The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-01

Editor The Press-Many society
editors, especially the youthful
ones, say woman is getting hope
lessly beyond her depth when she
asks equal rights as citizen of the
L. S. A. am pleased at this time
10 have an opportunity to give these
young women writer's a pointer.
Would you prove to me what politi-
clans or politics have ever done for
women? Show me what law pro-
tects women where women are not
voters. Do you know why men are
voters, by what guarantee they hold
their right to vote or the ballot Ga
citizens right to share in govern
ment was theirs by inheritance)
they say. Who secured it? What
was the plea that won this privilege
or right? | am telling you and Civ
ing proof of that-the first to uplift
woman from the depths of degrade
ton was the Catholic church; the
church takes great pride in protect
ing women. First, by sanctifying
marriage and condemning divorce;
second, history of thousands of
years shows us the names of women
illustrious for their holy lives and
noble character, adjoining their
pages as brilliant stars in the con-
stellation of her canonized saints.
This proves to you the attitude OF
the church toward woman. They
have taken high rank in the church
as doctors of theology in the dark
ages and taught philosophy in many
universities of Europe.
A great mistake is made by men
when they confound religion and
politics. Religion uplifts and hon
ors women. Politicians degrade
women-not politics. Montreal a
women to exercise their right of
municipal suffrage in pending
election in the interest of decency
and good government. They took
advice. put up the ticket that stood
Tor decency and the result was a
victory.
Mr.. Politician. what we want is
progression. We are not willing to
20 back to the time of Caesar, when
y
horns for the pleasure of the bar
barous spectators in the great
arenas, and We are not satisfied to
be hitched TO the plow with the COW
as they did at one time in Norway
We are not satisfied with being the
mothers or your offspring and duti-
full housewives. We can prove to
you our mission embraces the outer
as we'll as the inner world; that we
are intelligent enough to make, i'm
prove and define the laws which
man has made.
We demand recognition on the
statute book as real persons, not
only when we commit a crime, but
when the laws are made which
make crime punishable. We demand
a ticket for decency at our next
election, to protect woman from the
man who deems himself wise
enough to have voice in the making
of the law and especially an officer
of the law
The first move at the next cleo
ton is a ticket that demands de-
cency and when we have the right
to vote see how we can assist you.
The ballot is for the homeless and
friendless, young, beautiful and edu-
Gated who say How shall / earn
my bread?" The ballot is not for
the class that gives monkey or dog
dinners, as that class never granted
a right to the lower class out of
love. especially in olden times.
They roared the cannon in their
trembling wealth: now We will use
the ballot instead. as we have no
sons or husbands to be used for tar
gets for wealth.
Twenty thousand little girls, for
eigners, aged from eight to IA, are
working in the slaughter houses in
Chicago, secured by emigrant
agents How many are employed in
Vice President Sherman canning
factory? What is the matter with
such a system as you men have?
How many thousand women sup
port their families. including hus-
bands, in the United States. Many
of these are obliged to take any
sort of employment to keep from
starving. Who voted this slavery
state of affairs? Who coerced the
nottingham to vote against his
own interests?
Now. Mr.. Politician, your days
are numbered. Woman is going to
be the queen Of her homo instead
of the slave. The first step is
home for girls and right here in this