The Calumet news., 1912-09-18
EQUAL SUFFRAGE MEETING
HERE LARGELY ATTENDED
w. j. MACDONALD. PROF. AND
MRS. JEFFERs ADDRESS RAIL-
LY IN RED JACKET.

The meeting held In the Red JACKIE
townhall last evening in the interest,
OF equal rights for women was yer,
largely attended. Ladies were in ia,
majority. but there was fairly good
attendance Of the sterner sea.
| Prosecutor W. :. Macdonald. an ar
dent supporter of the cause, presided
and during the course Of the evening
gave short address. as also did Prof.
ana Mrs. +. A.sJe;fers. of Paipesdale.
The remarks of the speakers were
heard with rapt attention. and frequent
applause was noted.
Mrs. Jeffers announced that on Sept.
20 students numbering more than 100
rom the Adams township schools
would present play az the Kelredge
| theater- Hancock. entitled The Dawn
of a New Era" the proc ceds of which
would be devoted e. the interests Of
the cause Which they were espousing
She further stated that were il not for
the big expense OF transporting sVch
large east 10 Calumet. that the play
would also be presented in the Calu-
me; theater She omitted to mention
that the play was from her own pen.
and that she was responsible for it,
staging.
Mrs. letters advocated votes for
women, and brought out many facts To-
show why the women of this state and
The country al large should have The
privilege of the franchise
She was followed by Mr.. Macr onald,
who gave On interesting talk. He took
advantage of the occasion to remind
the audience that the Progressive par
~ would hold meeting this evening
i'm the Calumet theater, TO be address
"a by Mr.. Latchaw, Of Chicago, q
prominent Bull M9oser" who, Mr..
MacDonald said. would speak on,
among other subjects. equal rights for
women. Mr.. Macdonald issued cor
dial invitation to the audience 10 at
tend the sally.
Prof Jeffers spoke If the an end
ment TO the constitution which the
voters will vote upon this flll, which
he said was of tremendous Importance
rot only To the women of the state. but
TO the men as we'll lie urged those
present to give women the right 10 20
to the polls with the men, as citizens OF
America. Mr.. Jelfers said the argI
.uent has been advanced that wOman's |
place is in the home. and rot at the |
polling booth. He rcfuted This by say
ing that If her place was i'm the home, |
she also needed the ballot, TO not only |
safeguard her home and family, but 10 |
look after the interests OF fellow WON
en- working i'm sweat shops. lie Illus
trated this with numerous Instances
where disease and death had followed |
the purchase of garments secured from |
sweat shop labor. He told his hcal ers
that women were just rs capable of !
voting intel;igently as the men. He re
ferred 20 the thousands of hign school
and normal school students the ma ivr-
ity of whom were girls, who studied |
political questions thoroughly as part
OF their curriculum lie said that II
was absolutely ludicrous to say that
the times in going to the polls to
vote kept women away from their
homes and children. ana recalled the
last primary as an instance where
more than 5000 voters in IoughtOn
county. who had tre privilege of vot-
ing, failed 10 take advantage Of IT, Mr..
Jeffcrs pointed To California as an in
STANCE where women were known TO
have voted in larger numbers than the
men, and as far as observation went,
voted more intelligently. He said that
il was better for women TO have the
Affairs of state at heart as it would
give them wider sympathy and bread
IN the mind.
Mr. LETTERS drew a comparison of
crime IN the cities of Chicago and Lon
don, in which the biggest metz opoHs IL
the world had only nineteen murders
last year with .ts six or seven millions |
of people whereas Chicago had 1l3
with only about two millions ~ pco-
pie. He added further that the soN-
of our larger cities was locked
upon as a Joke in Europe. ana that
they pointed the finger .: scorn at rs.
he concluded by asking those present
TO help put the ballot i'm the hands of
and believes that it would re-
bound to the credit of the state ana the
nation as a whole