West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11
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To the SSH Annual Convention or tue
Natfonai.amerIcan Woman suf.
frage Association


vention OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association will be
held in Baltimore, Md. February :
to the 18th inclusive at Lyric The
alter. You are cordially invited to
attend
Al no time IN its history i.s this
organization had so much reason to
feel confident OF the future. HAY
lug passed through the usual stages
OF abuse and ridicule, there was a
time when the enemies OF equal suf
frage tried to smother the idea with
silent contempt This period has
gone also. Seeing the inroads that
are being made in the ranks OF con
servaiism our opponents have been
aroused to renewed zeal, in their ef
forts to force the nautilus of pro-
gress back into the outgrown
chambers of the past.
Never have we had SO much
cause to issue Thanksgiving proc
lamation. Never has it been so
easy-to love our enemies, for they
have combined to fight for us in
their courses.
The inevitable logic of events is
with US. All over the world intelli-
gent women are interested in secur-
ing better protection for their.
homes and their children. n they
did not already realize it the efforts
that have been made to secure bet
ter sanitary conditions throughout
the cities of the land, have taught
them to fear moral infection as we'll
as that which is merely physical.
They are called upon to take part
in civic affairs. and social and eco
nomic conditions force them into
the worlds broad field of battle,
where there is no places for non
combitants. The time has gone by
for subterfuge aud indirection. In
the rush of the Twentieth Century
progress cannot halt while some un
seen, unknown, indirect influence. is
brough. To bear to secure changes
vital to civilization. The happy
era when,
Woman ruled all, and ministers
of state
Were at the doors of woman
forced to wait"-
has gone by forever with the letter
decachet, and the American Repub-
lie settles its questions in the light
OF day, at the ballot box. No one,
man or woman, has ever lost in
fl uence BY the possession OF power.
We do not ask the ballot simply as
right, though il ii be right it
carnot be rightfully denied us; we
do not ask it as privilege, though
II i. be privilege, it must be ours
unless we admit the existence of
privileged class, which is mimi al
to the principles of republic; we
demand it, because tits duty, and
one which no good citizen has a
right TO shirk.
Ii you are indifferent, cDme and
be convinced. What we ask is not
revolutionary, or untried, bat the
reasonable and just demand of
every being living under demo
cratic form of government.
If you are opposed, come, let us
reason together. Half the bitter
ness Of argum mt is LOST when dis
putants admit the integrity of each
others motives. Let us consider
our points OF agreement, anil waive
for moment those of difference.
None of us wishes to make the
home less than it is, or to deprive
one child OF any right which il pos
sesses. After all it is for the
child that we build, aid 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 sue
ceeded SO well in enforcing such
laws as the Centennial State, Colo
RADIO, so often misquoted and mis-
represented Let US have the truth
for authority, AID we shall not need
authority for truth.
SUSAN b. ANTHONY, Honary Pres.
ANNA II. SHAW, President.
FLORENCE KELLEY, Vice Pres s.
dent. at Large.
KATE NJ. GoRpoN, Correspond
ing Secretary.
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, r..
cording Sec'y.
HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Tres.