Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Campaign to Be Waged Against
II In Massachusetts,
The irish NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Circulars Urging the Formation Of Councils
on November 23-Whst Missouri
Produces-The Farmsrs' No.
tional Alliance.

BosToN, Oct. 15.-The Massachusetts
Man Suffrage association has opened
headquarters In this city and Is pre-.
pairing to make an active campaign
against woman suffrage In municipal
politics The following circular, signed
by 100 prominent men OF the state, was
issued last night;
To the People OF Massachusetts:
A law was passed by the last legislature pro.
viding that all persons qualified to vote fol
school committee At the approaching stats
election, whether male or female, shall have
On opportunity at that election to express their
opinion. rs 1t expedient that mutual suffrage
be granted to women The question IL Of far.
reaching Importance To create conditions
which suggest that the power 10 make laws
may be In body different from that which has
the power to enforce the law Ia Questionable.
To more than double the total number OF voters
Is itself no advantage. Women, as compared
with men, have had but little experience In
private or trust or corporate business affairs
Our city and town governments are great
public business corporations. We submit,
therefore, that the rights and prosperity Of
our citizens female as well as male, are better
protected and more intelligently cared for
than they would be by establishing woman
suffrage, We submit that woman suffrage
will not prove benefit, but rather an injury
to the family which Is The basis Of growth
and prosperity Of the stata F9r tho welfare
OF the community as whole, we urge those
who vote, whether men or women, to vote
mo"
Among the more prominent names
attached to the circular are those Of
ex-Gov, George D. Robinson, ex.Gov.
William f. Russell, Han. I. Jefferson
Coolidge, ex-United States Minister to
France; Charles W. Elliott, president Of
Harvard college, and Hon. Eben s.
Draper, ex-chairman republican state
committee
THE IRISH NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
NEW York, Oct. ia circular, Of
which the following is . copy. has been
forwarded to the delegates through.
out the country who attended the
Irish national convention recently
held in Chicago, when the Irish Ma.
tional alliance was established:
In pursuance Of the resolutions unanimously
adopted at the convention Of Irish nationalist
held in Chicago on September "a, Is and 20
Ast lnauguratIng and establishing the Irish
IN al d, L.
nent OF the complete national independence OF
Ireland, we request public meetings b. held in
our several districts to form councils Of the
alliance and thereby enable the work Of organ
zatlon to proceed We suggest that no more
date for the holding Of such meet
hgs can be fixed than Saturday, Novem-
'es "a heSt, 4 day rendered sacred to
he cause OF lrssA independence by |
he martyrdom OF Allan, LarkIl and |
)'Brien twenty-eight years ago. Charters
or councils can be obtained by applying to the
ecretary OF the Irish National alliance. Will
lam LYNN, 4 East One Hundred and TWEEN
s,secoud street, New York, president; P. v |
lal Tyenty -second street, Chca-
ago. treasurer John p, sutton ii East One
hundred and Twenty-seoond street, New
Fork, secretary.
The New York association Of the al
lance purpose holding a meeting in
cooper union on November 20. Efforts
re being made TO secure John L.
Ninerty, Of Chicago, as the orator Of
he evening.
WHAT MISSOURI PRODUCES
LADDoNiA, Mo, Oct. l5.-The farm
rs' institute Of Missouri, under the
uspices Of the state board Of agricul.
ure, opened here yesterday for u two
avs session. There will DO forty of
hese institutes held In Missouri for
he benefit of farmers Among the ex-
ibits Of farm products shown in the in.
titute yesterday were Missouri apples
hat weighed as high as twenty-one
unces each, five ears of corn that
,eighed seven pounds, one ounce beans
nat were ore foot long, pumpkins as
Ugh as ninety eight pounds and water
lelons that weighed seventy-six
oupds. The institute develops that
ae farm product in Missouri tbis year
certainly the best in the history Of
lie country.
THE FARMERS NATIONAL CONGRESS-.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. l5.-The meeting
I the Farmers National congress yes
,rday furnished sensation in the
ote on an amendment to a resolution
stitioning congress to enact laws pre-. A,
irving tie parity Of gold and silver
I'D providing for an international
Inference. The amendment provided
lat congress be invited to consider
ow to preserve ratio not higher l
lap lG to 7, and IT was lost by a vote 4
s5l to 10Y. The delegates from the 2
estern silver states voted for the s
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