The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-21
MANY HEARD AN
TALK
ON SUFFRAGE BY
DIR. ANNA SHAW
Head OF the National Equal
Suffrage League Delivers
a Very Telling Address at
the Opera House.

That the United states Is not and
never will be a truly republican form
% government until the women are
snfrnnchisad was a declaration made
81 Dr. Anna Howard shaw. president
u the National Equal sun. age Asso-
citation before an audience that
packed ths opera house last nighL
she SPOKE for nearly two hours. hold
ing ~ her eloouence and force - log-
V the close attention Of her hearers
throughout She was introduced by
Mrs. A. r. McDAvid. president OF the
Pensacola Equal Suffrage League.
Others on the plato. m were Mrs
Walker Ingrsham. Mrs Eugene Reese.
Miss Edith n. Nicholas. Miss Gertrude
Friedman. Miss Celia Myrover Robin
son. Miss Minnie Rehoe. Miss Mar
gaerits Ingraham. Mrs Frank Tracy
The stage 81 the opera house was
deco. ated in growing plants and pen
nants. voicing the suffrage sentiments
and large audience was present 60
hear the distinguished speaker.
An immense audience heard DIT.
shaw. the lower floor being crowded
with many standing up In the aisles
and in the rear of the seats. There
dress and the comment was freely
heard that Or. shaw was one of TIE
most eloquent speakers ever 20 ad-
dress an audience from the opera house
platform
The republican form 81 government
- a government wherein the repre-
sentatives are elected Dy the people,
said the eminent advocate for equal
suffrage 80 long a. only part q
the people elect, that country Il not
republic The trouble with a. IL that
We have nurtured higher ideals than
We have been able 20 live up %.
when men established this govern
ment they had ideals Of freedom IN
government and religion-the highest
up % that time We have 1een unable
70 i've them but have persuaded our
selves that we are living them
INDULGE IN PLATITuDEs.
You men love a. indulge In Flati-
tudes Government IL divine power
from the source Of the governed The
voice % the people is the voice Of
God And you forget that one halt 81
/ the people have no vote end that the
/ voice of God should have soprano a.
well - bass tones. without wouan's
I suffrage We are not . republic. Tor the
voice OF the governed 10 lacking.
How can a man he a Democrat and
not believe In woman's suffrage
The supreme court has ruled that a
woman IL = person. and "a q person
/ she claims the right 20 vate. The
I Fourteenth Amendment SAYS that pre-
vious condition % servituae should not
be = barrier 70 tire ballot. Women
come under that head.
NOT FAIR TO WOMEN
The great trouble gs that men who
/ are fa4r % each ether are not fair q
\ women. In dealing with women thess
men forSaks justice and turn 70 sent
ment
at present we have not q republic
i but are trying Go evolve q republic
/ from = monarchy. We have develop@i
a spfris % democracy which II not q
government bat q force. Men fougnl
for seveu long years in The Revolutlor
/ ard Only q few found H. Two hundred
and fly dollars on which = man paid
taxes was necessary 20 q ballot
| Thomas Jefferson finally said that shis
/ was not a government for rich men
/ and he extended the ballot to--churcf
members Get our your evolutionary
/ eraser and substitute for the Nors
/ 'mmle' the word citizen This mus
/ happen before shis country secomes :
/ republic TIE revolutionary step mus