The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-17

SUFFRAGE HAS BANNER DAY
In STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

The Grand Forks Votes for Women
league held an enthusiastic suffrage
meeting last evening on the corner Of
Third street and Alpha avenue. Miss
lane thomson, field secretary for the
national American Suffrage association
Oh New York.. was the speaker. She
was introduced by Rev. J. K. Burleson,
rector of st. PauTs church, who made
a brief speech as the crowd was gath
ering.
Miss Thomson is a very capable
young and a forceful speaker.
She presented the facts in a convincing
manner last evening. In opening, the
speaker stated that it was fitting that
the movement should have started in
america, which stands for progress.
suffrage is in active operation and the
ones where campaigns are being car
r1ed on with the hopes of gaining vic
tory at the fall election. Miss Thorn
son urged very strongly that every
voter cast a vote in favor Of it his
fall, as no vote is a vote against the
cause. She said that the anti-suffrag-
lists are divided into two classes, the
Ignorant and selfish. Many reasons are
given daily against suffrage, but the
speaker stated she has never heard a
logical one. The suffrage organization
is not working with any party or affi-
lated with any but simply working
for the vote, and what will b done
with the ballot remains for the women
to decide when they get the right. Miss
Thomson gave as one of the reasons,
that women are people and are en-
titled to recognition in making the
laws of the government under which
they live. She said the women would
use the ballot as wisely as the men.
They would undoubtedly make mis-
takes the same as the men had, out
would naturally have to look to them
to help them use their privilege right.
The speaker stated that the mistakes
of the women would be no greater at
least than those who have guided the
d%eStinieS of the nation for so man.
years Thus far the speaker stated
that the government had been "of the
men, for the men and by the men, and
that bachelor institutions could not
flourish for long.
Miss Thomson further stated that the
woman's place was in the home; there
fore, the women should have the right
to have every advantage of bringing
the very best into the homes. Years
ago the raw materials of both food and
clothing were brought into the home
and converted in finished products by
the women now the conditions are
reversed, the men realizing the cooper
alton of work and large manufacturing
concerns take care Of the work that
was previously done in the home. The
speaker declared that women were the
spenders n should have a voice in
helping to better the condition of those
GU L. JIG o1lSpos SlIS oPSNC
very strongly against child labor and
stated that women as a rule have more
interest in children than men do and
with the ballot could do much toward
lettering the condition of the unfor-
tunate people who are compelled to
work in unsanitary surroundings. Wo-
men value life higher than men and
would bend every effort to prevent the
spread of disease in the large factories
where children and older people are
compelled to work.
Miss Thomson spoke of the $4,000
which was appropriated by congress
for the prevention of disease among
human beings, compared with the $780,
900 set aside for animals. The speaker
stated that men legislate in their w
favor so why should the women not do
So? "They would be chumps not to-"
was her final statement in that argu-
ment. Women should be enabled to
keep house better and assume their
duties and responsibilities by having the
most scientific methods and everything
that will ENC to better the home.
Miss Thomson cited several interest
ing cases where the ballot has benefit
ted all mankind and in closing urged
the voters very strongly to cast their
votes at the fall election in favor Of
giving women the ballot.
At the close Of the meeting Miss
Thomson and Mrs. F. H. Wilder, of
Fargo, spoke in Central park, where a
large number of citizens were gather
ed. Suffrage literature was distributed
and a number of Votes for Women but
IONS were sold. Miss Thomson is a
graduate of Smith college, Northamp-
ton, Mass, and has had considerable
experience in social service work, nav
ing carried on the work very success