The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
Women Opponent, Of woman sunrar,

To THE EDITOR or Tag suS-si'} For one whole
h.li hour navc fouZlt tas ln1uls.lto retor wich
aros. In nv nint UPON rta ling Caroune 2 Co bias
letter against woman suffrage. II Is OF 40 use.
Inc oonsunmste conceit OF the old fashioned woman
Is parayzlng TO ones sense OF humo- Think OF It.
Mn. Corbin actually ooncclves that the reason FOR
the apathy OF the overwhelming majority Of women
Of good name about acquiring the voting prvl-
ege is that they good. vlriuous OF incapable OF
fraud. This IS fair inference from her letter.
Now II Is p rfecty obvious that the real reason
that the average woman does not want the SUI
frago is because OF her hopeless stupidity In any
occupation save that or husband catching, house
keeping al clalng dish parties. lam not Joking
believe the experience OF all men In this relation
Is that the Intelligent woman. the woman VINO has
outgrown the nursery stage OF wonanhood the
woman who has commenced TO think for herself
and OF things beyond blue ribbons, feels Il 10 be
Insult and marx OF incApaciy las in fact Is, that
che should not be allowed by her lord and master
the opportunity OF formally expressing her IN.
ielligencc
The fact that few women or the fact taat all
women. Woo have had the opportunity OF voting,
and hence OF taking active Interest In politics,
have proved themselves venal and sei-seekng
and as capable OF fraud men has absolutely
nothing 20 do With the problem OF woman suffrage.
No one but en- old fashioned woman, blinded BY
ciaSS tcrests and sell roncti. even suppos-s for
a minute tAAt women a. wnole are In the least
hi: less capable OF fraud and self Interest thar man
The superior virtue Of woman Is gfatultous as.
sumption entirely confined 10 q small class OF
women without brains. And that this Is 30 Is mp.
held hy the fact that whenever in the past pres
ent woman has 81 far forgotten herself as appear
under the searchllghi OF the public eye tue public
has been shocked
The problem OF woman suffrage has nothing n
do with her vice or virtue rs merely question
whether she Is forever 10 remain sucking In the
arms OF men, 70 be kept alive b. weekly allow
ance. 70 exist 10 amuse his lordshlp during bis
Idle hours whether she Is 10 come to her right
full inheritance Intelligent being capable OF
reasonable action
Has woman sufnoicnt intelligence 10 form an
ldcaf II not, then back 10 the nursery. with her
II so. then hail to her among tae ranks OF capable
voters. g. +. p.
NKw YORK. jan b.
To THE HDrron or THE sUN-sfr; Mrs. Corhin's
letter opposing woman suntase eontrsdicts Itself.
sac acknowledge her belief that women az large
are conservative conscientious. patriotic and
Intelligent" how. then she hold tae view TIA,
such body OF persons, IN number one hall OF the
community. would not improve the quality OF tne
electoraie'
And Il 1, wonderful TO see an Illinois woman
quote the ADA n;lc Ho1ihly 20 show that women DO
nothing In school Affairs. perhaps she has never
heard OF the Chicago Teachers Association, a body
composed mainly OF women, headed By Miss Haley
and Miss Goggin. who prevented the reduction OF
the school appropriations By forcing tho great city
corporations TO pay into ths city treasury the taxes
they had been stealing for years. The difficulty
! In seeing sometimes lies Ia the eye
and finally che sings the old Soug that the rrcAt
majority OF women do not want to vote. Have
they ever been asked' II only the next cersus
man would make Inquiry at every door. the result
/ might astonsh the good ladies, comparatively few
In number. who constitute the associations opposed
| 20 tho extension OF suffrage TO women.
uARTHA WENTWORTH SUFTRKS.
BEooKLrN, Jan. 80.