Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-25

suffrage amendment now pending in
South Dakota,
Many of the Scandinavians, who
form good share of the foreign pop
ulation, are favorable to us. One
county is settled with Russians and
Bohemians who are aggressively
against us.
a company Of these Russians went
to the recent Democratic convention
bearing placards with the inscriptions:
'We are against prohibition and Susan
3. Anthony" "We want our beer. and
the men to do the voting" This con-
vcntion invited Mrs. Hardin and Mrs.
Bonham, two influential women, to ad-
dress it, which they did with ability
and dignity, only to begrossly insulted.
A Mr.. Miller, candidate for Congress-,
declared upon the floor. in presence of
these women, that mo decent woman
in South Dakota was asking the suf-
frage," which statement Was received
with deafening applause. Noman had
the decency to offer resolution in con-
of such sentiments. After
resolutions against prohibition and
woman suffrage had been adopted, the
decent minority made private apology
to the ladies, but the party stands
branded with the outrage. 1t will
prove a splendid educatsr for suffrage.
The Republican press has taken up the
matter, and the Farmers Alliance
members feel the insult deeply, not |
only because they have declared for
suffrage, but because Mrs. Harden is
their honored secretary. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the Republican
convention will be outspoken for the
amendment. In the last October cleo
tion, fifty-four thousand Republicans
and twenty-four thousand Democrats
voted, which proportion Of fvoters gives
an encouraging outlook.
South Dakota is an "Old Soldiers
State" and these men are usually ia
vorable to woman suffrage. The
saloon, with It's solid vote, is gone. l
have seen no more signs Of liquor-sal-
ling and drinking Jnan Of mad dogs.
There are no cities of considerable size
to cast heavy slum vote against us.
A large percentage of the farms are
owned by women, who know by sad ex-
perience that taxation without repre-
sentation is tyranny, in the case of a
woman as well as of man. These
women are an ever-present argument
for their enfranchisement.
If the amendments is carried in South
Dakota, North Dakota will doubtless
follow her example within the next
year, and this will prove the begin
ming OF the end, and of speedy victory
all over the West.
The Independents have nominated
for County Superintendent OF Schools
Mrs. Jennie Miles. This is the first
time a lady has been named for any
important Office in Jerauld county.
The Independents evidently believe in
carrying out the principle as expressed
in their suffrage resolution passed at
Huron. Mrs. Miles Is County Presi-
dent of the w. c. L. u, and avery sue
cessful teacher in our public schools.
She has six children, two boys and
four girls and is a careful painstaking
mother. She is cultured, dignitied
woman who always commands atten-
tion and respect, and would, no doubt,
fill the Office satisfactorily.
i In TRADE against the Editor OF the
HERALD, the Alliance Mouth-Piece
says: "The new party is getting to the
front in spite of bankers, lawyers, and
their tools-the hireling press" Ii the
HERALD comes under that accusation
} we would be glad to know what bank
er or lawyer has hired it, that we might
claim our wages. The aforesaid vlr-
tuous and honorable month-piece,
shows his consistency and wisdom
when he makes the above sweeping
charge concerning the bankers, law
yers and the Press, in face Of the fact
that there is a banker on the state
ticket $or Treasurer and a lawyer on
the county ticket for District Attorney,
, and that the Press of the county has
shown the Alliance numberless cour-
tesies contrary to the assertions in
the Alliance Column. The HERALD
editor is not at all wearied by simply
reprinting an article from the Faulk-
ton Times showing it's opinion OF the
: numerical strength of the three par
I ties in South Dakota We made no en-.
! dorsement of the article, and all the
1 personal effort we made was to ask
the question; "Is this true?' We
: printed the article for the benefit OF all
!, those interested, and the Alliance
S should be thankful to have their
y shortage pointed out at this time. thus
i giving them plenty OF time to make
lup their deficiency.