The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-05-16
IRRESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP
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The brave pioneers OF these sentl-
ments have been for the past fifty years
clearing thcir ps tbs through the al
most impenetrabls wilderness of pop
nlar prsjudicss, until smooth n and
even, comparatively speaking, arsSthe
paths of the suffragists of to-day, who
arc equally willing to carry on the
good work to successful conclusion.
Were this clamor for equal suffrage
confined to the women f the United
States alone it might be concluded
that it was nothing but q sort of
"Yankee notion" Of that some thing
"brand new" but the world Wilderness
Of the claim proves oonclusively that
1t is just one, baissd upon inalien-
able rights of the individual, as a re-
sponsible member of society, and in
perfect harmony with the growth of
human intelligence, which proclaims
to progressive world, that civilized
governments can no longer afford to
inventory women among the creation
over which man is to have dominion
woman must be elevated to the divine
plane God placed her, when He gave
her unto the father of mankind to be
his help mate. Woman's intuitions
are necessary to good government,
and must be empowered with the re-
sponsibility of representation through
the ballot.
It Is an historic fact that woman's
power IS peace maker. and an order
rsstersr has always been recognized,
for ct the appointed times she was
called upon to turn the confused af-
fairs of the peoples and the nations
into the channels of progress and re-
form. This 10 the fact that appeals to
the patriotism OF suffragists in general
and to the patriotism of American
suffragists in particular, since our Ma
tional Constitution confers the right
Of self government upon "the people.
The effort to obtain the power of re-
sponsible citizenship will be attensd
with much opposition from our male
peers, also from some our own sex;
because all women do not Immediately
appreciate reform problems alike, any
moro than dc all men, but these local
contingencies cannot block, nor retard,
the wheels OF progress in the suffrage
reform, than in all other reforms that
have proceeded. "They who fight
with progress, fight in vain.
When the victory is won-which
won 1t will be-the opponents, and
advocates will meet on the level of
responsible citizenship, and in spirit
Of true Americanism, will shake hands
over this conflict Of years, wondering
ut tho same time that the conclusion
was not attained sooner. The incom-
plets work in the suffrage field is that
OF educating. mon and women to cast
aside their traditional and inherent
prsjudicss, and look at the question of
equal political rights from the stand
point of fellowship, and equal respon-
sibility - in all other associations in
which mons interests, and womsn's
interests are equal, or nearly SO. The
right of citizenship is an inherent right
to woman, 80 to man, according to
the Christian idea of government.
All powers combined can never per-
m anently weaken the instinct of wo-
manhood, this is God-gi, en- faculty,
and q right, ~ the instinct of man
hood is = God-given faculty, and
right--right commands power-power
commands respect The ballot is the
rightful power of American citizen
ship, therefore the ballot in wolnans |
hand will command for her the sauna