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Show THE SUFFRAGE VICTORY IN ILLINOIS. The suffrage victory In Illinois Is looked upon according to the Literary Digest as an "important, "notable," "substantial," "amazing" triumph for-their tauso. Its Importance, explains the. New York .World "is measured by the fapv that Illlnc-u .Is tno. Um state east'of tno Mississippi to give women votes; It is t triumph In 'the enemy's country' which shduid have h fur reaching Influence." Not omy do "tho effete l.'nst and the conscrvntho South l.e before them," now that the suffragists "havo e'ossed ;l.j Hubicon,"' but Phlifidelph a Record po.nts out "1111-no.s "1111-no.s U the only flrst-clasB State, so far ns population popula-tion guns that has as Jet adopted woman-suffrage." Theu there Is the accompanying fact, emphasized by a Chicago dally, that now "the first American city cf the first rank Is to call Its woman citizens Into Its councils." In Illinois, Buffrhgo Is granted to women, wo-men, not by virtue of a constitutional amendment nrrled by popular vote but through legislative' enrolment. en-rolment. Dy" tho terms of the measure women rnay ote for all offices not mentioned In the State constitution. con-stitution. This means thnt they may vote for, Pres dcntlnl electors, mayors, aldermen, municipal court " judges, sanitary trustees, and most local officers, while they may not vote for governors and other State officers, members of the legislature, county , or district Judges, Congressmen or United States Senators. Tho act provfdes, too that women may . voto "upon all questions or propositions submitted to n-voto of tho electors of munlc'pnllties or other political divisions of this state," hnd thnt "separate ballot-boxes and ballots shnll bo provided for yo-mcn." yo-mcn." Reference to tbo English mllltlants was maCo by Governor Dunne In a llttlo speech congratUlhtlHg tho successful suffrage workers. Herald: ' ' .o "You were able to convince the Governcrthe Lieutenant-Governor, tbo speaker of tho House, and tho legislature in a quiet, forceful way. VhlJ your sisters ncrosg tho sea wcro setting lire to building? to gain tho ballot and thereby exclt'ng tho contempt of mankind, tho women of Illinois went nbout It In a different wo v. I welcome the womankind of tfiis State to sharo In Its responsibilities." The Illinois women should also bo complimented on their enemies, thinks the Now York American Leo O'Neill Ilrowne's opposition to the bill, for Instance, In-stance, "supplies the best argument that has jet been made for woman's suffrago In this country." Mr. Ilrowne's final speech on tho floor ot the House was nn eloquorft appeal to his fellow Democrats Demo-crats not to "crucify" their party.' Ho exclaimed "If this bill pttsses It will over bo remombered by you In tho dnys to come, for It will change the political mnp of- Illinois, wiping out all party 'ines It win eliminate the, Democratic pnrty because the women of Democratic families will note voto. They and. their husbands and fnthers and brothers do not bellovo In this bill. Tho women who do voto will, not bo Republicans either. Search tho lobby If you would find tho answer. It has been tho best and brhlnlest lobby you over saw, I will admit, but nro you sent hero to crucify your party?" |
