Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-08

portant subject | have read with care
the discussions in our magazines Tor and
against l have tried to obtain argu-
ments that would sustain me in my
former vote The more l have read, the
more have thought, the less good and
logical arguments have been left why
women should not have voice in our
State affairs by ballot.
The advance thinkers and writers of
our country are in favor of woman suf-
| frage The place that women now hold
in society as wage earners, teachers and
positions as physicians and professors
should be a sufficient argument that they
are equally qualified with men for the OK
ercise of u voice in the management of
all matters in which their rights and priv
ileges are concerned.
| Are women possessed of less sound
sense than men? Why sir, l knew of a
man who was for years chairman of the
board of selectman of his town who did
not dare to sell yoke of oxen without
consulting his wife with regard to the
price. He relied upon her Judgment to-
| that extent.
! Many business men consult their wives
before embarking upon any enterprise OF
| importance Why Because they arc
able to see quickly the strong and weak
points, because of perception having been
given them by the Creator as one of their
| Divine attributes.
| This right of suffrage for women is a
question that will not down. The trend
and tramp of thought is in its favor The
| thunderings Of the mi ghty voice of agita-
| ton is moving the masses on, and on, to
| the goal of Justice and right, and you
might as well attempt to stop the onward
course of that mighty river the Penob-
scot, whose reflections cast upon its broad
and placid face the beautiful city of
Bangor.
| Let us do our duty now. Let us at
least give our wives and mothers an
opportunity to have a voice in the man
agement of our public schools.
| This of itself should be sufficient
reason for voting for municipal suffrage
for women.
| The gentleman from Van Buren, talks
of the degrading influence which would
come to women if allowed to vote, Why,
| sir, send my own little daughter to the
blacksmith's shop TO have her pony shod,
and she has always been treated with the
utmost propriety and courtesy. This
argument of the gentleman from Van
Buren, holds no place in the light of ex-
perience, and let me here say, that so
| long as constituency send men here,
who make such extravaganza statements,
who soar so high and light so low, there
is no hope of justice
| Why sir, justice from the hand of the
gentleman from Van Buren,! You might
as well attempt to extract milk from
male tiger. (Applause.)
| The question being that report A be
accepted, that the bill ought to pass,
| The yeas and nays were ordered on mo-
ton of Mr.. Barrett of Canaan. ~
| Adams, Ba rrett, Barton, Basford Beede,
Bennett, Bishop, Bixby, BODICE, Boothby. Boyn-
Comins. Cousens, Crockett, Daggett, Dickey,
| Doten Dudley, Drummer, Fairbanks, Earring
ton, Farrow, Floyd, Folsom. Friend, Garner,
Gilbert of Canton, Gilbert of Greene, Grindle,
Grose, Haines, Hamlin, Hapgood, Hill, His
cock, Holbrook, Howe, Hutchinson, Jennings,
Jones of China, Jones of Rowland, Kane, Lane,
Libby of Chester. Mahoney. Merry, Miller.
Millett, Milliken, Miles, Noble, Parsons Pat
| ten, Peasley of Jonesport, Pinkham, Plummer,
Rich, Rodick, Ross, Rowell, Ryerson, Sawyer
of Milibridge, Smell, Spear of Rockland, Sweet
wheeler, White, Winslow. woodside.-79.
of Bridgton, Bailey Of whitehead Black,
| Gates Chase, Clark of Hollis, Coffin, Daigle,
Cole, Doyle, Furbish. Geyer, Houghton, Howes,
Hurd, Jewell, Keegan, King, Kingmap, Knowi-
| ton, Lawrence of Lubec, Leayitt, Leighton,
Libby of Durham, Littlefeld, Longley, McCul-
| Tough, Merrill, Moore of Deering, Moore OF
Gouldsboro, Moulton, Parkhurst, Peaslee OF
| Wiscasset, Reynolds, Richardson, Robinson,
Sawyer of Smfthfield, Shea, Singer, Smith Of
| Dayton, Smith Of Hanover, Smith OF Marion.
| Sprague, Stanley, Tibbetts Tolman Of Warren,
Twitchell, Weymouth, Whelden, Written, Will
| iiams.-54.
ABsENT-Bartlett, Berry. Cole. Hooper, Lom-
bard Miles, Packard, Rideout, Rollins, San
| born, Smith Of Hodgdon, Spear of West Gard
| liner, Trafton, Welch, Wildes.-15.
PAIRED-Chute, Yes; Roberts, No.
On motion of Mr. Hamlin of Ellsworth,
! the rules We're suspended and the bill re