The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-01-27
woMAN's sUFFRAon CONVENTION.
Call to Thirty Eighth Annual Conven-
ton Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation.

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1.-THE thirty-eighth annual convention Of the
National American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ftion viii be held in Baltimore. February 7th to
1.-THE 18th, inclusive, at Lyric Theatre. You are
cordially invited to attend.
At no time in its history has this organization
had so much reason to feel confident Of the
future. Having passed through the usual stages
of abuse and ridicnle. there was a time when the
enemies of equal suffrage tried to smother the
idea with silent contempt. This period has gone
also. Seeing the inroads that are being made in
the ranks of conservatism our opponents have
been aroused to renewed zeal in their efforts to
force the nautilus of progress back into the out
grown chambers of the past.
Never have we had so much cause to issue a
Thanksgiving proclamation. Never has it been
SO easy to love our enemies. for they have COM
bined to fight for us in their courses.
The inevitable logic of events is with US. ALI
over the world intelligent women are interested
in securing better protection for their homes
and their children. If they did not already
realize it the efforts that have been made to Sc
cure better sanitary conditions throughout the
cities of the land have taught them to fear moral
infection as well as that which is merely physi-
cal. They are called upon to take part in civic
affairs. and social and economic conditions force
them into the worlds broad field Of BATTLE where
there is no place for non-combatants. The time
has gone by for subterfuge and indirection. In
the rush of the Twentieth Century progress
cannot halt while some unseen, unknown, indi-
rect influence is brought to bear to secure
changes vital to civilization. The happy era
when
sWomen ruled ALL and ministers of state
Were at the doors of women forced to watt
has gone by forever with the lettre decachet,
and the American Republic settles its questions
in the light of day, at the ballot-box. No one,
man or woman, has ever lost influence by the
possession of power. We do not ask the ballot
simply as right, though If it be a right it can
not be rightfully denied us we do not ask 1t as
privilege, though if it be privilege it must be
ours unless we admit the existence of a privi-
legged class. which is inimical to the principles
of a republic; we demand it. because it is duty
and one which no good citizen has right to
shirk
If you are Indifferent, come and be convinced.
What we ask is not revolutionary or untried,
but the reasonable and just demand of every
being living under democratic form of govern
ment.
Ifyou are opposed come, let us reason together.
Half the bitterness of argument is lost when dis
putants admit the integrity of each others mo-
tives. Let us consider our points of agreement,
and waive for moment those of Indifference.
None of us wishes to make the home less than it
is, or to deprive one child of any right which it
possesses. After all, it is for the Child that we
build, and not for ourselves, for the childhood
of the race constitutes its future, and no State
in the Union has gone SO far in the enactment
of laws for the protection of childhood. or has
succeeded so well in enforcing such laws as the
Centennial State, Colorado, so often misquoted
and misrepresented. Let US have the truth for
authority, and we shall not need authority for
truth.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY, Honorary President.
ANNA H. SHAW, President.
FLORENCE KELLEY, Vice President at Large.
KATE NJ. GORDON, Corresponding Secretary.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, Recording Sec'y.
1.-THE UNION publishes in full the call printed
above at the request of Mrs. Mary Bentley
Thomas, chairman of the press committee. 1t
is well worth careful perusal and we hope our
readers of both sexes will give it the considera-
tion it deserves.]