The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1907-12-13

proceeding further and II can b
again considered by the Federatio,
In session before action need be TAX
en-.
We are also urged to co-operat
with school authorities and acquain
ourselves with the needs and work O
the schools. and II possible assist IL
providing or enlarging the school Ii
braries.
The Civil Service Reform work 1,
now before the clubs in the form o.
bill, presented to the Federation
by Mrs. Standrod, to be studied to.
gether with the whole subject of the
Merit System. If any are so situat.
ed that they have not eccess to re.
ference books, to look up the history
of the movement, a very good re-
sumo may be found in Mrs. Stand
rods paper. t
This Civil Service Committee will
consist of one club member in each
town with Mrs. Spidell of Montpelier
as chairman.
The work of the Legislative Com
mittee may be made this year, the
most important ever undertaken by
the Federation.
Referring to a map shown in the
Literary Digest of Nov. rs, 1907, we
are one of eight states having no To-
cal option prohinbitory law, and three
of these states, including our own,
have placed the ballot in the hands
of women!
We feel that the eyes of the civil
liked world are upon these states, to
see ii women, through their exercise
of suffrage, will lift the state to a
higher moral plane and purify the
civic life of the people. Already we
have felt the finger of scorn, point
ed at us, because the saloon evil is
not abated. Our answer has been:
I'VE have had no chance to vote on
The question-give us an opportuni-
W Now we may make our oppor-
unity. Is not this high tide of tenn
'erance legislation now simply sweep
ng over the country beginning with
he South land where we least ex-
'ected it), our golden opportunity to
trike at the evry root of all civic
wills?
A local option bill was presented
" the Anti-Saloon League in the
louise of our last legislature and
here killed-the sentiment of that
ody was not for temperance legis-
alton.
There Is time to organize a move
lent In our state whereby we may
ring the force of organized woman
God to focus upon our next legis-
lture, in the from of request for
zeal option law and also for more
laws for regulating the
VII in communities which can not {
TRY or support a prohibitory mea- t
Ire. +
The first effective work to be done l
ould be at the precinct primaries, t
70 political conventions, etc., insist d
g upon candidates in all parties,
no will favor temperance legislation.
A consultation with an ex-senator d
no Is much interested in the sue t
SIS OF the cause, has convinced us p
at having elected the right kind of tt
legislature it would be better to 81
esent to them formal request p
I'm the federated club women of the 81
tie, to give us a local option law, Ia
an to present prepared bill for Ell
ssage. n
l appeal to each club to give some to
he in the near future to the dis
ssion of this matter and report to
the sentiment of the club, Civ tn
also, the name of club member to
ose heart Is in the work and who
l serve on the Legislative Com
tee. pc
Under new work suggested in the fir
annual address, we find GU
rts and Crafts" closely associated to
h the Educational, but which will sill
sper better, no doubt, in the hands
I seperate committee.
We hope they will secure the trav- de
e art gallery for Idaho, working res
conjunction with the other dis
is. This consists of a collection
30 original oil and water color of
things. loaned by well known Da
erican artists, throughout the ter
each club paying express ext
rges from last place of exhibit ial
=. The dearth of fine arts in the err
1t in felt most painfully and as len
'e are among the most potent
ors m human life for the making ged
haracter we shall do we'll to pro- the
e and foster everything which is +