Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-12
Suffragists at Trenton
| Demand Right to Vote
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Gilman. George vickers, Miss Melinda
scott, Mrs. Clara B. Colby, Phi. B., of
Portland, Ore; Mrs. Florence Howe
Hall, of Pennington. the daughter of
Julia Ward Howe: Linton Satterth-
waite, Of Trenton, and others.
A special train was engaged to carry
the delegation from Essex. Bergen,
Union and other counties in North
Jersey. and it's dozen cars were well
filed after the Newark delegation
boarded it at the Market street depot
Of the Pennsylvania railroad at $50
o'clock this morning.
Undaunted by the storm, the Newark
smembers were there 200 strong, and II
the display of optimism counts FOR
anything it's. up to the opponents OF
woman suffrage to salaam and say,
You win"
Many carried the pennants proclaim
ing their cause, while three or four
long streauers with the words Votes
for Women were taken along for dis
play during the march on the capitol.
The weather seemed against the SUI
~sfragists and thwarted the intentions
of some who would wear their best
raiment before the solons of the state.
State.
Many male supporters of the cause
were at the depot TO see the
off and wish them good luck. AS the
train pulled out ali cheered Justify. and
the suffrage colors protruded from
every window in the long train.
Before the amendment advocated to-
day becomes a law it will have to be
ratified by two successive legislatures
and then approved by the people at a
special election.
There is something in this great and
glorious cause said Mrs. Henry VIII
lard, daughter of William Lloyd Garri-
son. I'd, that makes a woman fight
ing for suffrage in her own State want
to assist the women of every State.
Even If some do not see the good of 1t
now they will in the future. No matter
how long are the years of waiting,
right and justice comes at last, and
anything that binders the freedom will
triumph"
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the third
speaker, said;
1.-THE question of the extension of
Reimbursement to women is no longer
an academic question, but n or prac-
teal politics. The progressive countries
are granting this steady advance in
the principles of democracy. Those
who oppose suffrage in America today
are those who do not believe in de-
mScracy. The trouble in that u democ-
racy is not yet wholly democratic. Ex-
! tension of ballot is necessarily Just be-
cause wome need the franchise just as
much as men would need it in a coun-
try ruled wholly by women, and, Sec
ondly, ecaus our country needs the
service of part of the population that
stands highest in education and lowest
in crime. We want to add to the wis
dom and judgment of u fathers the
wisdom and judgment of u mothers"
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall, of Elem
ington, daughter of Julia Ward Howe,
was the first speaker for the suffrage
side in~tle summing up.
II stand here not asa single woman.
but as a mother, a grandmother and a
Citizen she said. There is a special
end in the new movement to organize
popular government. We are going
in on the rising wave of popular gov
eminent. I take my stand with Abra-
ham Lincoln, who said, L vote for all
to share privileges of government who
share the burdens, by no means ex-
Guiding women Our answer is. we
are coming, Father Abraham, one hun
dred thousand strong, and thousands,
thousands more, and | dom want New
Jersey women to bring mp the rear OF
the procession
In summing up, Mrs. Gilman said;
do not be confused by questions Of
detail The ballot handled by women
won't bring about all reforms imme-
diately, but it will produce for woman
what h wants just as musch as ii
p~rocures for man what he wants. 1t
is a question where there is neither
male or female, but humanity. Don't
be afraid of the vicious women. There
are not so many vicious women as
vicious men. Anyway. a vicious wom-
an has the same right as a vicious
man. 1t won't interfere with duties as
wives, mothers, and as such and as
companions of men we appeal for the
ballot as a matter of right and Justice
in order that we may do our share in
controlling the world for its better
ment."
Mrs. Laddey speaks.
Mrs. Clara S. Laddey, president of the
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, outlined in her speech the growth
of the movement in New Jersey. She
said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Joint Judiciary Committee:
Il have the privilege OF representing
the joint legislative committee of the
suffrage organizations of New Jersey,
consisting of the New Jersey Woman
Suffrage Association, Equal Franchise
Society. Women's Political Union and
the Mems League for Woman Suffrage,
whose existence is the evidence of the
fact that our beloved State of New Jer-
sey has been touched by the world
wide evolutionary movement which de-
mands equal advantages for women
and men in respect to education, OPP
portunities for work and political
rights.
"Forty-two years ago, when the
women of Wyoming were enfr~anchised,
the first named of these societies was
organized by Lucy Stone, one of our