South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-28
Woman Loses Her Ballot


come girls discouraged and in this case living
country governed by law your complaint questionable
The Legislature right doing you
your logical The contuonay Of the the question be-
debatabe for the courts rather than for the ea
decide The legislature approval to the principle the
peadngs of the unconstitutional lawyers Notwithstanding That
far as the legislature could go.
The limited suffrage law in Indiana another of those acts
the border line that could decide uncon
ona not without having fall far the side of the
fence
Illinois has similar law, under almost identical constitutional pro-
and the Illinois found for uphong
the law. The Indiana supreme different intellectual
We're sorry but it can't be helped.
didn't take the long jump according guess hold this law
unconstitutional that did nvadte the constitutional
ton law Our that the constitutional convention law
validated half much legal points the expectancy of
holding the this Of the war-hich
of the supreme courts business.
These of policy questions legislature special
session of The assembly repeal that might have been approp
ate especially OF bill PoPonng the date but legislation not
the mission of the
The Indiana constitution however speaking of the qualifications
of voters specifically qualities all male of the of Il
years etc. and though the constitution be old and anteuated and
ought be changed by amendment-ghch practically impossible
through constitutional convention quite equally there
you have it.
The contention of the sufagts has been that the constitutional
provision applied only Offices specifically provided for in the
suton that the constitution empowering the legislature provide
their
the will of the legislature the qualification of such
Offices; that the legislature might make them appOntve elective
and elective elective by elective by women elective by
Following Illinois decision there was strong logic in the decision
but the opposition commended for sort of distinction which
quite able but Illinois decisions do Indiana,
That Is all there is to it.
The Indiana supreme holds that the
ali elections of the follows the
legislature and applies Offices created by that body, well
those created by the constitution ITSELF where the electorate appeal
cd too.
What the effect viii be upon the municipal this fall
doesn't matter In all probability the would have d.
vded between the parties much the proportions the
We all less affected by the keep-and hu
band and wife, daughter father and brother ought be
socatng with each other quite as much as with anyone
As the independent the democrats had nothing
fear from the republicans the fall election pevacang efforts of
the latter to claim credit for the suffrage law Notwithstanding Wom
who think and took the trouble investigate, found The
South Bend themselves
that is the pronove force and the backbone of the
paign especially with their being
Even the nsidous undhanded scandal mongeng lies and
@ invented for the and scandaovng be pedded about
conhdenta the the clubs and card parties this
undermine the of truth with which the repub
candidate confronted and which
they dare deny, being pretty well shot pieces
Intelligent have been learning the hypocrl
the republican whining about
confronted with the truth while ndugng the diest kind
of through coay nnuaton and then connected
underground railway with headquarters the Hede
burg saloon from whence hell itself breathing forth undemn
ing sui hurous fumes.
But it is all far the concerned except
the privilege Of their continued influence and they should
listen and learn and attune their their Judgment beyond
which, we'll
We guess ladies' you will have take medicine We did
much for could The News Times and the president of The
Neysmes You from the county for
your that of Sen c. r Summers; the assembly
pubcns and democrats, me houses party did nue. for
you the other
The suffrage law partisan Neither the
prohibition law, the constitutional convention act
of both republican
ties opposed especially the prohibition and suffrage They
nv the of NV