Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-10
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o-itru than that 40, po--illo ic'i.iuu
tho supreme count "i the United
states may make 900 lhis ,ss" r'n ~.
-ult Boz .,tuH. aside th' Constitution
col The state 81 Washington
suppose the Supreme & lutt - a.,
United states docs fc,rfse the d", isiun
al the supreme Count 1T Washington
Territory. aud decide ,n ,n,et that ~.
men w'fr l,Eal voters 81 the time Of
tnc clcctiun ~ delegate. g. iufm q
state Constitution. what has that ="
ID with ihr question - - Nhu tt' j.
gtl voters under the Constitution Of
the state 81 Washington That que.
tinn has been determined l,s the unl,
or jurisdiction IN the matter. towit
the Congress ~ the United states aud
the peopl" 81 tbs state the latter h,
forming and adopting y Constitution
"a conformity with the enabling act
and the former by a,liying aud al
hitting ~. into the Union The prop
osition IL too absurd fnf serious con
slderation. The Congrc-. ol the mi
ted States can make states nut ui ~
Territories, but II cannot make Tern
tories out oi States. much less can the
Judiciary branch 81 the government do
So
Hut suppose the illoomcf drris,un
reversed. and that the election ui dele
gates 10 the Constitutional Convention
can be- inquired into. could II be shown
that II women had been admitted io
vote the result would have heen
changed In the election II different
delegates. ar that the result Ia regard
o. woman suffrage would have been
different in any respect from What u
was' II u well known fact tha, the
proposition ior and against woman sui
frsge MAS impsr,ially submitted with
the Constitution 10 the people. snd
that IL Was defeated by an ovefwholn,.
Ing majority Would u he possible ,o
show that thi. result would have been
changed u women had been permitted
to votef We think. not and these au,s-
tious would enter into the case. II the
election could he inquired into
suppose the Eloomer case reversed
by the Supreme Cour, 81 the unitei
statcs, and that, 80 assumed by the
Tribwns. our Constitution 10 to be set |
aside and We remsndcd lmcL to Terri |
torial government, would not that be-
q corker on somo pcople' thur State
officers would not only have Ia surren
der their offices hat they would have |
30 pungle up the salaries they have
drawn. and AZ ior our Senators aud
Representatives In Congress. would u
not be one ~ thu isrreaehins" con.
sequences u reversing The iiloomer lie.
cision to 90, aside any Congressional
legislation that may have heen passed
by their vs,es : And then again Who
w'aid pay ten. Mekenny HI. ais
years rent Tor III. new hsickf Aud
what effect would u have on the vote
permanently locating the cspital'