The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06
SUFFRAGETTES SEEK
FEDERAL AMENDMENT
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From Thursdays Oaii>.
Women have been appealing 10
congress for many years TO give them
| the suffrage" said Mrs. Hunter. The
negro has been enfranchised. the vote
has been given to the foreign born
| Chinaman. To foreigners who become
naturaliZed and now they are talking
! of giving the vote To the Filipinos
/ who haven't even asked for the right.
/ But they steadfastly refuse To con-
slider the demands of the women.
But new situation is facing con-
gress. There are four million women
voters now in the twelve states where
the women are enfranchised and they
are actively entering politics in order
to see that the women OF the rest. OF
the country are given the same right
| They will hold the balance of power
in the next presidential election and
woe TO the party that refuses to put
IA suffrage plank in its platform"
The same arguments that are add
vanced today against suffrage have
been advanced against every move
said Miss Schain When women first
when they first asked for legal rec
ognition. when they entered the bust
ness and professional world. there were
those who said the same things that
the anti suffragists are saying today
against suffrage. But as all of these
movements have succeeded. SO will
the movement for the enfranchise-
ment OF women" she said
This is not Il movement of women
against men, but of men and women
who have seen a vision OF better things
against those who do not realize or
are afraid" said Miss Schain I'VE
want the standards of the home APP
piled to public life and il is only when
men and women work together on
these questions that the ideal situa-
ton can be worked out
This afternoon a meeting was held
at the home OF Mrs W. j. Morehart.
At fonr O'Clock a delegation waited
upon Congressman Ellsworth. asking
that he give favorable consideration
to the suffrage amendment when II
comes before the next session OF con-
greSs
This evening the three women vii
they will head delegation which will
call upon Congressman Davis tomor-
row
Arguments favoring the passage OF
federal amendment TO the United
States constitution giving suffrage to
women were presented at the street
meeting held by the Minneapolis suf-
fragists last night on Front street.
The meeting was one of series OF
similar meetings that are being he"
throughout this congressional district
by Miss Elsa LELAND Mrs. Gertrude s.
Hunter and Miss Josephine Schain or
Minneapolis
Women are now bearing the bur
dens OF government without any share
in saying how public affairs shall be
administered, declared Miss Iceland
We have been led to believe that
this is a government OF the people, by
the people and for the people Are
women people, we ask?
Women must pay taxes and yet
they have no right TO say how the
money they pay shall be spent: they
must obey the laws that are passed
and Rave no right to say who shall
be chosen to make those laws or adj
minister them.
Women are receiving the same ed
ucational opportunities today that men
are. There are more girls graduating
from the high schools OF the country
than boys We want to use this edu-
cation and thought in the upbuilding
OF the public life. 1t is a great waste
not TO have the women Of the country
contributing in the solution of these
problems OF municipal housekeeping
Women are intensely interested i'm
problems OF public morals. health.
cleanliness and the like. These Prob
lens are solved through politics."
Mrs. Gertrude Hunter told of the
movement which has been started by
the National Congressional union to
secure a federal amendment granting
suffrage TO women. The union is
working for what is known as the
Susan b. Anthony" amendment which
was first advocated by Miss Anthony.
the pioneer suffragist.