The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-08-09

nine'' did not pretend 10 be list Of per-
sons who we're opposed to female suffrage,
but simply s.list of ladies il EmpOria
whose names we're not upon her petition.
That's all. We told Mrs. Slocum's
frisnds this half doz times. 1t was
claimed that she bad large majority of
the women of the village or her petition.
We wrote The list of names as memoran
dun 10 see if ii gers true. That's all.
Halfon our list may have been in favor of
the moveuieat for ought we know, bul
sizty nine ngmss ,eere not on her petition.
That vas tbaouly point We made. We
tried to make this clear. bat Mrs. s. has,
it seems to us wilfully, endeavored to Gre
ate the impression that we claimed the
sixty-nine is opposed to suffrage. Two
blacks we're used to make up the number
These blanks very fairly represent two
empty houses which 1 encountered while
canvassing" If we were cootending
with one of our own sex. we should call
the above statement downright false
hood. Aud here is one of the worst as
poets of dragging private memorandum
into a public discussion. In making our
list We found two ladies' whose names We
did not know. and simply made a mark
where their names ought to be. Had we
known this memorandum was to be pre-.
sented to The scrutiny of the Great Mo-
gul of Woman s Rights, we should have
gone to their houses and obtained their
names. We can assure her Suffrageship
that those marks represent IiUe women.
We told at least one of Mrs Sloeum s
friends so. We counted no empty houses.
After the conversations We have had with
the friends of this movement. we did not
suppose one of them. knowing US as well
as Mrs. s. does, could be found that would
accuse us OF such trick. We had hoped
to stand better in her estimation. We
must say we felt hurt on reading this
statement. A positive assertion made
that we had counted two empty housesl
al fud the name of Mrs. Moore occur
ring three times on the list" No you
don't find any such thing. We n axe i
positive. We can easily see how you
could be mistaken in our writing of a
name on list not intended for the public
gaze. but merely for our own memOran
dunn. We don't write very good hanC
at best. You ought not to rush into priu
with a statement of this kind until yor
know you are correct. If you can't rea'
our writing we are not to blame.
There are other, points we might men
ton, but this is too long already. w
have mentioned enough TO show that on
statements are twisted into all sorts o.
shapes, and for what purpose those whC
are sharper than We may tell il they can
Those Of our lady citizans who hap
pened to be born on the other side of lh
Atlantic ocean will undoubtedly appre
ciate her fling at them, and her desire Il
leave them out of the count. She evi
| IDENTIFY thinks them unsound on tn
goose" We guess she's "migbr
right" Verify Mrs. s. belongs to tn
Kaow Nothings. What will those for
sigusrs on her petition cay to this "un
kindest cut of all"
We admit that if we we're to strike of
all the opposition, as shs asks in one
her closing paragraphs, there would un
doubleday be majority in favor of tn
movement.
She says size don't want her strength
moderated. We have never tried 10 IN
derra;e it. We have no desire to do SO
Our article last week was fair in statement
We were careful to STATE nothing but facts
and will abide what was then said. w
will not permit it TO be distorted TO sui
the purpose of any one. We did nc
even go so far as to give our impression
as to her petition. choosing TO let he
have the benefit of avery possible circum
stance. We did not state that she use
unfair means TO get some names upon tn
petition. We knew she did, but prefer
red to remain silent about it. We did no
state that she became nervous on beint
told that she was TO be followed by pc
tition on The other side, and begged o
the lady not to do it, as she would prob
ably loose half her signsrs. The fact is
Mrs. Slocum is attempting to choke fe
male suffrage down peoples throat
whether they will have it OF not, and sh
cannot bear the idea of even good nature
and friendly opposition. She is getliD
out of humor. The gutter she keeps
the less personals" she has in the news
papers, .,he better she will get along. w
do sincerely hope that the number of in
mates Of our insane asylum will not
increased by this suffrage canvass. Tax
it cool. Work as hard as you please, bu
keep in q good humor.
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