The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
THE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
INT IRISH LOCAL ooVEENMENT ACT,
,sos EyFhANCHISES WOMEN


% Marry Sustained by Court-The
n,eb,. Of Man and tho Rights OF wo-
mountaineering Two Correspondents
-, =, ,,d u.vo, Italian ot Dublin and
a., Iob, T. Redmond to America has thus far
ar w.. i. ,riumpbh proVress so erea, have
poon -. ,,owd. and tho en,busihsm with which
oeen ~. h.en greeted in every city. In answer
the' To- =, ,r,,,,rv .dd,.s.cd IN him , few days
700 "" ~. ,igb,. N ,uar,p, conferred upon
ae' ." q, Ireland, Lord Mayor Talon writes
"e III. I,tsb Local Government Act 1893,
LIN ..,n, into opera,ion on Jan 10, 1899. gave
W.. .,,g,nps TO women equally with men on all
"' a, local government in Ireland, that ia
..r question on which the Irish people vote.
on e..; 49,, q, sending Parliamentary repre-
..,s,;,es to the British House Of Commons
49,, n,h,,, previou. TO tho Local Government
lad univ about q 600 voters none Of whom
or.n Now our voters list numbers
-, A, 900 Of whom about 5000 arc women
-w,r,., In very largo numbers awaited them
-.,r,. a, their new privileges or rights in jan
80 and have every reason TO believe that
49,. vo,,s helped to secure tho election Of candi-
49,. pledged to important social reforms
"a. regards the manner and conduct OF tho
.,..,Io,. no, alone In Dublin, but also in Ireland
~ Ger, mos, orderly and well conductedi no
,I.s,,,, q, ,nv kind took place al any Of them.
.....,on on which tho masses Of the people c1-
.,s,,,d IN, franchise and tho sudden enfrancbisc-
.,sn, a, an entire people might not have been
.,...,,d IN work smoothly on the frsi occasion
4, "a. exercised
-Tb. new privileges Of women arc not confined
n the franchise The Local Government act Of
,sas created the following bodies: D County
r,uneIl. for tho thirty.two administrative coun-
lies Of Ireland. C9 Borough Councils for the
,l, cities Of Dublin. Belfast Cork Limerick,
,nrdondsrry and Waterford. C3) Urban Coun-
I'll, for all other towns az Rural District Coun-
tls for the country districts ~ Boards OF Guard
isns for the caro- and control Of the poor
Women can be elected members OF the Urban
,..,u. yur,i Councils and Boards Of Poor
touh,.S' - - a.. .,..,r,.,, d,d M, -.
Law Guardians, ana inc eha0'men' u'u ho' 10
main dead letter even on the first occasion OF
Tvs app, n,,,,,, AZ, N.u,ics Dockrell WAS
'Ae'.u'- ,..,,,, ., IN. u,h,n dis,ric, q, BLACK
''eT"' ~ a.. a., r,..,;r, ~ IN. Council sb.
49, a"- .,.,,.d de,u,v cb,I,mn, I
VS. ~ iii. a., a.. ,,...,.. .,
have every reason w .,,iN 10 ~ r..,sr
Mrs Dockrell IN thc b'ackoek 'ioan 'oun.'
Is for the good Of the Council and that the womany
Li.,,. =, N,s DorL,eu hs. in no vay suffered
oSni's Oh MIS- Nv ""'
tu, on lie contrary has peen enhanced
In Templemore, Mrs. Bracken. graduate
81 We hoyai InNe'Ns u, he''"u' voc ''e."u
Chairman 'hihS inc 'a"s "oS u'e '''S nio"'
hr OF the ounr'' win university euu'a"on
But The o"dles 70 "nen ,ne tHls,o' nun'''
81 women were elected were 'he poarus VI uua''
dams. | myself nominated lady long dis'in-
rushed for her charitable and philanihropic
80 4, Duhlin for IN. posi,ion Of Poor Law
Work IN Duonn LOT VIC P'N"o" W io' ,""
Guardian She was elected In all, as well as
remember about Atty women we're elected
III. ,hn cv.,dI,,. co,,,o, IN. POO,
Guardians as 'ne "uH,uHns 'Un"o, 'ie roo'
Houses, the foor HoSpita'' ana we hdmihiS'ta'
ZION Of medical relief for the Door | am salts.
ga ~, ~. election p, women on th.s. boards
h"n ha' "e e'""'" W "'"''" WI ''''0
is for the advantage oi the community
81, conclusion b,v. no reason to think tina,
W. women VINO Sot"o, OF were e'cr,ca ,o"ne''lo',
mink the entire community is better and richer
by the new r?wcfs accorded to women who arr
tut''oted 10 ue amr!iofau"n "i the human race
Ia San Francisco the courts have Just decided
TIA, II. Board ~ Education NAV not djsmis.
,,cb., n, r,,,,,.,r,. w. Er,rr n..n.,nn
:. $500 L,,,,. s ..y nea"e." l
discharged for tho, reason sh, appealed 4,
N, courts .Tudg. S.,u.u .,v. ,b. I,v .r.cio..
A number Of Offences Tor which teachers nav i.
G!snissed. but The crime Of marriage is no, anon
,fen Tbe ami. marriage rul. of de bmnri
Wien has been in force Tor many wears is der
t,t. DECLARED null and void Ia IN. great i"y n
rr , aectasu nun anu '"'u' " "'e s'e"' 10Y
In last SUNDAYS St.N A cor-esp,ndent siRnip,
himself W. =. C. complains That the advocate
4" equal rights Tor women are Inconsistent he
tanse they d" not ullnH ul"i Mother ought +
equally responSipIe WIN me 'athcr Tor IN
'ssbia nd r.iIin, ~, y..,,,r, p.iit ,t Wy ,du'"
i,inyinS he rbild,en III" ~. %m,I Je Ia,nt .
hem and taking care oI Them durin,. m i
Innd il viii hc ,.sson Mo Ia ,aa,,i,e ~ una
., ~. sf ,be COS, ~ ,hsi, .,,nri, ~" m'ulhr
80. g,.a az. In ,nri,i bn,dsn ,bih ,t Tlm ul'h
unos he i,,hry il "nlv ~ Ieit M f W. Jaw Jay
,hysicai bn,d.n wiicb rs,u,o . .ys "u great"
ray,S", a"I Gt.,ir"rr; ~" " %u "ss upon ih
I'D the o,he, JnS h., ,,is ,,o,or lai
rbiia r,,,s.s /, md ,.tns d. M WHO near
Snring its earl v.,Is ,Gn,ms ' s Us'i ere OF
iho, Il, :, M h to,i,, u ~ - So 90 nCL acIua
~ !, 'Ea aS ~ uocS II nc supports II un
Ms = 4 WsII,rs ,,o,, ,,bor, r.., - N. g,
lac. 80. 10, b 49, ,' ~ m',.I. 'cn lew al
10 -tSo "S Lie fa "c uieM VIZ pp,.,atI OF le mothc
lii, &c" Wt' 'i' 'h''u'h' oeaf'hS on TIM
f ~ o.n Iii s 10Y - i. ,.
IL az, o,'Ce ashrn M hinlost sneering
",'et b nnr you women ever doIe l"r uic Stat
IN mo. ~ -, ,t',u ai,bs CIV suu uie nhiW We We"
a., pa, .n w." ,, ,Iiiipani anu , uIn not car.
I'll " n,ann ivy n'HeuAsinh DG, he persisted
Of women ~ m. ,a,e hn r'1 h ,H y, ine vnu
n'eu ~ rance ~ Mo'i-is a woman who zoe