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


A resolution for q sixteenth amend
meut providing Tor the enffanchise-
Iaeut % women, was Offered By Sena-
tor Blair IN December. Recently,
senator Edmund's Utah bill passed
the Senate. This bill, while In the
main Inueh 10 be desired Tor the sup
preston Of poiygamy, contains an:0ut-
rageous clause which disfranchises
ere,g woman Ia Utah. II allows Nor
mon men 70 vote, but disfranehises
bath Gentle and Mormon w0HeR.
Here are noble Gentle women in
Utah, who have been helping Nor
mon women and manufacturing anti
Mormon sentiment; these, by this
bin, are disfranchlsed along with the
polygamous women. Since there Is
no constitutional authority for dis
franehising anybody, except for lu-
nacy'or crime. il il not clear that Con-
Eress has power 10 take away the
vested rights Of ali the Utah women.
Morm0nism Is certainly a crime pun
ishable by Acknowledgement; but
why, o. the name Of ali that's just
should not Mormon men receive the
sause punishment melted out TO Nor
TuOn t10msai Are Mormon husbands
less guilty than Mormon wives
why should thousands Of innocent
women suffer the OdiOus punishment
Of criminals aud traitors? Now here
b. nothing but intOlersble Injustice 20
women: Il o. q blow aimed 81 the
rights % ali women, and ID behCOYes
women 10 do something 10 prevent
the bill from becoming 4 law. It has
vet 20 pass the House. Now let every
woman, az once, write TO the Repre-
sentaiives 81 our state and ask them
% use their influence 20 strike out
this Accountable section Of the Ed
mund's Utah bill, or 20 80 amend Il
that Il will disfranehise Mormon men
along with Mormon trOHieH, and with
out DISTINGUISHING the thousands Of
Gentle women Ia Utah. In the
same letters, ask them 20 support SEN
afof Blairis resolution for q sixteenth
amendment, Ia case IL reaches the
House We give below the names Of
the Kansas Representative and
chairman Of committee on Territories.
" rite % each Of these and warmly
urvs bis aid IN the two movements
aisoye mentioned. Pelt them with
letters aud cards. Get your letters
signed by several uthers-men and
women. Congressman care some
thing for the expressed wishes Of
their constituents Break through
the reserve behind which women
have 90 long hidden themselves and
their wants, aud let these men know
not Only that a very Considerable
number Of Kansas women" not only
do want the ballot for themselves and
their sisters, but that they are In
earnest la their demand for IL. Ad-
dress your letters a. follows:
Hon. r. n. Morrill,, House Of Rep
resentatives, Washington, ID. G.
Hon. J.. H. Funston, House Of Rep
reseutatives. Washington, D. G.
Hon. b. W. Perkins, House Of Rep
reseutatives, Washington, d. Z.
Hon. John A. anderson, Hsuse OF
Representatives, Washington, ID. G.
Hon. Lewis Hanback,, House OF
Representatives, Washington, ID. Q.
Hon. Thomas Ryan. House Of Rep
reseutatives, Washington. ID. &.
Hon. Samuel Peters. House Of Rep
resentstives, Washington, ID. Z.
Hon. Mr. Hill, chairman on con-
mittee on Territories. House Of Rep
resenlatives, Washington, ID. c.
Write also to Sen. J. j. ingalls, and
Sen. =. b. Plume, Senate, Washing
ington, ID. C., asking them % support
the Blair resolution for a sixteenth
amendment enfranehising women.