Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-09

ietter, Dy NHs. Ellis Nlereultn an ardeHu woman suHraSStS ana one On
n ne nos ~ t q onu mo"tn IN 1 porao sa ne IS ms not s "a ot"s r"an IN NE r pr
Nevada, and does not hesitate o intimate that the Union is a II adjunct
OF the Republican party, a fact which the Appeal believes has been pretty
we'll demonstrated.
OF Mrs. Meredith the Woman's Journal of Boston, in which the
letter was first published, has the following to say:
ELLIS Meredith is II of Colorados ablest women, a brilliant writer
form election commission, and has behind her a fine record of work for
honest elections and clean politics"
Following is Mrs. Meredithis open letter.:
THE Congressional Union is a vigorous, WEN financed, militant or
ganizaton. working heart and soul for what is known as TIE Susan b
Anthony amendment to the constitution, providing for equal suffrage at
once, and without the tiresome appeal to state after state. 1t is a good
amendment and every suaragit will be glad to sec it submitted Ito the
people, IS it must be in the lear future, unless all signs fail. The Union
claims to be non-parhsanand is working for suffrage panks in ali ma
tonad platforms. No II questions the devotion of its leaders to the
suffrage cause.
"Why then, in the lists OF those uniting to do honor to the recent
visiting delegation, are the names OF the hadng Democratic M of
Denver conspicuous by their absence? Why was this gracious task left
to the ladies who have been actively or pasively identified with The Re
publican Or Progressive parties? Surely not because they are more in
terested in n identified with the suffrage than their Democratic
sisters The reason is not far to seek. The Congressional Union has
worked with the Republican party and against the national admnlsta-
ton, although the III OF suffrage has received or encouragement
Now it calls upon all women to stand with any party that inserts a sui
fase amendment in its platform (always excepting the sociaists', and
against any that does not II; happily all OF them should prove WISE
doubtless the Union would feel that
Whether he kill Cassie,
Or Cassie him, or each do kill the other,
Every way makes my gain
and reserve its energies for seeing that promise redeemed. II none OF
them adopt such a plank, a nearly as one al judge, it is still their pur-
pose to stand with the Republican party, OF the ground that Democracy
has failed to live up to its nanpl. Their present pilgrimage is for the
purpose of urging women to forsake friends and allies, party and pnn-
cipNes, and give themselves unreservedy to this cause, and OF ITS face
the s Suffrage as plausible II max a 'Ss"' '''S'' TO '"F "'"'" WIG ''F
'RIgft here is OF denna inference etNee the I'll
franchsed and the unenfranchised woman difficult tor tn latter to I'm
derstand, o easy ior the former to make plain.
Briefly it nay be stated thus: When a woman is c1assed with child
rel why shouldn't she st o. the congressional steps and make the vel
kin ring, like any other hungry child demanding its portion? And may
when she is Disseminated against like a criminal, why shouldn't
she use a Jimmy, or a crowbar. or any polite legal form OF boycott to
compel her recalcitrant brothers to hand YER some OF the millions OF
surplus ballots printed at each election: Like the rector who said, HAY
ing used all honorable means to raise money, we will now hold a bazar,
she is justified in getting the ballot by any available method.
while she is numbered with lunaties, she should not be held to a
strict accountability for her logic and Judgment. Rather let US admire
the insane strength and sinslcness of purpose with which she o after
the main thing: Complete responsibility has its ADVANTAGES.
while she is counted with Indians, why shouldn't she dig Up the
tomahawk and go upon the war-path when denied her rat'ons? Among
an " "% - unusn CITIZEN shonld not be blinded bv it however. She must
remember that when she became a citizen she put away childish things,
and accepted grave responsibilities with profound feeling and earnest
certainty that they early display party preferences, while womankind,
having been, practically without hope in the world in this respect, nave
given their latent loyalty to their country. So when the ballot has ome
to them. they have been more independent and slower to make party
the repubhc that dwarfs lesser emotions With the world situation waat
it is today, how al they but feel that every citizen owe a duty to HIS
country second only to that he owes his Creator?
had power at almost any time within the last fifty years to extend the
s mou'ay p. on" IN sA a tm4 NO w mo .e selSsh children contentb because we are al
the table while our sisters are shivering in the hail. will they be mor
likely to be invited in if WI break the china and hammer o n the table til
the guests are convinced that we belong in the nursery
ing viii take down their wel-thumbed History of Woman Suffrage, VOL
II, page 90 ct seq, and read the struggles of Susan B. Anthony and Mrs
Stanton to get the word sex included in the Fifteenth amendment, and
their CALLING failure, they with understand why all her life Miss Anthony
warned suaragsts against 'entanghng alliances with parties. Never w7ie
she lived COULD her magic name have been used to rally thu women OF
the nation to a political standard.
I'm the face of the emergency before England, the mihtants folded
up their banners, and Mary MoGe and Marie Atkins, respectively mota-
err sister and sweetheart OF Tommyin-t the trenches, are giving their SER
vices as best they can. If the kaiser should rn u Up a Votes for Women
pennant, would they advise surrender? For the sake OF any advantage to
themselves, nay, yer to sv the lives of their 16-year-old who
have been called ut t. fight for the Tricolor, "a W imagine French
wonnen calling them back and teaching them to sing Die Wacht m
Rhcin?
"This is OF placing a party on a "a with a people, but as We
choose this ear the entire future OF the nation may be determined, and
we have no right to permit the issues to be confused. Even if these eager
women must work and wait, as We did, to gain the ballot that thai is a less
evil than that the conscientious voter should fail to keep fath with her
country.
and enfranchsed women have given their time. money and service Tor