The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-07
SUSAN b. COMMENTS.
Gives Up the Fight and Leaves the
State.
MRS. DIGGS HOPING 4 LITTLE.
Miss Anthony says Equal Suffrage
Can't Win Outside or Party Lines

HISS Anthony says EQuah Suffrage
Can't Win Outside or Party Lines
When a woman will she will and one
Of them was never known to give up
anything after she had once under
taken it
Mrs. Annie L Diggs. Mrs. Carrie L G.
Gait and Miss Susan B. Anthony were all
IN Topeka during the time Of the cleo
ton and the three Of them made a merry
and distinguished party at the home Of
Mrs. Henry Hull at PIG West Eighth
street
A JOURNAL reporter found them all in
the parlor there today quietly talking
over the election. and still hopeful and
determined.
Well" said Miss Anthony, as the re
porter entered the room, DO you want
me to say we are thankful to you Re
publicans for the noble way in which you
came to our aids Put that down"
1--WE are still hopeful" said Mrs
Diggs, you know the entire state has
not vet been heard from We viii admit
that the news we have received is not
encouraging but we have great hopes Of
the country precincts"
1--WE will never give up till the very
last vote is counted declared Mrs. Gait.
The hope has been too dear to US to
give up easily We have made the best
fight We could, and if suffrage has not
carried it il not our fault"
ave do not feel that the time has been
lost, however," added Mrs. Diggs. sit
has been an educational and prog ressive
campaign SO far as suffrage is concerned,
and we have nothing to regret in our
work. We depended on the laboring
men and it seems they have forsaken US.
If they have done that. they have re-
fused to aid the best friends they have,
and they Will find it out. too.
IF you think we have given
up the fight you are very much
and we will work for it increasingly until
we do win. We will begin our next cam
paign Immediately"
Mrs. Gait here nodded her head ap-
provipgly.
II shall not be very much disappoint-
ed. = said Miss Anthony, because | have
never at any time during the campaign
allowed myself to expect too much.
There is a chance that we have not lost,
perhaps, but I am not very hopeful
ssThe only thing for the Republicans to
do now to sustain their reputation for
truthfulness is to come out openly for Us.
They have said all through The campaign
that they did not refuse to put it in their
platform because they hated it. And
now the right thing for Major Morrill, to
do. if he is elected, is to endorse it in his
inaugural address and his first message
=
that the amendment be voted on again
and that the Republican party come to
the aid Of the noble women Of Kansas.
Il have always known that no issue
could win IN any election outside Of
party lines.
suffrage in Kansas for this time was
killed last June and the Repu blicans
drove the last nail in its coffin when they
refused to put it in their platform at To
peka then. We are simply holding the
funeral now"
but the resurrection, Miss Anthony
intcrposed Mrs. Diggs-
sfOh, certainly. there will be a resur-
rectiOn. Two years from now we hope
to have the Republicans on our side and
then there will be a change
Mrs. Diggs, Populist. sat silent.
Miss Anthony was compelled to leave
to catch train at this interesting point.
and she took an Affectionats farewell Of
her sisters in apparent defeat, but IN
dinching and hopeful determin alton. II
am going to Beatrice, Neb.. y she said
annual state suffrage convention. After
that I will GO to Leavenworth for a day
or two and then to Chicago to visit a
short time in company with Mrs. Gait
before / return to New York, where
they have treated US a. badly as they
have here. l shall be back here some
time
She left at 4 o'clock.
~ see it was stated in the press dis
patches last night" said Mrs. Diggs
that l had declared the suffrage amend
ment carried by $4,000 majority. I wish
you would say that I have never for one
moment said such q thing. In my most
sanguine moments I have never thought
we could possibly have a majority of
over 5000"
II think said Mrs. Gait, '.thaf the new
ballot is against US. There are still pro-
badly a good many voters who do not IN
derstand exactly how to vote it aud pro-
badly a good many who neglected to
look below the list of names for anything
else
~Our attention" continued Mrs Diggs,
unjust now be turned, for the present, to
other states. There will be three of them
to look out for next year They are Utah.
Nevada and North Dakota, and we shall
make a thorough fight in each Of them
We shall also go into the south next
time
Mrs. Diggs will remain in Topeka till
Monday At least. and il the amendment
IS really defeated she will stay till after
the state suffrage convention, the i ate
and place Of which has not yet been de-
cided on. After that she will GO to Wash
ington, d. q, to spend the winter.
Mrs. Gait will leave Topeka this after
noon. aud will soon 60 to Chicago for the
visit she and Miss Anthony are to make a
friend there.
DAVID OyERMYER TALKS.