Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-04
WOmAN'S SUFFRAGE.
Ardent Supporters Not Showed
Under by fridays Storm.
Apt, Brilliant Speeches Captiyated
the Matter-of-Fact judiciary.


womsn's suffrage 10 nsana1yai election.
was very plausible proposition ~ pat before
the grave. harmed, matter ef-fset Judiciary
committee Friday afternoon by several Of
The ardent supporters Of eomans right.
The ladies' canne--as they always &c when
dHty ealis---they saw--few thing. SORT,
seeing escape their nottes--ar.i they con.
qneref-+tp their accustomed nlanner--tse
judiciary eommitiee and the large saslisnes.
at the bearing that l. they conquered or
compelled the admiration Of all by the
charming c'sarness, the pungert brevisy .,he
apt illustrations. with xhicb they impressed
on the minds Of their auditors ali the seiai.t
and sigOr Of the arguments ia favor OF
their proposition. Bresity wasn't the only
soul Of wit there was in their remarks.
Many brilliant -aily brought forth gem
efsl laugh.
Mrs. Hannah j. Bailey coadaetei the
presentation of tie case for the ladies.
Following Is her address 10 the committee
Houored Chairman and Gentlemen Of sls.,
Committee
John Quincy Adams once denied that a
woman was a person, therefore not a citi.
1sB, Wow, however. sbe Is admitted to h.
not only person and a citizen. but a tax
payer. Our fathers of l77s declared that
taxation without representation va. txranny
and they refused 10 permit s1ch injustice
20 Themselves and rather than submit to Ii
they preferred suffering and death. Doubt
less, in those troabious days there were
some who preached peace and fotbearance
To The free,io,n'loying ones to whom justice
was so dear that they were ready TO die In
her canse. WHY ala they mot drink tbe,r
tea and h.. a, r,eaee vii, Fngi.nas W..
not the taxed tea of Fnotana chaansr than
the ontaxed tea az anv nther ron,t,v !,
What ma,tered a principle. 40 long a. they
got their ten
Taxation without reures.y,atieu 4. inst
IA much tyranny now az il was Then II
always has been tyranny !, aiways will b,.
tyranny Have wn,ueo az at.nsc AZ ri,b,
and wrong. no goye Tor ,reeaom no
patrio,ism no aelf. re.pect mar ,b.v are
e.peets,I In roll irfnstit,. a. a swsa, ,nor..l
unier their tonsr,e.r
To ask for municipal .ufsrsse secns very
mtcb like a hungry person asking for a
slice of bread when h,, wants. needs and /.
entitled Ia wbol, loaf InteIl,gent
women ought To have full suffrage. and nm
iii they have they are deferred from, mai.
iuv far Themselves aud their cbildre, al.
vantage. which no other no,sc, than IA.
ballot can nrorur.
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tb,t which i. C,s,rs and ,o God tho things
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t.yos h.,,nCs m Caesar tthe goxernmentl
ami shouI, b. mid promp,ly ard cheer.
fnIIv What women want. instead Of fiat.
tary and exer,,tinn ia ,,olitirnl inaus,ce
hoard n laJy in Wssbing,on say. fcw
DAYS AGO thst wbep travelling in NORTH pa-
va i.s, an b,fora M. pres;,lept,at ana
state elections she attended "A nautical
p,rs,in, which some of the enfrancbised
Indians also attended. and. she said. " 10
the moor Indian" was ua lcuprr a roor In.
Alan s,r polit;eians wer, making ohejsance
Il, hin, giving him cignrs and even rim.
ming buitnn.b hole bono,.e,s on ms coat. She
s,id each indian was of more consequence
,be,e than ali the women Of the state. for h,
had a nower behind him in his ballot. Shc said
the TrIions asked the stat, for an abate.
mont Of their taxes. and they were granted
.n,,re ,,lease from taxatlon for * vears
,jtbopyb many women there nav taxes, and
tho indians. now made citizens. have rowe,
10 vote away tle women $ money. ami the