Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-01

1 ~ 8&Ht.G3sU w . ta'
opinion of ths
speakers that b,
becoming n tt
mately associated with a party thai
is in a process of both organization
and growth the women would re-
ceive that political education thai
has heretofore been denied them.
Former Governor John Franklin
Fort, who opened the meeting. e
pressed his pleasure at being able
to address a gathering of fellow citi-
zens who had not as yet participated
actively In political affairs. He sale
that the outlook was bright, and thai
he would be glad to see the day when
the women would have an oppor-
tunity to speak, to vote, and, If they
desired, to hold office.
Welcomes Women.
Former State Senator Everett
Colby then welcomed tire women into
the work. In speaking of the inhu-
ence OF women in political life he
said:
"yNhy do Tammany Hall and the
worst politicians oppose suffrage
II they thought 1t would double the
vicious vote they would rave worked
for it years ago. but shey know that
the vomen's ballot will be for the
home and for those measures that
will protect their children.
81 believe that your participation In
politics will raise the level of our po-
htical life. We had an INSTANCE of
this last moath when we held two
political meetings, the first attended
by men only, the second by both men
and women At the first h language
was rather strong and the men did
not hesitate TO hurl names at their
opponents; at the second there was
no bad language, no r%udeness. Men
| think that the way to convince one
another is to use a club, but when
women are present they discuss the
subjects more calmly, therefore more
nationally.
Has One Criticism. F.,
''There Is one criticism that has
been made of women and which you
women will have to meet; that is that
you enter a movement enthusiastical-
| Nv IOT u lllIlc DuL llld odl u
soon wanes. However. this Is not
true of all women, for | see some here
who have worked faithfully for years.
I ask you not to go at this spas
medically, work eight or ten hours
a day for a week or two and then
give it up. If you Intend to do this
the time for you to drop out of the
movement is before you enter 1t.
Realize how much time you can give
to the work without neglecting your
homes and hen go about 1t in a
systematic way"
Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison,
former president Of the New Jersey
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
and temporary chairman of the meet
ing, expressed the opinion that since
the movement affects the home 1t
must be permanent because the home
Is permanent.
As Good as a Mans Vote.
Miss Alice Carpenter, of New York,
the only woman member of the reso-
lutions committee at the Progressive
convention at Chicago. called the at
tention of the meeting to he fact
that the woman's vote in the Pro-
gresslve party is as good as the mans
and that the are helping in
the organization of a permanent po-
litical party.
81 started out with the Progressive
party by making a faux pas h a was
the result of my inexperience, she
said. 1--WE were on a special train
en- route to Chicago. One Of the men
remarked hat this was the first po-
litical convention to which he had
gone when several of the men had not
imbibed too freely. ! SAID, That Is
because there are women present.
He answered, "If there were no
women present it would be just the
same. The reason lies in the type of
men that make up the Progressive
narty.' And that Is true. The men
who compose the new party are the
strongest argument in it's favor.
Two spirits Noticeable.
''The platform of the party was
drawn ND by experts in every walk OF
life. and during the entire process OF
its formation there were two spirits
noticeable. The first was a subtle. In
sistent jealousy lest anyone should
think that the party was h result
of n mans ambition. At any time
that a member rose with the state
ment that a certain plank had been
submitted to Colonel Roosevelt and
approved by him another member was
instantly on his feet with the re-
minder that. though he was glad that
Colonel Roosevelt approved, they were
to remember that the men and women