The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-04
WOMEN CONFIDENT
RIGHT OK SUFFRAGE.
START 1 Campaign
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
t Comm b.a. Mo, March Within
+ q IeA dGys. according. 70 Mrs Walter
5ie%ab Miller, president Of the Mis-
souri, Equal Suffrage Association,
1.-THE 23,o09 SIGNATURES necessary or
. petitions for q vote on an equal SUI
trase amendment Il the constitu-
ton, VIII have beea secured. Near
+ j. b&4 Of that number had been Sc
cured on January S after se9era1
weeks Of work. throughout the state.
Mr. Miller today explained the
Missouri reason for woman suf-
+ fraE4. the desire Of the women to
participate IN and share the labors
+ Of government. and not the mere
seeking OF more Influence and po~-
or Sine saia Missouri viii be the
next suffrage state"
I'VE are rot entering th@ work
rs L fad OF Tor gain said Mr.. Mi
Ter. @IHery worker from the state
president to Z ward captain IS vol
nntary officer, The members Of Tie
organization are students Of social
life, They see that modern condi-
tioas are leaving Se:aa women with
tae much leisure While other have
none. We caahet spo1a our time in
brid@e ana parties OF sessia Yet
modern improyeme Hts haze tighten
cd our house"6Fk aLI other duties.
We mus have something 10 do. On
the other hand. we see women who
never know moments rest. We be
lieFe that much or ali OF this is due
10 social conditions. which We pro-
pose to help correct, We want to
help 10 maze sweat shops impossible
and child labor unknown.
Every argument raised against
equal suffrage has been raised
against every step which has been
made i'll woman S progress. We ex-
peel 10 show by all our conduct in
attempting TO secure the ballot that
we can use il wisely when We get
il. The number Of college women
ia our association is an example Of
the type Of women in the move
mert.
The organization Of Woman
Suffrage Party is being made all oy-
or the state In anticipation of the
submission OF the initiative The
party viii he non-political and nom
dues paving. There viii be county
and township chaicmen, ward and
precinct captains. IN some places
this organization has been perfect
cd already and is securing sigma
lures TO the initiative petitions for
one day in which they will coneeu-
trate their efforts.
When the petition has been ac-
cepted by the Secretary OF State and
officially submitted to the people the
real work will begin. Most OF the
planning is being directed toward
/ the big campaign because the women
/ are sure that they can get enough
signatures TO have the initiative sub
m.9ted They say that they are
having little trouble getting men TO
sign, because to sign does not mean
! that the person is In favor oil wom-
ans suffrage but is IN favor of hay-
! ing il brought TO a vote.
| National speakers will be brought
10 Missouri Many Illinois and Kan
sas speakers will come across the
borders TO help their sister state. Ex-
hibit booths will be placed in every
county fair There will be many
automobile campaigns.
ORGANIZATIONS of all kinds will be
asked 10 indorse the movement. The
Progressive and Socialist parties, the
Federation OF Labor and the Farm
ers' Educational Alliance have done
| 80 already. The W. C. T. L. has
long had 4 suffrage department.
There are three organizations in
ST. Louis alone. the Business Wom-
ems League. St Louis Equal SUI
| frage League and the Junior Suf-
frage League. Kansas City has four
| similar leagues.
A College Women's League is be-
| ing proposed now On statewide
scale. There are several unassociat-
| cd LEGAL leagues.
The Missouri Equal Suffrage Lea
que Association, which lis a union of
ali these leagues, recently has been
organized. This was made by the
| removal from the state OF several
| leading officers. Mrs. McNab Mil
iar, Of Columbia, il president
| GtIer offieerc are. viee-r,resi-