Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-11
SUFFRAGE DEBATE AT
LABOR CONVENTION
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tions, and who will be one of the
''spellbinders'' in the State suffrage
campaign, advocated votes for wo-
men.
Calls Suffrage Minority Move
Mrs. Oliphant said in part:
I'VE are opposing woman suffrage
real welfare OF the State, not for the
real welfare OF the nation or of the
race. We are opposing the movement
because it is a minority agitation: not
more than 10 per cent OF the women
in this State are actively interested in
the movement, the other 80 per cent
are either working against 1t or are
uninterested in the question.
"Eighty-four per cent. OF the women
in this country over "a years of age
are married women. If they vote as
their husbands do what has been
gained If they don't vote as their
husbands do, they dlsenfranchise the
family
Labor Men ~. for w" Friends
Mrs. Fuller, of Pittsburgh, in pre-
senting the suffrage side 70 the con-
vention, in part said:
when l speak to labor men l know
that l speak to friends of suffrage
Union men learned long ago that u
voteless class is a helpless class, a
class that can be used TO beat work
lngmen into submission by replacing
them in their Jobs at lower wages.
Those VINO are opposed to suffrage
for women are really opposed to suit
rage for men. Those who fear the
votes of women are those who fear the
votes OF any democracy.
There is a man in the Legislature
from Pittsburgh. He Is opposed tc
woman suffrage. When the womer
suftra gists asked him why he was op'
/ posed he said 1t was because he had te
puy enough votes now to get elected
and if he had to buy the women''
votes too that would be just twice al
expensive.
Hogs Versus Babies
Now let me tell you of some of tht
| things that women would do with the
vote. Babies are all born into this
world with the same chance. Oul
Constitution guarantees them thi!
chance. But some of our laws are no
good enough to give them fail
chance. | lost one of my babies from
| q disease that could have been pre-
vented il the sanitary laws were a.
strict as they should have been
Mother Jones lost one of her babies
from yellow fever. Yellow fever is {
disease that can be prevented by stric
|
health laws are not strict. The gov
ernment of this country spends more
money on the protecton OF hogs thar
it does for the protection of babies
| Isn't it more important to protect ba
| Dies than to protect hogs? The wo
men say it is and their votes woult
see to it that the babies set more pro
lection.
/ For "AlI'' the People
| aWhiln votes
have not a representative government
of the people. Women are surely hal
the people, do you want them to re
main unrepresented The whole hu
man family should be represented.
And she and her friends say If wo
men have the vote they cannot expec
chvalry from men, Well how man
OF you men would want to give you
votes for the privilege of seat in
trolley car now and then? They sa
if a woman votes on one side a ques
tion and her husband on the othe
lit is practically disenfranchising tn
family Does it disenfrancnise a fam
lily to have a father vote on one sid
of question. and a son on the other?
jackson Praises Wilson
State Commissioner of Labor, an
Industry John Price Jackson was on
of the speakers of the morning. IL
touched on timely questions. Speeche
were also made urging the delegate
to use their influence with Governo
| Martin G. Brumbaugh in having tn
full crew repeal bill vetoed
In his address, Commissioner of La
Dor and Industry, John Price Jackson
gave as the keynote of his remarks, tn
necessity for organization in the in
terest of cooperation between TIL
State and the people. He opened hi
remarks with commendation o
President Wilson for his careful polio
in taking care of the Lusitania disas
ter
Speakers urging immediate actio
for the full crew repeal bill, wer
George B. Rowand. chairman of tn
Legislative board of the Brotherhoo
Iof Railroad Trainmen, of Pittsburgh
land n. r. Tarner, representing the or
der of Railway Conductors.
The convention was called to orde
at 1890 by David X. Young, vice
lpres dent or the Pennsylvania FEEDER
alton of Labor, and member of tn
Harrisburg branch. Following a brie
welcome to the delegates. Mr.. Youn
introduced w. w. Lenker. president c
1.-THE Mine Workers Union of Williams
town, who welcomed the delegates i
behalf of the State body.
Mayor John K. Royal, extended tn
freedom of the city to the visitors.
A. Bower, vice-president of the Stat
Federation, responded for the dele
gates.