The Forum, 1887, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Forum, 1887, Vol. 4 The political dogmatism which asserts that suffrage is a natural right, and that government rests upon consent, has naturally led to a vigorous demand for the enfranchisement of woman. If the premises are granted the argument is conclusive. If voting is a natural right, then everybody has the same right to vote that he has to exist, and the disfranchisement of women, minors, aliens, paupers, and polygamists is indefensible tyranny. If government rests upon the consent of the governed, then all who are governed are entitled to express their assent or dissent, by the ballot, upon questions affecting liberty, property, or life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.