Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-12
AMI. WOMAN SUFFRAGE
A Noted Worker Comes to Lee
ture in Iowa Against
Equal Suffrage.
Clara Belle Brown Says Woman
Suffrage Is Failure
Where Tried.
Will Work TO Prevent Submission
Will Work to Prevent Submission
OF the Question in This
State.

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anti-woman suffragist, is in the city, d
guest at the Slavery hotel. She is here
| for the purpose of arranging lecture
dates in Iowa and Nebraska, and will
oppose the equal suffragists in the leg
| islature this winter. She expects to
make several speeches in the state be-
| fore the legislature meets, and present
! the reasons which she, in her years Of
| study. has formulated against suffrage
for women. When the legislature meets,
she will use all her influence to counter
act that of the suffragists. and believes
that their efforts to secure the subnis-
sion of the question to the people will be
futile. She has never done any work in
Iowa. For the past few weeks she has
been travelling over the state and study
ing its politics. Monday she called up
on Mr.. Cummins and had a conversa-
ton With him regarding the work she
proposed to do.
II have been in most of the states
where the women are allowed to vote,
said Mrs. Brown. Il regard suffrage for
women as an AFFECT failure. and / think
it 10 so regarded by most of the people
in every state where it is in operation.
have studied The question for a great
many years and under every condition.
My conclusions were not arrived at
hastily. and l have consulted with peo-
pie on both sides of the question. II
seems to me that there is a higher duty
for women than to mingle in politics.
They can exert a greater influence
without voting than they are able to do
when they have the power to vote. 1t is
not necessary for them to vote in order,
practically, to control the affairs of the
country. / believe that women should
be conyersant With public affairs.
Their husbands will vote and run things
in a sense, but after all the women still
govern by the influence they exert over
their husbands. If YOU give them the
power to vote. you place them on the
same level with the men.
Last fall | was In Colorado and took
in the campaign under the direction of
the republican national committee. /
went at the solicitation OF President
Mckinley, of whom 1 was a great
friend. / was placed under the direction
OF the national committee and after the
campaign / received a telegram from
Mr.. Hedges. who had charge of the
speakers bureau, complimenting me on
my work.
When / was in Colorado had an on
portunity, incidentally. to study suf-
frage. l found the leading republicans
disguised with it. They We're not even
allowed to do anything that they want
ed to. If u meeting Was assigned and
the women had not been consulted they
would send a delegation to the commit
tee with the ultima tum that il the party
wanted their votes the meeting must be
changed and some other speaker billed.
I have talked with men who had exper-
fence in the campaign. They declared
themselves disgusted with the whole
business and sorry that they ever voted
for suffrage. They were not allowed
to do any thing and the efforts of the
women who were supposed to be repub-
licans were an injury to the party.
Yes, understand that the suffrag-
lists are to make great effort in Iowa
this winter and that s one reason why
/ am here / am opposed to suffrage
and all the influence that I have will
continue to be eXerted against it.
know that the leaders of the great par
llSS dIS sts,dilISl II, loi eASS AAhoN sAAeAe
the principle is bad. snail make a
numbe%of speeches. in the state, and if |
it is Necessary shall work in the legis-
lature. 1t may be that will not live to
see woman suffrage abolished in the
states where it now exists, but do not
believe that it will be a great many
years until this is done.
II am opposed to the policy of the w.
C. r. U. They are all suffragists and
I have maintained that the organization
should not be called the Womens Chris |
tian Temperance Union. but the Won |
ems Total Abstinence Union. Most of
them believe in total abstinence instead /
of temperance, and not half of them are
Christians. I never made that state
ment until they made their cowardly |
attacks on President Mckinley ! re-
spect a great many of the members of
the organization. Some of them are my
best friends but / do not believe that I
they are in the right.
Yes, l am in favor of the army cam
teen, too. Coming from soldier FAM
lily, I could hardly be otherwise. The
arguments that have been made against
the canteen are fallacious. 1t may be
noted in this connection that most of
the army officers favor the canteen. 1t
is not to be supposed that they are in
favor of debauching the soldier. They
would naturally incline to work for his
for they are interested in
keeping their soldiers in as good condi
ton physically as possible"
Mrs Brown is proud of her army
record" Her great-grandfathe was in
the revolution. her grandfather was In
the war OF 1872. her father and her bro
Their were in the civil war, and her son
was in the Spanish war Il am proud
of my ancestry" said Mrs Brown, land
/ have always made challenge that if
any woman suffragist had a husband
that she was really proud of, | would
quit talking against suffrage"
Mrs. Brown will speak in Des Moines
first She will probably deliver the lee
ture, 'Woman's Love. not Woman's
Vote" She has recommendations from
the leaders of all parties. For the next
few days she will remain in Des Moines
and will be glad to meet any ladies' Who
desire TO call upon her and discuss the
questions in which she is Interested.
Forty-fifth Wedding Anniversary.
Ira. Nov. 12.--Mr. and Mrs. Mc1ntlre
celebrated their forty fifth wedding an
niversary yesterday With a large num-
Der of their relatives and long timed
acauaintanees. A 1iye-course menu
was served. Appropriate souvenirs
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