Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
SUFFRAGISTS OF STATE
TO JOIN 10000 WOMEN
IN PLEA AT CHICAGO
Mrs. orlady, Pennsylvania Chief,
Will Lead Comrades on Way
to Republican National
Convention
PLAN CONCERTED DASH
BY MRS. GEORGE B. oRLApY

BY MRS. GEORGE B. ORLAD1
President Pennsylvania woman Suffrage Asso
PITTSBURGH, Pa. June 5.-Wlth the
big hope strong within us that the dele
gates representing the Republican party
will see the justice of our appeal for the
full citizenship which they, as men, enjoy
we, the suffrage delegates from the state
Of Pennsylvania. will be on our way 10
Chicago tonight. We leave in two sec
tions, one from Philadelphia, the other
from this city
In the convention city we will join IN our
full strength of 75, ready to maTcn WIN
10000 other women, Wednesday atter!ioVl,
TO show the Republican delegates that tne
voice of the franchise desired Is OF no one
section or State, 80 far as the women Oh
the country are concerned. In chicago,
we will confer tomorrow. with our natlonai
leaders. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait presl'
dent, and DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, nonor'
ary president OF the National Woman SUI
froge Association. Instructed concerning tne
part we are to take, we Will be reauy LOT
our greatest national Demonstration and
ere long, will return to our nome state
knowing that II is. or wondering whetner
the Republican party is truly srea. as
represented by its national delegates OF
whether II is "just party"
our Journey to Chicago is in no sense OF
the word a junltet. 1t follows years OF
the most earnest effort and arduous ac-
tivites by women throughout the country.
1t means sacrifices and discomforts' But
It is necessary for us to show our NUMBERS.
Political parties. we have learned respect
numbers and we demand respect Tor our
goal is the goal for which men stroVe not
so many decades ago.
We have set our faces toward equality
of citizenship. We desire not only the right
Of suffrage: we are ready for its respons-
Utilities, for we would be complete citizens
We have labored through the years we
thought necessary for the dissemination OF
our propaganda We endeavored TO snow
men that women do desire voice IN the
Government that governs them. we oe-
Iieve we have accomplished this. Truly,
now Is the time when men, realizing the
Justice of our typically American. appeal,
should fight with us for the right rather
than against us.
Ours Is the growing conviction that the
time is at hand when the truly great
political party and the truly great leaders
will take up our cause, voluntarily, ana
not permit any agency, any interest or any
rroup OF politicians to keep suffrage from
he thousands of typical, progressive home-
owing women who desire to exercise thelr
rights.
we go 10 Chicago--the more conservative
,ody. the followers of the National Woman
suffrage Association-not to threaten, not
% cajoe, but as women standing in the
,pen, American women demanding justice,
he justice Of equality SO frequently
Preached by those who will make up the
Republican Convention.
When one thinks of the struggle OF those
,ioneers who sought freedom and equality
md remembers that this Is free America.
seems strange that half Its free-born
itizens should find II necessary to travel
% far to appear before political conven-
ion to. ask for full citizenship, Yet 1t is
o and so we go. |
Our Pennsylvania suffragists fought their |
ght last November and found more than |
S5, 900 men in favor of the basic justice |
,e advocated. We have the men of the |
Vest giving women the highest and most |
omplete standing possible before the bar of |
rue Amerioanism. Are the men of the |
last different? Certainly the women of the |
last are Just as earnest just as good wives |
nd just as good mothers as those of the |
Vest. |
We are soon on our way to Chicago, |
opeful that the Republican delegates from |
pennsylvania will be the first TO advocate |
nd support our cause. II we find we cam |
ot have faith in our political leaders we |
ill return to our State with our faith in |
ne individual voter unchanged