Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
SUFFRAClSTS ENTHUSIASTIC
Mrs. Oliver w. Stewart, Of Chicago,
Addresses Two Meetings Tuesday.

Mrs Oliver ". Stewart Of hicago. a
national worker IN woman suffrage.
addressed two large and interested
audiences Tuesday in the east court
room The meetings, which were I'm
der the auspices OF the Equal Suffrag-
League of Marshall County. wer'
largely attended by both men and
women. whose enthusiasm in the
movement was mcst apparent
Mrs Stewart is assisting in organic
ing this state into county orsaniza-
tons, that the people may be prepared
to vote for the amendment on June ).
which she expressed IS being the most
important day in the history OF the
state in the test of democracy.
In speaking al the afternoon session,
Mrs. Stewart stated briefly her rea sons
md causes why women should have
the ballet She told Of the. struggles
undergone by the eleven states tina.
VOW have suffrage. in securing the
amendment and vote for women. Her
strongest pleas were based on womanS
high intellect and business ability,
which in every respect has been proved
TO compare with mans. Instead Of
barring the women from the vote Mrs.
Stewart said it would be well for the
which would separate the fit from the
unfit. Mrs Stewart expressed many
other reasons why women should vote
and told OF various results IN the states
having suffrage. In both Of the after
noon and evening talks Mrs. Stewart
spoke along the same lines and out
lined plans for the work to be done n
perfecting county organizat tons SO that
permanent results may De gained at
the June primary.
In the evening several short talks
were given by men of the city who are
in favor of the suffrage movement. Su-
perintendent Palmer advocated SUI
frage thru his experience in the public
schools, in which ne said that the boy
and girl enter at the same age, re-
rain in the same classes thru tine dif-
ret grades, ard an average OF two
~. TO one boy are graduated from
..a public schools Mr.. Palmer also
Lid that woman stands IN education
equal with any and above most men.
Sidney Johnson, secretary of the
NarshaEtown Club, spoke briefly. Civ
ing a few results of suffrage in Cali
fornia which is now one of the best
governed states in the union.
judge 3. F. Cummings also gave a
short talk in which he sad it was lis
opinion that suffrage would pass and
women receive their right to vote He
spoke of the effect the suffrage vote
would have on state politics and sug-
gested that in order to get the best
results that the women keep posted in
politics and read the newspapers.
F. A. Moscrip stated briefly few
interesting facts in support of suffrage
for women, saying that he thought
women capable of handling the vote as
well as men do. He also said that no
true democracy can exist that limits
citizenship to one sex. and that when
the women Of, this state express the
oee,re IN VIII. .LS amendment will
carry.
T. Mrs Stewart gave an inspiring al
dress at the evening meeting in which
she told of big suffrage campaigns IL
England. She also spoke of the move
-,,,; .-..-,.,e6 ~, this state Civ
ing many reasons why the women
should want and USE the vote She
said that there was very little opposl-
ton here if the women would bet on;
and work for the cause. which Is a
question Of domestic concern to every
woman III speaking If Iowa as an
agricultural center instead Of great
industrial center, Mrs. Stewart offered
the plea that many vi inc ssS..~s
farms are owned and managed by
women, who are vitality interested III
the laws aud government of the state
Mrs Stewart expressed tie idea thai
70 secure the vote in Iowa will bt
II easily accomplished with the help anc
pleased with the progress Of the or
pleased wit htfe progress sof the or
sanizing of the county equal suffrags
association turnout the Fifth district