White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-06-27
FEMALE sUFFRxGE.
Roger. versus Eskridse.

Epfron EnfURlA News: 1t is not OF.
ten that I trouble newspapers with my
scribblings. but an article 10 last weeks
News. over the signature Of Eskridge.
has 90 excited my merriment and dis
gust. that I feel constrains'i. from the
standing Of the writer, not TO allow it to
60 unnoticed. /,
In the 6rst place. he sets out By call.
ing the last legisla,ure "shysserisg." Q
Qualification of which l will admit him
to be . competent judge. though the term
comes with bad grace from one who
has always had the reputation Of ont.
.hysterine any thing that ever sat in q
Kansas legislature. even when Sam
Wood was pittad against him.
In the next place. he either ignorantly
or intentionally states what is untrue.
that the proposition to strike ont tbs
word Male was carried by minority
vote, to ride down and defeat the propo-
si,icn to strike ont the word White.
The truth is. each Of these propositions
was N sds by itself. and passed each body
hy itself. . sep rate and distinct PROPOSE.
tion. They bo'h originated in the Honse.
and each passed there BY large m.inri-
ties. The proposition TO strike ont the
word Male haipg the frat in order. was
called up BY myself in the Senate. and
passed without debate. several members
voting sgsinst it because Of the discount.
cons. msnper in which the House had
treated . similar Senate proposition
The proposition to strike ont the word
White was then called mp BY myself
which came well nigh being defeated BY
its enemies trying to load it with amend
ments. all of which amendments tn,
friends Of female Suffrage opposed. IL
short. the advocates of female suffrage
were without exception the warmes
friends Of negro suffrage.
But Mr. +. pretends to be all in Low,
with negro suffrage in the Legislature
Now. Mr.. E., while you opposed Woot
in every thing else. why did you theI
not offer one word in behalf Of your ''des
negro? You were there. You heart
Woods spesch. and not until after thre,
years, end after Wood had been eonver
ted. had you one word to say in rely
The question was discussed in COMMITTEE
of the whole. and made the special orde
Of day by Woods motion. Now. i
is currently reported that Eskridge
while in the legislature. traded his influ
ence on one side Of each question and hi
wore on the other. But on the negr,
Suffrage question he said nothing. H
did not "dodge." ss that would b
equivalent to voting against it. He di'
not ask to be excused, a. that would b
the same thing. But what then? Why
he voted on both sides Of the question
See House Journal. 1864. page 270. o,
the agreeing to the report Of the Com
mittee of the whole. which report wa
against negro Suffrage. There bis nam
stands with Woods in favor of sgreein,
to the report, and also W :th mine against il
Again. Mr.. E.. Why. in an article @
two columns. could you not find room
with your superior intellect. 10 snswe
some of the arguments in favor of femal
suffrage. or to advance one argumen
against it :? You predict and prophes
and assert. but why not give Us som
reason for the positive opinion Of yours
that we may think as you do? You
whole letter is slurs and filings. unworth,
q men OF your standing. Your sIur a
the last Legislature is 9 slur flung at you
superiors. Yoa cowardly attack tn,
character Of Q woman who has left th,
State. because you are unable to cop,
with her sound logic. II she is weak
silly woman. why did yon not mset and
expose her sophstry, and not attack hcI
private character Your "seed wart''
may be "big thing" to You. but men
who know II. B. Blackwell. and have
known him for the last twenty yeara, az
a philsn' 'hropist, . scholar and a gentle.
man. will form low estimate OF your
personal worth.
No. Mr.. Eskridg.. be Q man meet
the great question fairly and squsrely.
II women have not the right to vote,
show Us why they have not The peo-
pie are too intelligent to be put of with
such billingsgate and assaults upon p,i.
vate character. Such wishy, wsshy arti.
cles are degrading to the author, and On
insult to the intelligence of the people
who read the News If you hing ths,
article out as . specimen of what you
have in store. fear you will soon be
driving 9 doll business. II you desire to
discuss this question fairly and csndidly.
to advance arguments and reply to aren-
ments. ] will meet ynu at any time .nd
place. But 'Sally Ann Wood." "Shys-
tering Legislatures. "Poli,ic.l Trick.
s,ers." "Mormonism." Free Loveism :"
'Petticost Government" "Pettico.trd
old Ewes" ''seed warfs." "bsd ehsrsc
ters." "vulgar piwps." ''dried up old
elm-peslers." ETC.. etc, sre No arguments
to me. why my wife. my mo,ber my sis.
ters and my daughters. should not have
voice in making those laws which they
are bound to OBEY.
JAMES RoaERs.
BURLIxoAxs. June 10. 1867.