Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-01
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF KAN.
sAs SPEAKS IN IOWA IN
FAVOR OF SUFFRAGE.
BRINGS DENIAL OF OFF,
REPEATED ARGUMENTS
Suffrage Laws Provo Highly Success.
full in Kansas, Declares W. W. Nor
gan - Suffrage in sunflower State
Bring None Of Evils Predicted
Makes Strong Plea For Women.

Cedar Rapids, June 1t am here
as citizen of a state where women
vote, a newspaper man who is in a
position to know the facts" This was
the statement Of w. Y. Morgan, lieu
tenant governor of Kansas. who ad
dressed two open air meetings in Cedar
Rapids.
Continuing the opening statement as
given above, Mr.. Morgan said: Il am
an expert Witness If you please. And
more than that. I am corroborated by
every witness with a knowledge of the
facts. In Kansas women have voted
for 80 years at all city elections and
for four years at all elections. Every
newspaper in Kansas says the result
has been good. Every political party
convention unanimously declares wo-
man suffrage a success and commends
it to other states. The Legislature of
the state by unanimous vote resolved
that woman suffrage had brought none
of the evils predicted, but had been
good for the women. good for the men,
good for the state. If there were a
doubt in the mind of any one in Kan
sas as TO the success of suffra ge it
would have been expressed in some
way. 1t has not been. So I can say
that l am sustained by every organiza-
ton and every individual in Kansas
where suffrage has been tested, in my
evidence that it is a success.
~ am glad that in all the state Of
Kansas there has not even been one
man or woman who for certain pieces
of silver might have been secured to
testify falsely. And I say frankly that
no man can come to other states and
speak against suffrage honestiy-and
none can do it at all and go back to
Kansas.
women Won't Vote"
There are two arguments against
the 'expediency' of women's votes
which are often advanced. One is that
the women will not vote. The other is
that they will vote but the effect of
their ballots will be injurious Of
course these two arguments cannot
be made at the same time.
''The first Of these objections is
absolutely untrue. as shown by the
experience Of every suffrage state
Women vote in about the same proper
ton as the men. And I can honestly
say, as a man who has had to give
personal attention to the problem of
getting out the vote that the women
are not as hard to get to the polls
as the men. Probably this is because
it Is comparatively easy for the house
wife to take the few minuter required
for registration and voting while the
husbands work may require more
exertion and sacrifice of time. In
the state of Kansas, az in other states
when suffrage became effective the
total vote practically doubled.
$50 the suggestion that the women
won't vote is absolutely disproven by
experience.
The Other Horn.
Then the other objection, which
Iudicrously enough is often raised by
the same chap who argues that women
won't vote, that they will disturb and
disfigure the beneficent effect of the
ballots cast by men.
Here again our experience is abso-
lutely to be depended on. Everyone
in a suffrage state will bear witness
with me that the effect OF women's
vote is helpful for every good measure
OF course those who don't want good
government may consider women's
votes failure. But the convincing
point is that in states where women
vote if some one should say the eff
feet was not good. every man in town
would grin and say it was because
that objector had one of his toes
stepped on-and they would have no
sympathy with him. To be against
woman suffrage is not to be immoral
or opposed to education. or in favor
of lawlessness. But you may be sure
that every man who stands for i'm
morality. ignorance or lawlessness is
against the women voting.
You know the reason why Think
Of your own wife, your mother. your
sister, the women of your acquaint-
ance, and you will realize that when
their votes go into the ballot box along
with those of the men whom you know