Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-13

! try Club Hutton Park, West Orange
and men and women We'd in the
strength of their arguments favoring
extension of the ballot to women and
| IN lauding the virtues of Mrs. Stone
The clubhouse was attraetively dec
GRATED and prominent social leaders
applauded the speakers. Former
Judge Thomas A. Davis, of Orange,
made his first public statement in
support of the suffrage movement and
former State Senator Everett Colby
gave brilliant talk. Mrs. Colby is
sued an appeal to the men of New
Jersey to give fair play in the vote
on the constitutional amendment and
asked that the battle be in the open
and not featured by underground
methods Cheerful messages predict
ing victory at the October election,
and prophesies that this success
would portend success likewise in
the New York, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts campaigns were given
by veteran leaders and "reminiscences
of the suffragists' efforts to secure
the voting privilege generations ago
were brought by such veterans as
DR. Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait Miss Alice Stone
, Blackwell, daughter of Lucy Stone,
and Mrs Henry Garrison Willard.
| Miss Mary Garrett Hay, of New
York, and Mrs. Richard Fitzgerald, of
| Boston, who spoke for Pennsylvania
| in the absence of Mrs. Frank J. Roes-
sing, of that State, who was called
home to attend an important meet
ing, gave optimistic talks and pro-
phesied success In their respective
campaigns.
Telegram from Mrs. Blackwell.
During the evening a telegram was
sent DR. Antoinette Brown Black
we'll of Elizabeth, expressing the good
will of the assemblage and an auction
of souvenirs likewise netted some
funds, Mr.. Colby acting as auc-
tioneer. Mrs. r. r. Feickert, head of
the New Jersey suffragists, was a
clever toastmistress.
Judge Davis Speaks.
Commencing his talk by assuring
Mrs. Colby the men of New Jersey
will heed her request for fair play
Judge Davis gave his reasons fol
supporting the suffrage view. He
said:
"At the coming election in the
state of New Jersey | shall favor the
CONSTITUTIONAL
women the right of suffrage. I sin
cerely hope that the amendment will
be carried, even though men alone
will vote on that question. 1T seem.
a pity that 1t was not possible to de-
wise a plan whereby the sentiment o.
the women of the State could be OBJ
tained as to whether or not they de.
sire the ballot Personally, l would
1 4 terl
a majority of the women should b'
found against it, Just as in thu
matter of emancipation, there wer,
thousands of individuals who pre-
ferred to remain in a state of bond
age, nevertheless Lincolns proclama
ton was general not considering tn,
personal preference of the individual
but as matter of simple justice
So 1t is in the matter of suffrage-i
Is a matter of simple and absolut,
justice.
'In this campaign looking toward
the adoption of the constitutions
amendment in this State, the oppo
nents of equal suffrage should be pu
, why should women be allowed t,
voter The question, rather, is 'Wh.
should women not be allowed to vote /?
The unit of the nation is the family
and from the family emanates tn
conscience of the nation, for whicl
conscience women are largely re
sponsible. Government consists mainl,
In the enactment of laws to regtlat
the conduct of individuals and in tn
levying of taxes upon property {
meet the expenses of government
Under our present system women ar
| compelled to obey our laws and to pa
2 public taxes against property withou
, having any voice whatever either i
$ the selection of the persons who al
$ to draft the laws or to levy and col
4 lect these taxes. Laws are enacted, {
' which they must be subject; charge
against their property are levied
which they must pay or suffer II
loss; and all of this is done withot
their having any vote in either mai
ter The mere statement of such
state of affairs would appear to b
7 sufficient to expose its Injustice.
cannot continue in any enllghtene
! community after being objected to.
4 womans Cooperation Aids Success.
a THE successful man, If he be hoI
: est, will ac~s- that his success