Cañon City record., 1910-10-06
MRS. NC LAIN OF CANON CITY is
PRESIDENT FOR The ENSUING YEAR

tieir growth at this season of the
year. A large quantity of magni-
ficient red apples. donated by Capt
B. F. Rockafellow, were distributed
among the guests to show the su-
perior fruitage Of our orchards, and
they, likewise, came in for their need
OF praise and commendation.
Mrs. A. H. McLain of Canon City,
second vice president of the Fedora
ton, presided at the afternoon session
Of the convention in the absence Of
Mrs. Harry Hollister. who was called
to Pueblo to address the National lr-
rigation congress in behalf of the wo-
men Of Coorado. The convention was
opened with a piano solo by Miss
Este Kennedy OF this city after which
Mrs. Williamson of Denver, repre-
senting Mrs. Galloway as chairman OF
the inductrial committee of the Fed
GRAFTON, presented an exhaustive and
most interesting report The report
dwelt at considerable length on the
wrong and injustice OF child labor
in the fields, factories, offices and
stores OF the land. The custom pre-
vailing in some sections OF Colorado
of working children in the beet
fields ten hours a day was strongly
condemned and a plea was made for
the enactment of a stringent law by
thel legislature to prevent it The re-
port recommended the passage by the
general assembly of a statute max
ing eight hours days labor for both
men and women
A distinctive feature of the after
noon was the address of Judge Ben b
Lindsey of Denver ON -woman's SUI
frage and the Beast" The capacious
convention room was filled to la
capacity ON the occasion OF judge
Iindsey's speech and what he had &c
say was well received by those pres
! ent He began by saying that he
of political partisanship in his re
marks and that his denunciation ol
graft applied wherever greed and un'
righteousness was found. Their,
was always opposition and difficult,
he said in carrying out reform o.
any kind. most of which arose from
the dislike OF people TO progressive
movements.
He declared himself in favor o.
woman's suffrage. even IL some o
| the vested rights OF men had to b
taken away 10 give 1t TO them Wo
men. he continued. were almost in
variaoly opposed to the evils tha
threaten the state and the nation ant
they could be depended upon in th'
| fight for cleaner government Ju
venile courts, he asserted do not stoI
crime. but they be'-er the social con
ditions where they exist and minimize
the influences that prompt it. Boy:
and girls need justice, rather thar
charity, and II they are given 1t the,
are helped towards good citizenship
according to the speaker.
The wholesome public sentiment o
the women of Denver, said Judg,
Lindsey. made civic play grounds il
Denver possible and they should b
given the credit that belongs to then
for their splendid work in bringin,
them about. Denver is much the SAINT
as other large cities, he declared. ant
IL will be largely due to the womer
| II the ambition to make II one OF thu
cleanest and most attractive cities il
the country is carried out. Tn,
speaker condemned graft and greet
in unsparing terms. particular,
among the higher ups" municipa
administration. whom he said. wer'
traitors to their country and shoult
be treated as such.
He deplored the frightful loss o
life resulting from accident in th'
mines OF The country and declared
that II would continue until We en-
acted proper laws to prevent II
Every safeguard. he said should b'
thrown about the miner to protect
him from injury and death while Al
work at his calling. Until we get sal
utary laws. like they have in some o
the European countries, he asserted
we will have great mining disasters
/ for the ''interests" are SO dominated
BY their greed as to ignore the thing
that make for the well-being OF thci,
workmep. He closed by appealing u
the club womsn Of the country to b.
come the svanscls Of an improved 30