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Reprinted inWhy Women Do Not Want The Ballot, 1897

SOME OF THE REASONSAGAINST

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.BY

FRANCIS PARMAN.

PRINTE! AT THE RE"UEST OFAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN.

CONTENTS.

T#e P$%er $& Se' 1Se(&)C$*p(+,en,- $& t#e Ait+t$r/ 0Cre(t- $& W$*+n S&&r+e 2P$%er /#$(d $ %it# Re/p$n/i3i(it- 2

A(tern+ti4e/ $& W$*+n S&&r+e 2P$(iti,+( !+ner/ $& W$*+n S&&r+e 2

T#e Fe*+(e P$(iti,i+n 5Men %i(( i4e W$*en S&&r+e i& t#e- %+nt it 6

M$/t W$*en A4er/e t$ it 6W$*+n S&&r+i/t/ #+4e d$ne n$t#in t$ pr$4e

t#eir &itne// &$r + /#+re in G$4ern*ent 7Per*+nen,e $& t#e Re(+ti$n/ $& t#e Se'e/ 7

I/ W$*+n S&&r+e + Ri#t $r + Wr$n 8W$*+n S&&r+e n$t Pr$re// 1

W$*+n in P$(iti,/ +n Anti+ted Ide+ 1T#e C$nne,ti$n 3et%een :$tin +nd Fi#tin . 11

T#e :$tin $& + (+re N$n)C$*3+t+ntC(+// d+ner$/ t$ Ci4i( H+r*$n- 11

An$t#er S$r,e $& !i/,$rd 10Pr+,ti,+( 4er// Senti*ent+( G$4ern*ent 12S#+(( %e /t+nd 3- A*eri,+n Prin,ip(e/ 15

SOME OF THE REASONS

AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

THE POWER OF SEX.

It #+/ 3een /+id t#+t t#e e/ti$n $& t#e ri#t/ +nd e*p($-*ent

$& %$*en /#$(d 3e tre+ted %it#$t re+rd t$ /e'. It /#$(dr+t#er 3e /+id t#+t t#$/e %#$ ,$n/ider it re+rd(e// $& /e' d$ n$t

,$n/ider it +t +((. It %i(( n$t d$ t$ e',(de &r$* t#e pr$3(e* t#e,#ie& &+,t$r in it; +nd de+( %it# %$*en $n(- +/ i& t#e- %ere

/*+((er +nd %e+ +nd #e #+/ ner4e +nd*/,(e/ t$ de&end t#e*. He i/ &ree t$ $ %#it#er #e p(e+/e/; +ndrn %#+t ri/ 3t $& +n +(()per4+din &$r,e;[2]+(%+-/ &$r*id+3(e in t#e 4+/t n*3er $& *en in %#$* it i/

n$t ,$ntr$((ed 3- #i#er &$r,e/. A %$*+n i/ /3=e,t; +(/$; t$*+n- $t#er re/tri,ti$n/; *$re $r (e// /trinent; ne,e//+r- t$ t#e

*+inten+n,e $& /e(&)re/pe,t +nd t#e re/pe,t $& $t#er/; +nd -etp(+,in #er +t + di/+d4+nt+e; +/ ,$*p+red t$ ri/en; in t#e +,ti4e%$r< $& t#e %$r(d. A(( t#i/ i/ *ere tri/*; 3t t#e p(+ine/t tri/**+- 3e in$red in t#e intere/t $& + t#e$r- $r + @,+/e.

A+in; e4er-3$d-

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PERMANENCE OF THE RELATIONS OF THE SEXES.

T#e +it+t$r/ /+- t#+t n$ re+/$n ,+n 3e i4en %#- %$*en

/#$(d n$t t+ +nd; drin t#e 3e/t -e+r/$& (i&e; t#i/ %$r t#e- +re n$t#in 3t *e+n/ t$

re+,# it> +nd e+,# /#$(d 3e /ed t$ t#e e'tent in %#i,# it i/ 3e/t+d+pted t$ it/ prp$/e. I& t#e 4$tin $& %$*en ,$nd,e/ t$ t#ere+te/t)$$d $& t#e ,$**nit-; t#en t#e- $#t t$ 4$te; +nd

$t#er%i/e t#e- $#t n$t. T#e e/ti$n $& &e*+(e /&&r+e t#/3e,$*e/ + pr+,ti,+( e/ti$n; +nd n$t $ne $& de,(+*+ti$n.

W#+t %$(d 3e t#e re/(t/ $& t#e ener+( +pp(i,+ti$n $& t#e/$),+((ed ri#t t$ 4$te; + ri#t %#i,#; i& it e'i/t/ +t +((; */t 3e

,$**$n t$ +(( *+n %#+te4er ,$n&(i,t/ %it# it */t i4e

%+-. T#e +ir)3($%n t#e$r- $& in+(ien+3(e ri#t i/ n%$rt#- t#e$$d /en/e $& t#e A*eri,+n pe$p(e.[%&] T#e *$/t r+ti$n+( e4en

$& t#e /&&r+i/t/ t#e*/e(4e/ #+4e ,e+/ed t$ re(- $n it.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE NOT PROGRESS.

M+n- %$*en $& /en/e +nd inte((ien,e +re in&(en,ed 3- t#e

&+,t t#+t t#e %$*+n)/&&r+e *$4e*ent 3$+/t/ it/e(& + *$4e*ent$& pr$re//; +nd 3- + %i/# t$ 3e $n t#e (i3er+( $r pr$re//i4e /ide.

