,e Argument From Expediency.
r~nediency in the best sense and In
sbe e broadest form is the highest ss+ WIS VS.
-, of the statesman, ana thal eA-
u oii. - aslSs equal suffrage at our
Pe eads Expectancy requires the use OF
slal hest means that circumstances VIII
supply for the highest a anae 5rq the e con
Hnat 60 4Jat nrevaiI. There are abso-
s,lte principles at the foundation OF
5 Ebings These are as interchangeable IS
& the sSions of mathematics; :, There 1s r te
perfect ideals to be attaneo IN E We are
cess of age. approximating those
s sgs s But the whole course Of pro
s prsss is beset with failures and imper-
sec r5 Progress implies defective