White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-10-10
(From the Burlington Patrios.)


sdvoestes Of " Manhood Suffrage" are
trying to torn the world upside down
becsuss. - they say. " Free lovers. SPir-
ituslists and infdels are IN favor Of female
suiifsge." The idea that female suffrage
wrong because these classes Of persons
favor it We never Kssr speech nor
see Written article from any Of them
but Whist we hear this. 1, is oos Of their
strong arguments. 1t may be 9 good ar
gumenf. We shall sec. Keep your FIN.
ger on the idea while we proceed to
show one class of persons who ere in f.
vor OF manhood suffrage" against our
women.
AT q meeting of German citizens 10
Lawrence few days ago. in which one
j. AssNAs (what . pity it is that all Of
our snti.meetings cannot have such Dig
nIfied name to preside over them-how
appropriate ]! was elected President. Il
was
Resolved. That 9 mass meeting be
held 10 Turner'S Hall. by the German
citizens of Douglas county. on Saturday.
the l4th inst. for the purpose OF elec,ing
delegates to the convention TO be held ct
Topeka. on the 23i of September. for
the purpose Of a consolidation ogdinsf f.
male outrage. Sunday and temperance
idUs." What Q consolidation u Let
every body think Of it,
How very appropriately have these
men clsssed female suif age with Sunday
and temperance laws. The Germans are
philosophers. They understand the laws
Of affinity. Why do the Germsns OPP
pose female suffrage? Because our Chris
tian women are in favor OF. and would
forever vote to maintain the sanc.ity Of
the Christian Sabbath. Because they
would vote solidlv sgainst whisky ami
bee- shops. The Germans. | speak OF
that class represented in the above named
meeting. have ever opposed our Sunday
and temperance law. They seek to- turn
our now quiet Sunday into day Of
drunkenness and iewdness. They de-
nounce temperance laws as being "tyran-
nicsl." and Sunday laws as +" fanstical."
And they are now consolidating for the
purpose of warning against q female suf
fringe. Sunday aud temperance laws"
They know that If our women get vote
that their long cherished object of ma
king Sunday a day of drunkenness. and
converting our fair country into beer
garden" the ft norsery of all kinds OF
vice. will bs at an end. Any one. even 9
hliad man. eau see why those German
Turner's oppose female suffrage.
Where are your infdels? These Ger.
maus can beat the world on iD6delity. |
Fee lovers and Spiritualists sre very
saints 10 comparison. The truth of the
matter is, they seek to nproot our present
system of morals. II Free lovers ignore
the marriage relation. these Germans
would make debauchees OF our sons and |
slaves OF our daughters. They are the
especial champions Of what they call
+" personal liberty"
Now look haze. ye christi m fathers
and brothers who oppose female suffrage.
are you going to unite with these Ger.
MAS to defeat female suffrage. aud by so
,loing give the b,Isncs Of power into the
hands of men who hate our christian
laws? Will you? Would It not be
better to turn this power over into the
hands Of orr mothers. wives. aud dnugh
iers? Now is our time to save Kansas.
Enfranchise the women now, which you
Can. and we are saved from the ruin these
Germ ms wish to bring npon rs. fou
know they are coming into our country
ha th1. Oh
above resolution and all their pas, history
tells us what we may expect if they gain
the h,lance of power. And there is
great danger of this. They are growing
stronger every year. Let every man who
favors christian morals look well to his
vote. We must give the balance OF
power into the hands of onr women. or
these Germans will take it to themselves.
Look this matter full in the face before
You vote. and vote like good men. on the
side of God and humanity. Your votes
will show what yun think Of your pure
women and they wiii also show how
vou respect our christian laws. You
must vote for these Germans or against
hem. II you vote for them, you will
not only vote sgains. female suffrage. but
you will vote against Sunday and tenn
perance laws. Stop and think before
you vote.
Hear what the Lesvenworth Times
says: "All over the country, IN cities
and rural districts. in Boston and New
York. and wherever they have power in
counties. the Germans are meeting or
have me, to express their views a. TO
personal freedom. Kansas is no excep-
tion. Politicians and parties will have
to look closely to the movement. 1t is
no idle one. AS il acts in Massachusetts.
40 does it, OF so will act in Kansas. Nor
will this action De negative. The Ger.
man element is q power. 1, ia felt in
every State, and may decide the elections
in a majority Of The commonwealth OF
the North. Say what We may. or think
a. We please. we cannot ignore this
rower."
Let me say Mr.. Vaughan !, not writing
IN the question Of the hour /; he is look.
ing ct tbs matter a. politicisn.
A German paper commenting on the
shove says: ".Thst's what's the m after
The Germa ans are freedom. liberty low
ing people aud when their personal
freedom is infrinaed upon-eiiher by
tyrdnnieol temperance enaetments or ia
notieol Sunday laws-they are very apt
to become active. &C."
Look at the above extracts together.
IL there no danger ahead? Nay We not
be alarmed as lovers Of good morals