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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
BECAUSE 1T WORKS WELL
BY ROMEYN BERRY,
of summit, N. j,

Our whole theory of government is
based on the proposition that all
persons have an inherent right to a
voice in making the laws they are
called upon to obey. There is no
sound basis for the contention that
the right is limited to men.
If the right extends to women, and
l maintain that it does, we are not
properly concerned with the expedi-
ency of allowing the exercise of the
right. But If the question of expe-
diency is to be mentioned, argue
that it is expedient to give women
the vote, because:
First, in those jurisdictions where
it has been done the experiment has
never produced bad results, and in
many cases has brought about dis
tinctly desirable ones. Cases in point
are the admirable political institu-
lions and administration of New
Zealand, the municipal housekeeping
at Denver and the higher tone of the
political morality of Washington and
other Western States.
Second. cause to do so will inn
prove the position of women in bust
ness and the various industries where
they have been driven by a change
In economic conditions.
Third, because to do so will go far
toward solving the problem of mu-
nicipal government by increasing the
proportion of voters with moral cour-
age.
Fourth, because the more efficient
movements toward, and organiza.
lions for industrial, social and civic
betterment are 10 in the hands OF
women whose present power fol
good will be doubled when they have
the franchise.
This is a brief outline Of my prin'
cipal reasons for favoring woman
suffrage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29

constitute the state and together
they are affected by whatever the
state may do or leave undone. There
are no mems problems to be solved
by political activities. Until we cal
have a celibate state composed of
men alone, we shall never see up for
discussion a public question in which
ONE are not interested equally
with men. All public action looking
to the future especially concerns the
children of today, and no n will
gainsay that the women are, equally
with the men. the guardians of the
present or future welfare of the
child.
Since all free government, what
ever its particular form, is simply
government by public opinion peri
odically passing into public will by
a registering of sentiment at the
ballot box, it logically follows that
the more complete the registering of
hat sentiment the more efficient will
that government become. 1t cannot
be denied that the ideas, the opinions
of women help to form public sem
tin1ent. 1t cannot be questioned that.
women have time to express and do,
individually, express their opinion on
all sorts of questions on all sorts of
occasions. Can there be any sane
objection to their expressing, col
lectively, their opinions on publicly
submitted questions at Rgally pre-
scribed times by dropping 4 marked
piece of printed paper in an official
box? What rational mind could fear
that the doing of such an act would
interfere with household duties more
than a visit to the neighboring gro
Gerry?
To vote is merely to express ones
sentiment In an effective way. The
legal right to do this does not nee
~essarily involve the taking part in
which all would agree are unwom-
anly. IT need not be accompanied
by ofIiceholding by women to a
greater extent than now. Public
taste will control that.
Equal suffrage would not work
miracles. With it reforms would not
spring up like mushrooms in the
night. But every public question
would be approached as it should be,
from both the masculine and the
feminine viewpoint. and the result
ant action should therefore more
nearly conform to wisdom because
based on what is the natural, the
normal course of human conduct.
Progress would still be slow. as real
civic progress always is, but it should
be more steady. more rational, more
sustained. The state, therefore,
needs the womanis vote. whether or
not the women want the ballot.
Finally, l believe in votes for
women because there is no reason
why they should not vote.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
OF CITIZENSHIP
WOULD RISE
BY ARTHUR r.. MALLIsTER,
Counseior-at-Law. Bridgeton, New

A LE
There are SO many reasons why
women should vote that it is really
a problem to determine which one to
advance.
Interest in anything is increased by
participation. Make the thousands of
women in every section of the coun-
try a part of the actual machinery
OF the government and you will in
crease their interest. They would
have a greater knowledge of public
affairs. Husband and wife would in
t%eHigently discuss the political, social
and educational problem. A more
moral and intelligent vote is bound
to result.
II our women were studying civil
government and the many national
problems of the day. men and women
would be less likely to find their
hours at home so irksome. Result,
better homes, better parents and bet
ter children. Our standard of citi-
zenship would rise. The world. would
be q better place TO 1--we In.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
My BELIEVE IN WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE
BY COLBY.

