Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-04-27
From the Kittanning Armstrong county, fr'
Press, of April II.
OUR ADY CANDIDATE.

der in this county. The reporter met
Miss Buckley in the Office of Gilpln "
Mccain, attorneys, and after making
known his business, the following con-
versation took pace:
By the Misunderstanding that
your announcement as a candidate 1of
Register and Recorder is rather novel,
being the first of the kind in this coun-
ty. it is a matter of interest to the cltl-
zens and has created a curiosity and de-
sire to know something of your posi-
tion as to the law, it being generally
supposed that a woman is ineligible to
the Office that you desire
Well my position before the people
is that of a taA-paying resident OF the
county As to the law, my legal advi-
sors tel me that if | receive the nomi-
nation and am elected, there Is nothing
IN the Constitution to prevert my
holding the Office.
Have you any objection to giving
the names of your attorneys who gave
YOU this advice 2
We'll, at present | would prefer not
to name them
Taking the qualifications ofa voter
as basis, and the spirit Of the law be-
ing that the officers are to be taken from
the qualified electors, and a woman
not being allowed to vote, upon what
principle do you thing she can be elect
ed p
We'll now, really, | am not familiar
with the law | know no law, but have
the opinion of able lawyers who do,
and that is that | am eligible. Some
two years ago | bad an impression
that Mr. Chambers time would eAplre,
and began preparations for canvass.
| wrote a letter to Attorney General
almer asking his opinion on the sub
| iect. but he evaded direct answer and
wrote me to take legal advice, which |
did. have wrote to him again, asking
for a direct answer. and am expecting his
reply at any tine come before the
people as one of them--a tak-paying
resident of tie county. | have been
paying taxes into the county treasury
| for number of years-have done my
share to build the county buildings aud
| pay the expenses of the county-have
paid taxes and helped TO build and
maintain the public schools. ! am d
citizen of the county, and have perform
ed my duties as citizen faithfully, as
every citizen should
How about the female suffrage ques-
tion p
Il have nothing to do with that-of
course, as a woman, 10 certain extent
| believe in the suffrage question, but
that is not the question here hare
nOthing TO do lCith H. ] am woman
and want to live, and must work 10 do
so. | do not beg for sympathy. What
| ask Of the people is to do with me as
they will with the other candidates.
give me fair hearing, consider my
merits. and give me the same chance to
earn an honest living that they accord
to the men | cannot very well plow,
but | can write well, calculate interest
and manage accounts, and am confident
of my ability to perform the duties OF
the office to which | aspire
How did you come TO be candi-
date-did any person recommend 1t to
you or desire you to come outr
AS | have said, think am espe-
cialIy fitted to perform the duties of
this Office | am a good penman and
an experienced accountant. l have
taken into consideration that the office
is rather a retired one, and for that rea-
son have chosen it. Yes, a large num-
ber Of persons have suggested and ad-
vsed me to take the step have
Do you propose to make an active
personal canvass through tho county,
or will you confine yourself to the
towns and along the railroad p
Il certainly do | am very much in
earnest, for it is a matter Of work with
me, and ! shall leave nothing go by
Travelling on muddy road IS no nov
city to me, have walked dag after
day for a mile and a half through mud
dy roads when | was teaching school
in the country,
What Encouragement hayc you re.
ceived, up to this time, from tho peo.
pie p
We'll, | have received considerable.
Several prominent Democrats have
pledged me their votes and support
should get she nomiDation, and quite
number of Republicans say they will
support me-
Should you be elected, and the au-
thoritics refuse 10 allow you to bold
the Office, would you contest the mat
ter in the courts p
well, really, that is an after consid-
Grafton, had not thought Of that, but
should | be elected ! would certainly
claim that he choice Of the majority
Of the voters in the county should be
conclusive. and would demand the
Office
i see you announce yourself as a
Republican. Have you always been
a Republican. and have you any partic-
ular reason for being one? Why do
you prefer the Republican to the Dem
ocratic party? Ladies generally follow
the politics of the male portion Of their
family, how is that with youY
i come Of old Republican stock
Ny father was n member Of the Con-
vention that organized the Republican
party-my whole family have been
hard working members Of the party.
OF course this had much to do with
my choice in politics, but the real rea-
son is that heart and soul | am in SYM
pathy with the Republican party and
its principles | have studied the
Constitution Of our country, and all
through it can see the spirit Of liberty
and equality that was intended for the
people. | have studied the history Of
the political parties and the needs of
the people, and have seen how the Re
publican was the party Of the people and
for the people. ] have seen the curse
of slavery cast its black pail over our