Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
An Able Plea for Woman Suffrage.


regard to woman suffrage that ara
women use the ballot when they get
it and will men continue to be chival-
rous toward women? How has it
worked in the states where women
have the vote?
Both questions have been emphatic
ally answered in recent election in
New York state. Last year the wom-
en- taxpayers (who have had the vote
for few years on all subjects where
money is needed) in TarrytoWn asked
most respectfully the. men voters to
appropriate a sum of money sufficient
to improve the defective water works
of the city and were refused. This
year the women. taxpayers use the only
weapon that ever has proven eff1cacious
the ballot-and won $4,000 to en-
large the water supply, to improve
their fire system, etc.
The New York Tribune, nom
suffrage paper, said: "Bonf1res were
burning in the streets last night and
marching clubs. of jubilant citizens
marched through the avenues with
drums and torches, and in front of
the house of every woman taxpayer
the men stopped and gave three
cheers"
There we have positive proof that
continue to be loyalty chivalrous to
women who live up to high purposes.
1t has always seemed to me an in
suit to the noble manhood of America
to even suggest such narrow minded
ness.
Miss Helen Gould was very active
and saw that every man on her place
went to the polls, and with him his
wife, il she was taxpayer. The dis
triet in which Miss Gould lives gave
the proposition the largest majority
in proportion to the vote cast. and
much of the credit is given to her.
\ Another non-suffrage New York
daily stated last week that the only
place where the recall had been a de-
cided success was in Seattle. where
women had been recently given full
suffrage"
Our newspapers universally have
given the women of Seattle the credit
for the recall of the corrupt Mayor
Gill. 1t was evident the mayor feared
that women would use the vote. for he
tried to evade the recall election by
claiming that women were not entitled
to sign a petition for it. The legal
authorities turned this objection down
and Mayor Gill stepped down and out.
1t is the selfish men who have reason
to fear the vote of women.
When that man Barry slandered the
western women voters so unchival-
rously the chief justices and the JUS
tees of the supreme courts OF the four
states where woman suffrage had been
in force for some years signed a state
ment. that no harm had ever resulted
and that the vote of women had been
noticeably more conscientious than
that of men,"
In wyoming. where women have had
full suffrage for AZ years, a series of
chief justices and judges of the SUI
~ fr ti<,r,
declared themselves most emphatically
in favor of the beneficial results of
women's vote in that state. i ask for
no higher chivalry than has been given
by these men holding the highest posi-
tons in the country, where man can
see the real working of a system.
Across the water We hear the echoes
of Morse chivalry as beautiful as any
portrayed in poetry or art. When Miss
Anna Rogstad, the first woman MEM
Der of the Norwegian parliament, made
Der maiden speech before that body on
March IL Speaker Dalrosen welcomed
her in a speech in which he declared
1t as one of the most important days
in the history of Norway The premier
and others followed in welcome
equally as chivalrous. The entire as
sembly arose when she began her
speech. She was showed in with love-
ly floral offerings Can chivalry go
y
and teacher, so it was not chivalry
bowling before youth and beauty. All
over the world encouraging suffrage
news is in the air.
In Zurich, Switzerland, popular
referendum was taken on the question
of giving the ballot to women and was
carried by a three- fifths vote. Women
were at the same time made eligible
to office.
In our own country Nevada has
joined the ranks. Both houses passed
the amendment to give women the full
suffrage. which speaks grhndly for
the chivalry of Nevadas men, as there
Is no suffrage association in Nevada
and there was no active movement on.
We have now the four states, Cali
fornia, Kansas. Oregon and Nevada,
awaiting the election when the amend
ment will be submitted to the people.
The capital of Pennsylvania has been
stirred to it's foundation. by one of the
most enthusiastic suffrage meetings
held in this country 1t began by most
of the ministers in the city preaching
on the subject and Monday the legis-
lature was addressed. The first speak
er in favor was Bishop Darlington of
the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Harrisburg, who dwelt on the moral
side of the question. One thousand
women were present. and many turned
away for lack of room. The ants were
supported by Francis Rawle, who
seemed to be cut on the same bias as
Richard Barry. After stating that
women had no right to vote, he inn
plored them to emulate their sisters in
the far east Look at India at Per-
STA. at China he cried, land follow
the example set you by the women
there" Was it strange that the en-
tire body of men and women screamed
with, laughter? The ants must be
hard. up when they lean on such a
man. Where has he lived all these
years?
From the Jersey City Journal I clip
the following: Endorsement of the
woman suffrage movement was given
by the 500 Methodist ministers at
Ocean City yesterday at their annual
conference, following a declaration by
DR.. Stephen Hurlbut editor of the
Epworth Herald. that If you give
women votes they will clean up the
state of New Jersey"
The cry is no longer votes for wom-
en- because they are women. but be-
use they are citizens. and have just
as good right to vote as the chimney
sweeper.
Two legislative hearings have just
been held in Rhode Island in the in
teEests Of the non taxpaying men who
want the vote. The whole argument
was based on THE indignitv of the dis
criminstion.r Why should women be
al scriminsted against?
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