Evening journal., 1915-04-16
MRS. KELLEY PLEADS
FOR SUFFRAGE Cause
Boston Woman'S Address on
women and Democracy"
EnthuSeS Hearers
MASS MEETINGS
TO BOOST CAUSE

Under the auspices of the Whining
ton Equal Suffrage Association, an in
teresting meeting was held last night
in the parlors of Unitarian Church,
with Mrs. Marion Booth Kelley, of
Boston. Mass. as the speaker. The
subject of Mrs. Kelley's address was
Woman and Democracy AS prosi-
dent OF the association, Dr. Josephine
NJ. r. White DeLacour presided, and
introduced the speaker.
During the meeting Il was announced
that delegation of about nifty women
from this city would 90 to Philadelphia
on Saturday, May /, to participate in
the annual Suffrage parade Announce
ment was also made that Miss Margaret
Foley, a Massachusetts organizer, would
make two open air addresses in This city
ON May p and will speak that night in
"a hall, and ON June 3 the Rev. DR.. Anna
Shaw viii come TO this city to speak.
Following her address last night Mrs.
Kelley made brief open air speech at
the corner OF Fifth and Market streets
I'm speaking concerning Woman and De
mocracy.' Mrs. Kelley said:
Democracy as we conceive OF IL
today, did not exist 150 years ago.
Walter Weyl speaks OF it as a "shad-
ow democracy" Alexander Hamilton
beloved in the life Office of the presi-
dency with an absolute veto over all
laws passed by Congress. Only the
man who held property had a vote;
the rest were called by John Adams
simple men" The negroes were en-
shaved and men were thrown into ver-
min infested prisons for on-paymont
of debts Family life was simple
affair husband and wife co-partners
and sharers in the home The wife
weaving, spinning, shaping the gar
ments for the children, often her loay-
l ing her work at the loom TO brew or
bake and then returning TO 1t at her
will. The finished product was dis
posed OF at the village store for what
ever she needed.
Father and mother were arbiters
OF the affairs of the family. But the
rapid sweep of democracy has brought
us TO now view of government as
an affair of social consent. Women
are asking for the right 10 consent To
the laws under which they are liy-
ing. The ballot is the implement of
democracy. the tool of service and
defense. the expression OF opinion on
the part OF the voter
Governments are more and more
approaching the real concern of hu-
manity. All the moral and social prob
lens. the preservation of health an,
safety. the regulation of hours ans
conditions of labor. the guidance o
competition. even the determination
OF wages are now being considore'
the business of bureaus aud Legis
latures. The great questions OF mu
inicipal housecleaning. clean streets
pure water, proper housing condi
tions. clean milk and pure food, vital
~ affect the welfare. life and happi
ness of the family. When womdl
began to understand how closely he
welfare and that of her family wer'
associated with government she nat
urally and inevitably demanded al
equal voice in that government.
! 1T is because of the special con
tributiOns OF men and women grow
ing out of differing experiences an,
differing points of view that the mod
ern state needs the actual participa
ton of both i'm order that the srea
and increasing problems of moderl
life may be wisely and justly solved
Men have specialized in finance an
/ have made us world power finau
: cially. Men are the eXperimentor:
the explorers Their instinct is com
! petitive rather than cooperative. We
2 men are essentially social. They hay
the mother instinct They are tn
conservationists. TO be mothe