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ofnsa*aloof from the polls. She felt this responsibility reating upon her, not as woman but as a oitizon, She had knocked at the door, bat '“was refated admittance, and a eked that the chains and shack! oa should bo remo-ved from her feet and that the privileges of American citizenship be £iven her. The popular theory of the ballot comprehended only two classes of women, the womon of fashion and the household drudge; ignoring the great middle class, upon whom would re»t the responibill ties of the ballot, end all of whom would vote if they bad an opportunity. It was not claimed that womon were more intelligent than men, because under their present disadvantages she could not uphold aucb a thing; it would be time enough for future generations to decide this matter after they had been accorded equal privileges and rights with men, and enjoyed few centuries of immaculate liberty. She upbraided the men for the lack of interest in the welfare of the country, a* illustrated by Ihe ioct that nine-tenths of ^them de-voted more time and attention to little matters of business than to the all important questions of voting. She olaimod that men and women look upon matters from two altogether different stand points, and insisted tbat woman being a legal citizen, should also be a legal voter. The objection raised by men to grutmgwomen thiaj oat and reasonable privilege of voting were dwelt npon, at considerable length, illustrating the absurdities of the argument that because she was unfit for many physical hardships she was therefore unfit for the ballot-Horace Greeley neither dag ditches, nor shouldered a musket, and yet-ho contributed as successfully as any other to the salvation of the country. It demonstrated the unreasonableness of disfranchising all who from deformity, infirmity, age or other cause, wore unable either to serve in a military capacity or perform heavy work. Men overlooked many of the sufferings of humanity, wbioh it is the province of politics to oare for, and which the tender heart of woman would at once recognize and relieve, such as prison discipline, the management of schools, eto., etc.' Women were not selfish for themselves, but for their friends, their husbands and their families, which ij more than could be aaid of men. Is was through the ballot alone that women could enter upon that higher existence And field of labor to which ah© was called, toilwas ginvert tinged Tit os-then \ boildt Fithol a com Penne Th£ Plum' It wai ask a woulc blush But i; Fitho tusvil vine £ ter o verse Phi tions best boldt from longe in thlt;VTk down Pithc the g into -mg i a y W2 busit petrc buck ed v DoraWteriamenljectlUnitflow:SineflowcbarnHttkTheabourodssregThaiwhi::mg i TTOOTthoi tli reUni It sc of ll of tl The lowf seen beic
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Titusville Herald
Titusville, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Apr 05, 1871
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