Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-01
bunk IN LEXICON
OF LEGISLATOR
Speech Recorded in Journal
of April II, 1917, Invites
! Attention
WORDS OF ISADORE STERN
Representative From Cradle of
Liberty and His Views on
Suffrage Discussed
By MARY ELAND
legislative Observer. Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association.


Suffrage Association.
HARRISBURG. May 1.
BUNK
Were I an editorial writer serving a great
paper, would like to choose the caption,
'And Jeanette Rankin wept!" and under
II write an editorial
For my material I would turn TO the
Legislative journal Of the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes oS the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylyania, page 1850, April II. 1917. and
rive consideration to the weghty words Of
Mat master. one Isadore Stern. represent
hy a section of the city OF Philadephia,
tf,r Cradle of the Republic
There would pause. for there patriot
speaks and even as this Representative OF
the Cradle" is privileged to speak upon
the floor of the House of Representatives,
70 have I requested permission to speak
in this paper to satisfy the craving that
! have.
And the reason I write Bunk - In the
foregoing is because | have been held
strangely by one sentence on page 1850,
Legislative Record
1t read:
"wbat kind Of bunk Is that TO bring
into n Legislature of this kind?"
Now these it nothing subtle in quoting this
sentence. and there are no tnsinuations be-
cause the word bunk" was used by Mr..
Stern in reference to several of the more
healing to the Legislature to pass the
woman suffrage amendment resolution de-
feated last week. 1t does not refer to Mr..
Stern. a very worthy member OF the Legis'
lature so there is nothing subtle after all.
Neither was there anything subtle in Mr..
Stern's remark. ] never would accuse
him Of subtety He says n member of the
House told him several of the names signed
10 the petition were those of residents of
Australia or elsewhere. Therefore. the
"bunk"
But if Mr.. stern, Of the Cradle of the
Republic,' has a fault have It also. be-
cause the Representative said he was going
10 CONSUME only a few moments" which he
did to the extent of 1923 lines of the
Journal
Mr.. Stern spoke against woman suffrage
He being a representative OF the Cradle
of the Republic," as Il were. I do not chal.
lenge his figures that 1t would cost 100000
for advertising an amendment, for Repre-
sentative Whitaker quoted figures from the
treasurer's office which gave sSf.7S9 as the
cost Neither would | question Mr.. Stern's
assertion that Miss Jeanette Rankin wept
when she voted against war in Congress
even though it has been stated she did not
I would only wonder If Mr.. Stern ever
wept when he voted Weeping is a sign of
emotion. I wonder would 1t not be well
for Mr.. Stern to weep once In while.
But this is no time for emoton-when
n nation goes 10 war, IOT, us otefn ~
ably concludes his remarks, or so concluded
his able remarks "Ths is the time for nc
agitation. This is the time when we all
with sober minds. must confront the diff
Guilty that presents itself before the entire
world at this time"
"And Jeanette Rankin wept!"
And also Mr.. Stern represents section
of the Cradle of the Republic"
This, think. for once Is the time for ar
agitation.