The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-08
SHOW INDEPENDENCE IN USE OF BALLOT
Los Angeles Election Demonstrates the Ability of the
Feminine Voter to Take Care of Herself
Suffrage Unpopular in Richmond.

Mrs s. W Traum, wife of the pas
tor of the Christian church, expressed
establishment over the defeat OF the
prohibition measure, Mrs. Traum not
only being a militant suffragist but
conspicuous in the w. c. T. L.
Il haven't seen the papers today
stated Mrs. Traum, but | am amazed
over the outcome of the local tenn
perance legislation. At the recent ma
tional convention of the w. c. T. u,
in Milwaukee, the California delegates
from Los Angeles were looking for
ward to the celebration of their ini-
tiatory ballot by voting down the
drink evil.
condition that We cannot understand,
for l firmly believe that all women are
on the right side of the temperance
question and will use their votes to
have it regulated.
There was possibly local phase
that We know nothing about at this dis
lance as l took it from the California
of the state, that the sentiment among
women was for prohibition"
81 have been too occupied to read
the papers today" said Miss Mary A.
Stubs, prominent in the club and
social life of the city, "and SO am not
informed as to the details of the re-
suits of the Los Angeles elections.
Il cannot understand the defeat of
the temperance measure, however,
since women are invariably on the
side of reform, and there must have
been some question of local expedi-
ency which governed the action of the
Los Angeles women.
81 am talking quite at random, of
course, for l have no definite idea of
the situation, but whatever governed
the result must have been for what
ests Of the community.
Il believe Richmond is regarded as
very much behind the times in suff-
rage sentimental least SO | was told
at the meeting of the Federation of
Clubs in indianapolis a few weeks
ago." continued Miss Stubs, who stat
ed that while she believed in the en-
be glad to meet it half way, she didn't
care to 60 any further"
II had given the result of the vote in
Los Angeles very little attention." said
Mrs. Gertrude Hill, we'll known club
woman who is also an advocate of
women's suffrage, but so far as the
defeat of the local prohibition or
dinance is concerned I believe with
certain eminent citizens of the state
that the licensed saloon is preferable
to the blind tiger.
II do not know, of course, what gov.
erned the action of the Los Angeles
women, but, for myself, do not think
that the consumption of liquor can
ever be eradicated by law. The lat.
ter can only regulate it. The govern.
ment should control it's manufacture to
insure it's absolute purity. Prohibition
will not prohibit with society in its
present state. 1t has so been proved
LAS to the intelligence and activity
of the Los Angeles women in this first
demonstration of their new civic du.
| ties, I am not surprised. Women OF
average intelligence will act very much
| like men under the same circumstan
ces and there is no reason for sur
prise over their normal manner of con
duct"
1.-The vote on that temperance mea
sure in Los Angeles, possessed no spe
cial significance" stated Mrs. Robert
! w. Randle, suffragist and an officia
Of the state organization of the w. C
T. U.
The women knew what they were
doing. They didn't take up the local