I DelleNe III NOlldn = SuIlIdSf.
First-Because no man has a moral
right TO govern another man y"
woman without his or her consent,
where the other man or woman is
possessed of sufficient intelligence TO
recognize and abide by the common
iy accepted standards of civilization.
Until recently the STRONG arm
among nations has determined the
moral and ethical question as to just
when a people r 1T to govern them
selves. but the "strong arm squad"
is now unpopular. and justly 40, but
it is only the strong arm" that
keeps women from voting in the
United States, and not the question
as to their moral qualifications, or
their ability to recognize and abide
by the accepted standards of organ
lied society. Tho question as to
whether women will do good or evil
in politics is not involved in this
abstract theory of the moral right.
Second-I believe in woman's suf-
frage because the active participa-
ton of women in political organize
lions Will tend to raise the whole
tone of party politics. This fact has
already beenmdemonstrated and es
tablished as 4 truth In the State Of
New Jersey.
Third believe in Woman's SUI
frage because two new sciences have
come into the realm of politics, sanl-
tary engineering and industrial chem
istry, both of which directly affect
the welfare Of women and children
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
AN ANTI-sLAvERY WORKER

Mrs. Howe's interest in the anti-slavery agitation was
shown by the fact that she assisted her husband, Dr.
Samuel Gridley Howe, in editing the Commonwealth. a
newspaper devoted to that cause. Many of her poems
attest this interest, the best known being "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic with its refrain, Let us die TO
make men free" She was glad to see the ballot given
to the negro. But since the women of the North had
greatly helped to open the door for him, she felt thar
this door should not be shut in their faces.
Mrs. Howe was induced to attend her first suffrage
meeting by the late Colonel T. w. Higginson. 1t was a
wet morning, and she strayed into the hall, wearing her
rainy-day suit, not dreaming that she should take any
part in the proceedings. She was soon called to the plat-
form, however. Z
''The arguments to which l now listened We're simple,
strong and convincing. When they requested me TO
speak I could only say, I am with YOU ] have been
with them ever since, and have never seen any reason
to go back from the pledge then given. Strangely as IT
then seemed to me, the arguments which l had stored up
in my mind against the political enfranchisement OF
women were really so many reasons in its favor. All
that,I had felt regarding the sacredness and Importance
of the woman't part in private life now appeared to me
equally applicable to the part which she should bear IN
nnhlic life -
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
Newark0 penln9 Star
WOMAN SUFFRAGE EDITION

Editor-in-Chief, Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle.
Managing Editor, Mrs. Minnie j. Reynolds.
Associate Editors, Mrs. Everett Colby, Mrs.
PhiIin McKim Garrison, Miss Beatrice Win
ser, Miss Kate Louise Roberts, Mrs. Hen
don Chubb, Mrs. Mary colvin, Mrs. Borden
D. Whiting, Mrs. George T. Viokers, Mrs.
Frank n, So inner, Miss Janetta Studdiford,
Miss Florence Haines, Mrs. George Merck
Miss Beatrice koonz, Mrs. Florence Howe
Hall, Miss BeIle Tiffany.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
JUSTIFICATION OF DEMOC-
RACY
ny EDWARD HOWARD GRIGGs.

IN EDWARD u ARD ahlCOS,
The justification of democracy is
tho education of the citizen. Women
need the education that ONE from
practising the functions of citizenship
just as men do, apd the nation needs
that both men and women should re-
ceive such education; therefore | be-
lieve that the responsibility of the
suffrage should be given to m
I believe that whatever helps to
place the relationship of men and
women upon a plane of moral equal
ity is good, no matter what it costs.
AS equality In political opportunity
and responsibility is one step in that
direction, I believe in votes for
women. o.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29

moral, social and industrial solu-
tons of the present. In the suffrage
States they arc voting as elsewhere
they are thinking and working. All
the arguments of any real interest
against woman suffrage have been
destroyed by the single historical fact
that industry has gone out of the
home and woman had had to follow
it. The argument that she does not
want the vote, whatever Ii may ever
have been worth, is ~ceasing rapidly
TO have any foundation. What we
have of practical tests in several
States backs lip the theoretical ar
guments, the voting of the women
being altogether progressive and
wise. The situation has solved it
self. The question is no longer open.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
BECAUSE IT'S SQUARE DEAL
Author of "Nooks and Corners Of Old
New York." and Many Other Works.

