The morning news., 1894-11-24
Miss Anthonv,s Blunder.

Miss Anthony, who has been fghting
nearly all her life for woman suffrage.
is greatly grieved because Kansas, which
accepts everything that is queer and
cranky in politics, rejected the woman
suffrage amendment. The popullsts had
captured Kansas. and Miss Anthony cap
tured the popuHsts. She attended the last
popullst state convention in Kansas. and
excited great enthusiasm by announcing
that she would accept the populist plat
form, insincere, ldiotlc and demagogic
as it was if the populists would put into
it plank indorsing woman suffrage.
The populists took her at her word.
and Miss Anthony ranged herself along
side Of the long whiskered PETER, the
sockless Simpson, and the indescribable
Miss Lease, and whooped up the popu-
list cause. She thought she had Kansas
for woman suffrage sure.
She was mistaken. The people had be-
come disgusted with the PETERS and
simpsons, and Leases. ana all that crowd
of cranks and demagogues who had vir-
tually ruined the state with their crude
ideas and crazy notions, and rose in their
might and overwhelmed populism with
their indignation and condemnation. And
that is why Miss Anthony is sad. she
made a great blunder. She sacrificed her
principles and she hurt her cause from
one end of the country TO the other. 1t
viii be a long time before she will feel she
has sufficient wisdom to battle for woman
suffrage again.
state Senator Williams, pop, whose seat
is contested by Mr.. Whitley, dem. pro-
posed 10 resign and have the race over
again with Mr.. Whitley. According to our
Atlanta dispatches CT yesterday. the gov
crnor took the ground with regard to the
matter-unomcially Of course in the alb
sence of the resignation-that il was the
prerogative of the legislature to pass upon
the election OF it's members, and that the
contest would have to so before the com
mittee. If that is, indeed, the way the gov
ernor looks upon contested elections. there
viii probably be no extra election for con-
gresham in the Tenth district. If Gov.
I Atkinson could not infringe the preroga-
1 tive of the legislature by accepting Popu-
list Senator Williams resignation, how
would he he able to justify an infringe
ment of the prerogative of the national
House Of Representatives by accepting
/ Democratic Congressman Blacks resigna-
tlon? However, Gov. Atkinson's position
is not officially known, inasmuch as the
populst senator has not rendered his resiq-
nation.
The populists in the Georgia legislature
/ are opposed TO the state military. The pop-
ulists in Alabama are opposed to the state
military. The populists in Tennessee are
opposed 10 the state military. 1t may oc.
+ cur that I'm Alabama on the first day of
7 next month the military win De called
upon to uphold tho ballot ana the state
government against lawless leader. 1t
has not been long since the Tennessee
troops were called upon TO protect lives
and property against wholesale destruc-
tion by mob. But for the presence Of
the military In Alabama state OF an
archy might ensue from Kolb's threat
But for the Tennessee military "A state of
anarchy would have ensued at the time
of the mine riots. Can 1t be that the Geor-
gia populists would like TO prepare for an
archy in this state by striking down the
militia? This matter /. worthy Of serious
consideration boy thinking people.
Mrs. Lease denIss the rumor that she
viii establish "a newspaper at Wichita.
She Says there De- more money m Lecture
inl ou politics than Boo running o. nswspa-
pct ana shr b. going to stick to th, ro..
trlm. The newspaper fraternity viii now
perceive what s'od thing ii is tbat ih,lr.
is uoi a motley mohns profession