White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-09-19
me Two Cia.ses OF fAnti.sufrfage.
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The Two Glasses Of 0fAntl.Sufffnges
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The readers Of Kansas newspapers can
not have failed to observe that there is
quite . bitter feeling growing out Of
the female suffrage question. We are
sorry it is so; but the fault lies almost
wholly with one class Of the opponents Of
the measure. who. not content with ep-
posing il insist that the Republican per-
y shall adopt tbeir. prejadices. make It .
party measure. snd virtually exeemmuni-
cate every advocate Of female suffrsss.-
Tbers is { class Of opponents whom we
respect for. while they are evidently
honest snd earnest in their opposition.
they do not demand that every person
who thinks differently should be crushed
down.
Fof instsncs. there is the EDITOR 81 the
Oskaloosa Independent. BY the way tbs
ablest opponent Of the measure who has
yet written on the subject. To Be sure,
We thought be started ont roueb-shod on
the question. and said so and va sbp.
pose he is ashsmed Of that part Of BIZ
record. But be has endeavored to uss
arguments : and We have not yet noticed
in bis paper any demand that the Rspub'
licsn party shall take up bis fight. end
kick out Of the psrty every man who doe
not adopt his sentiments. We believ.
the Topeks Leader has not yet gone te
shat length. We know ofra nnmber o
private workers. who ere very earnest il
their Opposition, but have not yet gon'
80 far IS to demand that other men shal
not entertain opinions of their own. Or
n On the other hsnd. we 6sd set .
men who NOT only claim that they Or
right, bot insist that others have no rigb
to entertain different views. A crowd o
these INST st Lawrence. . few days sgo
The strangesttbing about it is. that man.
Of them confess that they were until re
Gently in favor Of female Suffrage. an
only changed their minds after deliberat
Thought, Yet. after so recent chsnge
they are dead set on having the Repdbh
can party adopt their views and deba
those persons from the party who hay
not yet Topped over. The editor Of tn
Lsavenworth Conservative was in favor Q
female suffrsge, until he cooked the ques
tion up on his family hearth-now b
wants to apply the patty lash. to fore
every body else to adopt his viewa Kal
loch wss In favor Of It. until he had
family consultstion-now be wants I
poke bis nose into the Republican cam
paign arrangements. for the purpose Q
warring upon the members of the part
who have not changed. Col. D. w
Houston was but recently writing com
municatiens in favor of female sufrag
NOW he is passing resolutions sskiul
the Republican party to interpelate oppo
sitiou to the measure into their platform
Gen. Dei,zler says that until recently b
favored female sutTrsge-now be writes
letter endorsing movement to prohibi
Republicans from believing a. he recent.
did. The editor Of the Emporia New
ssys be was inclined to favor female suf
frage, il a majority OF the women aske,
for it-but as . m.jority Of the womeI
in his neishborhood do not seem anxiou
for it. he is not willing that other womer
should enjoy the privilege. and is in favo
Of applying the party lash to compel al
Republicans to 60 with him. P. B
Plumb voted for the submission Of tn
question to the people. when in the Legis
liturs-now he wants the Republics,
party to compel its members to vot'
against the proposition. I'D a'. p
We might enum crate such men by th'
dozen. This is the class of men who ar
not honest in their opposition, md WHIT
are responsible for the bitterness Of feeling
which is growing up. aH ia2.. q @
TIE Third AnENDMeNr.-We trust