Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-18
MRS. COLBY ACTS AS CHAIRMAN

commissioner Of Banking and IN
srranee George NJ. La Monte. yhoxa
wife IS prominent among suffra-
gettes. declared the resolutions under
eensidarstien- were demanded fsf
public good. The equal suffraes
movement he asserted. was not 4
spasmodic or suddenly spr5ng-up
movement, but one brought a bout bv
a process Of evolution and raised on
sound sociologic founda tions. Women.
he said, had been the first to realize
the social injustice which exists. and
men needed their help in remedying
such conditions
Or. Anna Shaw Warmly Greeted.
The longest plea for equal suffrage
was made BY DR.. Anna Shaw. national
head Of the movement in this country.
who was very warmly greeted when
she rose to speak. She quoted Cow
ernor Wilson's most recent article
which appeared in magazine TO the
effect that the men of the country
needed no guardian. and she declared
that the full-grown women of the land
needed and wanted no guardians.
She scoffed at the idea that by use
of the ballot women would lose their
womanlIness. The only weapons BY
which we can protect our life, liberty
and happiness in this country is the
ballot she said. in discussing the
ballot as something that belonged to
woman as an inherent right"
DR. Shaw admitted that the laws
which had been passed in suffrage
States TO better the condition Of
women and children had not been put
on the statute books bv the women
voters because. she said. the legis-
latures were not made UP of women;
but she asserted they had helped ma
terially in getting the laws through.
Anti-suffra gists. she said. had not
considered or realized how valuable
The ballot was. In answering some
Of the arguments she said had been
brought Up by the antis DR.. shaw
said there were no ignorant or vicious
classes in this country. only ignorant
and vicious people in all classes OF
society.
What We want in this country IS
that the vast number of women in
this country who are interested in
such problems as the betterment OF
social conditions of sanitation and
Industrial life should have the oppor-
tunity of voting" said I'D. Shaw 10
conclusion
ANTS" Get Chance.
The second hour of the hearing was
given over to the ants. whose firsr.
speaker was Miss Anna Dayton, presi-
dent Of the New Jersey Society OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage None but
the committee could hear her speak
although the suffragettes sent up cries
of louder She was followed By
Miss Anne NcIlxaine a national and
State officer Of the antis.
Mrs. Loomis. of Piainheld. made tha
most extended speech for the ''antis .
She was followed by a young woman
who had volunteered TO speak and
who described herself as a working
girl. She asserted working girls would
be injured by equal suffrage. that
ma nv. would sell their votes for bit
of fnery and that il women's wages
were raised the expense of employs
ers would be so great that many
women would have 10 be discharged
The better way. she said. would be ID
raise mems wages and give them
enough 10 marry on.
AIRS. Frances Iothrop. head of the
Colonial Danes Society Of this STATE.
was the final speaker for the "antis {
The final i1alf-hour Of the hearing
was given over 10 the suffragists for
rebnttal. and the speakers were Drs
Shaw and former Governor ShaHroth.
OF Colorado. who told how well equal
suffrage had worked in his State.
DR. Shaw emphasized the need of
realizing the character OF the women
who stood and had worked for eq,el
suffrage, mentioning Jane Adaams
| Elorence Kelley. Mary A. Lifermpre.
Susan e. Anthony and Julia Hafa
Howe.