The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-16
.Rs. sEL.CST TELLS OF Her
PLANS AND -OPEs-"iLL LEG.
TURE FoR CAUSE.
A GREAT FORCE FOR RIGHT
Woman IS ne EaUsl of Mar, She As
serts-noreeser. womsn Would
Prove a Force For Righteousness
s1o Political Purity.

N,e York. Aug l4--Ha,.ag b-..e,.
,l a.. her I.. ID the principle OF
w0m.us sunrase. Mrs. o. II. +. Bel
mon, ls a. has been tod, form ing
The Political Equality association.
NaI.l vii have a. is prima-y DO
ject The prosecution O: the pTopa-
ganda ot sex equality by campaign
aork along real political lines.
A. q further impetus 10 the cru
sade votes for women" Ms. Bel.
mon. a. recently announced has
determined ., open Marble House,
her residence a; Newport, X. l., for
tNo lectures on suman suffrage.
These lectures will De presented
the afternoons o. Angus; - and ?s.
on the first day the Rev. Dr.. Hanna
Howard Shaw. presden; OF the Ma.
tlonal Woman Suffrage Association.
v!l. speak or Why Women Should
Have the Rlgh: o; Suffrage" The sec.
ond lecture all be delivered by
Professor Zeubiin O. the University
OF Chicago. Vho vill discuss Women
in Public Life
Until the present said Mrs Bel
mont last night. Il always believed
Il best not 20 open Marble House
10 public view and &; is 20 be used
solely because believe the step may
tend 20 increase interest in the cru.
sade for votes FOR women. AS 10
the movement, am confident o;
sEeeping success in the future and
az not very distant day. either.
always have believed that suf.
, frage equality OF the sexes will mean
. the creation OF force which will
, aid in the uplifting OF the whole
world" said Mrs. Belmont Women
, consider themselves, and rightly. the
equals Of men; they do not contend
:. who assume 10 argue that because
OF their demand for the right o.
. the ballot woman wishes 20 take
@ something away from man are yiep
=, Ing this great movement from a fals'
, standpoint. We merely ask that We
=, should, in all justice. be allowed q
bear our share OF governmental re
.ponsiblli,y as a sex.
We have no desire 20 thrust mar
+, aside; We simply seek the right o.
equality with him in all that thai
word Implies. Manhood's advancement
-, has been aided by mans increasing
responsibility in the affairs OF self
government. Give 10 women cqua
responsibility and the result nus
work for worlds progress.
Women know, as do men, tha
politics is not what Il should be
thai oftcntimes corruption c7eeps in
We feel that We could aid in bring
Ing about purer and higher standards
, which would operate for the bos
: interests of all our people The fem
q, mime sex shares much Of the respon
s!bil,y OF life with the opposite Sc,
today
Woman has the same opportuni
s ties 81 education as man; she g.
equally responsible Why. therefore
should she not be received on equal
.ty so the tremendous problem o
forming the potent policies OF gov
:, eminent and its affairs? l. It logica
r, % draw the line?
4 My belief always has been" con
P cluded Mrs Belmont, that the latte
e course would be the very element O
: competition make for the public wei
S fare. The world today needs the as
sistanc" of all human energy an,
. intellect BY porsistinE On withhold
n ing The franchise from women N,
4 world is losing tremendous force
> just oncIalf OF The human poTe
tha, would make for further pro
., sress and Advancement Let us brin,
Z every brain into the actual govern
4 mental life.
- After obtaining the right OF sui
q frase Il women should prove
though ! make no such admission
@ NOT so desirable in public office a
e men, you may be sure that the judg
ment OF all the people will deter
P, mine that question rightly"