The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-24

cause women are the mothers of all
political parties, and it would be more
becoming and chivalrous for the par
tles TO come to them fourth, every
candidate that has been asked to sup
port the cause has explained that any
one asking something for himself must
not overload himself with other peo-
pies troubles;r fifth, the club is the
most cosmopolitan in the state. 1t
contains members from all churches
Hebrew. Catholic, Protestant of all
denominations. Christian Scientists
and New Thought people, partisans
from all faiths. Should they endeavor
TO ENTER politics they would have no
united strength. 1t has been their
endeavor to have no political bias and
unprecedented on any subject except
Votes for women because From
Wiggleton to Wiggleton is IS miles,
and the way to win the ballot is 10
pave the way with smiles" as the
clubs Mother Goose rhyme puts it,
and they can't remain smiling and
serene worrying over the mems
Articles for the bazaar. such as
fruit, jelly, pickles, ETC., should be
sent to Mrs. J. d. Mcfarland, 100
Harrison street. Handwork. needle
work. etc, should be left with Miss
Gertrude Barnes, 1878 Clay street
Self-denial week will be held the first
week in September, and the money is
to be handed in, accompanied by a
verse IolI1nS now IL was earned ana
what it represented
A film vote for the amendme emit
November 5" has been placed in Gar
field park to be thrown on the
screen. Reports were made at the
meeting by Mrs. L. o. Case on the
success of the park meetings, and Mrs
L. Rily was made an honorary mem
Der of the club. Mrs. Frank DoSter
told of the work she and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lenore Cook, had done in
n a IIIh nd he
state league. Mrs. Monroe brought to
the club the RED cap of liberty re-
ceived from Miss Sylvia Pankhurst of
London, to show how Boadicia carried
it on the banner.
The club is sending out a postcard
shower to Ohio, urging interest in the
amendment pending in that state. The
Ohio club might furnish names to
those who wish to send literature.
The club has its literature printed
in Topeka and their suffrage buttons
made here They may be obtained at
the club headquarters, room 2, Co
placed literature in the following
stores. whose proprietors have kindly
promised to have it wrapped with bun
dies; Mills company, Warren M
Crosby. Crosby Bros, Crocketts, Berk-
sons, Paxton & Paxton.
Woman suffrage is common
ground upon which all men may meet.
Any man who ever loved, admired or
respected a woman, in fact every man
born of woman ought to feel at horne
in a suffrage camp. He viii hnd
therein other men of all political par
ties We boast that our Good Gov
eminent club, the suffrage club of To-
peka, we have Republicans, Demo-
Gratis, Progressives, Socialists, Prohl-
bitionists and ResubmiSSionists. And
that we are a non-religious body pos
sessed of more different sorts of re-
ligion than any other club. for we
have the Jew and the Gentle. Cathol-
les and Protestants, Dissenters ana
Orthodoxy of every sort and kind, the
New and the Old Thoughts, all togeth-
err in one harm onious whole. So when
any man gets tired of wearing the
armor of other warning FACTIONS let
him enter into our party, the suffrage
party, and be at peace with all man