The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-25
woMAN's SUFFRAGE HEARING.
About $50 People Attended and Interest
Was Keen.

The day ended yesterday with a gath,
ering of the woman's suffrage class and
the ants, who appeared before the Sen,
ate committee on state and industrial
interests, Senator Blanchard chairman
and House committee on internal af-
fairs, Mr.. Crosby OF Brattleboro, chair
man. The hearing was in Representa-
tives' hall and there We're probably $50
persons in the room and the various
! speakers We're warmly applauded. At
the close of the speaking, Senator Blan-
| chard asked for an expression in the
form OF rising vote. There We're S55
! for suffrage, 9s against and u stood up
and were counted as indifferent" The
suffragettcs claimed that the count was
inaccurate and Lieutenant Governor
! Howe upheld their claim and said from
| his experience that it was almost inn
| possible TO count rising vote accurate
/ " under such conditions.
! Senator Darling read Senate bill 81,
and said woman owning property and
paying taxes should have right to
vote in town matters He believed this
bill is a measure of justice. Social JUS
tice is all right. and there is a demand
for political justice. He thinks this
measure will commend itself to the com
mittee as n business proposition.
Mrs. Fanny r. Wyman said she was
simply the wife OF a physician; with
out the ballot she finds herself con-
fronted with problem she is unable
to solve. Wants representative for the
woman and girl A married woman
should have right to her wages Wants
representation on public commissions and
boards. Wants weapon that will as
sist to bring about representation. Mrs.
Wyman introduced Miss Mabel Foster of
Burlington.
Miss Mabel Foster did not speak for
the down trodden" women. The women
of Vermont are pretty fairly treated
by the men of Vermont. The woman of
past days was a home woman, while
to-day she is engaged in industrial pur
suits. Wanted better conditions in tene-
ment life. in the production of food,
health cleanliness of streets, disposal of
garbage Interested in the welfare of
children. Thinks the men have taken
the womans job away from her. She
has a right TO rebel.
Mrs. Annette Parmalee, in opening,
said this was one of the proudest mo-
ments of her life. She said she was
once an anti" but she has grown wiser |
and now she has changed to suffrage |
work.
Mrs. Anne Rhodes spoke from the |
standpoint of one who has been long |
in the work for women. She believed /
that the work of suffrage and her own
efforts 90 hand in hand. She alleged
that not one argument in the world /
inst S,,frrafYa nxsiata1 and sbn sttfntaH
President Taft that it was legally and
right. The great point has
been taken away from women by TAX
ing away their customary efforts of
years ago. She carried her audieree back
to days of wars, stating that woman
carried on the home and business at large
when men were fighting. She compared
the housewife of so years ago to her of
to-day. claiming they have changed their
home from the household to the world.
Il is a matter of human justice.
Mrs. +. d. h. Brown of Burlington,
president of an anti-suffrage society,
read a protest against universal suf-
frage, believing that more than % per
,ent. of the women of Vermont are OPP
posed to suffrage.
Miss Minnie Bunson, formerly special
agent for the federal government. be-
ieved in diversity of opinion. ANY act
franchise cannot be repealed.
Thinks there is a possibility that the
electorate may become over bmdened.
of socialism enveloping the
'ountry. II woman's suffrage was ever
easible, to-day is not the time. Only
small percentage of women are ask
NC for franchise. Political degeneration
: near. unless the obligation Of the
otter is kept in mind. The power o.
,ublic opinion Is greater than the bal
OF. The power Of debating is in the
lands Of the women 60 a large extent.
quoted form report Of enid labor COM
nittee TO show that conditions in WON
MS suffrage states are not better than
n equal suffrage states. Next to child
sbor comes the work ef women In
romans suffrage states there are no
limitations a. to the number II hours
woman shall work. Criticized laws Of
'oloraio. Hopes Vermont viii have an
qual guardianship law. Taxation Is a
tupid question. less than 10 per cent.
{ the women paw taxes, and many 81
hose paw on property put snto their
q nds bv husbands wishing to avoid tax =
tiou. II woman's suffrage should pass
wav the social status a u<lan uouH Y
- b. endangered.
kirs. Fanny n. Rsstsll d Manchester