Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-09
SUFFRAGE TORCH"
NOW IN MONMOUTH
Big Demonstration Here With
Votes for Women Workers,
Who Expound Principles.
SEVEN AUTOMOBILES HERE
Mrs. Alfred Dorf Receives
Torch" and Fitting Speech
eS Then Follow.

The bronze suffrage torch" ar
rived in this city Saturday and with
it were seven automobiles filled with
suffragists. The torch had bc5n
received at noon by the New Jersey
women from their New York sisters.
The ceremony of taking the torch"
from New York to this state took
place in midstream in the Hudson
river. AS soon as the torch" was
received the tour of the state was be-
gun. On the trip speeches were
made at every stopping place.
The procession was due here at
4;30, but it was not until 5:35 that
the gayly decorated autos made their
appearance at the corner of Smith
and State streets. There were seven
cars in all and all were decorated
with streamers upon which was writ
ten either Votes for Women" or IN.
j. Women's Political Union" After
the cars had reached this city they di-
vided into two sections in order that
two meetings could be held. The
largest meeting was held at the cor
ner of Smith and Hobart streets. The
other was held at Smith and McClel-
Ian streets. There were four fifteen
minute speeches all of which were ar
guments why women should have the
vote
The speakers pointed out The fact
that women were taxed the same as
men and therefore have just as many
rights. Then the declaration that
Taxation without representation Is
tyranny" was quoted and made the
Of no Of
The speakers told how hundreds
years ago the women did all
housework and the men got
pleasure. The schools wers<
and allsthe boys were sent
the education possible, bu4
the girls to school was neY
of. 1t was pointed out thi
girls had made many argGnSU
done much complaining because
the unfair treatment, they were toIN
that if they got up early enough to
get all the. housework finished and
still have an hour left they could go
to school for this hour but would
have to leave as soon as the boys
arrived. This plan was followed for
many years until finally the girls
were allowed the same education as
the boys Today the majority of
graduates from the high school are
girls. This, the speakers claimed,
was sufficient proof that woman's
brains were at least equal to those of
man.
There were numerous arguments
why women should have the vote
among which were: Because the
women had to obey the laws they
wished to help make them; many of
the women of the United States are
wage earners and the vote would
help to give them better conditions.
The torch" was received in this
city by Mrs. Alfred Dorf, who took
Mrs. Ruth r. Benton's place, who is
out of town. While the speeches
were being made some of the suffra-
gists went among the stores and the
audience giving out suffrage htera-
ture, trying to get the men to sign
slips, saying they would vote 'yes"
on the suffrage question this fall, and
selling pencils and yotes-for-women
buttons.
The cars left this city at 6:15, go
ing from here to Keyport and from
there to the Atlantic Highlands. This
campaign is for the purpose of get
ting all to vote yes for the suffrage
amendment in this state on &C.
tober 10.