El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-30

r TENRY FRANK. Of New York, who
has been connected with Mrs O..
- II. P. belmont in the work for
equal suffrage, gave an address Thurs
day afternoon before the members Of
the FL Paso Equal Franchise league, at
the weekly meeting held in the 2arlors
Of Hotel OrndorfE Mr.. Frank strongly
emphasized the fact that the struggle
Of women for equal franchise was the
demand OF women to be recognized as
human beings and not as a sex
He said until woman asserted her
self in the demand for the rights and
privileges Of human being, regardless
Of her sex, man had been prone TO re-
gard her as a being apart from the hu-
man race. In her legal status in many
states she is not legally even a person,
but a being. who was allowed to receive
whatever man chose TO bestOW. The
anIi-suffragtsts try to make the issue
OF extending suffrage 10 women sex
question. but il is not, il is a race ques-
uon- for the race Of human beings is
made up Of men and women, not men
alone, and therefore as human beings
each should have the same political
privileges rights and favors."
another argument that seems 10 be
the most forceful OF the arguments pre-
sented by the suffragists, IS that
woman S place IS IN the home. where
her dignity, her grace, her modesty NAV
bloom unframed by the world and that
II women were given the ballot It
would unsex them" said Mr.. Frank.
Getting from theory to fact women
are more and more compelled in greater
numbers TO leave the home to work in
competition with men for their Iivelf-
MOOD rms has not unseXed woman,
InOugh the opponents said il would.
Inc changes IN our economic conditions
nave forced woman to 20 out and work,
Snat she might live. so woman should
pc IN justice given voice in the max
ing OF the laws under which she Is gov
erned and under which she works The
Dallot IN her own hands is the only
Nehleie by which woman may obtain
, ustce IN her working conditions and
Whether women will reform politics
or not IS not part Of the equal suf-
rage issue. The wider extension Of !
suffrage TO men during the past cen |
fury or any century, was never given Z
because the men were going to vote for 4
good or for bad. II was because thew
had the right as citizens to have a I
volce IN the government" said the 4
speaker If women vote for good or
for evil it is none of mans business. il /
Is her right as human being to have i
the right TO Independent thinking and 4
acIlon- Ihat Is not a masculine right,
put human right. The woman as a /
human being is governed by the same 4
avs thaC the men as human beings are
governed and therefore has the right /
u human Delng TO the ballot as a voice
IN the law making, and what she docs
with the ballot is strictly her own az
Following Mr.. Franks address the
members rendered him and B. T. Jen-
kIns, who brought him, a rising vote
u thanks Mrs S J. Fennell. the first
wee president presided. A brief bust
ness meeting followed Mr.. Franks ad-
lress- Mrs B. f. Jenkins read the Sec
-etary's minutes and the usual -outine
reports were given. Mrs. Fenneu con-
iucted the parliamentary study. her |
SUBJECT being the changing from an as
sem bly, TO the Committee OF tn I
" hole Following the lesson. a brief
lrllI was conducted in this method Of !
Mrs. 5. S. Baker and, DR.. Alice G.
derchant were appointed a COMMITTEES I
% notlty all the members OF the or I
regarding the payment Of
It was reported that the MOVING mic
ure play Your Girl and Mine" which !
sas brought TO FL PasO by the League
ma SHOWN at local theater Wsdnes-
az ana Thursday had aroused a great
mount Of interest among the people of
The next meeting Of the league will
e heId thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock
the parlors Of Hotel Orndorff.