The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-20
|SUFFRAGETTE
MEETING HELD
IN A. o. U. w. HALL LAST NIGHT
WAS WELL ATTENDED.

Hon. g. A. LaushiIn introduced Mlss
Alice stone BLACKWELL. Of Pitts
burph. ~ Principal
Speaker.
Hon G. A. Laughlin Introduced
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell of Pitts
burgh to an extremely interested aud
fence at the A. o. u. w. hall He gave
q brief synopsis of why Women
Should Vote" The argument came up
that not many women cared TO vote
and some wouldn't II they could. In
answer to this Mr.. Laughlin says If
woman is capable OF influencing hus
band. father. brother. sweetheart.
etc. why should she not be capable
OF voting?" They would assist In set.
Ting some great moral questions.
evil, etc. He concluded by saying
that the "Suffragette cause would
have his hearty cooperation"
Miss Blackwell then took the stand
In behalf of this same movement She
said that the majority OF men fear
that when woman Is In possession OF
the ballot she will not let up until she
forces her way even TO the White
House; that II would narrow down her
! greater conceptions. However, she ar
| gued that Il is not for what we could
| get, but for what we could give. that
We want the ballot. Up to this time
woman had to apologize for living.
which reminded her of a country
school child who. on being asked to
bring her birth certificate, said:
| Here, teacher, Is my excuse for be-
ing born"
There are a number OF meek
| women willing to be pushed down. but
why should this be the case when
self respect and respect for others de-
mand otherwise?
| Some will say woman has never
shown the ability that men have: why
should they now arise and be a po-
litical power?
True enough. woman never had
the opportunity to become q devel.
! oper. In the early history she was
busy In the home. making candles.
sausage, clothes, etc. with little time
for aught else.
Should Wash Dishes
| This continued until she was
looked upon as a sort OF piece OF fur
niture. Even last winter. while visit
4 ing in Harrisburg" says Miss Bake
well, one man is a suffragette meet
ing arose and said. what right have
4 women to vote when they should be
home washing dishes?
| He didn't seem TO realize the versa
dishes with one hand and vote with
| the other.
From this point came one step to-
wards emancipation OF women.
| The factories in making n reduction
IN all prices. enabled woman to get some
| education.
/ In
men. Public schools were only open to
boys. What chance had woman then?
1 Gradually things turned in their
This was a very unusual thing up 70
| this time. Then. the womens clubs
were organized. Most Of the civic Inn
than 10 anything else. Clean streets.
better police protection. etc. were all
due to these movements.
Now we hear thta women are as indi-
| viduals too jealous to vote. They say
We cannot be In public life together, as
they could never get along. How little
DO they realize that daily We mingle in
The public Is no place for wonan.'
Daily every woman. be she profess
sional. clerk. merchant. be she rich
each state.
Some few women seem 20 have 10 be
pushed. as II Mere. into thinking a lIttIs
Tor themselves and into trying 10 help
this great cause.
] 1AHtAH kNA inc NToUk impression altO-
gether OF the meaning Of the word
| suffrage" As Miss Blackwell once
asked a young woman IN attendance at a
DO you believe in Woman sufraee-'
and she answered in n Mortified tone:
on. no. ] love my husband
Politics are too odious. too filthy TO
mix into. II politics are all this then
they need correction.
They Are Qualified.
/ MOST reform movements at the pres
/ ont time concern and ChfIIrau
| Who Is better qualified for knpNing
| what's best In these respects than wo-
| mem DO they not work in the Cousuin-
| ers league. the children's Playground
| the juvenile courts Women. you might
say are specialists on this. No: long
| ago IN Harrisburg. Pc. man IN favor
! OF child labor made the following state-
1 ment; without chile labor the Harris
burg factories cannot flourish. What
les children.
tutes Will vote. Yes. this In true. but
how comparatively few such women are
there 20 counterhalance the others7
| Women are not heroic. They cannot
fight Two other reasons TO bar them
from what the so earnestly seek
| Perhaps they can't fight but what
ceedingf Not the brainy ones 20 be
sure. You don't vote because Of your
physical strength nor because you are
certain age. etc. You vote because Won
I
| what the present time problems are
| what vs. the hest way 10 remedy the
IeViia % the age
The reform viii come gradually. nut
the time viii come when woman asserts
her power. her authority. when she IL 81
value Co the state IN a direct way a.
\ well ~ 90 the home
How mary seem 10 think 20 become
e Fufragette means the abandoning of
I home life. the neglect 81 husbands ana
I rh .ldren. etc. and how mistaken they
l are ~ means The uplifting % All which
I men up o. this time have controlled and
l have not made a success Of.
To means r. new era for tho Roof az
I man. Every kern-sighfcd person will
b.. give This movement heurfieat support
. md viii promote che cause ~ no beet
3 ~ PTS or her ability Let ne all then.
p. look further into and study this mob
. lem, ana agree that our energies could
certainly not 10 hotter eNnouded Than
D Us assisting this suffrage cause.
I W. 1fcdricks The Justice hound
I Grimes over 90 the grand Jury and ala.
y missed white
] q warrant was feItcd from c1ufrs
/ Ilohha' court Yesterday. for the arrest
~ three Fulton people. on CHARGES 81
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