The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-30
LOOK OUT, THEY SAY.
Women Use Politicians Methods to
Dispose OF Enemies.

In 1901, Joseph A. Butter. a member
of the legislature from Kansas City,
made a bitter hght on women's suf-
frage. Butler was showed under IN
the next election; the women drifted
him in so deep that he has never been
dug out
This is exactly what the women say
is going to happen to Representative
"Bin' Hackney and Senator Porter of
Montgomery, who seem 70 have assum-
ed the job of leaders in the fight on
the suffrage movement. The WOmen
point to Butler as a horrible example.
There are plenty of h members OF
the suffrage lobby who are not afraid
to get out and fight anybody who
The women believe that they "a
win their fight in the house of repre-
~sentatives, of the members of the SEN
ate will keep out and cease
against them among the house mem
bers. The women AVE very little hope
of getting their presidential suffrage
bill past the senate
1.-The senate" said one of the women
today. lis not a representative Kansas
body. 1t is composed of more of the
professional political element; OF men
who have ambitions to be satisfied, ana
who are in the senate to look after the
interests of certain corporations. They
do not reflect the real sentiment OF
the people of Kansas"
T. S. Williams, election commission
6r of the CITY Oh 4OD0hds COiA0CAAAo
very severely the proposed revision OF
the registration law which has been
submitted to the legislature by
sentative Husey, of Wichita MI VIII
liams says
cit would be a, very serious mistake
: for the legislature to pass such a law
1 can't understand how any man VINO
knows anything about registration
would advocate such a law in SOod
faith. The effect of the passage of
the law as proposed would be TO open
the doors wide to fraud and
in elections. There is no cheek upon
-raudulen registration. If a man dles
or moves away, his name mlghI De
carried on the books for years, ana
corrupt politicians might all that
time be voting somebody else under
his name. People do not realize how
complete the registration changes
every year. out of our registration q
about 10, 600 during the recent on
year we filed out over 500 change
I SLIPS etween the spring and all eiec-
possibly Husey's law might work
all right in the small city where the
city clerk knows pretty nearly every
! bodv brt it would never do for q city
the size of Tooeka.'
Adams bill to prohibit the desecra-
ton of the United states flag is to be
favorably reported BY h house com
lmittee on judiciary, with certain
amendments and e-liminatiOns- The
wav it stands now, the bill would pre-
vent the use of the United States flag
in almost every connection which
would possibly lead to a suppositiOn
that it was an advertisement II
might even prevent a man from haV-
ing a flag on his business house, be-
cause, p~erchance, it might attract at
tention to that mans business, and
hence "~desecrate" the flag
The Merchants Journal of this city
is opposed to the bill in its present
form. It say
Somebody up in h Kansas legis-
81
which seems to have started in the
aesthetic city of Boston. of prohibiting
BY law the dissertation of the flag.
1T reminds one OF the proud and
naughty European sovereign who re
fused to allow his picture to appear or
the postage stamps of his country be-