The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-16

OveFnayer, Then, Was in Favor
Of Woman Suffrage.
FUN FOR THE WOMEN
When They Read What He
said Then
And Hear What He is Saying
Now

The ghosts Of David Overmyer's old
speeches have risen to plague him. The
Populists are circulating a Republican
speech delivered BY MIN at Valley Falls
ID 1892 when St. john and Click were
che gubernatorial candidates. The speech
ID printed in both German and English
40 y German paper st Kansas City and is
being scattered broadcast among the
Germans and Democrats.
The following are the printed extracts
which are supposed to influence the
German votes:
Mr.. Click mas always been a passen-
ger in the rear car Of American progress.
looking out upon the interesting land
scape and never saw anything until he
had passed it.
Nothing struck me with 50 much
Righteousness a. an invitation from Demo
Gratis to Repu blicans to unite with the
Democratic party because Of corruption
and fraud in the Republican party.
There were occasionally seen spots upon
the and its face was some times OBJ
scured by clouds and mist What then
should We do according to Democratic
logic?
''Why axe a taIlow candle in one hand
and go down the cellar to spend the rest
Of our days with the rats, the bats and
the decayed vegetables Of history
.'I0 choose the Democratic party in
place Of the Republican would be like
laying aside a Remington rifle and re-
turning to the use of the old Harper's
Ferry musket altered over from a revo-
lutionary hint lock which throws ball
as big a cats head and which had six
weeks sickness at one end and certain
death at the other.
IF any one really wished to belong to
an intem perate arty, there might be
some difference Of opinion as to the exact
policy to be pursued but it is certain
that no proposition could be presented
mild enough to suit the Democratic
party.
AS soon as whisky was touched in any
FORM the nursing bottle was snatched
from the lips Of the Democracy Depri
walton Of whisky or beer might cause
some Inconvenience to the Republicans.
to the Democrat it meant absolute starva-
ton.
democratic orators claim that prohi-
bition has driven the German Americans
from our state and put stop to all further
emigration for all time 10 come Those
that have given this matter some atten-
ton are well aware that only the very
lowest class Of Germans. such as are 4
dishonor to any country, are opposing the
enforcement Of the prohibition laws.
"Should this class Of people leave the
state, cur people would only be the gain
ers. The better class Of Germans. those
that have labored in the ranks Of the Re
publican party in the building up Of our
state, will remain loyal to the party that
has by the enactment of wise and hu-
mane laws placed Kansas Id the front
rank among the states Of the union.
In this connection let me refer to
another thing that will tend to a greater
extent than the prohibition laws to Sc
cure US an honored name ia tine civilized
world. We have many evils to contend
with that threaten 10 destroy our social
fabric. one Of the greatest OF these
evils is drunkenness which leads many
an unhappy creature to . premature
grave.
nv omen Of Kansas God has given YOU
q grand opportunity to demand equality
ancl justice before the law. it is your
right to demand. that you are permitted
TO labor for the welfare of your state
III have always been in favor Of voman's
suffrage simply because | deem it IN
wise and unjust to disfranchise an entire
class of human beings
This question Of female suffrage on
which our platform is plain and out
spoken IS one Of the Iiv Q issues or the
time At has ceased 70 b. a theory for
wherever it has been tried, it has proved
q success.
III am aware Of the existence of preju-
dIces among j certain class against fe-
male suffrage but fail to find a single
We'll founded argument 10 opposition to
il"