The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-10-31

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which It can be made effective; be.
cause equal suffrage has worked salts
factorily wherever tried, as Indicated
by its rapid spread and by the further
fact that there Is in no state or coun-
try having equal suffrage any move
ment to revert to male suffrage only.
A declaration by man Of his inten-
ton to become citizen Of this coun-
try neither makes him such citizen nor
requires him to swear allegiance TO
this country nor requires him to re-
nounce allegiance to the country of
which he has been q subject. lie re-
mains an alien, owing allegiance to
some foreign country until he is fully
naturalized in accordance with the
laws controlling that subject Within
this state we have today hundreds
yes, perhaps thousands-of alien ene-
mies-men owing allegiance to our en-
emies, men who cannot be compelled
to fight our battles, men some Of whom.
are subjects to be placed in retention
camps because they are not only
alien enemies but hec;use they are
pro-German in their -synpathies, aud
their votes and. II may be, IN certain,
cases to be the deciding vote In cloos-
ing 'pro-German' for political Office"
G. II. lugg, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction ~ favor this
amendment for two reasons-tirst,4, I
see no argument for male suffrage
that does not apply equally to the
giving Of the ballot to women; second
~, while believe that oil citizens
should have the privilege Of the bal
lot, do not believe that 1t should be
given to any persons until they have
become, full citizens of the United
States and have lived in this country
long enough to become acquainted
with It's institutions and under condi-
tons that develop sympathy with the
purposes and spirits of Americanism." i
Frank N. Byrne, ex-Governor-.Erc
gard the adoption of the Suffrage
Amendment to the Constitution
Amendment p, sometimes called the
Citizenship Amendments vitality inn
portant. 1t provides that only citizens
Of the United States can be voters in
this state. South Dakota is one of the
few states that gives noncitizens the
right to vote. A foreigner who has
merely declared his intention to be-
come at future time citizen of tile
United States can vote at our cleo
lions. Surely It Is not necessary to
argue that only those who are citizens
and who owe full allegiance to our
government and country should have
the right to vote. Also the amendments
removes the discrimination against
women and permits them to vote on
the same basis as men,"
William Williamson, judge. Circuit
Court, Eleventh District.-"I have al
ways favored woman suffrage because
1t is just The women Of the state are
entitled to the ballot as matter Of
right and are ms well qualified on the
average to use It as the men. The
suffrage amendment. as It will be sub
mitted at the next general eIection,sis
OF particular Importance, as 1t not
only gives properly qualified women
the right to vote, but because II ex-
cludes all persons OF foreign birth who
have not become citizens Of the United
States. All citizens should give the
amendment loyal and active support"
s 6. G. Sherwood, Circuit Court JUDGE.
Third Distrlct-.I have been In favor
and worked for Woman's Suffrage for
many years. and 1t seems to me that II
ts coming at this election In the state
OF South Dakota, as It IL 9coming or has
come practically all over the world,
Aside from all the other reasons for
giving woman the ballot, she has done
such splendid work In every field OF
activity that man has heretofore filed
IN this war that It has answered every
objection. She has even put on a uni
form and carried gun with honor aud
given good account OF herself In
battle. ! sincerely hope for success at
the coming slection and believe It il
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