Newark post., 1914-11-11

would prove too great strain on
women's health, or on the nerves
Of hteir husbands.
In sc out of the los counties Of
the State, there are no insane per-
sons. Eleven counties have one
each. Ffty-nine counties have no
feeble-minded inmates; SO counties
have no children in public institu-
tions; 20 counties have no paupers /;
eleven counties have no poor
farms.
This does not look much as if
women suffrage had hurt business.
In Kansas all women have had
municipal suffrage since 1887, and
it proved so satisfactory that in
1912 the men of Kansas gave them
the full ballot.
| 100000 Ohio Women Want To
Vote
The anti-suffragists are circulat-
ing statement that only ten per
cent of Ohio women want the bal
lot. The other day l asked prom
inent anti-suffragist for her au-
thority and she answered that the
figures were taken from the suffra-
gists. She said: "We asked them
how many women wanted to vote.
The number they gave us was
two per cent, and we multiplied it
by five to be generous. l do not
know from what suffrage organiza-
ton these figures Of two per cent
were taken. We have never re-
ceived in our office at Warren any
communication asking how many
women were recorded on our books
as in favor of suffrage. AS a mat
ter Of fact, we had on record in
this State at the beginning of this
year over 100000 women asking
for the ballot. Furthermore,
since that time we have been MAX
ing house to house canvass
which shows a marvellous movement
for women suffrage. In sixteen
counties, only three Of which car
ried for suffrage, we find that two
thirds Of hte women give their
names and less than one fourth Of
one per cent are opposed. Every
night we have reports like this,
and out of IS women asked to sign
30 did sign and outs ,oJf 40 asked,
50 dld. 1t IS Unusual to have more
1hf" 1le opposed vote among 20
H. ed for their opinion. 1t is my
conclusion, based on this straw
vote taken by us in sixteen coun-
ties most of which voted against
suffrage in 1912, that 100000 wo-
men in Ohio want the ballot. l
make that statement publicly, and
| am prepared to back it up out
Of my personal investigation, cor
roborated by that of my collabor-
ators in the campaign field.
Bishop Spaulding Firm Supporter
Bishop Spaulding of Utah and
Nevada, who has just been killed
in an automobile accident, had
had many years Of practical ex-
perience with equal suffrage in
Utah. He lately paid a visit to
Reno, New; and while they spoke
strongly in favor Of votes for wo-
men. He said, as reported in the
Nevada State journal Of May 4 j:
81 believe in equal suffrage. l find
that women opposed to women
suffrage are also opposed to man
hood suffrage, and believe in an
undemocratic form of government
by the few. Every argument that
can be advanced against women s
voting can also be advanced against
mems voting. Equal suffrage
works well in Utah"
Democrats ShoW TO ShoW Fair
Although the national Demo-
cratic party has blocked the nation
wide suffrage amendment, their
stand is meeting with little ap-
proval by Democrats in the suf-
frage states.
Of all three recently adopted
platforms in Colorado, the Demo-
cratic makes the strongest declara-
ton regarding suffrage, as Sena-
tor Helen Ring Robinson points
out in a letter to The Woman s
Journal. Their plank reads
"The Democratic party congratu.
lates the people Of the State upon
the successful outcome of twenty
one years Of equal suffrage, and
we endorse the proposed amend
ment to the federal constitution
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