The Washington times., 1913-04-26

worls. home. family. and children.
Mrs. Robert NJ LIZ Toilette. wife %
Senator La Toilette made a strong ar
%lment for suffrage. 1t Is not whetnel
all are asking 1t, but whether It Is II
| the interest of home and society. Il
| will make better homes. Home is 'h'
basis OF government. 1t Is best whcr'
| men and women are together. Intellect
ually and spiritually
Mrs. La Toilette said township and
! city government were largely questions
of public housekeeping. She s<id there
was no question women would have
plenty of time to vote and inform them.
selves. She did not expect any great
radical and immediate change throoSh
suffrage, but did believe il would re-
suit i'm a general uplift Co-educaton
id not suddenly change socety.
Senator John Shafroth OF Colorado
sad that I there We're no other ques-
Istions but wages for women involved
this amendment would be justified. The
arguments were not against its rish:
not contend that their mothers. wives
and sisters would be more corrupt than
Mans right to vote as against wo-
men is usurpation," said Senator Sha'
froth.
Success In California.
Mrs William Kent. wife OF Congress
man Kent. said that woman's suffrage
had been a success in California. 1t had
brought about education In the cause
of public welfare. said Mrs. Kent Such
legislation as motherhood pensions and
kindred laws were those for the advoc-
acy of which women were especially
fitted.
THE women are standing against the
forced extension of the liquor traffic,
said the speaker.
Mrs. Kent quoted President Wilsor
trustees. She applied 1t to suffrage and
said: =
"Mr Wilson makes an unanswcrable
plea for the suffrage for women"
Mrs. George Sutherland, wife OF Sen
ator Sutherland. who Is a member OF
she took strong ground in favor Of suf.
frage. The address went into the record
without reading.
Mrs. Philander Claxton. of Tennessee.
maintained that 1t was erroneous to
suppose all the good women Of the
South were against suffrage. She said
she came representing some OF the hest
wcmen of the South. u y
Clifford Pinchot, who spoke for a few
minutes, was given an enthusiastic re.
ception. He held that the educational
influence of suffrage on women would
be great. and thence 1t would reach
to the children. He was interested in
suffrage as a conservationist.
Advocates Amendment. -
. Miss Helen varick Hoswell. president
of the National Woman's Republican
Association, was the next speaker. She
declared the sphere Of the mother heart
was the whole country. She strongly
advocated the direct method OF getting
suffrage, that is. through an amend
ment to the Federal Constitution.
Mrs. Helen Gardener Of Washington,
in a witty speech attacked various argu-
ments against suffrage. She was heart
iIy applauded. Mrs. Gardener. like Mrs.
Kent. turned against President Wilson
his statement that he did not want
trustees over him.
Neither do T. said Mrs. Gardener,
amid laughter and applause.
In bringing the meeting to a close.
Dr. Shaw. among other things. told of
the campaign which the suffra gists had
just been making in Michigan. She
dwelt on the evil influences which were
fighting suffrage there. and the fact
that It was largely due to the failure
of good men to realize the gravity of
conditions that suffrage was not Sc
cured.