Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Suffrage Convention.

MT. Editor: That human nature is composed pretty nearly of the same elements, regardless of gender, was proven in the national convention of the Woman's Suffrage association, which is in session in Philadelphia. A decided difference of opinion arose over the fact that Jane Addams, an of ffcer of the association, had allied her. self with a political party and had been since dubbed the Moses of Suffrage" One faction claimed that it was against the interests of the association to be allied with any party as long as wom- en were denied the vote, while others held that the officers as individuals were free to do as they pleased. The discussion pro and con rose to a white heat and it looked at one time as though the opposing party might draw away, petulantly crying T won't play in your yard again." Reason triumph cd over party feeling and all is appar- ently calmed. Rev. Anna Shaw, the president, said: ."The members of the board who were in favor of the amend ment to prevent in future the officers allying themselves with any political party are satisfied with the rule of the majority" It is a satisfaction to know that however warm the discussion was there was no biting personal allusions but all was fair and above board, and all personal feelings of disappointment were hidden away in the recesses of the soul, as was attested to on Sunday when a joyful Thanksgiving service was held in the Metropolitan house attended by $500 persons. while 4O00 disappointed ones were obliged to slake their thirsty hearts with such speakers as were chosen to address them outside the closed doors. Within such speakers as Miss Jane Addams Miss Julia Lathrop and other speakers quite as prominent held their audience spellbound Miss Addams was unable to utter a word for fifteen minutes by the wild applause which swept through the audience like a cyclone when she rose to her feet, and when she did speak 1t was to pour out her womanly pleading for the vote for women, be- cause only through it could justice be obtained for women and children, SC bitterly handicapped by the present inequality of the sexes. She emphasiz. ed the duty of women to concerr themselves with the up to date prob. lems, such as clean streets, mora. dance halls and other things equally aS important to the welfare of the whole community. Miss Addams Is one O, the most forceful and influential speak. CTS of the day. and no matter when ol where she speaks, men and Womer alike flock to hear her.
 Miss Julia Lathrop, at the head O. the national bureau of. child welfare i coming rapidly to the fore as an eff fective speaker in behalf of womani suffrage, as she sees the telling neet of 1t in her work in behalf of tn. helpless child. The New York Sun O today emphasized her declaration tha There is but one force in the United States today that is unalterably op posed to our having the vote. This il the interest which controls the sale 0 liquor in this country. and it know that as long as 1t can keep us iron the ballot it is safe in the continuanc of the practices upon which its yer. existence depends"
 This tallies with the reports whicl come to us from Michigan, that 1t wa the Milwaukee brewers and the larg German population which worke against woman's suffrage The iouo interest there, as in Ohio, fought des perately, circulating tons of vile an misleading literature" It seems in credible that intelligent Christiai women can longer choose to be on tn side of such infamous influences. Ev cry anti suffragette and every T don know what I do believe" is throwinl her influence on the side of the tw trafics which ars daily underminin the in6ierce of our ehurehes-th easaA& nAast their eyes to this fact,