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Show RIGHT TO VOTE Are woman void cf reasoning powers? Are they without proper sense? And therefore denied the"R'ght to Vote?" In my estimation there are as fine reasoning powers, and as beautifully beauti-fully cultivated sense, among wemen as are found anywhere. Notwithstanding we are denied the ' Right o Vote," we look forward to the time when the right wiHI again be restored to the fair women of this Glorious Free Nation, ar.d this jrrose injustice we are not slow to make known; " . . Is not mancreated equally? And has women not her legal claim to her proporation of this light of creation? Methinks I hear the answer res. Then whv not give woman the place that rightfully belongs to her in political relation re-lation as well as in the family circle. The Lord created woman as a helpmate help-mate to man. Then why should she be denied this honor. Is mat) any wiser than the Great God who created him? Is it possible that man will be held accountable account-able for this injustice to the fairer sex? On visiting a well conducted and tmally balanced home where all is as a little Heaven on earth.does the wisdom of the man alone shine forth and govern, and that of hiswife lay on a back shelf for a rainy day? Or is it the influence of both well blended, each supporting the other, that gives tone to the heme? Verily the latter is the case. With the "Right to Vote" restored to women, we look forward to a purification of Social. Moral, and Political influences in our Free Nation. In order to thoroughly understand and properly use the suffrage when given us, we must now improve and cultivate ourselves by constant practice in our Association, th t we may judiciously weild our influence in the moral and refined re-fined regeneration of elections, the puri-ecation puri-ecation of the Ballot box, honest and economical administration of government govern-ment in all its bearings, and the general improvement of society. This essay was written by Mrs. O. Sorenson.Jr. for the W S. A. and read by her last Friday evening. Feb. 13, 1891. After the close of the meeting a desire to'have it sent to the Register for publication, publi-cation, was expressed by a few of the L ?Rberr, for vbicb reason it is forwarded forward-ed jar. |