Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-29
SUFFRAGETTES TO
SAVE RICH AND POOR
Aims of Fight Explained by
Mrs. Van Wrinkle at Harri-
son Meeting.

1.-THE object of our fight is not only
] to help the poor girl but also to save
the rich woman from degeneracy."
This statement was made last night
by Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle at a
meeting of the Woman's Political
Union, held in the Harrison Town
Hall. In pointing out what woman
could do If she had the ballot, Mrs.
Van Wrinkle took occasion to fay
the owners of cold storage egg
concern located in this city.
"In this plant" said Mrs. Van
Wrinkle, there are stored millions of
dozens of eggs that were bought for
sixteen and seventeen cents a dozen.
! They are being held there until the
prices soar so high there will be a for
tune in profit when it is finally de-
cided toSsell If we had the vote, you
can depend upon it there would be
no such condition. We would see to it
that municipal storage plants were
established; then it would be pos
sible for the poor man to purchase
the product"
Another statement made by Mrs.
Van Wrinkle was that in fighting for
enfranchisement women are waging a
holy warfare and that the fight is a
practise of religion.
Many Teachers present.
The meeting last night was the first
suffrage gathering to be held in West
Hudson.
The meeting, held in the Harrison
Town Hall, was attended by about
Iseventy-five women, who came from
all quarters of West Hudson. School
teachers especially were conspicuous
by their presence. Mrs Nina Van
Wrinkle, president of the Women's
Political Union, under whose au-
spices the meeting was conducted,
ing T. Alexander Cairns, the princi-
pal speaker of the meeting, Mrs. Van
Wrinkle went over the facts concern
ing the passing by the Jersey Legisla-
ture of bill providing for referen-
dunn on the question of enfranchising
women. She explained the subse-
quent neglect of State official in
falling to have the bill advertised as
required by law resulted in the loss.
for a year, of the measure and also
the loss of thousands of dollars to the
suffrage cause. Considerable of this
money, Mrs. Van Wrinkle declared,
had been subscribed by women who
could i'll afford it.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle criticised Gov
ernor-elect James r. Fielder for neg
lecting h s official duties in order that
he might campaign in his own behalf
That man connected with the Gov
ernor's office was responsible for the
holding up of the bill, was also
charged by Mrs. Van Wrinkle, who
added there should be some manner
of redress for the women.
She predicted the bill will be passed
by the next Legislature because of
the fact, she claimed. all parties are
favorable to the measure.
Mr. Cairns, N the course of his re-
marks, declared with emphasis the
movement to secure the vote for the
women could meet nothing but sue
cess. He stated when righteousness
is the goal there is no such thing as
fall. "The cause of votes for women
rests entirely on its JUSTICE said
the speaker.
Women Needed in Politics.
Mr.. Cairns related statistics handed
out by leading professors of the coun-
try. He said there are five million
school children in the land suffering
from malnutrition; that while there
are twenty-five million children of
school age in the country only four
teen million attend school; that of
million and half deaths annually &c.,