The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-02-07

seem. if we may trust the papers, to be
not yer satisfied to accept their CAM
paign as a finished one Upon the an
nouncement Of the result Of the elec-
ton in, Kansas last November, Miss
Anthony is said to have exclaimed:
I'VE are not really defeated! We shall
renew the war in Kansas again and
shall succeed in two years. or words
to that effect
We ask why is this battle to be fought
earned the name Of bleeding Kansas?
Have We not enough of sanguinary
conflict upon many questions, to salts
fy even the most bloodthirsty? Why
not carry this coming war into the
good old state" of Massachusetts,
where 1--WE are told in the patent inside
of every daily paper there are so many
more women than men Perhaps they
could use suffrage there, and il they
can, why then give 1t to them, we are
not selfish And should a conflict be
inaugurated there, it might give some
of our bright western women an Oppor-
tunity to return the kindness of the
Bay State (at large salaries of course)
and supplement the culture, of which
we have had SO much from them No
doubt western women would consent to
this as a business proposition They
are good business women
We must also consider that there are
some women, and evidently good
many men (see last election returns)
who do not believe that suffrage for
women is a good thing; not for Kan
saS women, OF course they would
not assume to dictate to women of 9TH
or states, And some of them go a lit
tie farther, and say there are even some
men who are not competent to vote
But what would you? Reconstruct, at
this inauSpicions time, the constitution
of these United States? Perish the
thought!
Remember also that there are some
Kansas women, told -timey, and stick
lers for the prOprieties, to be sure) who
do not consider it exactly in good taste
you know" for those outside Of the
state, to seek to place upon them a bur-
den which they do not care to assume,
The non-Suffragists have done little
talking, There has not been a meeting
held, probably in the limits Of the en-
tire state to take action against the pas
sage Of the amendment, They We're
content to rest their case in the hands
of their fathers and husbands; and yet
it is possible that if a direct vote Of the
women could be taken, it would be
found that the majority have no wish
for the exercise Of the right of suffrage
A number of men, exhibiting a good
deal OF the old spirit of chivalry in
honoring all women, and ''whOse hearts
do safely trust" in their wives, leaving
them perfect freedom as to schools,
politics and religion, some of these men
have said, ito be sure, if my wife wants
to vote, let her; she is as good as l am
and knows just as much" But a few
days spent in campaign, changes their
minds, AS soon as it becomes plain
that suffragists must affiliate with a po-
liticai party, and enter into the in
trigueS and other processes incident TO
a fierce campaign, the minds are chang
ed of these chivalrous men
The women have joined hands with
one party, and with it suffered defeat,
how more than hard it is to bear the
sueers of the men of the party who
openly say lit was taking up with
this suffrage business that defeated
u.s.
An open letter from a Kansas City
attorney has these lines:
1.-THE demand for immediate resub-
mission, therefore, saves the suffrage
movement from all danger of a sort of
temporary paralysis, and from the risk
of relapse into a sort of inanition, for
the time being, at least, 1t is we'll
to make ii, and the movement will do
good
But after the 4th of March next
1T which time the incoming legislature
will take its departure-there will moth !
ing be left to do, but for all to join
hands in an effort to bring about resub |
mission by the legislature to be chosen !
in 1896: and we hope that all parties !
concerned will have the prudence TO |
shape and temper their action with !
this contingency in view"
The diagnosis of this man reveals !
the fact that the movement is suffering !
only from a sort Of temporary paraly- !
Sis 1t might then be suggested that |
the latest known method for treating |
that disease is by the use of electric !
ity, which may be taken in several diff !
ferent forms, The curative powers of |
lightning in the shape of a flash from I
a clear sky, is not often recommended, |
but it has been known TO do its work,
JOHN QUILL