The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-03-19

Gov Pierce Justified the expectations
OF the. public to-day by returning To the
house Pickler's woman suffrage bin, with bis
disapproval Following is the message IN
full: 3 4! q s i
4. Executive ONCE Bismarck. .Dak, March is,
F 1es5-To the Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes: + hereby return House Bill No. II,
with my objections to Its becoming o law. a
measure Of this kind demands carstul and can
did :conald eration. both because of its tmpor-
lance and because Of the acknowledged sincerity
md high character Of those who favor It. There
arc certain reasons, however. why I cannot APP
prove such measure at this time, md other
reasons why cannot approve this: particular
bull II s desirable. In my Judgment, that wo
act go far as possible as II We were governed, re-
strained aud guided sbysa constitution adopted
By ourselves. II we had constitution
modelled after the state, q an extraordinary
proposition like this would be submitted to-
the people, \ Il congress thinks woman suffrage
wise. u has the power 70 establish it It ID nm,
TO shift the on the territories
and then hold them responsible for alleged I'm
prudent 1egislat ton: am assured the enactment
Of this law Will delay our GLAZING to atatehood,
and at 70 critical period &c Is better that no
pretext whatever be given for such postpone
ment.s II Is doubted 81 many II 4 maioritylo 81
the women OF Dakota want the franchise. The
point Is made and q very good one. that the fact
that one woman does not want "a right Il not q
justffahle reason for refusing It to another who
does: yet At must not be FORGOTTEN that the enc
franch tseInent of women: .confers not only O
PRIVILEGE, but grave burden and responsibility.
I'VE condemn the man who ncgIects toi vote as
recreant to his duty. II women are effranchised,
1.-THE right conferred becomes an obligation as Inn
Epertous to them as to men, as binding on those
who oppose as those who favor this act i think
the: women OF Dakota NJ N
SHOULD sHAyEA VorcE
IN determining whether they should assume!
this burden or NOT. 30 much for the general
/ propositi Ion. There nre two other features Of
this bill which scarcely think tisfactory
TO the ndyocates sof woman suffrage theinselyea.
am sadsfted that they should appear In q
measure claiming to advance the yiRhts Of
women ~ the vote sof women 10 needed any.
where II in onr cittcss In many existing city
charters 3 distinct clahae appears PROVIDING
thet males alone shall possess the quail
Of electors In this bill the word .pnale Is only
disability stili standing against hundreds 81
women equally enti tiled 10 Srecognitions Tho
lv0tnen OF Sioux Falls, tho woman or MITCHELL
the women Of Brookings. o. Chamberlain. Oh
aaa s.iss e sag 5
would be disqualified from voting under;
theae special enact even though this bill
become sA law. At this very session charters,
have been created with that proyision retained;
largely tncperat i've "a still more Objectionable,
feature and i0no deliberately inserted, Is the
ciause debarrtnR women from the right 10 hold
ONCE AZ tho word male had been. stricken,
would have been Gig bls, ana believe there 10
wide feeling that many fiiccs, part tcuinriy.
thosa connected With ,ponll md benevolent in-: