Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-01-08

she spoke, and Populism was the result Last
ly, at tie late election she cast her vote with
those who were endeavoring to throttle the
narrow gagged, contracted policy of gold mono
metalism.
Along with these her free schools, her
churches and public institutions are nowhere
exceled.
But Kansas may lose her prestige. Already
IN several of the western states women have the
franchise equal with men. In California at
the late election, the suffrage amendment, it is
said, was lost only on account of the drink ee
ment and some ecclesiastical fanatics.
So that, as a state, it behooves Kansas, if she
wishes to occupy reserved seat in the coun-
sells OF modern liberty, she must usher this
question to the front, and act quickly.
Kermit me to overstep the bounds of con-
ventionality long enough to say, would rather
enlist among the vanguard in this important
strttggle, and participate in its establishment,
than, later on, to wheel into line for the sole
purpose of keeping out of the way of the pro-
cessiOn.
In conclusion, since it is our custom to tie up
all our packages with silver chord, how will
woman suffrage affect the silver cause? 1t has
been stated in your hearing that in those states
where woman suffrage was in vogue, Bryan and
.ASS SAVSA Won. Ills HlSnt possibly nave
been only coincidence, for, had the states of
Rhode Island, Connecticut or Massachusetts
been equal suffrage states, it is quite likely they
would have voted for high tariff and higher
money metal.
Should there still be doubt in the minds of
anyone as to which side of this question they
should spouse, we will offer sixteen reasons
why they should join the suffrage cause to one
against 1t, collected from nearly as many sour-
ces. Ist, The Bible says cit is not good for
man to be alone" and the Bible always tells
the straight story. In another place it re-
counts the fact that Gin multitude of counsel
ors there is safety" so we would infer the
verse to be true, that in half multitude there
isn't.
AS before mentioned, Mr.. Blackwell of the
Woman's Column says that woman is the con-
servator of private moials, and, with the fran
chise, would be of public morals. Everybody
knows the hackneyed saying that taxation with
out representation isn't just in any sense.
The AGIrAroR always greets you with the lit
tie motto, scarcely less famous-"Equal rights
to all and special privileges to none" Another
from the same source in the shape of an object
lesson is the association of Mr.. and Mrs. as
its editors, showing both to be OIL an equality
III editing, and should also be in voting. If it
is an undisputed, peaceful and continuous adj
ninistration the opponents are looking for, they
will find it all in the person of Queen Victoria.
The New Orleans Pickyune records the occnr-
renee of band of fifty men burning up wo-
man down in Kentucky.
To person, with observant turn of mind,
it must look little shaky this sex-voting bus
mess, where men have both the law and the
power OH their side.
In short, this delayed enfranchisement is the
smallest, 1imsiest, meanest, most deceptive, I'M
charitable, contemplate, minded, in
defensible relic of antique legerdcman, unless
it be the Delaware pllory and whipping post,
that it is possible for modern critic to recall
1t would seem that the lone argument which
the opponents could possibly advance against
equal suffrage lies in what might b. STYLED
defect in our secret Australian ballot system,
which requires the voting to be done with the
pen instead of the tongue,
Yours for reform Amen! Awomcn!
World without end, with Kansas ahead!
Gro. f. GLASS.