Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-12
RALLY
BIC BOOST FOR
CAUSE HERE
Large Audience Enthusiastic as
Famous Leaders Urge Ballot
for Georgia Women,
Continued From Page I.

suffrage has had on the city Of Chi
/ cago
The women of Chicago" declared
Miss Adams, tried for years to get
the city officials of Chicago to inau
gurate needed reforms; we petitioned
the City Council for things that the
people needed We were heard with
amused tolerance, but were unheed-
| ed because we had no power to force
| them to do what we wanted and what
the city greatly needed.
Now It's Different.
Then last year women We're grant
| ed the ballot by the people of Hi
nois, and since then the city govern
ment of Chicago can not do too much
! for women. They have established
every reform we have fought for;
! they have been eager to ask us what
we want and how we want it, The
manner in which our requests have
been acceded to since we got the bal
lot is little short of miraculous.
Hospital reforms that had been
| needed for 80 years were accomplish
ed within two months after women
got the vote; reforms have been inau-
| gurated in the conduct of the poor
| houses; the Mayor has appointed ten
| and dance halls, and has graciously
| offered to increase the number to 25.
| We have obtained reforms in the han
| ding of garbage that have made Chi
| cago a cleaner, healthier city, and we
intend to go on and on until we have
| secured all the reforms for which we
! have fought for years"
Miss Adams warned the women's
| clubs of the country that If they do
not indorse the suffrage movement
! they may find themselves without a
purpose, for the reforms that hereto
| fore have been advocated by the
| clubs have been taken up boldly by
the suffragists and have been carried
| through successfully wherever wom
en- have been granted the ballot.
Sees Doom of Graft.
Clubs can talk and meet and reso-
| lutte and campaign until doomsday,"
| said Miss Adams, without accom-
plishing anything. because they
haven't the power to force politicians
to establish reforms that will take
the graft out of their pockets. Only
| through the ballot can women have
| a hand in the conduct Of the af-
fairs of government. Woman suf-
frage will cleanse cities of graft and
corruption, it will establish reforms
when everything else has failed; It
is the salvation of American munich
palities'
Mrs Laidlaw, in a stirring address,
predicted that the ballot is coming
for the women of Georgia, and de-
clared that it is due the mothers to
| permit them to say in what manner
their children shall be reared, under
what conditions they shall live, and
| "a IA .
| erned.
1T is obvious that the good mother
! will want to know about the condi-
lions at schools and the places of
| amusement that her children and
other children must go to. The mod
ern mother Is not content with she
| knowledge that she mas made life bet
ter for her own children, but wants
to do as much for the children of
other mothers
Miss Fuutz- Reese pleaded for fair
play and justice. and declared that
an examination of women would show
that they are as well, is not better
fitted for the ballot than the men.
Women Who Should Vote.
She outlined the women who should
be allowed to vote. as follows:
Women who pay taxes.
| Women who are consumers
Working women of whom there are
6, 100000 in the United States,
The millions of mothers upon whom
rests the responsibility of directing
the lives of their children, without
having the right to say under wha
conditions they shall live.
The teachers who have the duty OF
instructing 20000000 children in the
problems Of to-day, and yet who car
/
Women from whom corrupt polit'
zeal powers extort raft.
Miss Fuutz- Reese also explained the
work of the Junior Suffrage Corps
and declared that eVery girl anC
young woman should join the organi-
zation.
Referring to the frequently repeat
ed argument that women are moi
qualified to vote Miss Mary Ware
bennett, of New York. made the dec
laration that her sex already hao
overqualifed
Movement Misunderstood.
1T is not a square deal to force US
to overqualify," she said. 1T is un-
fair particularly in view Of the ease
with which man may qualify. AL
that he has To do is gently and noise
lessly become Of age The only way
he can avoid 1t is to commit suicide
zone obstacle we have found iT
our path is that the movement has
been much misunderstood from the
first. Even our slogan, Votes fol
Women has been interpreted in un-
enlightened communities TO NEAR
that women were running for Office
and wanted votes
Women are not running for ONCE
They do not want office yet. | have
heard II enthusiastically suggested
that Miss Adams run for the mayor
atty of Chicago. but she has not done
so up to this time"
At the mention Of Miss Adams
name In this connection there was al
outhurst of applause The vote was
unanimous for the noted Chicago re-
former and suftragist.
Would Aid Motherhood
Miss bennett denied that suffrage
would UNIT women for motherhood
on the contrary. she claimed. IT more
completely would sanctify this rela e
ton as we'll as put upon fatherhood
its proper responsibility
Let women grow up she demand
ed 1T is not right that when they
reach maturity they should still be
cared for and coddled by the State
The State and its citizens should take
care Of children and those who are
mentally and physically apacitated
but grown woman should be al
lowed to take care Of herself and have