Franklin Daily Herald, Volume 3, Number 78, Franklin, Johnson County, 29 July 1882 — Page 3

FRANKLIN DAILY HERALD--SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1882.

NOTES ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE. [The articles coming under this head are written or compiled by the ladies of the

Woman's Suffrage Club of Franklin.] -ED,

DAILY HERALD.

The cause of Equal Suffrage was pre-

sented at the Acton Camp Meeting on last Tuesday afternoon and evening. At the

afternoon meeting Mrs. Dr. Carey, of In-

dianapolis, introduced the subject in a

brief, pointed and womanly manner. She

was followed by Mr. Haggart, of Indian-

apolis, who delivered an address in sub

stance the same as that given a few weeks

ago in Franklin.

At tbe close of the address Mrs. Congar, of Lafayette, called upon those op-

posed to Woman's Suffrage to rise. The

number responding to this call was small

--the writer of this article saw but three.

Mrs. Cougar then asked those in favor to rise, when more than half the audience

rose.

In response to repeated calls,Dr. Bitter,

of Indianapolis, presented some of tbe old

objections to woman's srffrage in a forci

ble, half humorous, half earnest manner,

lie was followed by Mr. Beard, an advo

cate of equal suffrage. Mr. Beard object

ed to the flippant campaign style of pre

aenting tbe subject, and censured quite severely, but justly, expressions used by

both friends and opposers. Dr. Eitter'i

objections to equal suflrage seemed to be these: "The act of voting will unfit

women for tbe duties which fall to tbe lot

of most women." ' Women will be oblig

. ed to bold office, and therefore to ask for tbe votes of tbe vicious as well as tbe

good." " The standed of womanly purity

will be lowered by these things, and

women will sink morally below tbeir

present position." " A woman cannnt do

a man's work without becoming unworn anly."

As to the first objection : At the late

Iowa election, in Des Moines, tbe Tern

porance women had lunch rooms near tbe

polls. Carried away by tbeir zeal they left their rooms, offered tickets to the men as they came near; in some cases they saw the prohibition ticket take the

place of an opposition ticket, and they accompanied the men to the polls to seethe

right ticket deposited. Were they unfit

ted for home duties by so doing' Why

would the deposit of a ticket for herself

be worse than thus offering a ticket to

another?

Woruon will be obliged to hold office ! What an appalling number of officers

there will then he; for the opponent of

cjiial suffrage beholds in every woman a probable ofliee-xeoker ! The truth is that

very faw men relative to the number voting, hold office, nnd but a small proportion Jom re officii, Fitnessand that includes much largely determines the man for tho . plane as well as the place lor the man, Women as a rule do not desire a place in public life, and the ability to hold office will not change this feeling. The third objection that womanly character will deteriorate, is on Its fW-e

the most serious. Tbe testimony fromiown up I voted a&in you free different (IT . m I '

times. Three dollars moak, if yon

Wyoming where qaal bas been tried for

twelvk years seems to show this objection sroundless. However, a longer, broader trial will be necessary, with arefully collected statistics extending over many years fully settle Wh pint. Given this, the advocates of Woman's Suffrage feel confident that this objection will not hold. A woman can not do a man's work without becoming unwomanly. Rare, indeed, is tbe woman who is ambitious to do a man's work. Not so rare is tbe woman doing a man's work becalise necessity demanded it, and yet losing none of her womanly characteristics. Work that needs to be done is never degrading to man or woman ; and women bae filled many places usually filled by men, usefully, honorably, without any loss of womanly grace or dignity. T. TOO MUC1I SOCIETY. Perhaps the hardest-working persons in this city of magnificent banquets are the favored children of fortune vtp, re

joice in tbe name of rr.e'.rty people.

Think of it ; ye gods ; thirty to forty balls, parties or dinners in one night,

with an average of three to each and

every dancer, diner or looker-on in Vienna. Think of the frequent dressing, the excitement, thaJ-aiM. rooms,

the exertion, tbe late hours, last, hut

by no means least, the indigestion.

Ponder upon tiiese tilings, ye fartunate

many who move without the charmed circle, and as you return to your quiet and comfortable homes to spend the evening in the society of your wives and children, and pillow your heads

upon your comfortable couches, thank Providence for your unfashionable lot

and your mental peace, New York

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piease, boss.'

CROAKERS. There are a certain class of politicians and editors Ivho are never liappy except when they are predicting that the country is going to the dogs. They are always filled with gloomy forebodings about the fuiure. If there is a strike in a town in 'Connecticut, they feel certain that the country in going io be turned info a commune, and the streets are to run with blood. They take a positive delight in predicting late frosts, and they regard the grasshopper and cotton worms as friends and bretiiern. It rarely ever happens that any of their predictions come to pass, but that does not discourage them in tbe least. They keep on hoping for something worse to turn up in the future. They remind one very much of the Boston lady whose teeth the dentist was fixing, and who emitted horrible groans. "Am 1 hurting you much? Are you in acute pain T asked the dentist. " Oh, not in the least, but I do love to groan'

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AN IMITATIVE RACE. The colored voters ar beginning to

understand politics as well, if not better,

than most white voters. Their natural

disposition to lie and steal, as crops out in the cksch of Wbitaker aiJ Flipper, is

of great advantage to them during a po-! e,i WriT f TV1.

litical campaign. One of the candidal i"u"yiuy w juy wau.

for an office at the municipal election

The suhscrir lnwt for me tt latgu lot of Cwvm Ukt, which he will depone of ut immuabl term, He will Wj it right ttloiijj. Or dr may be left t his house or ent through th poHtoflicw CI J AH, HIKVJL, Mr, Kibr aluo ha some excellent timothy hay for al. Franklin, Jnd., J urn 24. IS 82,

in Austin, not long since, relied on the

'Idelity of an old family servant loheJp urn out amang the colored voters. The

candidate was beaten. After the lw;-

4 ion he was told that the tJtored politi

cal friend had voted against him. lie

did not believe it, but meeting him oimj

lay the ex-candidate said ; t

"I'll give you a dollai, Jim, to tell

me whom you voted for?" .

" 1 voted agin you, boss," "Well, here is tho dollar for your

candor."

" liook, beah, boss, ef yer am gwinu r pav for l candor, J niont an vl

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