Show WOMEN IN 11 W I 1 I 1 ct of the fair mir sti in illinois male a petition I 1 TOE DEFEAT OF 1 1119 BILL kew readout bertli the illinois IIIi DoIs legislature i en t ol 01 f ficai u t s R eg a the I 1 1 i ui s 0 f s u r u i ill march 3 an interesting te resting petition hag bag reached tho the members of the illinois central assembly it IB Is signed by some of the beet known of Chi cagos society ladies and la is a protest against the bill extending municipal Buff suf fread rae to women and denouncing as fake false and pernicious rno us all attempts to secure legislation in that direction among the signers are mrs J J P odell wile wife of the well known banker mrs alto caroline corbin wife of lieutenant colonel corbin U 8 A mrs elizabeth elizabath gray wife of justice gray mrs Mra E F briggs mrs cornelie cornelia Alc mcavoy Avoy mrs george W smith francis T higgins and isabella A call calt the following excerpts are taken from the petition j busy in the cares of their homes women have neither the time strength nor inclination to enter tho the public arena and defend themselves against doings which they eam earnestly ea nestly estly believe to bs be pernicious and destructive of the true p power 0 war and influence of women in their homes bomes 11 the french revolution is reviewed and authorities cited to prove that woman would result in the dV degradation gradation of tho the sex instances of communistic societies etc are cited with Ini implied plied destruction of the family relation and the petition adds when women share with men the burden of labor and government communism with all that it implies is a already agun begun we regard the question of property rights of a comparatively ively few women as one ono of minor importance compared with the vastly greater right of women in general to maintenance and protection in the home while they are engaged in the absorbing duties and offices of womanhood and this paramount right of woman is threatened with entire destruction st by the socialistic doctrines above cited we exhort yon you to remember that thal above all human laws stand those great natural laws inherent in in the universe watch which no man nor body of men can contravene cont rovene and that these laws have forever established a difference between the powers and privileges of the sexes to disregard which is to invoke the penalties I 1 by which they are relentlessly enforced we beg you to consider that the revolution of france could not override these laws but fell crushed under their burden that in solar as any political bod body in this country has bag attempt attempted attempter el to do BO it t has suffered dt dc feat sol and d we believe no greater misfortune can attend the forming of the labo party in this country in its attempt to secure legislation legi elation in the interest of the farmer the artisan and I 1 the laborer than that it should espouse the false and pernicious doctrine of political rights of women we pray therefore t that ila t no matter what argument to the contrary may be urged upon you as legislators for the commonwealth you will stand fast by that ancient bulwark of liberty the home remembering that the same power which says to all men behold god is our father and all ye are brethren baa has joined also the husband and wife aa as one flesh for the orderly bearing and rearing of children ren and maintenance of society and I 1 has given to each their own distinctive and equally honorable share in III the labors and rewards of life the ladies in in conclusion eay say they have held a council with many i women in different parts of tho the state and feel assured that the petition represents the wishes of an overwhelming majority of the women of illinois |