The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-31

iS MOulQ IlOt nave SldlOAOOo
than have dishOnor. But he had
thought all gentlemen in the conYen-
ton were in it to place another bright
star on the flag which was more glor-
ious because it was designed by wo-
men.
Bitterness of the Past.
He took UP the minority report. He
said the expression of fear of a return
to the bitternesses of the past was un-
Just. He thought all that feeling had
been buried in the past. He pledged
his sacred honor that the Mormon peo-
pie would never have it again except
in self-defense. He had not heard that
in the politics of the territory since Oh
vision there had been any discrlmlna-
ton between Mormons and Gent1les.
Raleigh, of Salt Lake, am surprised
to hear the gentleman. What has
Mormon or Gentle to do with this
proposition? l thought we were here
as Democrats and Republicans.
Several voices-That is right
Eldredge-I refer the gentleman to
the minority report. That brought up
the question.
He then continued his argument on
this line. He said there was no need
for fear and he would vote for suf-
frage.
Kearns. very nervous and angry.
claimed the floor. but it was given to
Evans. of Weber.
Sink or Swim.
Evans said sink or swim. live or die.
survive or perish, he was for woman
suffrage. He claimed that the courage
in the matter did not lie with that man
who stood out alone against woman
suffrage. but with those who were try
ing to give woman full liberty. The
old injunction of the Bible has been
for n
man from having her rights.
He admitted free speech was
better than a throne, but in America
the throne is the ballot box. He was
ready to stand and enthrone women.
de was not afraid that statehood
would be endangered by this action.
Grover Cleveland, whatever might be
lect his duty. Ee would not refuse TO
issue the proclamation. The people
would not refuse to uphold the action
of the convention in this respect. If
they would not he was willing to en-
dure another term of territorial vas
Salage until the time should come when
the right could be given.
Not One of Fear.
But the question was not one of feal
What if the fathers of the revolution
had said that they were right. but they
way against the overwhelming force
nf England. But there is only one
question. Is it right? Is it fair? He
admitted the franchise, undep>all law.
was privilege, not a right. But the
convention was making fundamental
law. 1t was proposed to give "a right
20 woman by the terms of that funda-
mental law, a right absolutely indie
feasible. Courage to do this was
wanted.
He did not believe the suffrage would
drag woman down from her pinnacle
into the mire of politics and unsex her.
If he believed this he would work
against woman suffrage, platform or
no platform. But he voted for the
plank in the Democratic platform. He
believed in it at the time. He believes
IN it now. There was no issue. He
stood with the Republicans for the
honor of his party and for the honor
Of Utah. He did not believe that
women would be dragged into the miro
Of politics If women are better than
men why not disfranchise men and
give women the franchise. But there
are bad men and good women and good
men and bad women. The only Ques-
tion was as to the right to vote.
Woman Placed Low.
In the enabling act negroes who had
been slaves before the civil war were
given the right to vote. So were In
dams if they would sever their tribal
relations. The meanest hummer could
walk proudly up to the polls and cast
could not. He believed it would be
expedient to give woman suffrage. 1t
would be right. He would.
Votei Till the last armed foe expires,
Votei For our affairs and our fires.
Vote! For the green graves of our sires.
Woman suffrage all the time.
Whitney said almost all the arrows
in his culver had been shot away by
other speakers. He had a few left and
he would like to have a chance to shoot
these before they were used by some
one else.
kearns Against Suffrage.
Kearns said gentlemen had referred
often to Roberts oratory but not one
has referred to the facts. He had been
on the stump with Eldredge. But the
latter had never referred to woman
suffrage. He represented 1900 good
women of Summit who had not petit
toned for suffrage and who did not
want it. Their husbands would vote
against the constitution if that were in
IL He was willing to take action and
go back to the women of Summit and
tell why he did it. If they did not like
his action they could send down a
suffrage man and lay him fin the same
grave as Roberts. He would be proud
to lie there. He was not willing to
have his wife locked up with the ordi-
nary jury while ne was at home CIV
ing attention to the baby. He was not
willing to have his wife in a party
caucus. He was not willing to place
the thing in the constitution md make
the people take that or nothing. He
would assure the others it would en-
danger the constitution because fhous-
ands of men would vote against the
document on that account. He wanted
the matter left to the legislature When
the people were ready for it he was
willing to have it.
Mir. Whitney's Grafton.
To him it was a battle Of destiny
that was in progress, and such battles
were won before they were fought.
The success of the woman's move
ment was a foregone conclusion. II
was less from desire to speak, there
fore. than to respond to a request
made of him by many upon the
patience of the committee. He had
listened enraptured to the eloquenca
of the gentleman from Davis county.
whom he not only admired as a gifted
man, but esteemed as a personal
friend. He could not but admire the
courage he had manifested, and while
listening to him had searched historic
memories in vain in quest of a. hero
with whom 10 compare him. He
thought first of Horatius at the Ro-
man bridge, standing single-handed
and alone. beating back the Tuscan
legions advancing to attack the Eter-
nal City. But he could not compare
him to that hero, for Horatius was
fighting for freedom, and the gentle
man from Davis county was fighting
against It. (Applause). He had next
thought of Leonidas and his three
hundred