The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15
IT WON'T BE HURT.
PcpuIist Endorsement Will Not In
jure Woman Suffrage
IS THE OPINION OF WILLIS GLEED.

The Sentiments OF Progressive, Gull
tured Republicans Very Clearly
REIrrored i'm an Interview with MI
GIeed-
Willis GIeed does not think the suf-
frage cause will lose strength because of
Populist Endorsement, nor that many
Republicans will vote against the amend
ment who have not already made up
their minds TO do So In this connection
he said to JOURNAL reporter:
"Of course the Republican party con-
tains now and then a man who holds
fourteenth century views Of women, and
who having made up his mind long ago
to vote against the amendment, will rise
gravely now and say: i won't vote for
any measure that Populists indorse.'
But happily such men are not very num-
erous"
Continuing Mr. Gleed said: "Some of
the friends Of universal suffrage seem to
apprehend that the Endorsement given it
b. the Populist party will hurt rather
than help. The reasons for such feel
ing are not clear to me-
"In my judgment a majority of the
Republicans are in favor of the amend
ment and this majority is, on the whole
land dealing IN averages) the more in
telligent, fair minded, candid, and I'M
prejudiced portion of the party. They
have made up their minds on the cues
they would vote for the amendment even
If the party had taken action against il.
But the party has not declared against it
The party leader in this campaign,
Major Morrill,, declared for it openly only
a day or two before the convention was
held
THE individuals composing the popu-
list party are divided on the question,
but a majority favor the amendment, as
shown by the action of the convention
There Is no doubt that the individuals
composing the Populist party are more
influenced and controlled by the party as
a party than Republicans are
The Endorsement of the suffrage
amendment by the Populist convention
will have more effect upon the rank and
nile of Populists than Endorsement by the
Republican convention would have had
upon the rank and file of the RepubIi-
cans.
"Ihe Republican party may be de-
nounced somewhat by the jealous friends
of the amendment hereafter as they were
the other evening by BIis1 Anthony, but
1 do not expect that The local
that the majority of Republicans are
with them, though some of the party
leaders seem to be against them. / do
not think the Kansas leaders of the suf-
frage cause are likely to make any on
slaught on the Republican party and it il
them to do so.
while the majority Of the Populists
are in favor of the amendment, a good
strong minority are against it. There
Tore the PopuIist party cannot afford to
make the question test of party fealty,
and will not I doubt If they will get
ten votes because of their indorse-
msnt of the suffrage amendment
more than they would have re-
ceived otherwise. / believe that
the majority of the voters of Kansas
favor the amendment and some of them
are very much in favor of it, but very few
look upon il as question Of such char
acter and bearing that they will change
party on account OF it 1t is essentially
dlnerent from ordinary political Ques-
lions
II doubt very much whether the Pop
ulists in convention believed that they
were going to gain any great number Of
votes by indorsing the amendment If
that was the case, their action was. in my
view, all the more honorable to them.
doubt very much whether the fact that
the Republicans have not indorsed the
amendment and the Populists have, will
make any great difference in the location
of wom@n's votes hereafter should the
amendment pass.
: II have no doubt that the majority of
women who are married will be found.
10 be members of the same party that
tneir husbands are, although many will
be on the opposite sides, as they are now.
but have yet to hear of a Kansas wo-
man. who has heretofore been a Repub-
lican, who has become Populist on &C
count OF the action OF the two conven-
t1ons. do not think women will be ex-
Geme PaEtlsanss anyway. They have