Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-14

rs woman was created as help for man,
it seems matter of the very simplest
natural right and justice that she should
have an equal voice with man in the
conduct of the affairs of the home, of
the business that supports the home,
and in the councils of the church and OF
the state, and in fact, wherever on the
face of the earth, man has legitimate
interest, woman should not be debar-
red from an equal interest,
Men in times past, by races, nations,
classes and individuals haye been fear
fully low, vile and degraded, and as a
natural consequence, women also have
been bestiallzed, AS man has made adj
vancement in civilization, and a knowl-
edge of arts and science so woman has
advanced to d position nearer that which
the Almighty intended her to occupy.
In several states of our great republic.
the right of suffrage has been granted to
woman and our own state is among the
numb Der. 1t behooves US women to know
"where we are at" Politics are sup
posed to be deep study, but there is no
woman in Lincoln county but under
stands them as we'll as nine out of every
| ten men che meets. Politics is but the
science of good government and every
woman knows good government from
bad, and also the party which has always
given it to US.
The peoples, or populist party is
catch penny affair and interest in it is
rapidly dying out, ms is shown by the
fact, that in states where they held the
balance of power two years ago, they
have hardly showing to-day.
The fusion party is composed of all
sorts of men; has no platform or prin-
ciple-other than they want the offices.
The prohibition party, however dear
to the heart of woman, is party of
but one idea and must of necessity fail.
There is but two legitimate parties,
VIZ: the democratic and the republican.
Which OF these two has the grandest
record? Which has done the most for
our country? The republican party
alwaysl 1t was the republican party
set free the slave and it was the repub-
lican party who cast the spanish yoke
from the necks of the Cuban, the Porto
Rican and the Fillipinos. 1t is party
of ideas. of progress, of education, of en-
terprise and of prosperity, 1t has pro-
duced such men as Fremont, Lincoln,
Sumner, Grant, Edmunds, Whittier
Blaine, Phillips, Evarts, Reed, and
Mckinley, and hundreds of other INTEL
lectual giants.
Of the European and other nations
who send their immigrants to our
shores, those with the least per cent of |
illiteracy join the republican party. and |
we have the Morse, Sweeds, Danes, Hol-
landers, English. WEIGH, Swiss, German
etc., while the Spanish, Italian, French |
and Portuguese invariably join the dem
ocratic ranks. The great majority of
the school house states are overwhelm-
ingly republican. The converse of every
can be said of democracy. 1
have yet to know one single democrat to
favor woman suffrage, while / have
never known a republican to strongly op-
pose it. Again, under republican adj
the country has been pros
porous; while under democratic rule we
have invaribly had hard times. Surely
it is so plain that he who runs may read,
These are few reasons for choosing my
political affiliations as do, and l pro-
pose to cast my ballot next month &C.
cording to my convictions. believing it a
and an honor to affiliate with
the republican party. And as though
TO confirm me in my resolution, and
prove the truth OF some of my implica-
lions, lie, the want of intelligence and
in the opposite parties, a
neighbor, while protesting that che did
not want to say how l should ~ VOTE"
with paralyzing gall and effrontery, la
Dors for six wearisome hours with IN
hat l should vote tor the fusion ticket;
f l don't oh, appalling catastrophy: he
will never vote for me, if l ever run for
,ffice, / calmly assure him that it is
ny intention to certainly vote the re-
publican ticket, and he tells me am
Toting against my own interest and his
.lso the gist of the matter is-he
las personal spite against one of my