The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-03-23
INTEREST IS STATE WIDE
EVEN MOTHER NATURE WILL
WEAR SUFFRAGE coLORS
Prominent Men Endorse the Move.
ment and Volunteer Services
to Help II Win.

The state campaign committee OF
the West Virginia Equal Suffrage AS
ISOLATION is receiving daily letters
from organizers and organizations as
well as personal encouragement from
individuals in all parts of the com
monwealth. 1t takes a perusal OF
these communications that are pour
ing into the state headquarters al
Moreantown TO realize how wide
spread is the interest in the approach
ing vote on the extension OF the fran
ehise The great campaign is now on
and most encouraging offers OF as
sistance are coming in from all the
thinking element of the people. The
trained organizers sent here from the
national association have visited and
perfected organizations in q large ma
jority Of the counties and they report
that not only the women but the men
are deeply interested. 1t is appar
ent that there will be nothing toe
hard for the women to undertake ii
it only bids fair to aid In the suffrage
propaganda.
1t will be only little while when
the state will be aglow with the suf
frage color. The gardens will bloom
with it and the windows OF merchants
will be attracuvely decorated with
The color Of hope. Prominent men
arc coming out daily with fine testi
monials in favor of the amendment
Mayors, clergymen, attorneys, farmers
and bankers are volunteering for the
battle.
1t is of interest to inquire what Is
back of this movement which has so
stirred the minds OF the people? Per
sonal liberty has been the ideal OF
mankind for ages The desire for in
dependence has inspired more great
deeds than all other reasons com
bined. The suffrage movement has
been inspired from the beginning by
precisely the same reasons that inspir
ed the settlement of America and
later caused the revolution OF the
colonies and the establishment of a
new government in the western
world. But through all these years
OF the great republic there has been
a senTe of unrest and feeling that o
the equal partners In the business OF
making America. An outrageous in.
justice has been done the mothers OF
the race who are denied O voice in the
government which they holped to set
up and which their money IN part
supports. There 10 a growing con.
viction that the claim that this Is g
government OF the people. for the PEG
pie and by the people, is but q traves
ty when half OF the people are de
MED representation therein. The dis
franchisement OF a sex lie but the sur
vival OF tradition and Is against
reason and common sense. We love
to think that we as a people are con.
stantly advancing in the cause OF hu.
man liberty. Il would iii become an
advocate Of equal suffrage TO deny
this advancement in view OF the fact
that half the territory OF the United
states Is equal suffrage ground But
until all the states have given Justice
to the partner that has made possible
their liberties. this unrest and sense
OF injustice will rankle.
Another wCighty reason for the
rapid growth Of pro-sunrage sentiment
is the object lesson OF suffrage itself
People who arc afraid OF the demo
cratic ideal are not afraid OF suffrage
when they see how Il works. and ties
tmony as to how It works pours IN
from suffrage states Apti.suRragists
now ard then catch dissFuntled citi
hpEfe of yvOfpon ia thsir hattie IN Ie
the hfst TO plant the flag Of political
freedom not only in the east but N
the south