The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-06
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I'D you ever see two quiet dogs sleep
IN ing IN the sun? a restless man VIII
saunter along, he VIII look at the
w dogs. whistle TO them. and IL the
u dogs do not move, then he Will kick
them, rouse them IN such way that the
first thing you know the dogs will be at
each other tooth and nail. each thinking
the other has started the fight That is
the reason that the suffragists and anti
woman suffrag.sts are being hustled into
CONTROVERSIES just now. Did the cessa-
ton OF the war cause such q quiet that
this hubbub was started to keep the word
awake? "Ail the worlds a bell and wo-
man is the tongue OF IT," some wicked man
mas said. but why is this tongue Set wag-
ging so loudly jus, now? That all women
40 nos want 10 vote is evidenced by the
iact mat We do not vote. The majority OF
women are too busy attending TO their
household affairs educating their children,
or other peoples children. nursing the
SICK or earning their bread and jam in the
oid-fashoned sheltered way. 10 go out into
.ne world OF politics. They recognize the
TACT that politics is science and TOO deep
a subject 10 be handled ,houghtless,y. The
minority OF women. able women, good wo-
men. and many OF them wives OF clever
men and mothers Of fine sons and daugh-
, uers, these want to vote. and want 70
ceavor. true to their opinions Personally
DO not see why women should desire to
add 10 their burdens. We.have enough to
90 II we do the things tina, lie right In
our paths. the everyday things that seem
trlhsng. but are the substance Of the life
II seems very paltry TO hold up to ridi-
cue the good women who desire female
suHrage There are TOO many good women
representing both sides of the question
women who feel very acutely each stroke
at Their armor to touch on their
sentiments roughly. AS long as shall live
l snail hope 10 have some able and gooo
man near enough to me to exchange with
nim Ideas on the government OF the state
ana the government OF ourselves. / am
afraid that when that day shall come when
no man viii go TO the polls uninf1uenced by
my voice that I shall take very little In
terest in who governs the state for that
part OF woman which teaches her the
1ignt and wrong-the heart-wiii be dead.
Now next Tuesday In this state will de-
c;de vital question to woman. Shan
she vote or shall she not vote? There are
many good women. many eloquent women
VINO desire TO be permitted to cast a vote
for that which reason and intelligence
Ieacnes them to be the best thing to do
Inese women are true TO their convictions
OF right and wrong. They realize the fact
mat they are more intelligent than the
large mass of imported voters who un-
lairly and un1ustly voice the needs of the
american people. They realize the fact
that an educated woman knows as much
as an educated man regarding many sub.
Jects. political and non-political These
women know that they are more able to
cope with the problems of the day than
the majority OF the colored race who have
been given the power to vote or the
hordes OF uneducated rufiians who, whether
foreigners or Americans born Of foreign
parents. have swarmed In such numbers
10 the polls. as to dominate this country
Inen there are the women who would
never vote under any circumstances. for
last and all the time. These women be-
lieve very firmly that should they 20 on,
INTO the world to fight for their rights"
tse home would suffer and be destroyed
OF heaven and earth deprived the man Of
one or his ribs to help create the woman
thaf she on the strength Of an extra bone
should dominate the earth. These women
believe that In making home happy and
bright they are doing more good in this
world than If they rushed out neglectiny
their families, 70 elect a governor or NOM
mate president The greatest reason that
see why I would never think Of being
so,er is ms In the first place do not
want to add TO my burdens: in the second
place / have read in the history of nv
country that President Lincoln gave ths
right OF voting to the colorel race Of tho
united states. and in reading the daily
rom MARYLAND 10 Florida. that the neg-o
vote Is so restrained so repressed so ra-
s'rtcted In the orly parts OF tho country
where the colored element predominates
nat IN my Judgment the franchise of ths
negro is the Jest of TIE politician. In the
third pace. should women get the mower
70 vote ! am sore afraid that the wise wo
men would all vote the same ticket ina.
'heir husbands, brothers or fathers voted
and the great unwashed doing likewise
the rough cement would be in greater ma
'or1ty. Gould ! for one moment he'iav.
mat The voting OF women would keen the
pad men away from the polls eliminate
money from politics and purify this coun
try, l should be among the first to raise
my voice and demand the ballot.
n thought that by going to the noI,s
could not on'y keep the had element away
put induce the refined and educated Amer.
lean TO attend to his duty as an American
morning and stay al day hong. on Novem-
per 18th at the polls. In 1856 the women
voted In this state and found 1, did no,
work. Do We want another chance to
make failure? ! do not know anything
about politics. but do read the daily ma
rers and ! see that despite our wheat
fields and our hop ranches. despite orr
prize pumpkins and our rich mines. DESPITE
our being the pathway TO the Yukon and
the direct road TO the Orient. the nrese
aliudes to US as a freak state laughing a,
our last election and ridicu.ing our poIiti
cal demonstrations Now could the women
put up as candidate a good. wise and pure
woman or man and elect her or him for
any Office from mayor TO president. how
great would be the blessing, hut the char
ter Of the United States would have to h.
revised entirely and my generation will he
dead and buried before that time. The
men VIII never let lis vote and why should
they? We women have our card parties
the men have their clubs The women
have their afternoon teas: the men have
their coffee cocktails. To some men no.
ttcal discussion is as interesting az the
sight OF a $40 hat is 10 woman Watch
the men today gosstpping on the corner
or Seeond and Cherry. or In front OF the
hotels and restaurants. and you will see
that all TIE talking is rot dore by women
I would feel very guilty to deprive then,
at this pleasure. Men do have hard tim.