The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26

arreSted. examined, attended. tried. sen
through all this ordeal. looked into the face 81
7 woman; Let " hone that The example set
lowed by other executive.
In last SUNDAYS SuN \. Is. Hazard. after
wabbling Il little as 10 whether suffrage is nn
inherent right aud quoting Greece. Poland.
Judge story and Prof. Bryce. at last concludes
that I'm our own country the suffrage is
awarded rs II matter Of cXI Ndicpcv."
The Federal Constitution. John Adams.
John Hancock. Thomas Paine. benjamin
Franklin. James Otis. James Madison. Charlie.
Sumner. Thaddeus stevens. Wendell Phillips.
and scores of other authorize. declare 1t 10 he
suf Frs;,' is G an 20 'ex t%ai ienss:" Ma dH sI Hara ,nfs ep r"e
merates the classes who are not allowed 10
che forget 20 include idiots. Then she says
the only other class are women. ana proceeds
these classes from the franchise,
One, would S,urpose tha, To, n woman with a
Particle of inderendence.and self-respect the
Tomnn can c~ontemplate without shame and
classes her with minors, tribal Indians. Chi
nese, criminals. insane and idiots as those who
i I"H%vi lie flat 1snFs ANY, w 20 rS1F sS%nId be SO lack.
INK in n sense a. what is due to her position, Hs
an American citizen as to try to justify this
# is' i i, es%Heddiee emu ior The "t best int tests
Of our Government that the franchise should
morality. and there are good reasons for ex.
niudinE the Insane; the n!Immlna 81 %% rohi XIV
ton OF the votes OF women. To all OF these
other classes. however. a hope ia given. The
Indian s VIII" leaves his tribe; the Chinss csc who Is
"bmes Of age. the idiotir or insane WHO are re-
stored by medical skill. the criminal who /.
commonwealth But woman ia forever dis.
tranchised hy the insurmountable barrier 81
made her reproach. How is it possible mat
women cannot see the insult in the assertion
have a Voice in the affairs Of the muniripality,
the State. the nation. of which thev ar" II part.
Miss Hazard quotes .hn mistresses Of the
French kings az an example OF the influence
Of women in %rolitir-. What was this hut the
power behind the throne. which the anti
suffrage women glory in being. This is u
conspicuous instance of the indirect iutiu-
enre' which the 'remonstyants' are So proud
of possessinc-the most dangerous kind be-
cause wholly free from responsibilities. Miss
Hazard has another horrible examnle-the
women lobbyists in Washington. But they
simply are exercising, what women always,
have been taught are he lHgi:ima'e means OF
Influencing mpn-smi!es., neauty. ~fattery: fine
raiment.. social Rraces. These are truly femi-
the records extend.
They constitute tho only Kind Of wo'ran's in
ulenre thlf ever was brought - btlr upon our
legislators until the sufraeists Introduced an
entirely new disrensation and substituted ar
gnment. I"rir and hnlta's 70 juatlre tnF nnSsir
have been 40 long getting what thev want; hut
in the, thirty years during which they hive
been lesiecinE legislative bodies the writer
never has herd OF . single scanda! connected
herewith The Professional Tensile loht ;yt
its advocates have beer keeting an eve. on Con
gress amt the Legislatures she has found II
Tho s,nruuiSts p0nGiIer that IL would he far
more ~!iCnined and Tesve,thele 70 g 70 me
coils aud vote their ideas than 20 be hauntint
their wishes.
The statement. that all the adva:tages. leea'
men are said hv tho sufrragists ~ ne but ar
apules Of >o!om. a vanity and yeNatior 81
s sI,nnra ua and T wH So" i Se su i%li1tat' !.%iT''iM rs
Millicent Garrett Inwtett. one 81 tng!anl
most distirguisla"l women said in !! rect eh,
Industrial and professional world is = largel
field and better raid employment. and. In fight
ing for these things. they are fighting with on.
hand tied behind them IA long a. hey have n?
the parliamentary suffrage This il the rHsi
know th" hftv wears Of contest 10 ret, tho priv
legeS they now have; which 'on,d haze pee,
":Ytain Hnd , gttn i i|n Ait b,, les "ss sensnfi% It%IIeic G
rower. lhnS .re@';le also that they never ca
hn,G t AZ @? !?o,n sh IA tS. II Ho the p s'Tnsf /. sa 1r H. !
that Of men. Until this is secured they un
,~ierstand that much they already have game,
Is Dtlu fS WI uncertain u ~
contihne to as: for the authority vested in tn
franchise.
The Massachusetts Good Citizenship So
ciety is holding a series OF meetings in Ire
mont Templc, Boston, which have been t.d
dressed by the Rev. T.. f.. Hale. Samuel Com
rers. and DR.. Lyman Abbott. On Arril , tn
sneakers will be Mrs. Julia Ward Howe an
Mrs. Mary \. Iivermore. Women are as VI
tally interested as men in GOOD government
.Hl tl.ir tfln "a $40 Z securing ! r HI NM
instances quite "a valuable ne thos" of men.
In a recent address 70 the sons OF the Amer
sch; SrhIev i ,ook ihS occa 1s M to say ia, all , ,in''ii:
and after the war he had noted the deep an
powerful patriotism and devotion o. womer
try" This has been trne IN every val. me
have. been INST az patriotic and Jnst as le
in every wav the Government would rermit.
1t is said tha. most o, ire anpIintmen'n e
the the m osn5 ri Rus IS h hnvs m 6t t mD the on n 'MS .re
great over her other tw" sons and she is teall
The women 81 royalty are thoroughly trnine
in %ro'itics and statecraft: and these do nor IRE
y W;ns. in ,n 'G' m Itsft their 1 Gs'1 Hv9 nHtni H.H "@8S'
W>sIINGToN. DC.
p. S.-The .uhlolned loit-, has Just been Re
reivad and is respectfully submitted TO tn
readers ~ II SrN;
DEs MONIES. Ia. ;M1Ich 9. ISL" ,
My attention has been called I" 2 raier nr'
pared by Mesdam"s johnson and Mood cltin
a. an obJnct lesson against equal ~'lffrag" =
election held in the cityof Des Moines. tduot
from this rap"r the following reference" TO ~hi
election:
: To Further plrce OF i"Lbery. hundreds OF Ei"lo'
, women w,re forced To- vote nnicr threat OF e
posture.
This statement j. 50 grossly unfair that. r.
i, u1r6Ir.s Of the merits uf the question ut eau