Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-18

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Pom T0wnszND. Jan. 17.--gHpeeisii--
Ihe neus of he passage Of tha snhraes
biii on Monday rs received here With
marked disfsvoF. There Wns hardly an
individual hus regretted tie fact that
he blil hsd aone thF0ogh bath houses.
S0me Of the rrominent eitinsas OF ths
port Of entry vera intsFvtswed, With the
following results;
Celonei Henry Landes-I am oppns-
ed 30 woman sa4raRe Ia every paFtic-
uiar and uHconditiouslly on general
pFinciplea.
Herbert L. BuFksts = The enfran-
ohisema1t Of woman. ds not think l.
o0nstituticnaIi it makes two classes Of
voters and exempts one Of them from
iurg duties and poll taxas.
Charles d. bFadshaHs-~I haVs al
ways favored the enfFannhissment Of
woman; bat fear thai ite ra-aetmsnt
AZ this time may delay the admisson Of
WashinRtca Territory iuis the nnion
as 9 state.
John J. Calhouns - The prinoIple Of
the woman suffsaga bill think Ia prop
eF nnd Just. Jet theFs Is not question
OF d0nnt IN my mind bat that it will be
q detFiment 20 car Interests Ia seeking
adaiesinn as ststs.
Judge ]. A. Kahn who Il reported to
have fatheEed the original bill for the
enffanekissEaeut Of women declined 60
give vent 10 bis real feelings 10 any ex
tent, and said: i favored the frst bill
and vas sincere IN my belief shat
woman enffanohlsed would have q
moxaf tnGuenee oseF the ballot box;
/ the first woman 10 cast q ballot tn this
town was q dfunksn IFiah woman and
the next tw0 were Indian prostitutes
living with white men. Instead Of
purifying the gballot box, bslisys that
u would 0oFrupt the best Municipality
/ Ia existenca.s
Robert O. Hin = n the Iegialstase
deems Il proper 20 enffanehiss woman,
let q special election, in which women
only can vote be called aud allow them
% decide the question, fully four dfths
Of the ladies 10 this city today are
etsonRly opposed 70 snoh laws. ID will
seriously impair our prospects of state
hood. have opposed the bill from the
6rst.
Judes W. II. whittlessy said: 81 DO.
liave the passage Of the woman suffrage
bill 10 Be the greatest legislative mistake
% the session, being serious stumbling
block 10 our admission to statehood,
and being utterly illogical In that II
grants the privilege Of Suffrage and rep
Fcsentation Of SIX to females, and ex
acts no commensurate return Of iery
service OF payment Of poll tax, etc.
Read senatoE InRAlle' article in Posi-
InTHLE1aKHum Of January 18Th"
Eiayof Il. ". DeLion said; II au
strongly opposed 20 the bill passed iu
the legislature, giving women equal
outrage, for the reason that | do moi
believe that The better class Of ladies
will avail themselves Of the opportu g.
ties offered hy this act. excepting ID
Gases where their husbands or friends
have some personal reasons 10 induos
them 10 exercise the privileges csIcu
lated 10 swell the votes Of thsis candi
dates. Moreover. In municipality eiec
tons Ia the different cities on shs
Sound, the lover class Of women. u
connection with The liquor elemeat, vii
be able 20 represent she majority oi
votes IN ell questions relating especial,
10 local adsifs.e