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too, who would rejoice to help them IN
their efforts for the public welfare.

/ IN norunefn NeW Iork DO not want w ~
deprived Of their real estate for the small
sum Of 500 900 and the great privilege OF
the ballot. In fact. they would 70 quite
| willing to do without the ballot all the rest
Of their natural lives II they could be left
H. peSssetHsl pSs possession Of their h1%ss diT;Ss
up their lands. which they have possessed
| by treaty with the United States for more
than a century and which belonged to their
ancestors by natural right for thousand
each one a certain portion. provide for the
| eale OF the rest and throw In the ballot Tor
good measure.
Here Is one Of those instances, Of which
| there have been many. where the powers
that be not only do not wait until ma
jority OF these Indians ask for the suffrage,
but Intend TO force It on them. And yet
when 10000 white women in New York
State petitioned for IL In 1894 they were
told that they could not have y until q
signed the petition. This shows how
much better II Is politically to be o male
Indian than female white person;
This recent petition Of the si1 Nations,
Of whom the Cayugss are one; sussests
nal" Of Dewitt Clinton. After Coed Peter.
Saohem OF the Cayugas, had delivered his
famous speech at Albany, N. Y, In 1911.
before the Governor and the Indian Com
nissioners, be presented petition from
tHc WoHlcu Ol Uib tTiDc dbu cuib' AOu 10 W
heard our voice; we now entreat you to
open your ears and hear spesch rom
our sisters. the sovernesses. This was
srothsr 6sno Our .sc sncceFS:
TS%en TSsy we're e.tss%ea tie mstrss.ss % q Is.
Sto fS bens s Vic SSI sTSsts snd. | |fpds
our n-cs and boil our rots but the womenl -
ANCESTORS 1ng Il va4 s o s soss Tss0n e. not Of dsI
parded and that they may not be despised:
tSs Great Spirit !. their maker ,.s TIE .Cn gov
allowed to women and agreeable 70 The
spirit OF our ancestors, They entreat ths
prsssrve them in peace for they are the life
OF But sns sssadiiy as3h through all the century our
Government has has been taking from the In, In,
of supremacy, which they possessed In
their original condition. and has been placing
the men In a position OF authority which
they never before could claim. And what
tinuing to do for the semi-savage nations
who have recently como under its jurisdio-
ton. Il Is deplorable even among highly
civilized people to put the women COM
pletely In the power OF the men. and most
dangerous where the men have not yet
fully emer sed from long inherited bar
bsrisn.
IL Is 10 Dt uOptO hHSPt1Ciytlldu NOlUy
will be able TO Gerry his bill now before the
New York Legislature providing that a
married woman shall have cause Of action
in her sole and separate right for all wages,
snlary. profits, compensation and other
reminerstion for which she NAV render
work. labor or services. or which may
be derived from any trade, business or occu-
patton carried on by her. and her husband
shall have no right Of action unless with
her consent"
L.& H. -.
use Of all his wife's estate, while the widow
has the life-use of only one-third OF his;
and except that all the accunulations after |
marriage belong to the husband-the men |
have not very great advantage over the |
women in the property laws Of this State. |
their .wife's earnings they would better |
be quick about IL, as il would be Just like
the Legislature to pass this bill.
really u going TO Investigate carefully
and see II It can find any male citizens,
81 years Of age. who have never participated
in rebellion or any other crime. and vet
are denied the right of suffrage" The
committee wants to be exceedingly careful
during its investigations or it fall over
about 1900 900 female citizens, FL
wears Of age, who have not been guilty
OF any crime and YET are denied the right |
OF suffrage.
The. papers are getting quite excited
over the alleged resolution OF 200 delegates
to the recent suffrage convention TO pay
no more taxes until allowed the right OF
The Philadelphia Tele-
graph devotes half-column editorial !
to appeals for them not to attempt this. as
lit would likely produce very momentous
Yes they understand perfectly that their !
would be sold under the Sherihs |
hammer. What they really did resolve
was that they would pay under written |
protest every time. The results Of this |
would probably be similar to what hap |
pened In New York State few davs ago |
when woman sent her Ia xes to the Treas |
urer with the request that he put on the |
record, Paid under protest. With snih |
of contempt he said well, guess ! hain't |
a-goin to waste none o my time writin'
that stunt
The Tax Depart rtment OF Greater New
York has placed the names Of a large num- |
Der Of women on the roll this year purely |
on the chance that some personal property |
may be discovered which has heretofore |
escaped detection, Once every year women
are never forgotten, viz: when the tax lists
are made up. Once every year women are
always forgotten, viz; when the elections
take place.
Chicago differed from New York In one
particular--she was not afraid to Yet Prince
Henry get acquainted with her women.
IDA Hustled HARPHh.
Elegance and suffrage.