The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-08

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rnen here. TOO. who. ., spite % tae4- fsa-
IRE 20 Fave . vote. exercise Gzsts 81 IL
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Nsxs Arthony VII FAD wcren here 20
whoru nssxhs hs applied her Doctrine t5as
a xcrnan who pays tsxss ..s ~ less. a.
nzea right 70 determine how they asaa
Dc expended az man who rag none Bat
tss property Qusilncs-so7 hoes rot sxss.
here II the franchise depended Epoa the
taxes her plea woul9 have more weight
As !, =. ser and not the ownsrxhsp o.
property 10 tss BASIS Of tire franchise
The rslgctzncs most nen aavs 70 se~Ing
woman enter The political arena 70 thai
they sfia iaeallze her. snd prefer TO Sc
her queen OF tae home. TIE wife. s4ster.
mother ard daughter. bringing 70 each
capacity . potentially which rsan even as
Q voter falls far short OF. an1 expanding
In q csisghtfaI vorit Of hsr OWE. TITO
whose sz5ctity man gladly enters with re-
Lief frem those turssd experiences from
which domestic woman 10 now happily
free.
Woman has not cegeneratec By Aer
separation from posit.es- On the costrary.
her evolution preee6ss that OF man At
every stage OF development Her enan-
cfpstson from the secius.os Of the middle
ages has restored her 20 the place she oc-
euDsed IN the pr5reval weird as the orig
inator OF the srts ant scssnces- Her In
man. who 10 not the independent being
vomzn's rights advocates set him Up 20
Dc. He IL the creature OF circumstances.
clrcumseribec In his actions. checked In
bis ambitions. limited in the sttainmept OF
his worldly desires fully a. much as NO.
man. The heiplessness OF . wife who can
not persuade her husband to give her .
new bonnet IL not more hum. l.atlng than
the inability OF the man 70 wres; from the
profits OF his occupation the money 10 get
II with
Female characteristics form the highest
type In animal evolution. and. as DR.. Otis
T. Mason has eleverIy pointed out. every art
o; civilization originated with women IL
IL not necessary to follow MIN through his
learned reasoning. but the examples will
barsc state struck Of sharp fake OF flint
for a knife. and became the first cutter;
she prepared the deer for food and be-
came the first butcher: dressed the hide
and became the erss currler and tanner.
With needle OF bone and thread of slnsw
she became the first tailor and dressmak-
er. With easy steps one may follow her
until the stick with which she made hole
70 put IN seed becomes the pIow; her rub
ning stone becomes the roller mil; the
carrying strap she bore upon her brow be-
came the railroad train: and her distan
and wefi stick the powerful loom.
while men hunted and fought and eshed
and gamhied with pebbles. she became the
walls, the designer of fancy ornaments in
shells and berries. and the originator OF
the potter's art
For aught we know. wonan's superior
sllhness OF tongue and delicacy OF intona-
ton may have been the founder Of Ian
guages. as we know her TO Be the genius
OF harmony.
Woman may not vote. but she fills big
niche in the Affairs OF humanity. She may
not lead In war. but she is first in the arts
which would make her an Influential fac
ter in society without a vote. would be the
greatest danger IN case she had one. with
cut one she can accomplish all through
her domination Of man. and II she Is OF
THE temperament or caliher which does not
dominate him. her vote would only be an
other weapon IN rs hands.