The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-04
Address Delivered BY DR.. J. W.
Andrews; His Prediction
y SAYS TIE BAllo1 WILL COME
Mrs. Albert Mcmahon Gave An espla.
nation OF the Movement: Songs
Features Of Gathering
From Wednesdays Daily.


III any woman within the sound
Of my voice or In the state OF Min
nesota tonight were to commit muir.
der" Faid Senator J. W. Andrews
when addressing the suffrage meet
ing at the library auditorium last
evening. she would be given the full
sentence for such u crime, which in
Minnesota Is life Imprisonment. IL
amy man in the state committed muir
der he would receive n sentence OF
lie imprisonment The punishment
would be exactly the same, and they
are so treated Ia any case of law,
yet we forbid the mothers. wives and
daughters uf this country a voice in
the laws by which they are governed.
Would II not he right To say that we
would not require women to suffer
under laws which they had no voice
in making? Is Il not rank injustice
to ask women TO pay taxes To support
the government and deny her any
voice in making the laws that govern
them" With these and other point
ed remarks Senator Andrews made
plain his stand upon the question of
wOman's suffrage. and his talk was
made uD of convincing arguments
throughout.
Mere Men Were Present.
Quite good sized audience had as
rembled To hear what the suffrage
leaders had tn say. and number Of
men were present. for although the
question of suffrage has not been
affiliated In MankatO until recently.
the movement has j large number Of
GympathiZers I'm the city. The meet
ing was called TO order by Mrs. ]. s.
IiOtaling. president of the District
Blue Earth County Equal Suffrage
association. organized last week, Mrs.
Albert Mcmahon. state organizer.
and Mrs. H. NJ. StOddard. secretary
ur the district association were pres
eni tO take charge of the general
business Of the meeting. Miss Nor
ma Cone favored the audience with
q violin solo. very nicely rendered.
after which Mrs. Hotaling introduced
Mrs. Mcmahon. who gave a short ex.
PLANTATION Of the suffrage movement
and its aims Mrs. Mcmahon said
that the two questions that were gen
orally psked Of the woman suffraeist
were first. why do you want it,.
and second. What are you going to
10 with IT," She stated that the
answer To the question as To why
women wanted the franchise was SO
obvious that Il seemed very strange
anyone could be found to ask the
Question Women want the franchise
for the big human reasons. for the
dignity Of their own souls. and be-
cause they love their country. There
Is nothing that touches national life.
whether II is taxes Of the establish
ment of a Childrens' bureau ut Wash.
ingtOn. hut touches women. and their
lives should be made to count said
Mrs. Mcmahon. These reasons WON
an share with men.
Contributed Toward state.
Women have contributed much to.
ward making the state that men have
not and from the first principle that
no home Is complete without the
man and the woman. so do they sup
plement each other all through life.
each contributing quite as much as
the other. ond as worthily. I'm civic
life the highest standard cannot he
reached until both are represented.
Mrs. Mcmahon then referred to the
mast. and the gradual evolution that
had taken place I'm regard To her con-
ditiOn. She then told Of the labor of
women In many movements for i'm
rrOvement. and said the society
should remove the handicap under
which they now work. I'm the matter
Of intemperance she said hundreds of
women were now wanting a voice. but
their hands were tied. If women should
be given the ballot there will be the
same problems after they obtain po-
litical freedom as there are now. The
ballot n one way of accomplishing
big things for society. the same as men
can do. Women would use the ballot
the same as they have every other OPP
rOrtunity that has come tn her for the
hetterment of family life. The dread
ful fears that seem to haunt some peo-
pie about suffrage breaking up homes
etc. is without foundation.
Women And The Church.
Mrs. Mcmahon then told of the
church services of the past. when
women were not allowed beyond a
certain mark In the churches, and
some men did not believe that women
lad soults. Women had gradually
broken over these restrictions, al
though the leaders were subjected to
scorn and criticism. but they now oc
Cupied quite n prominent position IN
church work. and their work had made
for finer understanding. and homes
we're happier. u was formerly consid-
cred dreadful thing for women to
20 to college. and dire things were
predicted to come 10 pass should they
do so. but these fears had been proven
false.
LET ms not cling to prejudice be-
cause something is new" said Mrs.
Mcmahon In closing. When women
ret the ballot they will use II as they
have every other opportunity that was
ever given to them. and as Francis
Willard said. The problem OF every
woman Is TO make home happier"
Enthusiastic applause greeted Mrs.
McMahon's speech.
Frank Blyler gave n eroup Of two
Irish songs. "a Little Bit Of Heaven"
and Mother McCree." made famous
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