The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-11
WAHINEs DEMAND
THE BALLOT

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man he realized that he made a mistake
and rectified it as well as he could. She
appealed to the Republic to help her
win a vote.
IF you uphold u.s." she declaimed,
the day will come when we women
will get some of those government Of
fees. Are we not taxpayers, property
ownersf Why are we not entitled to
votes 1 ask those who are nominated
for the legislature by both parties to
go there and grant us this privilege
Let each one in this audience tonight.
send petition to Washington. Let all
who will do it answer aye"
One Lone Heroine. ~.
She had spoken too fast. Her logic
had not had time to soak in. Out from
the benches shrilled solitary female
voice, "Aye,' and the owner, sud
denly realizing her solitary position,
promptly went into mysteries and was
carried off the field of battle.
But there was another and not so
prominent side to the evening. The
older Hawaiians, caps off, leaning on
their canes, paid reverent attention to
the words of their respective spouses-
The younger Hawaiians, unmarried by
their very acts, gathered in indignant
groups. One of them stood on the
bench under the pines in the rear and
spoke to this effect:
CANT it h-l7 Do we want them
| women running about and taking all
our jobsq They rule the home. Amt
that enough9 What II you think when
woman comes up and beats Joe Fern
for Mayor and all the other offices.
n -
We got enough troubles. /"
| There was a chorus of approval, but
at this juncture a slim young damsel
having reached the spot the orator
! climbed down off the bench and obedi-
emily went around the corner to buy
her soda pop.
Memorial Read.
| Then the memorial to the Democratic
convention was read amidst resounding
cheers. 1t was presented by Mrs. Kali,
president of the Hawaiian Women g
Suffrage League to g. j. Waller,
National Democratic committeeman,
with brief speech both in English and
Hawaiian. Mr.. Waller answered her as
follows:
Gas a national committeeman of the
Democratic party of Hawaii in the
Territory and ON behalf of the delega-
tiOn to the national convention, l take
pleasure in receiving the memorial and
can assure you that shall endeavor
to carry out your wishes in regard to
its presentation to the convention at
Baltimore. And furthermore, / will
use what influence / possess in behalf
J of declaration favoring statehood for
Hawaii with equal suffrage for men and
! No do IN I'm
2 "Permit me to add that personally |
5 am in favor of suffrage for women and
: congratulate the women of Hawaii on
: their lively interest in a movement
: which is attracting so much attention
in the United States and Great
), Britain.
; Mrs. Sharp Talks.
Mrs. Lillian Sharp was another
: speaker at the meeting. She, as secre
I; tary of the local suffrage association
Y had received a communication from the
/ secretary of the New York sutfragettes
!, thanking her Hawaiian eompatrioti
J; for the propagation of the idea. She
exhorted all present to sign the
s memorial that was to go to Baltimore
l. Mayor Fern was not to be left ou
of anything like this.
''Three years ago. he said, Poe
poe, Keawehaku and myself called I
Is meeting similar to this. A resolution
;, was forwarded to President Taft, ant
:, - we got reply, which ignored it an
- did not recognize the petition at al
IL So it is now feasible to urge the Dem
\; ocratic convention at Baltimore to EN-
body your wishes in the platform.
as Nj. c. Paeheco, the unsuccessful can
didate for supervisor last year, spok
II. in favor of woman suffrage and CAV
~ every Indication of wanting TO ru