The courier., 1901-11-23

HeeuS tne DdilOt, the government naa5s
her still more. Before the recent oo,
vention of the largest organization q,
women in this state, the Federation q.
Woman's Clubs, Superintendent FovI.r
urged the attendance of mothers At N.
school meeting to cast their Votes in
the interest of more attractive and
comfortable school rOoms-that chill
dren may not be encouraged to truanr,
and driven into the streets by the Very
grimneSs of the building where they
must spend the greater part of the
day. l have not heard that anv woman
in that convention considered that tb,.
Superintendent's suggestions We're in
compatible with her womanly natur-
or that any man (for several men wer4
Gated that his wife should go to the
polls and vote for sanitation and clean
illness in the schools. - While We
have been building a commercial and
industrial life that has challenged the
wonder and admiration of the world,
the home interests have been kept out
side of politics, and as a result OUT
civilization lacks balance; We Se
strong on material lines, We are weak
on spiritual lines; We forge ahead in
industry and commerce, but the home
suffers. We have delighted TO pro-
claim that the voice of the people is
Nf cd & hot h..
voice of God has never yet been heard
in government, for we never have had
the voice of but half the people. And
we shall continue to be a nation strong
in material force, but weak in spiritual
power; strong in intellect, but weak in
moral stamina; intense in partisan
spirit, but tinctured with anarchy,
great in commerce, but Handicapped
in it's home life, until the great edu-
cational and spiritual power represent
ed by the womanhood which cOmpOses
two-thirds of our churches, the home
making element, shall come inside OF
politics and represent the home inter
ests at the ballot box"
The most important business trans
acted by the convention was the cleo
ton of officers, resulting in the
re- election of Mrs. Clara A. Young OF
Broken Bow as president: Mrs. Aman-
da Marble of Table Rock, vice presi-
dent: Miss Nelly Taylor of Merna, J
corresponding secretary: Mrs. Ida -
Denny of Lincoln, recording secretary;
Mrs. ]. A. Dempster of Omaha, treas
urer; Mrs. Mary Smith Hayward OF
Chadron and Mrs. Belle Sears of Te-
kamah, auditors. A fund of $1,000 10
be used for state work was pledged al
the afternoon session. The headquar-
ters at Omaha will be continued.
The afternoon program consisted oI
d symposium: How Would the LII
of Women Advance the
Progress of Civilization" Mr.. }. ii.
Dundas of Auburn, in a paper read D!
Mrs. Marble, made this very logical
statement:
The ideal in government, in So
ciety, in the home, is equality; ana the
further we pass from the ideal, the
less is our human happiness. 1t was
said many years ago that this cOunu!
could not exist half free and nan
slave, and this prophetic forecast was
based upon a knowledge of natural
l do not pretend 20 sS
that in the home, the society or ttS'
government when one-half of the IN
dividuals are denied the participation
in matters affecting all. that the cohu'-
tions are of half slave and half frr''
but do contend that under such con-
ditions there is no true democrat! "
If that condition in VINE"
there is the boss and the bossed. i"'
ma Ster and the slave is the deSlTaUIf