The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-27

ing woman? There are over 5000, 900
working women in the United States
today. Who represents them?
To deny suffrage Is contrary to the
best interests of the nation. Woman's
suffrage has beer effective in bringing
about positive reforms in the states
where it has been granted. More good
laws have been passed in California in
the past two years than in the previous
twenty-five years.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago says
1t is not the question Of the right Of
women to vote, but of the need for
them to vote. Women want to vote
because they desire to do the mother
work of the world. 1t has been en-
dorsed by every great organization
having for its object public welfare.
We believe that the speaker who is
about to address you is but casting a
shadow in the light of the pathway of
progress. We believe she is sincere
and that her friends are sincere. Just
as the Tories Of the Revolution were
sincere, just as the preachers of the
old south who Numbered forth from
their pulpits that slavery was q gift
from God, were sincere, so are those
who are opposing progress tonight.
Half a century g you had the whole
world and the suffragists had but
heaven. Today you have the whole
world minus Norway, Sweden, Den
! mark, New Zealand, Alaska and other
countries.
You had all of the United States, now
you have 1t minus Washington, Oregon,
California, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah,
Colorado, Kansas, Arizona and Illinois.
This fan you will have minus these
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tana, South Dakota and North Da-
/ kota.
I'm order that we may better under
stand the subject I am going to ask
you to answer the following questions.
81. Will you please explain why
every person working for human bet
terment, as Jane Addams, Graham
Taylor, William Jennings Bryan,
Theodore Roosevelt, Lillian Valid,
Mary Mcdowell, Judge Lindsay, and
many others are also working for
suffrage?
2. Will you point to a single state
or nation that once having given this
right has since repealed it?
"3. If your organization is standing
for better citizenship will you please
explain why the Michigan Liquor
Dealers association paid for the ad-
verstisements of the Michigan Anti
Suffrage association during the cam
paign there? Will you explain why
every saloon keeper in Montana has
pledged himself to secure 25 votes
against suffrage? Will you please ex-
plain why the only candidate for gov
rno in North Dakota hat wanted the
saloons back again also was for anti
suffrage? Mind it is not a question
as to who Is helping you, but who are
you helping? We will now listen with
interest an answer to these important
questions"
The enthusiastic burst Of aplaupse
which greeted Mrs. Poppler at her
conclusion was quickly silenced as
Miss Dorman rose to reply. The audi
ence desired to hear the answers to
the startling questions. The excite
ment only kindled when she said II
will tell who Is helping me- and Mrs.
Poppler interrupted stating "that is
not the question I asked you" Her
interruption was ignored however and
Miss Dorman, continued. -
1.-THE ballot is not a natural right"
said Miss Dorman, but a burden i'm
posed by the government from which
duties which they perform for the
good Of the state. Chief of these are
child bearing and rearing. We are
directly represented In government by
our own handiwork; when men sue
coed we succeed; when men fail we
fail with Them, Women are excused
from military duty. jury duty and po-
litical duty because the state knows
that upon the training Of the children
depends the future of the state.
IF the ballot were q natural right, it
could not be withheld from any hui
man being, no matter what the age,
sex, race or place of residence. 1t
is simply a means of government and
is conferred by law or by the will Of
the people, and the privilege can be