The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-11-21
WOMEN FINANCED
OWN CAMP PAICN
Reno, New, Nov. 20, 1916.
Editor Silver State.

Winnemucca, Nev.
The charge published by certain
! Democratic newspapers that the Ma
tional Womah's party. and that I,
have been paid by the Republican
party, found no time to answer dur
ing the campaign just closed. Just
why it is considered a crime for wo-
men to be paid for honorable political
work when men and newspapers are
practically always paid for it, have
not been able to fathom. Our oppo-
nents have found no better argument
against the justice of our cause than
these statements they evidently re-
gard as damning to our characters,
and so libelous. judging by the per-
sistence with which this single accu-
sation against the National Womans
party has been circulated by certain
Democratic newspapers.
| am taking this means of answer
ing this charge, which still persists
in papers controlled by Senator Pitt
man. although a sense of fairness
should suggest that campaign lies
against women cease, now that the
campaign is over and the necessity
for them no longer exists.
As to this charge: the chairman
of the National Republican commit
tee. and of the Republican commit
tees of every one of the suffrage
states. must certify. as men of honor.
that they contributed nothing to the
campaign fund of the National Wo-
mans party. or to my own expenses.
To those Democrats who have found
no better answer to our appeal for
the national enfranchisement of wo-
ment than these fabrications. we sug-
gest that they secure a certified copy
of the financial report of the National
Woman's party, which will be filed
with the clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives within thirty days after
election, in accordance with the act
Of Congress regulating the expendi-
lures of all national political parties.
This report is open to public inspec-
tion. Also, the list of our campaign
contributions, accompanied by the
names of the donors. is published
each week in our official organ. the
"Suffragist" a copy of which has
been sent each week to every news
paper office in Nevada.
As to the statement that / have
been paid for my work. if my word
is not enough. the books and reports
of the National Woman's party, the
financial report of the Republican
National committee. on file with the
clerk of the House of Representa- |
tives, the reports of the Republican
state committee. not only in Nevada,
but in every other suffrage state. will
snow that I am on no ones payroll.
The books of the Nevada Equal |
Franchise society show not only that
my services were given to the three
years campaign for political free |
dom for Nevada women, ending sue
cessfully in November. 1914 but that
l gave more than $4,000 of my per-
sonal income to pay the expenses of !
that campaign Senator Newlands
gave $1,000. and Senator Pittman con
tributed $50.
The five-months-old National Wo-
mans party has maintained its politi-
cal integrity as a separate party
working for its single plank. the ma
tional enfranchisement of women; it
has also maintained its financial in
tegrity and independence in the sue
cessful campaign just closed, which
made the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment national political issue.
Thanking you for your fairness and
courtesy in publishing this statement.
| am, Very truly yours,
ANNE MARTIN.
Chairman