The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-11-08
LIVE QUESTIONS
NJ EDWIN =. aRow>
-fs rtr~s Ave.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
n THE MEN DON'T RAISE rUrtR
GIRLS tn mr. VOTERS. ruE
WOMEN SHOULD Nor RAISE
THEIR uoNs rO nE
SHOOTERS

WOMEN LOSE FIGHT FOR RAL-
lot ~NAtion Wide suffrage Now
Thought Doomed These arc fsir
samples % headline quotations from
the press throughout the land on
"Wednesday. November 2 1918. one
time heard a great. hungry hulk OF
. man Ton street carr say
think = worsn's place IL at home
GninE her homework and taking
care % her kids. she has no business
IN politics ~ was not the man ina
was really talking, Il was the stuff
that he had drunk that made the
noise. and 70 was evident that 10
seon.iserei that men had corner on
brains I asked the gentleman ~ he
Vas married. "So. I never found a
woman that had enough sense he
answered. then asked him II he
said he never found one foolish
eHcugh ~ msrry hiru No. but that
IL what ! really should have SAID
bur the fact is think that a woman
has troubles enough as u - Without
going into politics
WHY WOMAN strrn tcEf
assume that an win admit that
women are human beings and hsv-
minds bodies. and that they have
liv~s 10 live which require the rsces-
stiles % life. education. mental and
physical development. strength ard
freedom From this basis % reason
person ought 20 conclude that sire
should BY all means be permitted 20
express her will and Intelligence at
the ballot box. and participate In
Ynaidlng n most favorable environ
-rrp-f under which TO I've her itfe.
The vote IL the ~-sence % polit-
f~nf power. II IL the spring from
which political rower flows. and the
raffffcai Institution ts the social tool
hv and with which society ss .
Whole gives expression as 20 the
f~vree or plane 81 civilization 60
which society has attained ana -
competent 20 enjoy
\ woman owns property. either
real or personal. or that which u
far greater and % higher degree
which is her labor power she PAYS
taxes IN one case. and yields up
MOTT Ia others who exploit her In
the other case bur IN either case the
rOwsynr,ent under which she lives
IL her direct concern. and unless she
ear and doe. vote. she ~ taxed With
ost representation. OF course. 81
nfoifatfon is not taxation. it's rob
f<rv. and N she L. exploited and de-
rled the right % vote. she IL slave
wfthou, the right 81 protest. Yet
Some lawyers Judges and preachers
say women will be degraded by suf-
frsSe being exercised BY them
n woman suffrage had won IN
New York Nasrschusetts. Peunsyl
vania and New Jersey. the political
machines IN those corrupt. backward
monopoly ridden states would be IN
fanger II has been. and l- today
the practice for political machines "a
fuv votes. either with money or In
f3usnce an1 reward. but where WON
On vote this type OF political machine
loses its function. ~ tho states
above named are notorious for thsi'
political corruption and Doodle ma
a -.
the fire. uchise IN hand 10 defeat won
an suffrage.
~Trufh crushed to the Earth viii rfss
The eternal years Of God are her.
Nut Error. WON nS~d. wrtfh~. 10 pair
And dies among her wor-bipp~r..
Let him who would deny wou1er
the ballot explain TO his mother. hi
wife. his daughter or his sister Whs
will protect them and their right
from the rava yes OF political corrup-
ffon and vicious government whsf
he IL gone The facts nre. womer
should be given the ballot BY men. ~
that men would be protected from
their fool selves.
TVFsCHFuy To THr SOCIALIST
PARTY TO M EXPOSED
have had and am having muci
inquiry about what intend 10 write
about the state orRa imitation % tn
aoriaIist party ~ this state and
give here general outline. 7 an
6oinR 10 furnish the undlsputed evi
fence that member ~ the presen
state organization solicited and 70
cefved money from other politica
party managers upon promise 20 de
liver the Socialist vote and TIA
party members who were Socialis
party nominees for office went an,
got the money. That those fact
80 81.
sfste organization. and that by
whitewash process the facts wer
kept from the membership 81 ia
party.
In other words. I am going 20 tee
of the mask from the state cxecu
fnenbership may know the facts.
person who fears facts r. a cownr ri
n person WHO will not deal wit
them r. corrupt. and In either cas-
such persons are Incapable ~ com
pretending the class struggle While
IL the foundation of tho Sociaiis
philosophy or course. n you sr
stone blind and n you refuse 20 rec
ognize facts ami admit truth. that
different question. but the prestiR
81 the membership 81 the party sha
not be used for the purpose Of black
from me. II that ~ finally deter
mined 10 he the function NJ M
party. ~ viii have few follower
Any person claiming 20 he n Soclalii
who would keep the evidence ana Nh
facts which are IN my posFeseio
from the party membership woul
he traitor
shall make every effort 10 get
hearing before the people ~ Evere
and show Mr.. J. " saiter up befoi
tho seity election there. which take
pla-s on Tuesday. November "a
EDWIN j BROW -