Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-10-14

Judge Peters said nothing about Prohibition in
his speech, but he walked up the boys on Protec-
lection. Now free trade and protection are just
the questions the average Dodge citizen thinks
most Of. The people here run riot on their dis
cussion OF the tariff, but the police officers man.
aged to keep down any serious instruction. 1t is
better to discuss the tariff in Dodge. politician
is not in any danger of losing go many votes. Had
Mr.. Peters said anything about prohibition OF the
liquor traffic he would have lost votes: provided
he had endorsed prohibition he would have lost
votes. But he said nothing about prohibition and
OF course he loses only few votes. The prohib-
ton Of the liquor traffic is very agitating ques
ton just at this particular juncture, and the Office
seeker who fails to put himself either one side
or the other of the question is doomed to irretreve
able defeat; perhaps not this fall, but the fate is
against him. Mr.. Peters is one of the Republican
party and is in accord with the settled policy Of
that party on the prohibition Of the lquor traffic.
The settled conviction of the party is 10 ignore
| much as possible the discussion Of the LIQUOR
traffic But the party is sound on the tariff ques-
ton whether it be the free trade Of the west OF
the protective tariff of the east.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the American
! Woman Suffrage Association will be held in the
hall of the House of Representatives, at the Capt.
| tol in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, October &C. 81 and 20, 1885, com
mcncing on Tuesday afternoon, October IS, at 30
.. m, and holding eight consecutive SESSIONS al
1890 a. M. and go and 7:30 p. m.
Each state and territory is entitled to eend dele
gates equal in number to its Congressional dele
CATION. Credentials should be issued by auxil
iary State societies, where such exist; otherwise
by auxiliary local societies. Where full delegs
tions are not present, any member Of the Ameri
can Woman Suffrage Association in attendance
from q state may participate in the discussion.
II is more than ever important that the friend
of woman suffrage should agree upon come con
certcd plan OF action and that in every etate tn
Legislature shall be asked to give women euffrag'
by statute in Municipal and Presidential cleo
tons.
Let all auxiliary State societies appoint full del
ecatiops, with report Of their state work. Sc
that your state is Represented. If possible. CON,
Yourself Private hospitality will be secured TO
delegates and others. as far as possible; also re
duced railroad fares. if possible, to and from tn
convention; Of these, notice will be given here
after in the womans journal. Well know
speakers have been invited to address the CONVEX
tion,-the President Of the association, Hon. Wu
Dudley Foulk: Mrs. Julia Ward Howe; Luc
Stone; Henry B. Blackwell; Mrs. Mary &. Has
, CART, of indiana; Rev. Annie Fl. Shaw; Rev. Loui
, A. Banks, late OF Seattle, Washington Territory
!, Mrs Margaret ". Campbell, Of Iowa; Mrs. S.
!, Perkins, of Ohio; Mrs. D. G. King, OF Nebrasks
Professor James q. Clark, Of Minnesota, will fc
, nish music Major Hudson, of Topeka, N.
, Corset, Of Minncso.s, and Others have agreed I
\ he present
Z IN oder Of the executive committee.