The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-02-28

The Daughters of the American Rev.
olution, in session last week at the Ma
tional Capital, gave evidence that in
one particular at least that they had a
right to be there. The fighting blood"
of their ancestors was very conspicu-
Gus; though it must be confessed it was
rather out of place in deliberative
ass emily. In a Congress composed of
rough, rude men one might expect such
conclusive but abrupt arguments as
"shut up but it shocks ones sensibili-
ties when they come from the "gentler
SEX" and excites apprehensions as to
what may be in store for us under equal
suffrage, when the women assume legiS-
lative and judicial functions. As to
parliamentary procedure the conven-
ton ignored all generally accepted rules;
but the results were hardly such as call
for commentator, and a Gar in the
chair of the Tom Reed style would have
been good thing. For example:
Motions were carried, got lost some
where, made over and voted down.
When motion was carried, the con-
gress Immediately proceeded to vote for
another that killed it in effect, then
calmly took up the former motion,
worked ON it awhile with amendments
and substitutes, till finally the whole
thing got lost in the shuttle, and never
did get voted on again.
Shortly after noon it was proposed to
adjourn for an hour. Miss Richards
arose to make an explanation, when a
lady said: ooh, will you shut up? Don't
talk so much.'
Mrs. Manning stated that all ladies
not entitled to seats on the floor would
have to retire. know there is lady
on this floor who is not even daugh-
ter. This caused sensation, and a
delegate suggested that pages should
inspect all the badges. There were more
or less feeble cries, mo, oh, no."
In the matter of instructed delega-
lions also the ways of the convention
were certainly peculiar. We do not re-
call an instance of a delegation to a
male convention disregarding their in
structions. We should as soon have ex-
pected to see Mckinley electors cast
ing their votes for Bryan. But the D.
A. R. do differently:
One regent said to another: els your
delegation instructed"
Eyes, we did come instructed to vote
to the bitter end for Mrs. Blank, but
we find Mrs. Otherwoman so perfectly
charming, don't you know? She dresses
so exqulsitely and receives SO beauti-
fully, and-well, l just told my dele
cation that l guessed we would vote for
Mrs. Otherwoman'
.'But should think you would con-
slider your honor involved in changing
your pledged VOTE" returned the as
tonished regent.
''Oh, don't KNOW responded the
other, indifferently. so long as the
ballot is secret who will ever know the
difference?''
Then we read that ''the congress
spent its whole morning trying to hedge
about the secrecy of the ballot box"
and no wonder.
BELMONT. There will be a box sociable at
Mystic Grange Hall Friday evening, March
1st. The boxes will be sold at auction, and a
short program will be furnished. . There
will be social dance at Mystic Grange
Hall March. 4th to which the dancing
public are cordially invited. Men in break
ing the roads from what is known as Greer's
Corner to Searsmont line found the drifts
from 6 to feet deep and they had to use
saws to cut up the drifts, they werc SO
hard Toup ,noot;nu povf NTopdov. DON'T