New York." and Many Other Works.
If every man in America had
obeyed his mother as a boy every
woman today would have a vote.
How do I know? Because I obeyed
my mother and l believe in votes for
women.
mother-all mothers are alike. Every
| mans mother is the best mother that
| ever bore a child.
My word doesn't go for much-take
your own word-think it over. My
mother said to me, Give your sister
the biggest piece of cake: let your
sister have the reddest APPLE
Ever dawn on o why she saiS
this?
Because she wanted to instill in
your mind the thought that your sis
| ter and anyone else's sister should
command respect and be treated fair
ly in the world.
II you had obeyed your mother IN
the red-apple period the principle
! would have stuck to you
Then when the sisters grew up and
asked for a square deal you'd give 1t
10 tneM.
When l look around and see the
"slobs' who wait for election day.
simply because it's a time for free
beer and sandwiches, I wish | were a
woman fighting for a vote.
The man who didn't obey his
mother in the red-apple period quite
naturally doesn't obey her now. He
takes his vote as a matter of course,
just as he took the biggest hunk of
cake.
The man who doesn't believe in
women voting is the same man who
doesn't want women to vote because
he wants to preserve her feminine
traits, and at the same time lets her
stand up in the street car because she
wants to vote.
I'm strong for my mothers idea OF
giving my sister a square deal-and
that's why | am doing my share in
the battle to make the woman al
least the equal of the wand heeler.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
HALF THE HUMAN FAMILY
BY LINTON sATTERTHwAITE,
Counseior-et-Law, Trenton. n. j.

| believe in votes for women be-
cause they are one-half the human
family. In every proper family the
governs in cooperation with
the man. Women also. as members
of society. and as citizens. are CO.
ordinate with men. 1t matters not
whether they are equal in all re-
spects. or whether the powers OF the
one complement the powers of the
other. Together men and women
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
WHY NOT?

Editor Suffrage Edition Evening Star:
In reply to your query as to why
| believe in votes for women l have
only thing to say. which is hat II
men raj vote. why not women? !
can see no earthly difference. Very
sincerely yours, W
FREDERICK J.. WAUGH. N. A.
Montclair.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
AT AGE OF 81 SHE PLEADS FOR BABIES

The last hearing at the State House which she ats
tended was on the question of pure milk. Speeches were
made for the producers and for the consumers, but no
one mentioned the infants. Mrs. Howe arose and, after
calling attention to this said: 81 am here to speak for
the persons most interested. | speak for the babies. A.
prominent lawyer who was present said that Mrs. Howe
made the best plea of all. In her poem, "rhe Open
Door" she says:
20 men that plan the stately pile, 1
Where law and learning hold their sway, :
And drive with subterfuge and vile !,
Your mothers from the door away,
Undo the doors! In Gods high noon :
An equal heritage have we"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
A CONTRIBUTOR IN DOUBT
BY REV. $. b. ROssITER.
Pastor Calvary Presbyterian Church,
Newark.

There is no natural logical or sat-
isfa reason against votes for
women If women want the ballot The
exercise Of tbe waiting nriviIege how
ever. will Introduce some TRANCE cus-
toms among us and further minimize
the courtesy and Difference wb,c,.
man should nav 10 women
Society is in the nrocess of devel-
opment. II .is nm IN women wb,le
securing tho coveted RIGHT Of votine
and exnosino berself IN ten,ntations
and neriIs newer dreamed of in ~,
heretofore guarded and secluded life
To also Keen the eternal fen,inine the
charm Of -nersonal;tv otber than tho
male ana her Mace IN nature Take
out Of the nile all the rigbts duties
nrjvileees Won covet hut lea We mo tho
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
NEW BRUNSWICK woMEN's EDITION

Newark ~sufragists thought they would be the first
in the State to get out a suffrage edition of a daily paper.
The New Brunswick s~uffragists we're planning the same
enterprise at the same time, however. Their edition of
the Daily Home News of that city was issued October
10 with Miss Emma A. Mccoy as editor-in-chief. The
use Of the scissors is the proudest compliment an editor
can pay. The editor of the Suffrage Star ~confesses that
she wrote some things for this paper with the scissors,
out of the suffrage edition Of the Home News.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
WE NEED THEIR CONSCIENCE
BY EMERSON p. HARRIS,
of Montclair. N. j.

