The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28
V0MAN'S SPHERE IS HONE.
MRS. CRANNElL WHITES 0S fAE
SUBJECT Of AxTi-srFFRsGE.
With Members Of the acnfier sex ~
the Polls Moe. Potent IaetSr in
the Disruption of the H0De VIII
ArI.e-Tribute 10 the Mothers.

To sae Editor .. s.se p9gs- Iasel.lsenc<r:
Nj afienEson lssE oeaa called ~ ~"
" women wfss sayiisG nse hfsEe. 10
sssIY4xe symposium "a ysasT last sun
d. issse asad they haTs assss. fza.s 20
give y0a s0Ts4e 81 she y.eyfS O me Nofi1e2
up!,aeasl 50 tns Gssris seF sxsefssI.n ef SIT
TRACE 10 goussn. 9s..s. sasag asat fsle FeSI-
IatesEzeacef - NJ only ai-Assg. sall ass4F-
o. o. h.ssn~ a n'e~s useA az. 10 the iS~sss'
ar uuU.assG exponent If 18th 8sses.
Lei az place ourselves rigni or tf+ rec
orc "a. slys a. uFzke Es2 lzeFssofsi attacks
o. fh4 "A esnt = ~z.o 80 no. seii@se as ~ 40,
4or re kns@ tAas ,aeFs afe Aere anu
there colsssz4s8 IsoEas. Gssl2a -.slf1ss ~o-DsE
Nho tse.-ese mat woman sdTfAge @oifa
bslp n glle p4F&aca.iogi q: politics and u3e
elosns OF s4agOIs. ite os4irFe tnAt til1@-
.veEuea are 4u.siake1ls thai sAzs ar PET
ICY Eere 81 tssgr ~ sEss@gTsts AID stslss
OF ggat. ansE Isiass nj osEer osI@a ny
fisaIl.elres that tney 70 moi step So con-
CIDER wftas saaTagA extended 10 al We
men w4llioss regard 10 easresttots CT FassS-
atty wulia efssaii
! IL X aid thai wogssn haze sHSGEatse III
four STATES. Ard tEey 2fe gwen a. exam
pieg Of what woman suffrage effects. Let
H. give fats. III Wyoming women have
aoted f0r a qu4Fges II century they-
ss-ge i .Ae capita oa wyoming, Az II A&S
y population al Saa c.iau I-ssH mere Aaft
sa.rtY live l8cefsSa-l gAntissaug acuscs, ASA
sl1e EaaesalH are sss ptspsssyas as s.ffs @-sfeE
fsaogS. LiaA ~ a1e o. at4s osssef satss
airs Cannon fan aEainEE fger HUSBAND Tor
Stat senator. AnG u si1e newspaper frpS.t
sas said 10 have +>isfks9 fsHa GuL OF his
boots" Ma Cannon 6sis&ges is luysamy,
and hopes 10 IS r,-fEsta3aiss inert
Idaho save suffrage 10 It's wafn1n Il } car
s.o Tner1 va noi q tEfsd o. tsse voting
Population that voteG on the g!esstog Ut
ali. aHa dl.n Il @1s carTaei ey "a aaIe .ra<a~
j0fity. Ills caused II 10 he carried before
Il II
That a n ks9JTy u The vesas eas. Oh III
Amendment carried II. Thia Is well for the
men az NagiFingtcn 10 remember II oTl!y
1e0 votes were cast on the snf5rsg" afn~fa-
mem and II were for suffrage, u would 10
carried. Every man ought to vote for or
against: b3s; before voting Ne should IN
form himself what wosran s.lffsag reaI.s
no. only IL the women, the tiome, bat to
ahe siste and u the nation stsef; and he
should be Influences by sitat knowledge.
Eot Dy chiyalry or sentiment
The other stat. where woman suffrage
obtains Is Colorado. Mn Sara n Plat
Of Denver. wee president of a political
clan writes la the Wonan's Journal of
September -. ISIS. ~ answer 10 qo.sdssfas
asked her about sqiasai suffrage Ia Cobra
do This Ia what AZ says,
Has the woman vote purified politics
ana have &e iYafiah4d saloons No. TO both
questions. The supporters OF equal SUI
frass have never c'ainsd thar the woman
vote would purify politics: Il would !se he
1ond re..og 10 claim Or expect snas re-
suit"
This is not 4 "senseiess ooiecton hy an
anti-surragist" Won will observe.
Mrs pIatt SAYS again: I'VE have no.
hanished the Ssslooa I think we should ~
abba 70 DO SO ~ there were na men III Colo
Tado, but am not quite sure. give tats
QIAots;ion ~ l wish To call attention. 10 she
fact that a noted leader in a suffrage state.
acknowledges thai even II the ha.lot were
left IN the Nands az women alone. SHE IL
not snre hey would vote 30 close the ssA-
looms.
