Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20
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tnOf1ty QlQ man uSufp 10 himself the
right to set himself up as lord an
woman as his vassal Where do YOU
find it, gentlemen? Is it in the temporal
or spiritual laws? l fail to find il, and
yet man has usurped to himself that
right. 1t Is his to dictate the laws; Il
is womans duty to obey them-a ron
dition where one-haif of the country
sets up dictatorship over the other
half
Is womans suffrage new venture
gentlemen? Are We travelling along 9
new path? What is the experience 81
this country upon that? I desire brief,
to call your attention to the states tina,
have now adopted woman's suffrage
and the countries also. Women have
full suffrage in New Zealand, Australia
Great Britain-that limited monarch.
Great Britain-Canada. Finland. Nor
way, Iceland. Denmark. Sweden and
Holland They have full suffrage ir
the following states of the union: wy.
oming, Colorado, Idaho. Utah, Wash
ington. California. Arizona. Kansas
Oregon. Alaska. Montana, Nevada. New
York, Michigan, South Dakota and Ok.
lahoma. Woman's suffrage was frs,
inaugurated in this country in the ter
ritory of Wyoming in 1869. 1t worked sc
we'll that when that state applied fol
admission to the union in 1890 it was
incorporated in the constitution of thai
! have already mentioned Eave adopted
that principle.
Now, gentlemen. were are argcl!
guided IN the decision of public ques.
tons by what tn great leaders of chem
in this natio, have said and want IL
refer very briefly to the position thai
the public men or this country have
taken uron this question
Senator Brady of Idaho has said
Idaho has enjoyed the advantages am
blessings of equal suffrage for IL years
and I can recommend it as fedora
measure"
Senator Thompson of Kansas has
raid: None of the objections raise
against woman's suffrage have ever
been experienced in actual practice"
Representative Erodbeck of Pennsyl
vania said: ~ believe the granting d
womans suffrage will do more for thu
moral auc.tons before tire people thar
all the ministers in the pulpit have heef
allie to do in the last two S'cades.''
Lincoln has said. one Of to. CREATES
Presidents thi, country eve had. WHOSE
ncmO-y is res~c ted nv all I resrer
tive of party: 81 would have all :har,
in the privileges of government who as
sfst in bearing IT'S BURDENS. hut n
means excluding woman"
AMI W. a. las our 1,tc honnre1 ex
President. Roosevelt. sad in a pos
thumous article appearing after n
ieat, in a great pull cation in thi
country entitled Eyes to the Front,
ap" ear'ng las. month There shout
lie no further delay in giving the won
en- the right tn vote by federal amend
ucnt. 1t is absurd to further haEgl,
about the matter That. gentlemen. :;
probably his last great message to th'
American reep!..
What. gentleman. has the Prcsidcn
Of this country said upon this question
In a statement addressed to Congress
the full and sincere democratic recon
struction of the world. for which ":
are striving and which we are deter
mined to bring about at any co t. vii
not have been completely or aderuatelN
atta'ne1 until women are admitted =,
the suffrage, and that only by that a e
ton can the nations of tire word real
IL fnr no n 4
tons the full ideal forces of opinion
or the full humane forces OF action
The servic cs of women during this SUI
IT me crisis Of the world history havt
been of the most signal usefulness ant
Ill tinction. The war could not have
Teen fought without them or it's sacr:
fi,es endured. 1t is high time thai
seine part of our debt of gratitude Il
them should he acknowledged and paid
and the full acknowledgment they ash
is their admission to suffrage"
War has its heroes and war has it:
Zero mes. I shall not take much Of the
time of this louise to discuss the par
that women 'lavc played in this grea
struggle. l want and could extect L
see no greater exhibition of drawer,
than the Red Cross nurse. Edith cavcIi
who cplmly and re~olutciv stool before
the firing squad Of the RUSSIAN arm,
rceretting that she had but one III
10 give for her country, Woman Shout,
have the right to vote. She prepare.
the child for the world. and urge upor
YOU with ell the emphasis at my com
nand-help her TO prcrarc the worlt
f'r the child.
Mr.. Speaker. at this time may IN
Huire. through the Chair. OF the gen.
tleman from Augusta. Mr.. Mahc-. nm.
derstoOd from his position yesterfla,
that he was in favor Of the referendum
upon this measure. May now jnuuIr,
OF him il he liz opposed to the bill itself.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman fror
Augusta. Mr.. Maher. may reply If he
wishes.
Mr.. MAHER Of Augusta: will
answer, gentlemen. rs simply and
clearly as l can: Yes. / am, Gan.
plause.)
Mr.. PIKE Then say. gentle
men. by whose Judgment shall we
be guided? Shall it be by. the expe.
rience of forty years? Shall it be
by the judgment of the great men
Ct this country. or shall it be bv
she judgment of the gentleman from
Augusta. Mr.. Maher? (Applause.) I
respect his judgment, although I
disagree with him. I
believe It to be the conviction OF
his heart. but yet in the face of tho
testimony that has been presented I
cannot agree with him.
something has hce~ said that il