The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-06-07
For THE News.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.

Next to the grasshopper humbug. in
point of damags to the State, is this ques-
ton of Female Suffrage. 1t is the most
impudent. frivolous. uncalled for PROPOSE
lion ever crammed into the throats of the
people. by a shystering legislature. He
is, indeed, utterly blind 10 the motives of
men who failed TO see that the submission
of this question Was carried through the
Legislature by minority of it's members
to ride down and defeat the proposition to
strike the word a0hite out; for those mem
bers most jealous in their opposition to
negro male suffrage, were most clamor-
GUS for the proposition to allow both black
and white women to vote. Then this ques-
tion being presented simply TO defeat the
other, 1t cannot be regarded as honestly
and seriously before the people. And il,
under the circumstances, we regard it as
a question claiming our serious attention,
we become simply the dupeS of few
scheming, tricky politicians, who cbuckIe
in their sleeves at the gullibility of the
people. Political, tricksters! opposed to
negro male suffrage without the manliness
to make direct, open, honest opposition
to it. Undoubtedly many honest men
follow them, who at the same time de-
clare that they are not being led. It
would seem that if Mormonism should be
started in Kansas, great many people
would favor or wink at it, until they saw
whether it was going to win or not.
Over the most frivolous and foolish ques-
tons they will rise, ferment, sizzle and
stew like pot of yeast; and, after all,
simmer down and fall back when the gas
is worked of, to their original level. This
question will be disposed of this fall, and
our next legislature, if it shall be like the
last, will, in their anxiety to keep some.
| thing before their constituents, submit
the question as to whether the first chick
en- came out of an egg, or the first egg
out of chicken; aud We, as intelli-
gent voters. must calmly consider, pa
tientlJ hear, and seriously vote, as be-
comes great and free people. Some
debating society might decide the ques-
ton before Kansas could have a chance
to lead off 10 it.
Practically, Female Suffrage cannot be
carried out. 1t has not been, even in
school matters, where the women have
had right to "pitch in" with their ball
lots ever since Kansas has been a State.
A few old SaYy~manders desire il; but the
trus, lady like women of Kansas would
as soon be invited to Swimming hole''
with lot of men as to be gosded into
the political arena by and with such char
acters as are leading off in this political
Shebang. If the question should be car
ried, in my opinion, We would have about
O.O0o dead votes in the State, or votes
uncast, at every election; and as a conse-
quence, men, and perhaps women, elect
ed to Office by minority of the voters.
Here trouble would come in--more ''siz
cling" and ''steWing''-especially among
the defeated candidates. One election
With such result would wake up the
candidates TO see that every voter turned
out at the next. tits possible for man
and his wife to differ. Candidates, men
and women, know it. Candidates count
who is for them and who is against them,
and who is doubtful. If there is a vote
which candidate cannot reach, he will
get some friend to reach it for him. If
ne cant get the male vote. possibly he
can get the female vote--seuds his wife
sneaking around--kilcheus as we'll as corn
fields are beseiged--the election is an
important one-tbe end justifes the
means-candidats must win-priuciple
and interest at stake-dolars and cents
10 thread and but4ar-Wife must 90 in
daughter must say Werd-sbe Gao, at
least, mitten beaux if he don't vote
right-"Vote for dad; TELLER thai don't
vote for dad cant keep my company
Thus, the effort will be made to drag
whole families into the political whirlpool
suppose whole families leave home and
go to the Polls-POlls are every body
has right there, to watch after the in-
teresis of their andidate-druuken men
aud women, bad characters. male and fe-
male. black and white, vulgar pimps, bul.
lies, gamblers, ''Gransisnt customsrs''-
all at the polls-soms mans wife is in.
sulted-somebody is knocked down,gsner-
al free fight takes place. with the women
mixed up in 1.-THE thing works beauti
fuIly-lawsuit fOllows-appealsd to the
district court-thep, if 3 man'e house
didn't get burned up or robbed while
himself and family we're at She polls, II
would pay him to burn Out snd leave; es-
pecially if he lived in Chase eOa'nty.
Separate ballot boxes won't Work-frauds
enough nov without doubling the chan
Gee. If We should have two, the men
would Be at the women's, and the women
AZ the meas, for the ballot box Is not free