The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06
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Nv MYRTLE MILES.

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 By MYRTLE MILES.
 When it comes to hustllng votes, men are not in it with women, and this fact has been demonstrated in the straw bal lot cast at the state fair. There are four boxes stationed about the grounds. Those boxes are closely watched by the fair opponents of the doctrine of political equality and it is safe to say that few people of either sex have gone uninvited to vote their views in regard to suf- frage The slip is printed for either opposition or indorsement of woman 8 rights One must only check the one or the other, and there is always some suffrage propagandist on hand to see that he does it.
 Yesterday votes were cast by three Mitchell, labor leader, voted in favor of woman suffrage; pr. John w. Abercrom- bic, standing at his elbow, voted also for woman suffrage, and Gov. Emmet O'Neal cast his vote, but cast it against womans suffrage Each man signed his name to the ballot.
 There were many significant incidents around those little boxes. At one quaint old lady from small country town, said: 'I am s4 years old, and l have always wanted to live to see the day when the women would have the courage to publicly announce their desire for equal rights But as her trembling hand held the pen to affix the prescribed eross-mark on the ballot, her husband grasped her hand and forced it's signature to the line be- low which stated, T am opposed to the old-fashioned gentlewoman, who sub mitted always rather than create a scene, she quietly passed on
 
 Big Day for Suffragists
 Yesterday was the big day of the fair for the woman suffragists. The suffrage button was so generally worn that 1t attracted. little attention and from the booth in the woman's building, where suffrage propaganda is disseminated, is- sued from time to time some fair lady wearing the becoming suffrage sash, of gold and black, caught diagonally across her bodice, stating Votes for Women The booth was surrounded with people all day. Suffrage literature was scat tered about on the tables, which surround the booth, and there were frequent calls for both pamphlets and rainbow flyers. This booth was visited in the interim be- tween speeches on the grounds delivered by well known sympathizers with the cause. They included John Mitchell, pr. John w. Abercrombie, Clement R. Wood, George Huddleston, Dr. Samuel Ullman, Fred M. DeWolf and J. +. Snyder of Los Angeles, Cal, who told of what suffrage has done in his state,
 John Mitchell, who delivered the first address of the day from the grandstand, following Governor O'Nears introduction, stated that since it was a day devoted to woman he would talk of woman in organized labor and of child labor, in addition to his discussion of union labor. Mir Mitchelrs address is given elsewhere in The Age-Herald, but probably his most pertinent remark to the question of equal suffrage was his statement: "l am the original woman suffragist in this coun- try and it is closer to my heart than anything except union labor
 Dr. AbercrOmbie Speaks
 Clement R. Wood introduced pr. John W. Abercrombie, the principal speaker in behalf of woman suffrage. pr. Aber- crombes topic was Why Alabama Needs Woman Suffrage Every seat in the grandstand was occupied during his address and his large audience listened with the respectful interest accorded the speakers and the suffrage ,propagandists generally during the entire day Dr, Abercrombie detailed the development oi the suffrage idea. He said:
 Historic record and personal experl- ence teach us that every new movement of importance has been opposed; ana strange as it may seem, the most strenu- ous opposition has come. as a rule, from those who, in the end, hsSe reapeo greatest benefits. Ridicule and persecu' ton have been the weapons employed. IT many instances ihe advocates of new ideas have been grossly prosecuted, some times even unto death.
 Tt should not be surprising, there fore, that the effort to secure the bailo for women has been, and still is opposed
  influence-eyen by women themselves While such opposition is cause for re gret, there is encouragement in the rae that, although every proposed advance II civilization has been resisted, whateve has been founded in truth and justice has prevailed.
 -The past century has been character ized by several worldwide movements notably, those looking toward universa a. a1lIra tfnp and uni veisal peace. While these movements are the natural fruitss of the germs O aspiration and growth implanted in thu human soul by Almighty God. they hay been nurtured and hastened by that othe and greater movement, all comprehenslv' i in scope, which was inaugurated som 1 2oC0 years ago when the angels sang ] Peace on earth. goodwill toward men { He stated that in ancient times wonal was accorded no rights. except those O drudgery and self sacrifice during tn ! ah.,ence of her lord and husband whi