Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-22
Of sheep by dogs was referred to the com
pilatiOn committee at the suggestion of Mr.
WOMAN'S

pilation committee at the suggestion of M
Hanna.
woMAN's SUFFRAGE.
MIR. HODGSON moved that Mrs. Devoe
be invited to address the house, which was
agreed to without objection.
Mrs. Devoe spoke with much feeling
and animation. She said she desired to
speak in a spirit of kindness and touch the
feeling of kindness existing in the human
soul: She queried whether the mere physi-
illogical structure shall determine who
shall vote and how her hard
little Bhome, shall be disposed OF.
If her means be invested in railroad stocks,
none question her right to a voice; but, if
her home, she can have no voice in pubic
improvements to be- made at her expense.
She spoke of the inequalities of representa-
by three farmers in the same neighbor-
hood. A is a man with i've sons, B a man
with five daughters. and G a widow with
i've daughters. Each contributed an equal
portion in taxes. A is represented by six
votes, B by one, anu c has NJ voice. In
Beadle county, s. D: In the township
where the poor farm is located there were
49. The paupers voted; the women could
not. She spoke of the Indian, granted the
right to vote though engaged in support OF
rebellion, while the woman who nursed the
uyAuk SoluieI cOulu noI. AS 10 Clle DaQ
women voting. In the penitentiary at
Bismarck there are 107 bad men and
n bad woman. She wondered if serious
consequences would result if this one bad
woman should vote. She spoke of the aims
houses and asylums, and did not wonder
that men born of mothers who are slaves,
as women are in their present mental po-
sition, should prove weak, and urged that
the enfranchisement of women would
lead to a stronger race. She spoke
OF mans qualities, courage, hardness, in
telligence cOntrasted with wOman's gentle
ness, love and chasteness, and urged that
there should be harmony rather than con-
tention between the sexes, and said it was
the purpose of those engaged in the battle
for woman suffrage to bring this about and
elevate mankind.
Colonel Plummer was called and adj
dressed the house in opposition. He re-
minded them that he spoke ten years ago
and believed it was possible for an honest
man to change; that he had often changed,
and had been in and out of every party in
existence. He used to be a democrat and
reached the republican party only through
fiat money and greenbackism. Rather than
increase the number entitled to the right
Of suffrage it would be better to restrict it.
He spoke of the blood-bought privilege of
American citizenship now held in such
low esteem that we search the countries Of
the earth to confer it on men who hold it
at the same price as a load of manure 50
at the last election, voted to pre-
vent the pope moving the vati-
can to North Dakota under the
fear that he would settle down and COM
mence growing wheat. 1t was right for
propertyto vote, and spoke of the socialism
woman did not ask representation, and
spoke Of her far-reaching influence upon
the children born to her. She can breed
democrats, republicans or populists, as she
likes. If he believed the mothers, sisters
and old maids wanted the right OF fran
chise he would favor giving it to them, but
they don't want it. Three-fourths of them
would vote against it.
Mr.. EDWARDS: DO you not know that
the republican convention adopted a plat
form %fayoring woman suffrage3
Mr.. PLUMMER: l did not know it until
course | accepted her statement.
Mr.. EDWARDS: Is it not the duty of
the republican party to stand by its plat
Mr.. PLUMMER-It would be if they had
been in the habit of standing up to their
platform pledges.
Mr.. EDWARDS-Is it not their duty to
turn over a new leaf now?
Col. Plummer then resumed his speech.
he said Miss Bates was our girl at the con-
v%ention, and he favored her against the
other fellows girl, and was glad she was
elected. No mistake was made in her cleo.
ton. He characterized resolutions as
things gotten up with care only to be care
lessly broken; spoke of the non-enforce-
ment OF the prohibition law. Said if the
legislature would pass the bill he would
vote for woman suffrage at the polls.
MIR. SIMPSON spoke of the man in
search Of his lost party, who, in his wan
behring's, had reached Bismarck n was
now on the floor.
Budd Reeve was accordingly invited to
address the house. He said he had made
no preparations to talk on this subject and
it was unfair to him and to the women to
talk on this subject. He noticed that
the women. He should confine his re-
marks to them. He insisted that when we
speak Of we speak of the purest
and best beings on earth and for one he
was opposed to pulling her down, as he be-
lieved would be the effect of granting her
the right to vote. He spoke of her influence
in shaping the mind of her son; of her in
fluence on her husband, and hoped she
would not pull herself down to the level Of
the common herd.
The vote being taken the result was as
follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Brainard, Brown, Colby,
Dwyer, Edwards, Eyolfson,
Gilbertson, Gunderson, Hodgson,
Kellogg, KOrsmO, Logan,
Murphy, Myers, Nelson,
Rasmussen, Ray, Rinde,
Sargent, Smith, Stafne,
SwensOn, Walker, Wallen,
Mr.. Speaker-25.
Those who voted in the negative were:
Armstrong, Blackjack, Colosky,
Cr!an, Flack, Fleming,