The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-20

| of Suffe g. in general, declaring tnat
world suffrage for women would
bring about world peace. But when
Mrs. Sara Bard Field, a well known
western suffragist who was material
factor in the Oregon and Nevada cam
paigns. asked him to speak for the ma
| tional suffrage cause for the Congress
sional Union the peace advocate lost
his temper.
Madam" he said, 81 would never
move one inch to speak for body of
women that opposed my party.
Mrs. Field pointed out that the Con-
gressional Union had at present no
quarrel with any party, and asked II
he believed in standing by his party,
right or wrong Ignoring the point
Bryan said heatedly, 1.-The Democratic
party, at the expense of labor and
| tribulation of spirit, has taken up and
solved the two paramount issues De
fore the country--tariff and currency
reform. Any body of women oppos-
/ ing a party which has made such a
record has not my support.
| But" persisted Mrs. Field you
! said that world suffrage meant world
/ peace. and yet you oppose an organ
ization trying to WIN suffrage for
American women in the most direct
way, with the least expenditure of
time and money, and merely using the
political tactics men have always
used
81 do not doubt your conscience"
was Bryan's only concession, but 1
cannot agree with your method simply
| because your are conscientious" Fol
| lowing this rebuff Mrs. Field made
the following statement:
''Mr. Bryan criticised the policy of
the Congressional Union in opposing
the Democratic party last fall, on the
ground that his party was wrestling
with what he termed the paramount
issues before the United States, name
ly, tariff and currency reform. Yet
Mr.. Bryan has not hesftated to deliver
a more telling rebuke to the leader of
the Democratic party, and through
him to the whole party by criticizin g
the presidents note to Germany, not
alone by words, but by his public
withdrawal from office at a critical
| time for the administration. Mr..
Bryan, in criticizing our method of re-
| buking a party, forgets that poll
| ticians can be rebuked in but one way
by withdrawal OF suIeort on the
part of voters
Notes and Personal Mention
| Mrs. Fred Slater, or Sarnia, Ontario,
| Canada, has arrived in Topeka. called
| by the serious illness of her father,
Mr.. w. G. Frazier
! Mrs. w. A. Powers and her son,
Charlton, have been in Los Angeles,
and have visited the fairs in San Diego
and San Francisco. They will will re-
main in the west until September. Mr..
Powers has been called to Belvidere,
|
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. KinkeI and
| their two sons are visiting Mr.. Will
liam Kinkel, of Hutchinson, for a
week.
Mrs. Cyrus Monroe will go to
Devils Lake, Wis, for the rest of the
! summer. to join her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Sawyer, of Mcpherson, who
are there this season. During her alb
sence Mr.. Monroe will be with his par
ents, Judge and Mrs. Lee Monroe.
home from visit in Kansas and Law
renee. In Lawrence he was a guest
at the Edgar Fink home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Coleman will
| visit Mr.. Coleman's mother, Mrs. 9.
! G. Coleman of Clay Center, the last
| of this week.
Cut flowers at Hubbard's.-Adv
Mrs. D. o. Coe left today for Cal
ifornia. She will join her daughter,
Miss Emily Coe, who is taking sum-
mer work at the California aniyer-
/ sity, Berkeley. In September Mr.. Coe
| will go west to join his family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. \. Dolley, Mrs.
! Todd Matthews and Mrs. DeWitte
Hagar, are attending the fairs in Cal
/ ifornia.
turned from Junction City, where she
spent two weeks with her parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. r. o. Thomen.
Mrs. Joseph Howe, who before her
| mai IldSS d lew WCShS dSO WetS MISS
Mary McCown, is visiting her parents
| in Emporia.
! DR.. and Mrs. D. E. Esterly went to
Lawrence Saturday to visit DR.. Geo.
! Esterly and his family. DR.. E1sterly
! returned Saturday night, and Mrs.
Esterly is remaining few days
| longer.
Miss Mary Paxton is in Leaven-
worth visiting her aunt, Mrs. c. j.
| Bergson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. d. P. Beaudry and
| son, d. Phillip, jr, have left for Cal
/ ifornia stopping enrOute at the Grand
| Canyon Mr.. Beaudry will return to
| Topeka in two weeks while Mrs.
| Beaudry will visit for some time in