Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-24
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Six.)

the motion of the gentleman from fioui-
ton will prevail, not because ! believe IN
woman suffrage or because | do not, nut
out of respect to great fighter and
men who does not know when he is Hex
ed daughter and applause ! hope tn"
motion prevails in this House; and if it
must be- turned down let IT b" turned
down in the Senate where they are II" re-
specters of persons. 'ApplansaD
Air. AMES of Norridgcwock: Mr..
Speaker, the remarks of the last gen
tleman remind us that history repeats
itself. Ii seems To m" that he must
have seen the way pointed out.
move the question.
Mr.. GOODWIN of Biddcford: CAP
plauSeD Mr.. Speaker had not IN
tended to say word on tins SubJtct
one way or the other but as | ain
numbered in the minority report along
with nv distinguished friend the gen
tleman from Houlton, | feel it incun-
bent upon me to say few words
otherwise ! fear the results when l
get home U.aughter) This question
Of woman suffrage is almost as OLD as
the hills. The question of woman
rights, out Of which it grew, dates
back to that memorable scene III the
garden of Eden You can follow 1t
down Throughout the ages. You can
follow ii down through the time ol
Plato down to the days Of MontesIue.
Muntesque believed in the free dom 3l
women, but the kind ot freedom the
FngliSlmen believed in for the people
OF Ireland. They said, build wall
around ireland and put all tn" irish
insidc and give them all the freedom
they want. But that is not tn" kind
OF freedom ! believe in tor women.
have received . largr number of let
teI.e since this subject WAS opened mp
her, since the bill vas introduced ana
before, from intelligent and earnest
" omen of this state asking me To give
my support To this measure. So far
as | can remember | replied t" all of
THOSE. letters and told thu writers in
substance that | would give careful at
I, alton to tlle arguments pro and con
and then would make up my mind and
Natt. according as my conscience die
tated. | have fulfilled that part of the
request, and now | will merely say
that in fulfilling my promise made
since that time to vote for this bill
do 50 because | believe there is no
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To SAY mentioned the fact that
had received It good many letters irola
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l.tt., from, constituent asking me
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b..n I,uobt.r3 Nov. that letter did
met disturb I'M. rpllch for oddly enough
! bad iuct laid asid. - IiffI, volume
,yritt4n Inv = PRESBYTERIAN clergyman
in Massachusetts who has devoted
,-eore Of his lif,. to research and h,.
has come 10 the conclusion that there
is no such place as hell. that We arr
all bound To everlasting felicity. i
trust that the motion of the gentleman
from Houlton will prevail CApplauseD
MI. WILSON of Auburn: Mr.
Speaker, now that the gentleman from
Hauiton has seen fit to las aside pol
ities and meet us on common ground.
assure him that he viii have sup
port. tApplause1 Unlike the gentle
man who said that he endorsed the
gentleman from HouIton, not because
he believed M woman suffrage but
in order 30 vote with tie gentleman
FROM Houlton. wish to say that
! will vut, With the gentleman from
Houlton from the fact that | believe
in woman suffrage. | claim. gentle
men, that ! can speak in an unpreju-
diced manner. Unlike my friend from
Biddeford | have no fear of the re-
suit when return home. ,Laughter)
Gentlemen. the influence cXcrted by
the women in the state OF Maine can
not be measured to-day. And SIR
do not believe Ii they We're accorded
III" right TO vote, ihdt anything or
ANYBODY would suftr' ana. Mr.. SPEAK
er, had rather De elected IT, ''e com
mon council of the city of Auburn
nv the votes of the women Of Au-
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tion that you do at the present time
tApplause) Gentlemen with these few
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