The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-05
the postponement motion was allowed
to go in.
a Vote Against Suffrage

! ed for postponement would cast his
vote against woman suffrage. The mo-
| ton was designed to that end. He did
not want to wait and hear from his
constituents. He had heard from them
before he came here.
Coray again put his foot in it by
demanding the previous question. He
received no second
Thurman said there had been no
untalrneSS toward the minority. The
gentleman from Davis had been given
the courtesy of closing the debate. That
was courtesy not a right. 1t would
De unprecedented and undignified for
lne convention put the measure out
or It's regular order If it should be
found afterwards during the conven-
tons session that the honest Senti-
ment of the people of Utah was against
suffrage. then the matter could be re-
considered. He promised he would be
among the first to move. The conven-
tlon had done too many things in an
uhulgnlneo manner. 1t had been too
much OF a spectacular body. He repeat
ed that. in effect. whether Intentionally
or not. vote for postponement was a
vote against woman suffrage.
Had Heard Nothing.
Murdoch, of Beaver. had not heard
anything against suffrage from his
constituents. He had heard from them
In favor of it before he came.
Halliday. of Utah. said this was a
poHtical trap. Time was wanted in
which TO change mems minds. He
could listen to the best orators until
the Fourth Of July. and not have his
opinion changed. He WIS ready to go
ahead and do his duty.
SQulreS said he was not against Wo-
man suffrage. He had always believed
the people OF Utah favored it. He be-
heVed they would still favor it. Are the
advocates of suffrage afraid to submit
the matter to the people? He wanted
the gentleman from Beaver to wait to
hear from his constituents. He wanted
TO know which was the most dignified,
to rush thing through with the pos
slblllty of reconsideration or to post
pone it until the people could be heard.
The petitions for separate article had
been sent out all over the territory.
Creer-Who are on the committee?
Squires-Grant H. Smith. police JUS
1ce, is one. He has great deal of in
fluence here.
Coray called for the previous ques-
ton, but it was voted down by AZ to
81.
Roberts For POstponement.
Roberts said that postponement
should be made. During the debate in
committee of the whole the others had
challenged the showing of opposition
TO the article. Now that a sentiment
had been aroused they desired to fore
stall it by immediate action. Would
that be dignified? What party pledges
would be broken if postponement were
taken? What harm could come to the
question of suffrage? However, if the
majority put the article through DUR
ing the afternoon it would mean
thousands of votes against the con-
stitUtion.
1t was well enough for Thurman to
talk of reconsideration, but Thurman
knew it would take a two-thirds vote
to reconsider. He cited as evidences
of an aroused feeling the ladies' mass
meeting this afternoon, the mass
meeting this evening and the chamber
Of commerce and labor union resolu-
tons. The convention had done him
honor in listening to his protest. But
it had also done itself honor in being
willing to do such a generous thing.
Now it should listen to an aroused |
public sentiment. He believed he was
speaking to men of character who
would not want TO summaTily place a |
provision in THE body of the consti-
tuition if a majority or a large minor
tty were against it.
1t Would Be an Outrage.
Kerr said he was in favor of post |
ponement. He did not believe vote
for that meant a vote against suff- |
rage. If it did it meant there was to
be a change in the minds of dele
gates. Two speakers said their con-
Stituents had been heard from But
the people of Beaver and Garfield are
not the people Of Utah. At no meet
ing during the campaign did he hear
suffrage mentioned. The people of
Utah have not fully considered the
subject. During the delay the suff-
ragiSts could have their own meet
ngs and their own petitions. In the
declaration of rights the convention
had declared for free speech. This is
1 country where freedom of speech
and of the press is guaranteed. Yet
mere was an attempt to shut off the
tree speech of the people of Utah. 1t
would be an outrage TO do so. If
for ten days meant de-
,eat then the proposition should be
defeated! 1t is one in which the peo-
Die are much interested. Did the gen.
leman from Utah halliday mean
hat the delegates could be drawn into
| trap and mad their own minds? The
should stand for free
speech. Let the people of Utah make
AiAOWA h4lG4L 44tA4ANs2'
Not Autocrats.
Van Horne said there seemed to be
IN idea that the delegates were auto
rats who should say what should go
nto the constitution and let the peo-
lie accept or reject it. But delegates
ire merely servants of the people.
They should listen to the people.
There would be no indignbty in wait
ng for a few days to hear what the
'eople had to say, if they are chang
ng their minds on this matter. He
lad heard ON all sides of this change.
even suffragists had said to him they
you'd not submit to dictation and if
hey were compelled to take suffrage
r no statehood they would take the
after
Wells For Delay.
Wells said: 81 am in favor of de-
arring this question for the present.
tatements have been made by the
minority upon this floor that portion
f the people of this territory desire to
e heard upon the proposition. We
lust take notice of the fact that meet
lgs have been called and petitions are
circulation asking that some differ
ut action be taken than that ex-
ressed the other day as the will of
lis convention. To take action now =
ould be to deny citizens right which {
e guaranteed them yesterday by the ;
1option of our bill of rights wherein I
e say the right of petition shall not
2 denied. And when the storms of t
etition come and the rains of remon- c
rance descend, if our house is built {
pom a rock it will stand, and if it is !
lilt upon the sand it will be swept j
way. c
do not let US be accused hereafter, a
of railroading this measure S