Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-03
IOWA WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Great Struggle Pending to Have
Amendment Submitted to
Vote Of People
WILL EIGHT INDEFINITELY
WILL FIGHT INDEFINITELY
The Proposed Amendment to be Pro-
sented to The Legislature Abo'ishes
the Sex Distinction in the Voting
Right of Iowa People = Progression
in the Matter Of Tariffs.

ttt VIC VoSAOV VI ~ sNSs
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. S.-The women OF
the Iowa Woman Suffrage association
Fare not to be Idle the coming legislative
session when another proposed amend
ment to the state constitution is to be
presented abolishing the sex distinc-
ton in the voting right Of Iowa peo-
pie Already they are making prepar-
ations for a determined onslaught on
the members OF the senate and house
with determination to secure the pas
sage of resolution submitting the
amendment to vote Of the people OF the
state. This fight has been made every
two years for many years and the wom-
en- say they are going to carry 1t on In
definitely or until they win. Onrepeated
occasions the amendment has passed.
one or the other house or a legislature.
Two years ago lobby was organized
under the leadership Of Miss Daisy
Deighton, OF Shenandoah. and the res
olution got thru the senate after 1t
had become certain 1t could not escape
the house. 1t is understood that Miss
Deighton will again champion the cause
before the legislature and she will re-
ceive assistance from q number OF the
women OF the association. Mrs Car
rie Chapman Gait. the national pres!-
dent, an Iowa woman, writing to the
state officers recently said:
1T Is said that encouragement Is
an indication OF small minds No such
symptom Is there In the Iowa Woman
Suffrage association. With such 4
noble Roman as Mary ]. Coggeshall
for leader how could there be? When
the final history Of the movement for
the enfranchisement OF women is writ
ten, surely the most tragic chapter Will
be the struggle in Iowa. Perhaps time
Will reveal that ii has been the pivotal
point OF It all. At any rate It Is plain
that you must meet intolerance and the
undemocratic and arrogant treatment
OF legislatures with greater patience
and greater wisdom than Is requi red in
most states. That you may each stand
unbent by the winds OF opposition. and
undismayed by oppressive conditions, =
the hope and expectation OF every suf-
fragist in the land. With common
sense, right and truth on our side, what
need we care who stands against
us?"
The association has sent out much
literature during the year including
leaflets prepared by Mrs. Margaret
Campbell entitled Brief Statement Of
the Efforts Made by the Iowa Woman
Suffrage Association to Secure the Bal
lot for Women on the Same Terms az
Men, The association has also sent
out paper on The Women Of Idaho"
by George p. Wallace, formerly OF the
Iowa house. There are now about Is
working suffrage clubs in the state and
state headquarters Is maintained In
Des Motnes Much work has already
been done by members OF the clubs in
getting members of the house and sen-
ate to pledge themselves in ADVANCE to
support q constitutional amendment,
and the state officers Of the club are
quite confident the legislature will look
with favor on their proposition.
Ex-Gov. William Larrabee, who spent
a few days in the city this week. at
tending the meeting OF the exposition
commission, Is an earnest advocate OF
progression in the matter of our tariffs
Talking about the matter he expressed
hope that congress would realize ths
Importance of the matter and deal with
the tariff schedules in business way
No political party can long endure"
he said, unless 1t moves forward and
meets the changing conditions In COM
mercial and political life. 1t is the
man who is getting more than his share
who cries out loudly that things are
Just right. OF course the man who
is getting rake-off is in favor OF
continuing his advantage. But some
political party must be wise enough and
strong enough to stand for the inter-
ests of the whole people against in
dividual or class interests"
sss
Judge Towner, OF Corning, who came
near being nominated for supreme
Judge few years ago. is known to be
strongly in favor of the indeterminate
sentence as feature of the penal stat
utes Of the state OF Iowa, and in favor
OF board of pardons to handle the en-
tire pardon matter for the state. He
is quoted by friend as having come
out strongly in favor OF both these
measures. The propose: for board
of pardons is known to have long been
favored by Gov. Cummins, even before
his election as governor, and his ex-
perience in the office OF governor has
but confirmed him in the view that
there is need of radical change. The
pardon business is one of the most
annoying features of the life OF chief
executive of the state and burdens the
governors with vast amount of work.
1t is known that this portion OF the
work OF legislature is also burden
some to those who are compelled to
handle the pardon cases Already In
fiuences are at work to secure pardons
committees that will be favorable to the
pardon Of the sixteen persons whose
cases are to come before the legis
lature. Inasmuch as the list of those
who are seeking pardons is unusually
large the work Of the pardons COM
mittees will be correspondingly diff
fcult.
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