The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-11-04

Des Moines. Ia, o Twin the
trend OF sentiment Ringing on the ad-
dress by Mrs. Julia Clark Hallam, OF
Sioux City, conservatism disappeared
and the most radical suffraget move
ment in the United States took its place
In the session of the equal suffragists
yesterday afternoon, through the adop-
ton Of the above resolution. Disap-
pointed over repeated turndowns by the
legislature OF Iowa, the women who
clGmor for suffrage have decided TO
storm the legislative assemblies, even
though they go to Jail like their Eng
ltsh cousins.
Going to Jail will be child's play to
| going before the legislature again in
another year and being slapped In the
face. Talk about humiliation! We
must expect to be Inundated. but we
q stand humiliation-even arrest.
Give us women q good lawyer to bail
us out and money to pay fines and we
will win," declared Mrs. Julia Clark
Hallam, Of Sioux City, vice president,
in an impassioned speech and call to
arms that aroused the convention to
action.
Determined 20 win out in the next
legislature, these suffrage women have
flung conservation to the winds and
win march 500 strong to the citadel on
the hill n storm the legislature after
the approved methods of the suffragets
! of England when they lead delegations
to h house OF the prime minister.
The conservative wing of the suf-
fragists was in the small minority
when Mrs, Julia Clark Hallam. of
| Sioux City closed her impassIoned
| speech for the militant spirit and
methods in dealing with the next leg
islature.
Demand II and Get Il.
IAN that / ask for is 500 women to
stand with me and we can storm that
legislature until we get something" de-
clared Mrs. .HaIlam- I'VE have pro-
crossed for 80 years along conservative
lines and what have we accomplished?
II there is any fight left in us, let us
fight. Imprisonment would be child's
play to the humiliation OF going back
to the Legislature In another year and
asking and begging for the rights OF
suffrage. AL we need Is the material,
a good lawyer and money. There Is
a point where patience ceases to be a
virtue. ....
when the legislature refuses to con
slider our bill W. can talk. Not all of
us need talk at once, but n woman
a block the legislature until she is
put out and then another can take her
place. This Is not an invasion upon
the legislature, but it is u purpose to
see that we have our rights. II a po-
liceman takes me by the arm / will
not surrender to- the law. / am a citi-
zen OF the United States and had no
power In placing these men In the leg
islature. will be there to fight for
my rights as did my forefathers, and
why have / not the same right to fight
for a voice in the government?
Fight for Rights.
The conditions In the Iowa legis-
lature and In the house Of parliament
In England are no different. The time
has come when we will have to fight
for our rights. We are tired Of going
to the legislature and being gently
but firmly slapped In the face. A few
politicians have decided to defeat US"
The only opposition to the resolu-
ton for the adoption OF the Legislative
obstruction methods was made by the
Rev. Miss Gertrude Won PetZold, of
! Leicester, England, a member of the
conservative faction Of the suffrage or
ganization of that country. The Rev,
| Miss Won Petzold reasoned that Iowa
strong enough to start the suffrage
work. Her opposition was given no
| discussion for the immediate and al
most Unanimous vote was taken.
Iowa win be the first state in the
union to adopt the English suffraget
method of suffrage warfare.
The interest of the convention today
will be in the visit of DR.. Anna Shaw
to the sessions and her address this
evening. Just how she will. stand on
the new departure of state ~organiza-
ton policy is "a matter of conjecture.
It'll ever limited that DR.. Shaw Is not
80 strongly in favor OF militant tactics
as, she was q year ago. but she will
undoubtedly express to the convention
her approval or disapproval Of their
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