Government seems to me TO be an
extension of home-making, SO the
home-maker should have a hand in
1t.
Women may or may not be as well
informed on measures as men, but
they are better judges of e We
need the conscience of ONE in
governmental affairs.
l have heard a serious OBJ
lection to women voting which did
not equally apply to men.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
WORKERS FOR CAUSE WERE FEW

The workers in those days were few, and Mrs. Howe
was called upon for active service. She presided over
conventions and addressed large audiences, travelling
over the United States. But, as she tells us, "Al acted
under tine powerful stimulus of hope They believed
that suffrage would soon be extended TO women. Mrs.
Howe greatly enjoyed meeting and working with so
many earnest, noble and brave women. Among those
with whom she was associated most closely were Lucy
Stone, Mary A. Livermore, Eduah Cheney, the Rev. An
toinette Brown Blackwell and Abbie May. She says that
she gave what she could to the cause, but all that 1
gave was repaid to me a thousandfold." 4
In the legislative hearings at the State House in Bos-
TON she was especially interested. During a period OF
more than thirty years, and after she became a very
old woman, she toiled up the long steps to the capitol
tosspeak in behalf of the women of the State.
Her quick and ready wit was Of great assistance.
while the dignity of her character and the universal
affection and esteem in which she was held gave weight
to all that she said. The Rev. Lyman Abbott having
declared at one of these hearings that suffrage should
not be granted to women, because this was "a minority
cause" Mrs. Howe replied that she would like to ask
DR.. Abbott whether Christianity was not. in the begins
a minority causa fo1eo
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29
MAJORITY OF ALL
ny JOHN COTTON DANA,
Ifhrurtau N,x,arlr lF.oo D,.l.I;n H.

NcWufh EEcc uonc t<iDFhFy,
l AVE so much faith in education
that I have little left for the ballot;
but if any r to rule us through the
ballot, the extent and manner of the
ruling should be determined by a ma
jority of all of us, and not by a ma
jority of half of us.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29

Mrs. Clara Laddey, president of the New Jersey
State Suffrage Association, has been campaigning in her
cwn language, among hers own people, the Germans. in
the campaigns of Ohio and Wisconsin. 1t is the first
time this splendid and important line of work has been
taken up. New jersey women helped to send her. Her
sketch of her experiences in another column is most
interesting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29

WTlif the iolfON ihS dIliCit.
NOR more than forty years Mrs,
Julia Ward Howe was an earn
est worker for and an eloquent
advocate of the cause of equal suf-
frage. She first Joined the movement
in 1868. Two causes led her to do
so, as she tells us. The first was a
change in her views with regard to
sex. Always a student and thinker,
she reasoned the matter out for her.
self. lin an unexpected hour a new
light came to me. : " $ The new
domain now made clear to me was
that of true ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS no
longer in her ancillary relation to
her opposite, man. but in her direct
relation to the divine plan and
purpose, as a free agent, fully
sharing with man every human
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-29

right and every human responsibility. 1t did not
come TO- me all at once. In my attempts at philosophiS-
II at length reached the conclusion that woman must
be the moral and spiritual equivalent of man. How
otherwise could she be entrusted with the awful and
inevitable responsibilities of maternity
The second cause was the enfranchisement of the
The Calumet news., 1912-11-20
SUPERVISORS MAY MAKE
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT
ATTORNEY KERR CITES TREAS.
uRERSHiP PRECEDENT IN
WAYNE COUNTY.

