The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-10

D. w. ADAMS, Sedg7W1ck: Ever since
4 the battle Of Marathon, the women
have been fighting the battles of free
DOM Yet only three states in this
great republic have given to women
the integrity of women; we don't
doubt their ability; we don't doubt
their valor- But I do not believe we
should divert the minds of women with
polucs- do not believe that at this
time we should extend the suffrage
further to women, but 1 do believe
that we should allow them to keep
what they have. I do not believe the
Tune is yet ripe to extend the right
e d Jones, Norton: 1--WE need the
integrity Intelligence and valor of wo-
men in politics today. During the war
the women did not hesitate to go
where danger called The man who
Shouldered the nauSket did not alone
put down. the rebellion We have
more women educators in this state
than we have men, The vote of wo-
men would be a benefit to the politics
of the state.''
A. H. Lupfer urged that the house
vote down Hackney's amendment, and
put the bill at once on third reading
and passage.
Amendments Voted Down.
Hackney's amendment was defeated
by a decisive vote.
Jones of Norton then moved that
When the committee rise it report the
bill back with the recommendation
that it be passed
c. w. Plumrner of Jefferson county
urged that giving the right Of suffrage
home into the mire of politics.
NJ. G. Policy gave the members an
object lesson. He picked up a. glass of
water and bottle of ink, and suiting
pour this sparkling fluid into the ink
well, does it clear the ink?"
P. G. Young of Wilson followed Mr..
Policy. Il noticed" he said, that
when the gentleman poured the water
into the ink, the ink got lighter, and
the water did not get darker"
$. S. Glasscock of Wyandotte said:
. No woman ever sinned except that she
was led there by some worthless cur of
a man. Then why not give the women
the right to vote and shut OF the vot-
ing of the men. All this talk about
poliuting women is absurd.
Mr.. Glasscock's speech aroused much
G. S. Beekman of Cewley county was
the next speaker. He had fun with Mr..
Glasscock and Mr. Robinett because the
women voters OF Kansas City, Kansas,
have not been able to close the joints
there.
Geo. ALBANIAN of Atchison said: eff
I believed the majority of the women
of the state wanted to vote 1 would
give it to them. The women of Atchi-
petition placed on my desk from Atchi-
son and am proud of it. There are
no women want to vote up there ex-
cept two or three old maids with warts
Or. their noses, and lot of black wo-
men.
Hackney Was Fierce.
Bill Hackney took issue with ALBANIAN
Of Atcfison. He said: If knew that
every woman in Kansas wanted to vote,
and it lay in my power to give her the |
ballot, I would not do it. I don't APP
peal to this army of cacklers which has
been besieging this house for the past
I don't care what they think OF
ne; l appeal to the mothers ana wives /
who are at home where they ought to
be. Suffrage is not a right; it is |
privilege, and it ought to be restricted. |
am in favor of laws which will take
away the right to vote from some men |
.ather than giving it to all women. The
endency of the times is to restrict suf-
rage rather than extend it. Every
nan who is a member of this house
Knows that the women in this state do /
lot vote Every city in the state of
more than TO- 900 population is more cor
'upt now than it was before the NUM-
,ipal suffrage law was enacted"
Speaker Pro TEN Clark said that he /
lad not intended to make a speech, but
hat he was inpeIled to by the unwar-
anted attacks upon women
Where did man get his right to
govern " said Clark He got it simply
rom his strong right arm, against
which women could not compete. That
vas in the ancient times of barbarism,
)ut from that day to this it has been
he object of that class of people to
1eep women down under their heels"
Mr. Archer, Of Brown, thought that I
,Ir. ClariS's remark that the men were Z
,eeping their heels ON the women was e
He resented the intima
ion that women did not have fair
how He declared that the rank and
lie of the women of the country were
gainst suffrage.
w. Y. Morgan, of Reno, moved that
he committee rise and recommend that
he bill be placed Immediately upon
bird reading without recommendation,
nd this motion carried without opposl-
ion This put it directly up to the
ouse to go on record on the bill Mr..
eaver objected to this. He wanted the
ommittee to leave the bill in commit
ee of the whole until the consideration
r other committee of the whole work
vas completed but there were cries of
Let's go ahead with it." Finish it up B
ow," and amid considerable tun1uft F
Hartman Simmons put MIR. Morsa7ss
notion which carried On motion Of
ones Of Norton the committee at once
rose. and the roll call commenced with
he result as above stated Z!
Shawnee Voted NO"
John Howertora and w. A. S. Bird of
hawnee county both voted no on me (
i'll. Robert stone was absent on the
rip to Humboldt.
The women were mad at Bird for his
ote They say that until the last time
hat Bird was a candidate Tor city at
1rney, he had been q strong women's
,,ffra eist But in that campaign he
ttrib1ted his defeat to the women vot-
RS. and was sore about it. He is said
0 have told some of the women that
e would even up the score with them
ONE day. and Yesterday he had his
nance.
Wet Weather Causes Bankruptcy.
New York, Feb. 10.-A petition in
has been filed against Sui
4 millinery, one of the largest con-
erns in this line in New York. An ,
ttnrnav Tor fha firm stated that the