The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-11
ONLY SECOND Glass MEN

ONLY SECOND CLASS MEN
Who Fear the Adoption of the Woman
Suffrage Amendment says simpson.
Jerry Simpson says he is for woman's
suffrage unqualihedly-
In his speech opening his congress
sional campaign at Wichita he said: "a
responsible human being, innocent Of
crime, yielding allegiance to the govern
ment, answerable to it in person and
property for disObedience, and yet
denied any political right is a slave.
Women have inherent and constitu-
tiOnal right to vote aud ought not to be de-
barred from exercising that right, and |,
as a champion II human rights and con-
stitutional liberty, and believing that
every human being be not only allowed
but protected in the exercise Of all in
herent rights he has, cannot consistently
do otherwise than uphold the enfran-
chisement of women.
There is nothing to fear from women
voting. 1t is only second class men that
fear the domination Of women in poll
tics. do not fear It IL she can fill my
position better than l can, let her do il.
what the people want is results. The
constitutional amendment in regard to
woman suffrage has to be met by the
voters Of the state. It viii be printed
upon all the ballots. 1t viii be found
upon the Democratic ticket, Republican
ticket aud the Peoples party ticket The
voter must vote +fOr' or against" II is
J an issue Dy uS0iI, WllCu the voter must
determine by his ballot. l have nv
/ opinion and convictions upon that sub
I ject, and / am in favor Of granting to
woman her inherent and constitutional
right to vote, and shall SO declare with
my ballot
what is woman's cause is mans cause,
and ] am for the Acknowledgement of wo-
men first. last and all the time"
ALETTER FROM WINNIE DAVIS.
Woman Suffragist.
Billy Bottoms paper, the Woodward,
Ok, News publishes a letter from Miss
Winnie Davis denying that she has be-
come a Republican.
The story that she had renounced the
Democracy was first published in the
| Troy Chief as follows:
Miss Winnie Davis, daughter Of j eff
| Davis, and the Daughter of the Confed-
| eracy," who now lives at Colorado
Springs, Colo, where women have the
! right to vote has announced her deter
minatiOn to vote the ublican ticket.
And still the tidal wave continues to
! wave"
This item was republished in the
| Wichita Eagle, where it was seen by
Captain f. S. Harris of Woodward, Ok,
| a personal friend of Miss Davis. who
wrote to her about the story and received
the following reply:
NARRAGANsETT PIER. r. l.. Aug 30.
Capt f. :. Harris, Woodward. Ok:
DEAR CAPTAIN=Yo ours kindly enclOs-
| ing clipping Of Wichita Eagle from Kan
sas Chief to hand aIany thanks for the
| opportunity you give me to contradict in
toto the statement I am proud to say
am a resident of Mississippi and, there
fore, would have no right TO vote in
Colorado.
Again, I never would, under any con-
| sideration, give adhesion to any save the
| Democratic party, in which have been
| brought up.
I am not believer in voman's rights,
and, therefore, would have grave doubts
| about voting, even if my own state were
| to give her daughters a voice in politics.
1 spent three months with nv sister
with whom you are acquainted IN Colo
RADIO, and that IS the only grain of truth
| i can discover in the story. You viii
| greatly oblige me by positively stating
/ that the statement in the Kansas Chief is
untrue. Believe me with renewed
thanks, cordially your friend
(WINNIE) VIENNA ANIE DAVIS.
MR.. PEFFER's HOPES HIGH.
He says the Populists WIN Have Thirty
Five Congressnlen Next Congress-.
United States Senator W. a. PETER ex-
poets the Populists TO hold the balance
Of power in the next congress. In speak
ing Of the progress Of POpulism to a
/ JOURNAL reporter. he said:
There is general dissatisfaction
( among farmers and wage earners
4 throughout the whole country, and they
naturally hold the party which is Ia
power responsi ble. Then the next step
is to break away from old party ties and
inquire what the P0puIisis propose and
what then expect to accomplish
sour party Is consequently organizing