South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-12
PLEDGE GIVEN
BY WOMEN To
FIGHT WILSON
National Suffrage Party Votes
Against President and
Endorses Stand
of Hughes.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. Aug.
12-The national woman's party in
pledged itself TO use It's best efforts
IN the twelve suffrage states 20 de-
feat the democratic candidate for
president. congratulated the progress
sive. prohibition and socialist parties
upon their Endorsement Of suffrage
for women by national action. and
commended the position OF Charles
r. Hughes. the republican nominee.
Declaring that only a small turn
over OF votes was needed in any of
the twelve women suffrage states 20
change the result OF the presidential
election in November. Mrs. william
Kent OF Kentield Calf, wife of
Rep Kent, national chairman of the
Wilson Ncn-Partisan league told the
representative that they held in
their hand the power 20 secure "a
federal amendment enfranchising
the women OF the nation
The time has come for the full
nlment of this dream which many
years ago came into the vision of
Surzl p Anthony and "a few other
vOrnen but which gradually spread
until today 10 is the desire of "A
vast majority OF the women all over
the United states" said Mrs. Kent.
The women today have the political
power 10 demand their rights. and
they propose 20 see 10 II that justice
be extended TO every woman in the
United States
VIII Hold Balance.
"Onlv a small percentage of the
more than 1900. 900 women votes in
the west will be sufficient 10 deter
mine election results az the polls in
November Not all of these women
viii vote with the wOmans party,
some OF them dividing along Old par
Is lines Many women viii remain
away from the polls so will many
men That Will not alter the result
and does not change the important
political fast that those voting with
the woman's party for the best i'm
terests OF the federal woman suf-
frage amendment. will have bal
ance OF power vital 20 the interest,
not only of the political party desir-
ing on support but vital also TO the
cause OF woman suffrage in the
United states"
indifferent 10 the opportunity
which was offered 10 10 make a rec
ord FOR itself ON "a fundamental dem
ocratic principle. the sixty-third con-
gress will go down i'm history as hav-
ing failed OF its duty" said Mrs.
sara Bard Field. of Portland, ore.
one OF the western leaders in woman
suffrage work.
Congress Indifferent
Furthermore" she added. the
63rd congress was Indifferent 10 the
interests of the democratic party and
the advancement Of those interests
because Of its failure 20 gle proper
consideration 20 the susan +. An
thonv amendment.
What the 63rd congress failed TO
do. this neglect being TO the harm
OF the party i'm power the 64th con-
gress should hasten 10 do TO their i'm
mediate advantage and 10 their his
toric ~enown. We had hoped when
the present administration began
that 10 would not have TO be neces-
sary 90 consider our amendment in
connection with the present congress
but the 63rd congress failed of its
golden opportunity and so we have
been doing our best 90 get the pres
ent session 20 open its eyes and pass
the national woman suffrage amend
ment"
Until AN she women OF the United
States are free. none of them are
free declared Mrs Florence Bayard
HIIcs. OF Wilmington. Del Mrs.
Hlle~ herself "a democrat and the
daughter or the late Thomas Bayard
secretary OF state under Cleveland.
and this couutr's first ambassador
to Great Britain. asserted that there
had been gross injustice" shown by
the present house judiciary commit
tee toward the Susan b. Anthony
amendment and the efforts of the
women Co nave DC given "a fair trial