Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-04
The Suffrage for Women ~
Editor Kennetec Journal:

The Suffrage for Women (?)
Editor Kennetec Journal:
In view of the danger that this grea'
responsibility may some day ne thrus'
upon US have been asked TO give
few reasons for opposing the movement
lie, usPlook first at the conditions IN our
| Eastern cities FIRST take Boston. One
need only pay a visit to the North end to
raslize that we would be putting a most
dangerous weapon into the hands OF the
idle and vicious. Remember it is but
a short time before these people are reg
fstered as FIT to vote, and then also
remember that every vote from that
Quarter will be Just as good and VIII
| count for just as much as that OF the
! most intelligent, educated and intellect
ual man of the whole United states.
The same conditions may be seen IN
! Plymouth and other Eastern cities.
| 1, is long step from Boston 10 titan
! but I want to speak OF visit made IN
Salt Lake City some years ago Wnere as
| 2 guest in a clergyman family, was
much interested In the way matters were
| managed on election day My host IN
structei his two daughters how 70 vote
and furnished a carriage TO take them
| to the polls TO overcome the Mormon
vote he said: Other young women.
daughters ard wives of friends VINO
lived in the same part of the town. were
all being sent TO the polls III the same
way and the same excuse was being
made bv the husbands and fathers TO
| overcome the Mormon vote. Now,
/ rnp N
J-,ah there would be TO Mormon vote
to Overcome would there? The conn
siitions in the sister state OF Ctah' CoioI
ado, are much to be dep.ored.' anu
would like to quote what Judse Ben
Lindsey "a friend Of suTragei says IN
an article in Everyoodys Magazine
NO / can't say that the woulens vote
has helped things much in Coioraoo
have found that women IN
| no1i.ics are no better and no worse tha-l
men. Don, forget that when question
narro.s itself down 10 bread line, 10
selash interests both sexes follow the
same line OF action. They look out LOT
number one II woman wants poht-
| lea, lob she'll stand for iniou!ty; II she
is afraid o. losing her job. she'll DO the
| same thing
! Again Judge Lindsey is quoted in the
! Boston Sunday Post IS saying: here
| is another point in which men are mis-
| taken. They believe, most OF them.
down in their hearts. that women would
at once close up the saloons That
also lately disposed by what has hap
! 2ened in Colorado. Colorado is wet
state ana Denver is a vet city Inc
| vets won by D.ID in Colorado last
wear with women voting. Women, good
| women got OFT and worked for the
| vets Why did they do this? Because
women are human. Arguments that APP
Dea, 20 men appeal TO them Cries OF
! prohibition doesn't prohibit. personal
liberty etc, aPpea! to many men and
shall not say they are ignorant or VIC
;ous men. Why should not these same
arguments therefor, appeal 10 great
many women. They do. women are
| human.
Friends there IS homely Old adage
"look before YOU leap" Remainder that
If this step is once taken We cannot so
back. Think carefully and YOU VIII GER
,ainiy say thar wha, the franchise needs
I is 10 be reduced not increased.
MARY =. RRADSTREET.
| mrs B-adstreets first proposition an
swers itself. She should. after every
vote from that quarter Will be just as
good and will count for just as much
! 1t that OF the most Intelligent, educated
aud intellectual man Of the whole lnitea
/ States have added: "And tho vote
| Of very male panhardier, bum, vote
repeater, bootIesger and thug votes
to make cur laws. while such in
teliisent, educated and intellectual
women as Mrs. Braestreet can have
no voice in the government that rules
| her property and home
| Judge Lindsey did not make an anti
suffrage address. The quotations are
removed from their surroundings OF ex-
plantation and their settings Of logic.
Why did good women get out and
vote for the vets in Colorado? Be
cause. like thousands Of good men. they
had been deceived by TIE sophistry. ana
cunning and political ohicaaery OF the
liquor interests and their allies.
LIE, US suggest TO Mrs. Bradstree1; II
women are unprepared for the ballot,
are they not also unprepared TO discuss
the problems OF franchise? II they are
lnrepared to analyze such great political
questions. have they the right 10 shirk
their responsibilities as citizens'-Ed-l