Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-28

Arkansas Missouri. Tennessee, Ken
ucly. Ohio. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota. Michigan. Wisconsin, the
Dakotas. Nebraska. Nevada. Kansas,
Montana. Washington ami California; .
In twelve Of these states the suifagss
suffered their usual defeat last year
ON measures Of limited or Of unrcstrict-
cd suffrage. II. this year. the National
Suffrage Association wins through
your vote IN this campaign or through
YOUR carelesgucss IN not casting a vote
at all. and II, Ia consequence. Oregon
is ut as the 9Th star upon the sui.
fragists Gag. Il will indeed be the FIRST
grat and sofd triumph which tho suf.
fngiFs have won through tho elevtor.
aic. No wonder that they 80 desire it,
laft win should the Oregon voter give
it % tbemi
The woman suffmgisis' orator. plead.
ingly appealing to your "chvulry,' -
asks sou, "why not vote for woman
nfmpi" Your reply may appropri.
atcly be- a Yaukcc onc, with another
question. "wtg should wei"
To- only ono tate tMassaehusctis)
bayc Womcn ever been given a chonce
90 say for themselves by the ballot
whether tlcy wanted che ballot. This
vus referendum 90 which wonaHn
we're admitted In Massachusetts, In
1895. 10 had been clamored Tor most
vigorously by tho ahfwgisis but Il
won't 70 ucsrcly agaiaas them thas
thcy never since asked any rcfcrrhdum
ln which their own scx should vote
out of $4,000 Massachusetts, women
who could have voted n tho suffrage
wa drsircd by them, only 22eot went
90 Tho polls aud voted H. There were
81 towns Ia which not a single woman
vUcd Tor this Suffrage proposition,
and yoi the nlffragisis had been ap,
praling Tor women suffrage Ia tho name
of tho dinrnfmnrhisod women u Mas
saehusctis Tor forty years Man is
disposed 10 give wusnau what N. wants
| here IN Amorica, but be- docs NOT al
why's know what she wants a. well as
she doos.
II yea will vote on this QUESTION ac
oorhug b tho wishes Of the majority
of womcn whom yuu know and resf,est,
wo have Do foaF but that your vote
viii b. a representative one and a
representative vote is what W. want "a
~ on rccora We DO not ssk yoa "a
Try 20 change the opinions of Oregon
wouiors but 90 represent what they
think IL the result Is Tor woman sui.
frage then tho Oregon woman is dif,
tcgent from any other conservative
woman In the forty states which do
pot have wosnan alnmge
IL Is not the unprogressiye women
who have banh'd o. Oppose suffrage
Tor their sex. Tho form a reprc.ent,
ativc bo,a- ~ woFkers iu e,ucation.
AMI philanthropy. although they NAV
he oallel conservative, as opposed 10
rasiieaA The hrsi anti sudvge appeal
20 congrcss was proseute by Emma vii,
iaFd Ahuira Liueoln Phelps. Mrs Dahl,
gren, Catherine Beosher. Catherins
sensAgSiek and Mary Lyon Strong
Poiitions against w0msn suffrage werg
taken by norothea Dix, Gail Hamilton.
ibsaa sigouruey amt Josepha Hale We
are couteut % follow where they led
aui % hold with Df, Heavy Van DYKE
that woman = sphere Ia an atuos
phcre tho atmosphere ~ home. Of
wisio and intelligent sympathy. Of ten.
der charity and ministry % others ot
inhueuee beyOnd an computation We
t-'licve THAI wouan suffrage l. al
douotf'l boneht 60 wosnen or 10 the
state and We hope that your voUs Will
show that you and your family agree
with ~
OREGON STATE ASSOCIATION OP.
POSED To THE EXTENSION OBJ
THE SUFFRAGE To WOMEN.
Mrs r. w. Wilbur, Presiasut.
Mn William =. Laid Vice Pres.
Ars }. h Momgouery. Vioo Prs
Mrs Wallace MeCamaut, Treas
Ms Elesnor r Gle socTear,.
MrN Henry ". Corbett.
Ma Helen Laad Corbett.
M = a. WarreA
ArS A. T. Roeky,
MrA Q. h. Lowis
MrA David Loring.
Ms Failing.
kHecutive Colnusttec
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