The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-29
WOMEN AND
THE BALLOT.
Continued from page IL


siding over it might be called unon
10 snow his credentials. Even, further.
IN the adoption of the constitution, if
women were allowed to vote on it the
act would be irregular. In all times
a class. to be privileged has never
oeen allowed to vote on that privilege.
There is another factor The east
is already afraid of the silver question.
II matters not which party gains
IN the state, it will be in favor
OF SILVER at 16 to 1 without waiting for
england or any other country The
ieellng against silver extends through
the east. More than that, the sim
certify of this movement has not been
accepted abroad. 1t would be easy to
engender feeling against this state.
II would be we'll for gentlemen to look
the situation in the face
The Golden Opportunity.
This is the golden opportunity for
the territory. If it shall pass, God only
knows when it will come again. Time
AFTER time the boon has been reached
Tor; each time it has been denied.
He would address himself to the wo-
men OF the territory. Here was a
chance to become state. 1t would be
grand movement for them if thew
would endanger the very consumma-
ton to be sought and would petition
that the privilege should not be
granted. He believed the women of
Utah were capable of such a sacrifice.
But it would be useless to ask it, Only
IL would be a great opportunity for the
women.
Yet delegates were determined to dis
regard these considerations They con-
Sl06rR0 thPnSn1Unc MI
them speak one would suppose that the
keeping OF such party pledges would
De the most meritoriouS thing that
could be done. But party platforms
had been adopted under peculiar cir.
cumstances.
The Platforms.
He said the history of the two plat
forms was not one to provoke admira-
tlon. The Republicans, true to that in
stlnct which makes them endeavor to
catch votes, adopted plank designed
TO cut the ground out from under their
opponents feet, and had placed in their
platform plank more emphatic, but
not we'll considered.
And now" he continued, they
come into this constitutional conven-
ton, where men ought to rise noun
tam high above party politics and
above party expediency and take into
consideration the good of the entire
people of our territory, and they I'M
dertake to say that these ill-considered
party planks of platforms shall bind
them down to follow a course which /
puts in danger statehood itself The
cry is, BE true to your party: be true |
to your party pledges and men are |
acting upon this floor against their con-
sciences as to the merits of woman |
suffrage in order to uphold party con.
sistency, and shrinking like towards
from the responsibility of rising above
party consideration and doing an act
that shall insure the safety of the
scheme of statehood" He believed
the duty they owed the people was
higher than that of blindly following
the platforms.
Would Support 1t.
However, he did not wish to be mis-
of the constitution if women
suffrage were included. They might
include that and they might include
and yet he would do ali
in his power to have it adopted If
any party would allow him to speak
from its platform after what he had
said. he would urge all within the
sound Of his voice to do everything
possibly to secure to Utah that price
less boon of statehood for which she
had SO long labored.
A Mess Of 1t.
He supposed his party friends would
say he had made a mess of it, He
Knew he had displeased them. He
Knew he had not pleased the Repub-
leans. What was more he had not ]
pleased his constituents. They were I
preparing to resolute against his
course. Yet when the time came he {
would not fear to face them. When
he first flush of anger had worn off
he people among whom he had been
'aised would see that he had acted
rom sense of duty. He had also dis
pleased the ladies. One had told him
hey would reward their friends. If
heir enemies. But he wanted no polit-
cal office. He had been admonished
hat the effort of his life would be the
fort of his death. He believed he had !
lug his political grave deep enough y
ven to satisfy his friends. He stood '
lone. "Alone. but I would not ex- {
hange my free thought for throne" l
rave, where is thy victory? o death, I
there is thy sting?" There was one
hing no one could charge. They could
OF say he had played the part Of
emagogue. They could not say that,
Ike scurvy politician. he had done f
'uoI HG cOulQ IOl DGllSNG was TlSnI. T
ii his interests would have drawn b
i'm in the opposite direction. He a
ked public appreciation. According t
} the promise of the ladies. he might f
ave become a candidate for immor- G
Atty and the laurel might have en- b
rcled his brow. But he wanted to adj b
lonish his fellow delegates. while 7
ley were reaching out their hands a
)r Immortality. to be sure they were S
OF digging a grave for statehood.
Roberts finished just before II o'clock
nd sat down and the convention broke
ito instant and enthusiastic applause. II
s soon as it was over Kicks moved r
lie committee arise and it did. A recess II
as taken until 2 o'clock O
In the Afternoon. ~
upon reassembling in p
lie afternoon Squires moved to go into g