The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-30
KANSAS COAAEHT
TWO CHANGES NEEDED.

Kansas City paper con-
famed communication advocating
compulsory voting. 1t was written
by a woman suffragist It was in
eHecl that all men should be com
PEELED by law to vote.
several months ago the Traveller
was al advocate of such q law. Men
grow careless In regard to the use of
tneir franchise and get out of the
haoit OF voting upon all questions
very easily. There should be some
tnlng TO make them get the habit
The man who does not vote upon
al questions affecting his home his
city, his state and nation is not set
ting the nigh standard of citizenship
In addition to being an advocate of
compulsory voting the Traveller is in
favor OF women having the right of
FRANCHISE. There are very few wom-
en- who are not just as capable of
votlng as men. AS rule women,s
locals are higher than mems and the
higher the ideals the better the gov
eminent will be-
Give the women the right of fran
chise at all elections and let them
nave the right as long as men have
will do as good and as conscientious
JOB or voting as the men.
me legislature can do two acts
TINS session that would be praise
worthy. One would be to attach a
penalty to the election law to be
innicted upon voters who do not ex-
erc1se the right of franchise. For in
stance 1t could be done in this way:
Let the poll tax Of the man who does
not vote be larger than that of the
man who looks after this important
duty Let certificate of voting
be good for a. rebate on a certain
amount of poll tax, The other act
would pc for the legislature to cause
constitutional amendment to be
submitted to the people to vote upon
making 1t possible for women to vote
at all Observation-Disclosures City Trav-
eler.
NOISY BRANDEIS.
Although there is no such thing as
perpetual motion, there are certain
things that can be started much easier
than they can be stopped. Among
these Is the tendency of some men to
argue about the matter Louis Bran
deis, for instance. got 70 going good
IN singing the praises of CLAWS and
Pinchot, and railing at Secretary Bal
fingers mean disposition. The fact
that the committees report didn't
agree with his view of the case didn't
discourage him, any more than that
he had played his little part in that
affair. He was started and kept going.
He Is still going as we spiral glide to
press, and with no prospect of abate-
ment. Since the Ballinger- Pincho OF
affair, he has been engaged princi-
pally in teaching the railroad bust
ness to the railroad men, or in telling
them he can do it. He has, up to
date. been able to prove that perse-
verance may make som ething more
than noise; it may make an impress
sion on those who don't know what
he is talking about, SO there are some
expressions of surprise that the rail-
roads do not take advantage of his
offer to save them a million dollars a
day. But the fact remains that
Brandeis hasn't landed the highest
paid job in the railroad world. Rail-
road companies are inclined to pay
big money to those who get results.
Since they haven't hired Brandeis. it
may safely be assumed that they don't
believe in him And probably they
know more about Their busin ess' than
you or Brandeis. But that doesn't
stop the noise. which. as we pointed
out before. is a difficult thing to do
Atchison Globe.