The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-10-03
FAD THIS SPEECH
ND YOU'LL LAUGH
Sony ON STAND OF SENATOR.
Al OPPOSITION TO PEACE
TREATY

ound or fallacious according
pvpoint Of the reader. We ha,
nothing quite SO powerful
4 of the covenant as an a
recently delivered in the Uts
|ture by an humble member
body, Senator George H. Der
|atirizes the opposition in Il
Ing way; the shafts of his W
|simed at U. S. Senators Bora
n, Poindexter and Lodge, aft,
his speech is patterned. II
beaking on the question of Il
bn of the Suffrange amen,
In this proposed amendment
hstitution Of the United State
tst submitted to the states
prompt ratification was
ublic duty, and that this bella
of enlightened justice woul
b wonderful benefits to the ns
to humanity.
have recently been readin
speeches by more or less dis
ed members of the Unite
enate, and | have come to tn
Dn that if there is an Ounc
icanism left in us, if we wan
Frve the fundamental prime:
pur government as they wer
IN by the revolutionary faith
unless We are willing to sur
very vcstige of our self-re
d manhood, we should no
Is treaty. mean this amend
Fthout certain reservations.
(e call your attention to a few
Eiquitous proposals that are
in this covenant, or rather
lmendment.
first place, we all know
the constitution of the Uni
IS was framed the right tc
given only to the men, and
y were denied this privilege
tre is the base traitor who
stand up and say that the
the constitution did not
u knowledge and wisdom
Eent and future? Who will
helr conscience and infalli-
ell, then. if they knew it
rank presumption on our
this corrupt and decadent
TO add anything to, the
for women were a good
u Ihe fathers not have
Glslon accordingly? Why,
And since they did not so
Is a ieadpipe cincr that this
for woman's suffrange is
rong, and it will be unpa-
un-American for us to un-
innovations now.
sident' with the men doing
ing, free from outside in
9r domination on the part
sex, this grand and glori-
OF ours has grown from
Ak and struggling colonies
es', ireest and richest ma
world, stretching from the
soasts of Maine to the sun
u the Sierras. Shall we
= 'he true and only Amer
under which we have
.his greatness? Not on
"hat do We care about the
burdens of the women
as the men are all right?
safety First is good
s' Let such hair-brained
y y idealists as Christopher |
y riigrim Fathers, Thos.
Abraham Lincoln try
|ssad IA il'ents in changing !
~ order of things, if |
oe foolish and reckless. !
will not take a chance.
propose that in ratify-
sauhent, We take on a
seeiarlng that we stand
ss.. sst policy and practice.
nus sast be understood that
laument TO the consti-
aa ave been adopted, the T
snail IN no wise have
aa I,aa place | invite atten- |;
=. mat George Wash
:, farewell address, eau
q - entangling alliances.
men have done the (
So = run the government.
~ 20 take the women
] and give them an y
af politics. If that is
h, a'lianee of the worst {
,s,;,A Are we going to re-
Az e OF the Father of
owe we going to aban- !
ma sieo policy of mascu- $
b permit ourselves to {
iaaens petty squabble S
i a ~ ;, Women have a
plsce-and this is of
bereisa1ce- ei.s1ce-I want to b
nay u,y' Perhaps we b
. rait va, OF it, but if we !
sbisS IN addition to I
ssjS ea a, She already pos d
CIV She th viii soon have h
4 i ~. .lere Is. What is :
s, : !, the right of do doing ls o
an Is The right of
snybody who b.s,ho E
can see that if "
? shs,, adopted in its O
~ &c setting up a Il
ssj,v women, be- b,
oting. and iah the every, mcn N
ssS minority. n,
sssaess Is our ward-heel. b,
seded me women, B
bseta numerous. can al
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