The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-07
PENSACOLA SEPTEMBER Z.
The Wonen's
Parliament
Continued From PAGE Four


zenship. said she. when man, king Of
the world viii sit on Il throne with
woman queen Of the home (which IS
the woridl and together JnCE shall rule
| forever wisely and we'll
Suffrage is not the ris.ht Of W
man - - the duty OF wona %. II $
her own patriotism TO safeguard her
woman hood
,F-couomsC cond tons have driven
! thousands Of women out Of the home
an dinto occupations Direct need has
driven thousands of them into he
most shameful and unspcs ha ole condi-
ton in civilization
For this reason 'uaction has NOW
become unpardonaole II Is even
GREATER patriotism. greater duty.
than giving Your sons. YOUR brothers.
or swecthearts 10 20 70 va. to 20 -
the polls and east = little ballot for the
q holtshment OF child labor.
And the woman who had come from
distant parts to oppose this great
world reform movement. this hing
called Woman Suffrage, listened, and
dra uk Il all in. How omj1ous were
the words spoken by Rev. Jenkins
Llovd Jones. the peace advocate, VINO
spoke Of the burden ana supreme task
OF womau-that Of bringing in peace.
The devastation Of Var rests on
long suffering shoulders of women and
war viii cease when women say so.
The pedigree Of war runs through the
dark yes into the kingdom of br1Ites,"
said this great man advocate of Votes
for Women.
At last after most carefully carried
out plans for bringing =, resolution 70
endorse woman suffrage before this
great body Of representative women
here it is, this greatest question ever
put before representatives of over
million women.
It is so simple. Only fifty five
words Yet what a disgraceful thing
if the women had passed it by-had
refused to endorse il.
WHEREAS the question OF politi-
cal equality of men and women is to-
day a vital problem under discussion
throughout the civilized world, there
fore
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Gen
eral Federation Of NOnAn'S Clubs give
the cause of political equality its moral
support by recording its earnest. belief
in the principle Of political equality
regardless Of sex"
It came with a rush, and happy arc
we now to say was greeted with JOY.
and PASSED with hardly d murmur Of
objection. y quick discussion OF the
subject began, hut d rich clear-voiced
southern woman exclaimed: why
waste time in discussing the merits
of this question when from across the
seas the hands Of untold numbers of
women are extended to us, and here
in orr own land over 5000, 600 work
ing girls and women are looking to Us
this .aE to help them, to protect
them"
Then the din arose the like Of which
one never before beheld except at pc
litical conventions of IN emotional %
men Different delegations burst into
song. Illinois, Indiana, Massa chusetts,
the crisp yell of Colorado ending with
the word "citizens," maryland My
Maryland'-and above all the sweet
refrain Weep No More Ny Lady
from Our Old Kentucky Home. until
nearly every woman IN that vast
throns found herself standing and
singing the grand old dox; ology.
Who is there that can ever forget
that day OF days, June 18th? Who
will ever again say that thirteen IS un-
lucky, for. as If we had not had enough
to turn our heads, IT was on the af-
ternoon of that same ray only a few
hours later. that the Supreme Court
Of the state OF Illinois sent Us their
final decision, which upheld the valid
ity OF the Acknowledgement Of The wo-
men of Illinois.
The women rose en- masse and sang
with gusto. Glory, Glory, Hallelutah."
while some Of US over in d beautiful
group of boxes sang. WAY Down T-p-
on the Suwanpe River" with all our
hearts.
Now that # Is all over with this
wonderful convention, what IS Il that
stands out clearest, and above all else?
Next 20 this great body having IN
dorsed woman suffrage, come three
other things we are pledged 10 do
To labor for a single standard Of
morality for men and women.
To work increasingly for civic better
ment
To not rest until child la Dor has been
utterly abolished
VIII we falter in the trust7
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner,
Washington. D. C |