Grand Forks daily herald., 1916-05-09
BElL-AN'S
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it -25c at all druggists.
Tells WOMEN N ]
HOW TO WORK
suffragis1ts Must Forget
Petty Quarrels and Or
ganize to Succeed.

interests In some. STATES are con6lQer.
ably stronger than the forces making
stand for equal suffrage for women
according to Mlst Ada & James, chair.
man Of the literature committees Of
the Wisconsin. shffrage association.
and wisconsin state chairman Of the
CONVERSATIONAL Union s
In an address today before the Mis-
sissippi Valley suffrage Conferences.
Miss James criticised the .inadequa:s
cooperation between the state and
clared that to make q county q power
unit, the women OF that county must
first be made to feel their own i'm.
mediate need Of the ballot.
Taking az her topic, How to Make
the County . Power Unit" !. Miss
James urged SunraG Gists, to put. aside
petty quafrsls arising from divergent
Views and join, bands in working for
tho common cause. 80 -
To make the county O. unit Of power
It must necessarily be q unit Of the
state organization" she declared. '.In
Wisconsin We hava no system. OF coun-
ty ORGANIZATION and tho counties sell
dom send representatives to the state
board nsstings. They feel little for
no responsibility for state work.
Personally. /. believe the. card
In every county, with tho township as
the county unit, LOT course. when the
county contains a town or city their
unit must b ward or precinct. ,s.-
The county - not. organized until
We have q town chairman in every
When Il 10 necessary to petition
our Assemblyman. Senator or Con-
gresham. We should be able to reach
him through the county. ward and
town chaifnnAn lmme ediately by wire.
We must know. team work and do It
rSe liquor interests in most state.
are organized to the last bartender
and against this perfect organization
We present broken, struggling front.
Among the liquor interests, as among
the eunrasist there are factions.
tsilers have their diffsrences But the
distiller does not say to the brewer or
the brewer to tho retailer, We do not
care to have you enter this campaign
and hRht woman suffrage or prohibi-
| tton. We do not approve Of your
methods Of conducting q campaign.
You will kill our cause through ylur
means OF securing votes Imagine.
IL You can, the brewers attacking the
publishing his criticisms. They are
wise to recognize common enemy.
How do we mobilize our forces to
meet this most powerful political
trust? During the wisconsin cam
patsn one county would be, careful
not to work with any one wearing a
white ribbon; another county would
against suffra eists Who GfseT eTedfts6 the
cause by speakins from automobiles.
And the liquor interests prohted by
| givinH our criticisms Of each other all
the publicity possible. Now. We say
the county and state cannot be q unit
| Of power unless there 10 harmony, as
We positively refuse to work with any
brand Of suffraSist not our own or let
| them into the state II We can help 1t.
We pledge loyalty to personalities. In
stead OF to principle.
Harmony 10 to be despised when It
means submission to tyranny; It is a
desirable condition only when It IL the
outcome Of tolerance, q submission to
the will Of the majority. -
frequently It happens that we wire
q county president to take speedy ac-
days or weeks later receive q letter
refusing the request, a. some members
might not approve Of It and all is har-
monious now. Ask then what they
arc doing and you will dnd they are
giving suffrage luncheons and baxaArs
to pay their room rent. A county of
this kind is unit all right. but most
certainly not unit Of power.
We are apt to bo too abstract and
far sighted to,malEs our county q pow
or unit. We must make women zee
what they can do for their ward, their
| town or their county and state with
their ballots. Every county and every
state has her problems. Women
should know what these local prob