Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-08-22
Suffrage Meeting At CoiesviIIe.

AHC hiot SuilidSC Injecting III tIldt neigh
borhood was held at Colesville on the even
ing of Saturday, August 9, in the W. C. T.
u. hall.
Miss Lavinia NJ Enele, organizer for
Montgomery county, acted as chairman.
After brief remarks, Miss Engle introduced
as the first speaker of the evening DR..
George H. Wright, of Forest Glen the chair
man of the Montgomery County Leeisla-
tive Committee.
In an able and comprehensive address
DR.. Wright presented the chief arguments
for woman suffrage and refuted the stock
objections DIR. Wright called attention to
the fact that in primitive communities
woman, although abused and i'll treated,
was nevertheless sole ruler of the home,
but that this was not so in the United
States. Woman has not invaded mans
kingdom by taking part in the great indus
trial movements of the day, since she is
still following the same avocations that
she has done for thousands of years, but
which are now carried on in the co-opera-
tive factory instead of the individual home.
That political activity does not make
woman "manish" is proven, the Doctor
said, by the character of the woman of the
suffrage States.
The speaker related several interesting
incidents illustrating conditions in the suf-
frage States. He spoke of the need of the
mothers voice in all things relating to
child welfare, and paid glowing tribute
to Judge Lindsay, the kids judge" who
was reelected by the women of Colorado
in spite of the efforts made by corrupt
politicians to defeat him.
The speaker stated that the testimony
of even ants showed that in suffrage
States no party dares to put up candidate
of doubtful moral character that while
women divided among the political parties
as did men, the women unhesitatingly
scratched" their tickets whenever the
personal record of nominee was bad In
conclusion the Doctor quoted Cardinal Glib
bons who recently said that although he
personally was too old a man to be recon-
ciled to the advent of women into politics
he had to admit that it was to be So The
Doctor urged upon women the necessity of
preparing themselves to take up their new
responsibilities.
Mrs. L. II. Engle. of Forest Glen, closed
the meeting with few words especially
addressed to the mothers present, pointing
out various ways in which politics entered
the home and the womans need of the
ballot to enable her to secure good laws
for herself and her child.
The intense interest shown by the audi
ence, many of whom had never before
heard a suffrage speech, was very encour-
aging.
SUFFRAGIsTs AT BoYDs.
The Just Government League of Mont
g0mery County was represented at the
picnic given by the Presbyterian Church
at BOyds on Saturday, August 8. Mrs.
Engle. of Forest Glen. spoke of the indiffer-
ence of the average man to politics as
shown by the small number who exercise
their right of suffrage. In the primary
elections held in New York last fall only
is per cent. of the voters went to the polls.
At some of the precincts only 6 per cent.
registered At the election held in Ohio
last September "a amendments to the
State constitution were presented to the
voters less than one half the men voted,
and the number who voted on the liquor
law amendment was only one third of the
total enrolment. Mrs. Engle called atten-
ton to the fact that most of the questions
called political were directly concerned
with problems that have from time imme-
mortal been left for woman to decide.
Men find themselves annoyed by being
called upon to settle the details of national
or municipal housekeeping and by Sinking
their duty leave open the door for erafters
and corrupt legislators. Since woman has
direct and personal interest in sanitary.
pure food and factory laws, it is but just
that she (the experienced worker in these
departments) should be allowed SAY"
in making the aforesaid laws. Statistics
in suffrage States prove that where women
vote they not only vote as regularly as
men but that the per cent. of men voting
in these States is larger than the per cent.
of men voting in nOnsuffrage States.
Mrs. Engle made reference to the roads
and schools of Montgomery as being espe-
cially of interest to the women of the
county.
AUTOMOBILE CAMPAIGN.
The just Government League Of MOntgom-
cry county will carry on strenuous automo-
bile campaign for two weeks. Every town
in the county will be visited and addressed
on the subject of Woman Suffrage. Promi
nent speakers, including Senator Clapp.
Representative Bryan Of Washington State.
DIR. Cora Smith King, Miss Lucy Burns, Mrs.
Emily Devoe, Mr.. Vim. Mahoney and Mrs.
Irving Moller will address the meetings.
Miss Lavinia NJ Engle, of Montgomery
county, is acting as campaign manager.
The following schedule of meetings will
be carried out
August 22nd, afternoon, Bethesda.
evening. Jamestown.
August 23rd, afternoon, Clarksburg
evening. Poolesville.
Religious Notices.