West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-09
The Inconsistencies Of Some People.
CAPTAIN W. DEWITT WALLACE.

CAPTAIN W. DEWITT WALLACE.
There are many people to whom il has
never seemed TO occur that our political
system. Il carried to It's logical results aud
Justly applied would place the ballot in the
hands OF every woman in the land. And
why nota They constitute a majority OF our
people. They are subject to the laws;
they pay taxes; they are as intelligent aud
patriotic as the men; aud vastly more
conscientious. II were asked. who are
the most inconsistent men aud women,
would. without moments hesitation.
answer The opponents of Woman
Suffrage"
Think OF III They proclaim that man and
woman have different natures and vet
maintain that man can represent woman
better than woman can represent herself.
they admit that woman possesses in.
telligeace and mental endowments equal
TO man. aud yet maintain that she lacks
business and political sense; they profess,
that virtue is the most essential qnalihca.
tion OF the citizen voter. aud yet maintain
that woman. who possesses this qualihca-
ton in the highest degree. should be ex.
Guided from the polls;
They admit TO the ballot box the worst
elements of society. and yet maintain that
the best elements should be excluded
from Il they believe that nature establish.
ed the home. aud yet maintain that a
legislative enactment. giving the ballot
to women. will tear Il down they conccde
that woman Is the best sculptor OF human
Character the grandest teacher OF the
a nd ~. sAas "A.
product wrought is everything. the artist
nothing.--th pnpil king, the teacher
slave; they assert that all governments
derive their just powers from the consent
OF the governed, aud yet maintain that
governments should be established and
laws enacted with the consent OF less than
one.haif Of the people; they declare that
taxation of man without representation is
tyranny but that taxation of woman without
representation is a blessing; they trust the
Negro. the Chinaman, the lrishman. the
Indian. the German, the Holtentot and the
South-Sea Islander. II these choose to
come TO our shores. but they refuse to
trust their own wives and mothers.
They fear that. u the latter should
breathe the pure air OF political freedom
~ NoaaN Poieoh Ahtit luukot tncl tCdI
that the flower OF modesty. though watered
by the dews Of liberty. would wither in the
sunshine OF freedom they fear that the
cords OF affection which break not at the
drunkard's strain, will SHOP asunder At the
hrst touch of political difference they fear
that the love of the mother for her child,
which. as In the case OF Ben Hur's mother.
chooses for herself misery and death. to
save her offspring. will be swallowed up in
the love OF politics; IN one word they fear
that woman rs, by nature. untitled for
freedom.
set my foot upon this doctrine. and
declare that freedom--freedom intellectual,
freedom moral freedom civil. freedom
political--is as truly the natural possession
of woman as il Is of man. and that IL Is as
necessary to her highest and best develop.
ment as IL is to his
Alter all, is IL not true, in spite OF our
principles, that our boosted Republic is.
practically but the government OF a class.
for a class, and by class But the times
are suspicious The world moves and
mark my words. the day is not far distant
when our wives and daughters shall walk
with us to the polls as they now go with us
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