Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-14
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as The growth OF the equal suffrage movement must
be measured by three important factors-the attitude
of the press the goodwill of the public and the
efficiency and devotion OF our own members.
The press grows and more friendly. During
our suffrage tour North Jersey the representatives
of two newspapers accompanied the entire trip
The SMALL conservative country papers are eager to
print our news, and many publishers and editors
members of various organizations. One of our
local papers, which has anti eanngs since the
first amendment passed the Legislature two years
ago. says 1.-THE absence of civic spirit in Newark is
the best argument for suffrage there is here
abouts. why do not the women who favor suffrage
make more of this point?" Another newspaper
Gently stated that advocacy of peace will bring
the ballot.
The important feature of each statement is that
newspapers altogether in favor of suffrage have
found a way for to win, These announcements
are forerunners of the great final victory.
The very few anti papers, together with the anti
suffragsts, will vanish from New Jersey when the
vote is won exactly they did in the victorious
West There are ants in suffrage States. Meet
ings the street. hearings before ulafated groups,
such labor unions, oranges, country fairs, in
private homes, churches etc, of unorganized towns
have resulted in such extensive interest," growth in
membership and support that victory in 1916 is GER
tain.
The test of public opinion has been made and
found in favor of the great movement for political
liberty. The devoted work of our members is Great
ing State consciousness such has never before
existed in Jersey be little civic interest
until our citizens realize that capital is Trenton,
and not Albany or Harrisburg. In order to win we
are Obliged to first local interest and then
State interest If our friends the press will con
tinue to help our movement guarantee the
broadcast expression of civic interest and the transa
ing of 1t into civic good We have said this for sixty
years The women in suffrage States have accom-
plished It, and we in New Jersey just good,
we can work and talk just as we'll but effort is
wasted because have not the liberty of choice and
action in selecting the kind Of administration to carry
out the desires that stir souls. Our interest in
civic affairs is the power that keeps at work. but
we learned long ago that do nothing with our
hands tied.
From among women we are developing
q corps of efficient and earnest workers. A local
paper stated that New Jersey will rank with Massa-
chusetts in the number and quality of its public
speakers result of the suffrage movement. Even
the anti speaker is product of the suffrage move
ment and thus finds way to earn a living.
with us 1t is different We have only paid
speaker in the State few have their travelling ex-
penses paid but the majority volunteers and pay
their expenses The numbers of volunteers who
speak, do clerical work, at meetings. organize,
do press work, raise money etc. are daily increasing
Those women are teaching the difference between
weak prejudice and genuine argument, and their
consecrated service will crystalline into action by the
men of our State in September, 1915, and spells
Votes for Women"