Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-13

would nor let MS even open our
mouths and YOU can imagine from
! that the difficulties we worked under.
want to give credit to the men who
did work for us though. They did
it when they knew it meant ridicule
for them. The bill came up nine DIFF
fercnt times in az and we were de-
featcd when they played politics on
US; even women Will suffer that fate
| I found"
Mrs Mul<y called attention to
pamphlets that were distributed which
contained the vote of the legislature
on the bill. She pleaded for more
organized support of the movement.
There is one consolation though
she declared. and that is, the women
can be a law for themselves and de-
mand health certificate from the
mn who want to marry their daugh
tcrs"
Mrs. T.. D. Gotchy, an ardent suffra-
gist, who assisted Mrs. Mulky in The
Oklahoma City lobby told of the
Il oubles the women encountered.
I'VE told them at the start" she
said, that we represented C,000 club
women Of Oklahoma, but | think we
would have commanded more atten-
ton had we told them that we rep
resented 5000 fence posts, for there
is commercial value on fence posts.
MANY people came away from the
legislature, declaring that the only so
luton of the problem was for women
to take the ballot. That legislative
experience made me suffragist. |
was impressed by a statement made
by the youngest member Of the house,
an unmarried man, who declared that
if he should find a bride he would
consider it his greatest privilege to
present her with a health certificate"
Dr. +. $. Riddle of Chickasha, state
representative, had for his subject "A
Grevious Heritage" He was intro
duced by Mrs. Mulky as "one who
fought bled and died for US"
II would rather talk on sunshine
than on sorrow" said DR.. Riddle, but
the subject | have today is the most
important that was ever handled by
speaker anywhere and | shall speak
anywhere and | shall speak in as
plain terms as possible"
Dr. Riddle declared that persons
with tuberculosis should no: be per-
mitted to marry, but the main por-
ton of his talk was confined to dis
cussion of unmentionable diseases
and the inheritance of them by chill
dren.
lie quoted startling statistics to
show the effect of the diseases in
this country upon society. He de-
clared that 1t was not the low, pow
erty-strlcken person who was to be
feared in this respect. but rather the
rich man who INDUCED in riotuous
living one minute and the next minute
asked for the hand OF pure girl in
marriage.
81 assert here and now" he said.
that II you will brush from the face
of mankind the bloat and blush Of
alcoholism. and disect out the cankers
and scars of inherited disease from de-
bauchey and sin. you will have solved
the question of insanity and the great
er percentage of premature deaths,
you will have solved the problem OF
nine tenths of the causes Of divorce
and domestic infelicity, you will have
relieved the scaffold and electric
chair OF the greater part OF their
burden. you will have restored to the
mothers of the world peace and con-
tentment and made dimples enough in
their cheeks to catch and hold all
the tears Of sorrow and grief
ladies. / commend you for the
part you have taken and are taxi
ing. You have broken again the
alabaster box OF precious ointment
upon the head Of the Master: you
are washing His feet with your tears
and wiping them with the hairs OF
your head. For inasmuch as ye do
1t unto theleast OF these. you do II
unto Me. These words come ringing
down TO us through the centuries and
light the pathway Of duty. with a
light more radiant than any other
star Of hope.
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