The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-08

to appeal to. You must remember
that under republican form of
government the final court Of appeal,
beyond which no question can go, is the
ballot box.
He speaks of ''the knowledge of
men and tue conditions that surround
business" that make vote effective
and valuable" What acknowledge of
men or business conditions have the
Italian street cleaners and banana
vendors of New York City, or the
hordes If Scandlnav!ans and Huns in
the mining regions of the East. Yet
their votes are "effective'' enough to
elect men to represent them in legis-
lative halls who are purchasable by
Trusts, Corporations and Capitalists,
until this beloved country of ours to-
day is on the verge of financial ruin
with its thousands of honest men
demanding give US work, Oh give us
work, while the money that should
give them work is locked in National
Bank vaults. Business everywhere
is completely paralyzed through the
vicious legislation of a congress elected
by the reflective votes of the edu-
Gated (?) male voters.
As to the .'vaIue" of vote because
the man who casts it has such tho
rough knowledge of economic pIin-
ciples''-well, we have known them
to be bought in Edwards county at
the rate of three for ten dollars, while
in New York City they can be had in
plenty at fifty cents apiece.
When We look at congressman to-
day spending their time filibustering
and drawing salaries, while the happi-
ness and prosperity of the people of
the United States hangs in the balance,
we say that men, with all their ''knOw-
ledge of the conditions that surround
BUSINESS and the personality Of the
candidates" surely have not done bet
ter than we could do. Men must not
forget that the foundation of national
life rests OIL the conscience and moral
ity of the people, and that these things
are not Incompatible with a practical
knowledge of national affairs.
We find this extremely touching
paragraph i'll Mr.. Smiths article:
God forbid that women should ever
he forced to engage OH equal terms
with men on the battle field of life."
Now 1 ask all gallant men to help
women on the battle field of life to
engage OIL equal terms with men. We
know that thousands of them must,
and do, take care of themselves and
their families, and yet have very un-
equal terms in the ''battle of life"
The woman behind a counter gets five
or six dollars week while the man
beside her gets ten or twelve.
A few years ago a bill was intro
duced Ill the New York legislature
asking that women school teachers
should be paid not less than slxty-ive
per cent of what men were paid for
the same work. 1t was defeated, and
why? Because those men were not
elected by the votes of women.
There is only one state in the union
where there is statute providing
that men and women shall have equal
pay for equal work and that is Wyom-
ing where women have voted for
twenty-five years.
Mr.. Smith tells you that years of
such heavy reading rs 1.-The Heavenly
Twins and 1.-The Yellow Aster'' will
not fit woman to vote intelligently.
We borrowed Mr.. Smiths copy of 1.-The
Yellow Aster'' when he had read it,
and after a perusal of it we agree with
him, for the teaching Of the book from
beginning to end is against the higher
education of women. We have not
read 1.-The Heavenly Twins" rs our
copy is at Mr.. Smiths and We can not
pass an opinion OIL it until lie has
read and returned it.
C. G. L.