Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-18

C auot, IN Nevada. Colorado o-.~on
Salliornia and other .fats. -
nusoancs gave them the ha,,ot an.
To 80, ~ in'ne does not think ought
fhon-s. A.. How could he do it IL he
Yors 'ne equal with themr New
w.. ennsyIvania. New Jersey. west
s smslni Tennessee and Massacbu
- nave this very month given eo,,a,
ne. 70 It's women, and WHY are No
"a Malne as worthy, as Qualified
-. 'ennsenf as the women OF those
.' ana why should my husband
turn away from me, unless he Co.
sIuers me not his equal" She will, NJ.
ieDuKe you. she will not find f.,,It
Win YOU She Will suffer and tr,, 70
We strong and maintain her wo,o.n
uooo, nut she will always feel +h.+
you nave treated her as Your tnfsr;o,
h she wanted to be considered at
your equal. and oh how pleased
one would nave been to know she vya
ship. anu "or-
among the many pIeasant NJ.
ooaintances Of those whom the uor1d
now calls great count above Their, an
my meeting with Frances = wiu.ra
VINO devoted her life to the causa of
,'oi sex, and who in her early woman
Nooo silpped away from this world
Win great task almost ACCOMPLISHED
.,er state did not appreciate her as
~ should IN the great work of her life
uo' snort time ago they awoke to the
TACT That Frances E. Willard shou,d
receive Justice, and they empIoyed tho
host skiiful artist Of the State. and
re chlseled out Of the marble the
peautllul form and features of Frances
T. willard, statue almost Of life
ana they placed 1t with reverent hands
IN the Capitol at Washington. Then
Trey sought with utmost care some
inscription to place upon the magnifi-
cent PEDESTAL that was worthy and an
proprlate for that great woman. and
they turned to the last address she
raade to the men of Illinois, and from
that wonderful speech, they took this
sentence. and inscribed it upon the
pedestal to be read by future millions
want you to listen to it. 1t is a
pleading prayer Of the most magnifi-
cent woman who lived. in behalf of her
sex for the emancipation of woman.
1t is also the silent, voiceless and fer
vent prayer, on the pure lips of the
women of Maine today:
An, 1t is women who have given
the costliest hostages to fortune. Into
the battle of life they have sent their
best beloved with fearful odds against
them. oh. by the dangers they have
dared, by the hours Of patient watch
ing over beds where helpless children
lay, By the incense Of ten thousand
prayers waited from their gentle lips
to Heaven, / charge you, give them
power to protect along lifes treacher-
GUS highway those whom they have so
loved"
My task is done. l have presented
TO you in most imperfect way some
thing of the beauty of the life ami
character of the women Of Maine I
leave her in your care and protection.
In the name of the mother that bore
you, of the sister that loves you, of
the wife that cherishes you, and the
daughter that admires you, by the
chivalry and love of womanhood, born
ir the heart of man. beg Of you to do
justice to the women of Maine.
CThe PRESIDENT in the CHAIR)
The question being upon the adoption
of the majority report. ought to pass, in
concurrence with the House, the yeas
and nays were demanded, and the See
| rotary called the roll.
Those voting yes We're: Messrs Allen,
Ames, Bartlett, Boynton. Burleigh. But
Ter, Chatto, Clark, Colby, Cole, Conant.
Dunton. Durgin. Emery. Fulton. Garce-
Ion. Herrick. Hersey, Leary. Murphy
Peacock, Scammon, Swift, Thurston
Walker, Weld-26.
These voting no were: Messrs. Flah-
erty, Jillson, Moulton, Price.i
Absentee: Hastings.
Twenty-six Senators having voted yes
and four having voted no, the motion
was agreed to. and the majority report,
ought to pass, was accepted in concur
renee.
The Resolve was then given its first
reading.
On motion by Mr.. Durgin OF Piscata-
quis, the rules were suspended, and the
resolve was given its second reading and
passed to be engrossed in concurrence.
! The President laid before the Senate
House $50. An Act for the prompt pay
ment of poll taxes.
! Mr. SWIFT of Kennebec: Mr.. Pres
ident, this act was tabled by me at the
request of Senator Bartlett, in his abb
gence. I now yield the floor to him.
! MI BARTLETT Of Kennebec: Mr.
! President, this was tabled by me one
! day last week, on account of nlisun-
derstanding in regard to an amendment
! l understand now that the amendment
was presented in the House and was
there adopted, and move the adoption
of the amendment here in concurrence
with the House. I will say that the
| amendment does not charge the sub
ject-matter of the bill. but puts 1t in
another section, and in different way
The motion was agreed to. and the
| amendment was adopted in concurrence
Mr.. BARTLETT: / understand the
Senator from Piscataauis has a further
amendment which he wishes to present
but which he hasn't ready this morning
! On motion by the same Senator the
act was re-tabled, and specially assigned
for consideration on Thursday, March
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