The Hmghton county board Of sup
ervisors VIII have authority to appoint
temporary treasurer To succeed
Treasurer Edgar Rashleieh upon the
expiration of the latter's term Jan.
and Ia hold oili"c until "A new treas
urer Is elected by the people at a
special election. THIS is the opinion
If John - Kerr. assistant prcSecutine
attorney. Tbe hoard will have M
authority to make an appointment for
the fun term, nor will Treasurer Rash.
leieh he able To continue i'm ofiics
longer than January /, according To
Mr. Kerr
Relative to the latter case. MIR Kerr
cited a precedent from WaNne county,
This state. IL seems that a feN years
ago, special act was passed through
the legislature, extending the term
II the wayne county treasurer from
two Ia -four years ana providms AT th,
same Time that the term should com
mence on July l instead Of January /
this leaving period of six months,
during which there would bC no regu-
tarlN elected treasurer, the term pre-
r"di3e the change coming To an end OF
Zee. 81. according 10 the cid Jaw. The
retiring treasurer raised the Conten-
ti"n that he should remain in ONCE
until the newly elected treasurer as
Sumed his duties SIX months later. lhc
stand being based on the grounds that
the law SAYS 81 treasurer shall hold
"ficc unt.l his successor qualities and
takes Office. The supreme court Of
Michigan ruled thai tne supervisors
ct Wayne county would have author
NY 10 appoint Ia the vacancy between
terms, thus overriding the retiring
ire: surer.
The Calumet news., 1912-11-20
FORTUNE HUNTER" TONIGHT.
pisy ef Great Heart Interest to Be
Presented Here,

Denton Nane plays the role Of Nat
Duncan ia The Fortune Hunter" nn-
Ter direction Of Rowland and Clifford
which comes to the Calumet theatcr
tonight He goes into a country town
to win the village heiress according
To rules laid down for him by his
srheming Chum. He finds TIE old
country gossips tn" dissolute peace
".iiccr" the local dude and all the
pthcr persons We have seen IN the
small country towns
OF all, however, the most i1Vable
Is the old country druggist who
has Impoverished himself and reared
his winsomc daughter through lack of
business acumen and wasting his time
ever seemingly worthless Inventions.
The real story of the play develops
when Nat Duncan takes on himself
the burdens of the old druggist and
makes of his own life as we'll as that
of the druggist II solid success such as
ne has never been able To make VIII IA
he too was ne'er. do-well.-Adver-
tisement
The Calumet news., 1912-11-20
THANKSGIVING
EXPENSIVE DAY
Turkey Bigger Luxury Than Ever
in Calumet Now

With the approach of the day OF
! prayer and teasting the prudent
| housewife is giving attention to th'
! details of the Thanksgiving dinner anC
she has began To figure what the fam
lily pockethook can AFFORD in the way
OF tuTsey chickens or ducks. or II
these are considered beyond the means
Of some whose household allowances
pork and veal are being carefully
scanned before purchases are made.
Already the Calumet youngster has
begun To- conserve his appetite for
the occasion. which is aggravated
daily by the appetizing odor of mince
end pumpkin pies which mother sis
ter OF grandmother manage 10 secrete
IN unheard Of hiding places until the
big day rolls around.
An almost unprecedented situation
faces the consumer this year. in that
he will have 10 pay from 20 To IS cents
per pound for turkey. with the possi-
bility also OF finding IL necessary To
place his order several days in ad-
vance. The high prices make the de-
mand uncertain and as the retail deal
er's Dcotit i'm this instance does not
pay for his trouble, several dealers
propose To eliminate turkey. except
10 supply orders received in advance
Turkey was quoted at "a cents per
pound wholesale In Calumet this
morning ana with the margin of but
three cents To provide Cor delivery
waste and cost of doing business, ii
viii be readily seen that the dealer Is
making no money when he retails tur-
key at y cents.
Absolutely no figures are obtainable
on duck at this date. Chicken will
sell AT from 20 To 30 cents per pound
Meats range about the same as last
wear lS cents for round steaks. 20I
cents for srloins. and 90 To "a for por-
terhouse cuts. Beef roasts run from
1G 10 % or "a per pound and pork
rCasts command about 20 cents per
pound. Cooking hams may be pur-
chased for 70 cents per pound and 2Sl
To 30 cents gets the bacon"
There is a good supply of vegetables
IN the market this year and the pre-
vailing prices are slightly lower than
last year. White potatoes are 80 to
so cents per bushel: sweet pota toes,
30 cents per peck.
Fruits are also plentiful and slight
~ cheaper. Apples Of good quality
are worth from SO To 81 per barrel;
are retailing at from 40 To 60
cents per dozen and grapefruit, which
las recently arrived in the market. is
selling at 10 To IL cents each. Cali
fornia grapes are selling two pounds
FOR quarter.
Cranberries are about the usual
price. II cents per quart, and mince
meat will be the same as last year.
Local dealers are selling two pounds
Of chestmts for 25 cents.