The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-25
That's Where Miss Anthony
Says They've Put Kansas
Until the Men of the State
Repent
And Do Works Meet for Re-
pentance.
ANNIE DIGGS TALKS.
Glad She Lives in Colorado
Where Women Can Vote.
Colorado a Human" Republic
Not "Man" Republic.

From the State Journals Special Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Mrs. Annie l.
Diggs, formerly of Kansas but now a
citizen of Colorado, where she says she
is going to vote for president this year,
is busy with the other suffrage leaders at
the national associations yearly meeting
in Washington. Mrs. Diggs is In fine
health and spirits and has lost none of
| those qualities which have always made
her a delightful talker and an interesting
| figure.
Mrs. Diggs is a member of the execu.
! tive committee of the national woman
! suffrage association as we'll as member
of the national executive committee of
| the Peoples Party. She will address the
present meeting of the woman suffra-
gists on Monday and told the JOURNAL
! correspondent the line of thought she
would pursue.
Her subject will be "Women as Legis-
! lators" and it is of her own selection as
the programme committee gave her the
| option of choosing her own theme.
"Of course" said Mrs. Diggs, 81 shall
have to treat the subject in almost an
entirely philosophical way as there are
not yet many facts upon which to base an
argument. But with the example OF
| Colorado and the data which il furnishes,
l shall be able to point to some of the
advantages of women's work as co-legis-
| lators with man.
Il have always been firm believer in
| woman's work in the home and that the
home is her sphere. 1t is to throw safe
| guards around this natural field of her
| activity that her first claim as legisla-
| tor comes in.
"The commercial and material sides of
| legislation have been thoroughly and eX-
tensively exploited by men and it is time
for the ethical and moral features to bs
attended to- This would be the result of
womeu's entrance into the field of legis-
| lation-
"No thoughtful person will of course
attempt to make generalization found
| ed on simply few facts, but from the
| evidences of the influence of women in
| Legislation which l shall be able to point
! to in Colorado, it will be not illogical to
| presume that the same results would
| obtain in general, especially as there is
| no argument which can be adduced to
the contrary. The character of woman's
wor1 there has been to supply the moral
and ethical substance which has been
| wanting in man legislation"
| Mrs. Diggs emphasized the power of
| woman in the home where her teachings
| and influence account of her God
| given right of motherhood were of the
! highest importance. She will show,
however, IAat participation IN legislation
will not interfere with that but only give
her power to enforce her teachings
| Speaking of woman suffrage in gener-
| al, Mrs. DIggs referred to what had been
| accomplished and said: Isn't it glorious
about Utah. Think of that great space of
| country out there which is now conse-
Grated to the only true Republican form
of government. Wyoming, Colorado and
| Utah with all their wonderful resources.
They are now human republics, hitherto
we have had man republics.
"You ought to enthuse over it. You
ought throw up your hats" said Mrs.
| Diggs with animation and a wave of her
small hand.
Mrs. Diggs has just returned from tho
meeting of the PopuIist national COM
mittee at St Louis of which she is now
a member from Colorado, and she was
much pleased at being on an equal foot
| ing with men.
"They have always treated me kindly
and courteously," said Mrs. Diggs refer
| ring to the committee. land have listen
ed to me; but you don't know how glad
| it made me to feel that l was not there
this time hv sutferance or courtesy, but
as one who had right"
Asked whether the national suffrage
| association would do anything in regard
to Kansas Mrs. Diggs laughingly said,
mo, we have no designs on Kansas. The
| state associations always take the Initial
| i've and any action by the national asso-
citation is supplemental and in aid OF
! Them"
Miss Susan B. Anthony came into the
room and when the JOURNAL cores pond
ent was introduced 70 her Hiss Anthony
said with much vim: "We have put
| Kansas on the shelf. You may tell the
men of Kansas that we are through with
! them until they repent and do works
| meet for repentance Unless they re-
deem themselves they may be sure we
women will not worship them" And
she turned to Mrs. Diggs for approval
Il can say Amen to that SO far as it
applies to those who didn't vote for the
amendment" said Mrs. Diggs.
Mrs. Diggs believes in Populism
| straight out and she dislikes the sacrifice
Of principle to imm ediate gains, which
| fusion in her opinion is. In reference
! TO fusion between the Populists and
| Democrats in Kansas she said:
cat this distance it is not easy to say
what the proba bility of fusion is, but
am in almost daily communication with
| those who are in authority in the Popu-
list party, and do not believe that it is
seriously contemplated by them. There
some talk of ii among PopulIsts, l
know, but it does not proceed from those
who have controlling voice in the party
councils. Among these l am sure there
is no determined purpose of fusion"
Ara Diggs personally is opposed to
| fusion with all the force of her forceful