The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1886-01-28
Sim. Of The Times

People who lack persistence aud
hOpefulness cannot understand the
perseverance and good cheer OF the
friends Of Woman Suffrage. An en-
thusiast in the cause Is as unable to
reconcile woman's interest On the re-
suit with her indifference to the
progress % the movement lt is as
sured by the opponents Of Equal Suf.
fraEe, that woman does not want the
ballot, aud j. opposed 20 the extension
uf the franchise. This we emphatical-
~ deny, and consider Ii one Of the
most Encouraging signs Of the times,
that comparatively few women are
opposed to Womsn Suffrage. Semi
occasionally we find a "Gsll Hamil-
ton" who, embittered by the defeat Of
some political fayOrite, is aggravated
and driven to saying some unreasOn-
able things, because 10 her the whole
world seems Rwry. Forgetting that
chiefly 20 the advocates ofaWoman
SufIrsge, she q indebted 10 a circle Of
appreciative admirers, she turns the
guns Of sarcasm upon her unpreparsd
and unsuspecting allies. That Blaine
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temperance question, aud that the ef-
fectfve results Of the agitation were
largely due 90 the W. G. r. L., cannot
be denied. But Is Il not q hopeful
sign Of the times. when the women OF
America are becoming so powerful in
political influence that they can de
feEs q candidate for President. St
John bears the blame Of defeating
Blame: but without the past few
years Of active work by the W. 9. r.
T., 81. Johu would have been power
less 70 have accomplished such q re-
suit. The w. e. I. Z. recognizing
che disadvantages under which they
labor. and having walked up TO the
fael that they are armed with only q
feather pillow. have concluded 20 pro-
vide themselves with the sturdy club
% the ballot that the blows dealt by
them Ia the future, instead Of simply
exciting the enemy's risibles, may
drive him from the face Of the earth.
The Kansas w. T.. T. u. with an eye
% the practical, snd recognizing the
inutility Of asking from the Legisla-
ture more than Il can grant, has join
ed hands with q e Kansas i. >. A.
and q actively engaged Ia circulating
petitions for municipal Suffrage.
Gould = more favorable sign be asked
for The Kansas Equal Suffrage As
sociation &C its late convention held
In SaliDa, resolved to circulate q re-
mOnstrsnCe against equal suffrage at
the same time petitions were 10 circu.
latiOn for it. The object Of this was
60 learn how many and what women
we're opposed % Equal Suffrage. The
canvassers almost without exception
report that they can get no signatures
% the remOmsirance. Is not this q
favorable sign ? Moreover men IN
high places are beginning to see the
handwriting upon the wall, and
while they are careful not 10 ALLEVIATE
the enemies Of Equal Suffrage by rad
teal utterances. they are seeking 20
propitiate 81 advocates By friendly
words. Gov. Larrahee, Of Iowa, Ia
kis recently delivered inaugural adj
dress s. reported by press dispatches
90 have taken q conservative position
On woman suffrage, saying that 10 b q
question that cannot be planned out
npon theoretical grounds alone-h
His address contained the following
language ST Is safer for ne % make
experimental trials than % az once
commit ourselves % universal sul-
fraEe. ~ thought advisable % take
steps IN that direction, b would be
vel - experiment by first conierring /
authcriiy upon women % vote az mu-
nleipal or school eieclionsn Should |
n1Voeates % the cause be discouraged |
e such q .signs Il is sincerely hoped I
and there should be reasonable |
Eruunds for believing that the Kan
- Legislature viii this winter grant
municipal suffrage 10 women. Friends /
o. the cause should have their Cour-
sEe reneWed by these indications. /
The next eve years viii be critical
ones in TIE history Of this movement.
Let there Be- no iazgards among rs.
Let each strive 20 b. Ia ut the death
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