Newark post., 1915-03-10

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nation s legislation. The average
man, Mr.. Gibbons declared, is COM
mercially inclined. His first thought
is "How will the bill affect busi-
ness?" The result has been that
American Legislation has had a
commercial tinge. Our minds are
becoming warped into a commercial
line of thought; we are inclined to
forget that there is some legislation
that needs doing in spite of busi-
ness. There is certain needed legis-
lation that will never be gotten I'M
til effected by women.
Fourth, the vote of women prom
ises to abolish war. Women far re-
moved from the glamour and ex-
citement, and surrounded only by
the hardship and bereavements of
wan, wfll never vote for it.
Mrs. Edna S. Latimer, the last
speaker, enumerated some OF the
interesting experiences of suffrage
workers. Mrs. Latimer and Miss
Vernon have spent an average of
three days every week at Dover
during this session of the Legisla-
ture. One of the commonest argu-
ments hurled at them is the declar-
alton that many women do not
want to vote. The men forget that
of the q, 100000 in this country
entitled to vote only 100000 or
exactly two thirds have ever voted.
Mrs. Latimer referred to the fact
that the Suffrage bill had been
voted on in Congress this winter
after being in committees for forty
six years. Over forty years ago
Mrs. Latimer mother was a men,
ber Of a body of women who asked
Congress for the right to vote.
They were told in substance to go
home and study governmental
problems. They were not yet cap
able Of exercising the rights Of
franchise. Three days later the
negroes of the South were given
the franchise. Several years later
a delegation Of women again visit
ed the capitol. They received the
same reply. During the same ses-
sion the right Of franchise was
given the male American Indian.
Again the women asked "NO, we
are afraid to trust government to
you," Congress declared, yet the
same session granted the franchise
to naturalized Cinnamon. At this
session Congress is about to grant
the same right to the Filipino men.
"The circumstance always makes
me think, - Mrs. Latimer declared,
''of the story of the little fellow,
who holding on to his fathers
hand, was walking down the street.
A great big dog ran barking by
and the little fellow stepped close
to his father in alarm Why, my
son, that's not a courageous thing,
to do, the father said, you III
never be a man as long as you are
afraid of a dog The little fellow
walked along in silence for a NOM
ent, then said, Father, if that had
been a great big bear, would you
have been afraid Of it?' No i'll
deed, the father replied, "a bear
wOuldn t hurt me. Again a
s silence, then, Father, if
that had been a big roaring lion,
wouldn t you have been afraid of
him?' No, my son, the lion would
mt hurt me-. The little fellow
walked along i'll deep thought tor q
then said, '',TaK Es~ ,ra
the on -Attorn- "A, d, 10 WA
afraid OFF, -
There are at present twelve full
suffrage states: Washington, Ore
gon, California, Arizona, Nevada,
Utah, Idaho. Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, Kansas and Illinois. This
means there are 4,100,0O0 women
who vote on an equal basis with
men; that the women control nine
ty-one votes in the electoral col
lege. Women s Suffrage must
henceforward be a factor in nation
al politics.
A resolution favoring suffrage
to be forwarded to the representa-
tives of the district, was unani-
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