The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-17
A FEMALE CANDIDATE FOR A HIGH OFFICE.
What This Advocate of Her Sex Would Do
If She We're the Nations Chief
Executive.

VERSAILLES. Ky. Oct. 1.-THE
United States Is going 10 have a woman
president; at least mat Is what Mrs Jose
phlne X. Henry. OF this city says. Mrs.
Henry Is the ouly woman besides Beiva
lockwood who has really ever heen FROM
iaently mentioned as the candidate Of her
sex for the executive mansion. She thinks
that she lacks ambition now. but she has
given much thought 10 what would hap
peuR she were president.
Mrs. Henry comes of good old cavalier
stock, for her forefAthers were NirEiuians.
For FIVE years she has been hl.tNnE in
Kentucky for the rights OF married wo-
men and az last her hopes have been re-
alizEd by legislative enactment In Ken
tuoky which brought about just and eqult-
able property laws for married women.
As a public speaker Mrs Henry is a de-
eided success, and she Is nc stranger -
politics. fer in ise9 she was the candidate
o. the Prohibition party OF Kentucky for
clerk OF tha superior court 81 the state.
she made a spirited canvas. and despite
the fact thai she was woman and Pre-
hihnlonist in Kentucky. she received 900
votes
There have been SO many Farbled tales
concerning Mrs. Henry and alleged state
ments from her. that * has beer deemed
wise FOR her 20 really say iust what she
TANKS over her own signature. and this Is
what she says:
since through the press have been
suggested as n candidate FOR the presg-
aency of the United States. without my
knowledge CT consent. an office from
which l am ccnstitntioually barred be-
cause rest under the disability Of being
s. woman. although ] am native horn. u
lessl age, a law-abidius tax-rayinE cit
isen Of the American republic. thus car
featuring true democracy. I give tNr res-
sion through the press what I woal3 hope
g. Go as president q the United states
The suggestion OF a woman president a
received With 6arisIau. for tae idfa pre-
walls that men a2oac are az fof pres. den
tili timber. and that. too. FL ere face =
the face that numbers % masculine rulers
s. cuF OWE ara ether nations have hesn
signal failures. wAiie many women rulers
81 Europe have given &c their people the
wisnst and most successful relrus ln fheir
history. ! herewith cutlire the policy
wbich seems 20 an American vousa most
nec3sul under present conditions.
J should accept the presidency 81 elect
e. by by eeantsz rDen culy Nv an honest
vote and FAR count 3rA woud refuse 20
secept the hiso otace Z elected by the
power - sno9ey. tAe purchase and De-
eaurhlnE - the Suffrage.
3 wcasA demand shat nv lnaur1rFatgea
he conducted oa trae deeuecFstle prtn-
etutes. ara rot 70 sccordaeoe WITH the
faf "a st2aA sAfsAtf4ssH 80 ffN,4s - eAtsettt-
tare - European rnotarcases AID d-sEo.-
tsns
whea Installed "a ths wnite House I
sheuBa hoia tsse reins Of government with
oaI ,Ae ztd = boss ana cab tato nv caa-
fntt tse wis40Ea rather taAn thc wcsith -
tnc nat ~.
''ceuste eziax tsa srctectien - ha-naa
rsehts N&ranao ans 80 ah else ta 81 repaaiic.
y weu5a recommend 20 congress tAe ssta-
usaou - "a aanea tnnsug % cgr aattoual
constitution enfrAacAtstrg iZa3a6 -
aueslcaa wcEDea Ga accordance w{th the
better ara sRtrlt Of American ceTDnefs -y
Whica rr'e1stns thst fzxktsan wtthsat
TrFress0tattoT s. tYvaunv' governments
derive thSir tust ccWers grcns ghe coasent
az ne Eeverat1' 'pcNi.eal gcwas srherss
g. the grorie' rsl&. Tlgass % az spScf2i
privileges Go mere.