Bt t#e 3$+/t i/ n&$nded. Pr$re//; t$ 3e enine; */t 3e in+,,$rd %it# n+tr+( (+%. I& it i/ n$t; it end/ in &+i(re +nd in

retr$re//i$n. T$ i4e %$*en + t#$r$# +nd %#$(e/$*etr+inin 3$t# $& 3$d- +nd *ind > t$ prep+re /,# $& t#e* +/ #+4e

/trent# +nd $pp$rtnit- &$r 4+ri$/ $,,p+ti$n/ di&&erent &r$*%#+t t#e- /+((- e'er,i/e; +nd +3$4e +(( &$r t#e pr+,ti,e $&*edi,ine; in %#i,# %e 3e(ie4e t#+t t#e- *+- render 4+(+3(e

/er4i,e > t$ re+r t#e* in *$re /eri$/ 4ie%/ $& (i&e +nd it/re/p$n/i3i(itie/; +re +(( in t#e %+- $& n$r*+( +nd #e+(t#-de4e($p*ent 3t t$ p(ne t#e* int$ p$(iti,/; %#ere t#e- +re n$tneeded +nd &$r %#i,# t#e- +re n&it; %$(d 3e /,+r,e(- *$re +*$4e*ent $& pr$re// t#+n t$ &$r,e t#e* t$ 3e+r +r*/ +nd &i#t.

WOMAN IN POLITICS AN ANTI'UATED IDEA.

T#e /$,i+( p$%er $& %$*en #+/ r$%n %it# t#e r$%t# $&,i4i(i?+ti$n; 3t t#eir p$(iti,+( p$%er #+/ di*ini/#ed. In &$r*er

ti*e/ +nd nder ($% /$,i+( ,$nditi$n/; %$*en #+4e $,,+/i$n+((-#+d + deree $& p$%er in p3(i, +&&+ir/ n

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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN VOTING AND

FIGHTING.

T#e +d4$,+te/ $& %$*+n /&&r+e #+4e ridi,(ed t#e ide+ $&

+n- ,$nne,ti$n 3et%een 4$tin +nd t#e ,+p+,it- t$ &i#t. T#eir+ttitde in t#i/ *+tter /#$%/ t#e +3/en,e $& re&(e,ti$n $n

e/ti$n/ $& $4ern*ent; $r t#e in+3i(it- t$ &$r* r+ti$n+(=d*ent p$n t#e*. In &+,t; it i/ %it# ne+r(- +(( $& t#e* +

*+tter; n$t $& re+/$n; 3t $& /enti*ent. T#e #*+n r+,e ,$n/i/t/ $& t%$ e+( p+rt/; t#e ,$*3+t+nt +nd

t#e n$n),$*3+t+nt; +nd t#e/e p+rt/ +re /ep+r+ted 3- t#e (ine $&/e'. It i/ tre t#+t /$*e *en +re per*+nent(- di/+3(ed &r$*&i#tin; +nd $t#er/ *+- 3e di/+3(ed in $ne -e+r $r $ne *$nt#;+nd &it t$ 3e+r +r*/ in t#e ne't> 3t t#e ener+( &+,t re*+in/ t#+t

*en +re t#e &i#tin #+(& $& #*+nit-; +nd %$*en +re n$t.Fnd+*ent+( (+%/ +re *+de in re&eren,e t$ +re+te/ $& per/$n/;+nd n$t t$ indi4id+( e',epti$n/> +nd it %$(d 3e +3/rd t$ e'+,t+ /re$n/ ,erti&i,+te $& *i(it+r- ,$*peten,- &r$* e4er- 4$ter +t

t#e p$((/. It i/ en$# t#+t #e 3e($n/ t$ + 3$d- %#i,#; +/ +%#$(e; ,+n +nd %i(( &i#t. T#e e/ti$n re*+in/; W#+t #+/ t#i/ t$d$ %it# 4$tin It #+/ + re+t de+( t$ d$ %it# it; +nd +3$4e +(( in +$4ern*ent pre(- p$p(+r.

THE VOTING OF A LARGE NON-COMBATANT CLASS

DANGEROUS TO CIVIL HARMONY. Sin,e #i/t$r- 3e+n; n$ $4ern*ent e4er //t+ined it/e(& ($n

n(e// it ,$(d ,$**+nd t#e p#-/i,+( &$r,e $& t#e n+ti$n> +ndt#i/; %#et#er t#e &$r* $& $4ern*ent %+/ de/p$ti/*;

,$n/titti$n+( *$n+r,#-; $r de*$,r+,-. T#e de/p$t ,$ntr$(/ t#e+r*- %#i,# ,$*pe(/ t#e pe$p(e t$ $3e-> t#e

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t#i/ (+/t ter*; n(e// it i/ ,+re&((- de&ined. [%5] Senti*ent/; (i +nd t#e- +re 4it+( t$ 3$t#. Bt t#e- /#$(d 3e

#e+(t#-; +nd n$t *$r3id> r+ti$n+(; +nd n$t e'tr+4++nt. It i/ n$t,$**$n /en/e +($ne t#+t *+ neit#er i/

it /enti*ent/ +nd prin,ip(e/ +($ne. It i/ t#e/e (+/t =$ined %it#re+/$n; re&(e,ti$n; +nd *$der+ti$n. T#r$# t#i/ ni$n it i/ t#+t

$ne /*+(( i/(+nd #+/ 3e,$*e t#e *i#t- *$t#er $& n+ti$n/> +nd iti/ 3e,+/e %e $r/e(4e/; #er re+te/t $&&/prin; #+4e ,#$/en t#e

p+t#/ $& H+*pden; W+/#int$n; +nd Fr+n %#et#er %e /#+(( +d$pt t#i/ /pre*e de4i,e &$rde4e($pin t#e de&e,t/ $& %$*en; +nd de*$(i/# t#eir re+( p$%er

t$ 3i(d +n (- *$, +nd; t#+t %e *+- d$ /$;(et / pr+- &$r de(i4er+n,e &r$* &e*+(e /&&r+e.