Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-26
SJFFRAG[11[S AGAIN
DESCEND On CAPITOL
ARRAY OF oRAToRtcAL TALENT
PRESENTS ARcUAeNTs FOR
THE CAUSE.
SENATORS shAFRorA AND y,
BRADY APPEAL FOR w sN
Mrs. Robert N. LaFollstte ncipaI
Spokesman for Women - Only
Question i. Whether : 80. Would
Be in interest Of TX and Society
-She Maintains 1t Would.

Washington. April 26.-Sufragists
for the second time In week today
stormed the capitol to argue why wom-
en- should have the ballot and be ad-
mitted to suffrage on the same plane as
men thru the adoption OF u constttu-
tianal amendment In approaching the
senate colAmittee the suffrugists hau
brought along some OF their heaviest
artillery.
Among those present to plead for
equal suffrage was Mrs. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the National AM
erican Woman's Suffrage Association.
She was accompanied by Miss Helen
yrick Boswell, president of the Wom-
ans National Republican Association;
Mrs. Harvey Wiley, wife OF the former
pure food chief: Mrs. William Kent,
wife of the representative from Cali
fornia and others.
Senators Appeal For Women.
Two senators, Shafroth, of Colorado.
and Brady, Of Idaho and the wives OF
two members Of the upper house OF
congress- also were ready to advance
arguments for the cause" The women
were Mrs. Robert NJ. LaFollette and
tive Bryan, Of Washington state. also
was among the pleaders.
Mrs. LaF'ollette argued that women
were as vitality Interested in tariff leg
islation as the men and declared that
every important piece OF legislation
before congress In the last twenty five
years had affected women equally.
Mrs. LaFoiletts's Argument.
~, nv,l0c L., on q
price we pay for what we eat and
thing to do with the high cost Of liv-
ing. women should understand about
it," said Mrs. LaFollette. III the prices
OF the great staples like beef. sugar.
oil. cotton and woolens are fixed BY
monopoly. II the tariff affects the cost
Of children's food and clothes, the only
radical way to right the wrong is thru
national legislation. a.
Women do the buying. Ninety per
cent or $10.000000 paid out annually In
the United States for food. clothing
and shelter Is spent by women
Mrs. LaFollette said she was not one
of those who believed that equal suf-
frage would bring about any immediate
radical changes and declared that the
real ISSUE III Ilo struggle "dS WHETHER
1t was In the interest OF home and So
ciety. which she maintained it was.
Miss Helen varick Boswell argued
that federal law would be quickest
and the surest way to procure equal
suffrage and Mrs. William Kent said
that woman's suffrage had worked
welfare in California.
Or. Shaw Closes Arguments.
DR.. Shaw made the concluding argu-
ments.
I'VE are not afraid Of the body OF
ladies who are going up and down the
land opposing suffrage" said she.
They are just enough In number so
that by holding out their skirts they
can make a screen for the men op-
Grating dens Of vice and iniquity and
prostitution to hide behind. In every
state where women now vote suffrage
was opposed by the forces OF evil for
they know that we propose to make
this country place OF safety whAre
parents can see their daughters go to
school In the morning and feel that
they will return and when man need
not fear to send his little girl on an
errand thru the city streets.
I'VE will come again and again and
again. Our children will come and our
grandchildren will come until this is u
democracy in fact