They boast In Denver ttaai the most ssuc-
.sessfu, Lobbyists ever known are women. \
prominent Denver gsan tod the San Fran
sisco eau representative al the recent
newspaper nsen's convention: III ever you
want "A political scheme thas will take the
cake over aseryI hing else for coraprohe
sieeness and cunning; just &c. ssone NO
man ~ hatch II up for yca- A woman
daring aud elsvernsSs la political intrigue
simply ceunoi he surpassed. / think the
smoothsst eie5fion fraud OF which ever
heart WIS pFart-Net by a woman in orr
town. II Jas, knocked the Australian bal
lot system silly she got hold Of an eies,-
fion blank and went Into a printing office
O. which eaa mad access. AMI had a mum
her OF fac-simile thanks struck Then she
marked of her candidates in me regulation
style and sailed forth 90 bl'y votes When
- man agreed 80 sell she gave htm ore of
the prepared blanks, fod him wnere to
sign his name. and told him when he en-
tered The election boath 10 sip the blank
that would bc given him there into MS
pocket soie her OWL blank ana bring the
unused ore IL her ~ security t3at Ge had
deere ~ ssle wished Then he was ~ re-
aelva 81 IN money
Wei. probably the ballot w.ll not degrade
nli women. blt ira women whon j. viii
DEGRADE. or. more profsfiy. the women
who viii degrade what si4oslid i. on Of
the gfea;est Isrwers for good. VII bn IN
evidence ut Tho POLLS while dle ether VIZ
men VII D-, a. home or If they DO vose
wa vote exactly a. their father or broth
rrs 10 Sunyagls,s say tney will not. Then
.here VIII aT.se II most potent factor ia the
disruption ~ the hHtr-.
came here ttr>eause the women al N8sl-
ineion. VITO have hsta and ar. - hlg~v
with their hAaas duties theif plans If work
for the poor AMI ignorant. have not had the
time - fsai.llarize themselves @ith the ~
g1iment pro aUt con nf suGFaes a@d
\ was relHv family hrs taed "a apisrsF IN fore
the committee on rssafur cus az ihe Rerailp-
fican national ConNtugioN al 81 Louis AMI
again - thu ncu}evTatlc national eenVen-
tiOn al chicago IN urfssst against woman
suffrage rlank.s IN ;Ae national platforms.
nay name came before the rUsAir as one
Who had given time ana Thought - the
question. ana when the wea2en of voar
~ondrons state wrote H. rs fOr help they
askexl thai I should come. fnts lssrsanal
explanation IL i stefsi bat IA necessary
IN view - what has been sstt about M he
Ing here. ! may ssy ! WAS lad IN Cts-ue
for We recognize that woulsn'$ Interests
are ane and stae I'VE every where ara tfe
action af Washington N ihts matter Nili
p@ fE.f ny the women Hn TIE Afa4nttS coast
as WI - Oh the Pacific. And ga as sad
before | WIS s.AA B. CAneA in ghe inter
es'$ Of The home q a}fesheoi. # mot ncr-
hood everywhere
TINE or NcGF wf!fcte quotes u }at }fF ts9t-
fanaSs set or the eop &rsss af nlo'hCFS. |
Know mr. osailsnaet aai was l'rssesss Al
the ssnflerssss. What he s8ii u.s. tr'te. fs,is
b. dia fess SaN that women eeTlc3 tfe hal
lN IN Wo{s avs aha fas-ress ss3st@@ r-'ss,l{s
II s. tae notkeF~ ~Na are - hatid tae
nati0a hy sFuf33nt.ns Fhw faith in thei'
sous, WHO shall eventually cause ere na~
tioa's fa{fh - shCw .f-t'f ~ work. " m
auy 'n1afhet's E1a" feel rnera respect for
rs mother ana sister wen he sees scrr
mixing with p3en ~ fsalfileai strife, ard
seramhling fer ef1les when man Teesl'S
mis- matheE. What S. u that asneals - BIN
meal Is Il not her sweet vogns "a aAs~
her tender sot l0v'nE eaEe - Tire Hom
anG tae family Yer usefulness Hau
the cares and worries 81 business - pa-
fitteai life hsvo worn the body a@ WeI4 a+
the mindf Il . hezs Re naataer< 4ei
helm them - keen iNe hessa sservi frc gss
sto3ltssal EtYffa ttNEfn NtSs ar}Aa d"
said the creates, # ancient sag8~ ~b,d s.
sta Asr house. tat tae feals#a i1s ks.h e
dawG wlth hsr Bands r x tae faali~h
wotstsa tolls. ans nct tee wfse ytAo wae
asks 10 f44ftrf fea- NAV Ts..tt q