The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
MRS. FRANK GOODWIN ADDRESS.
eS AUDIENCE AT HOTEL
WINDSOR
To Form Local Organization Opposed
to Woman's Suffrsge-Move-
ment Statewide.

The first move in this city TO oppose
the adoption OF the proposed equal sur
irage amendment at the coming gen
eral election, was the tentative or
sanization yesterday afternoon by a
BODY TO oppose woman's suffrage. This
| step was taken at meeting held IN
the assembly room Of the Hotel Wind
Sor. which was addressed bv Mrs.
Frank J. Goodwin.
Mrs. Goodwin Is the representative
OF the National Association Opposed
10 woman Suffrage, and was sent
! mere by the president. Mrs. Arthur NJ
Dodge, TO open in Wheeling an anti
B suffrage campaign which is to be state
wide
The meeting was called TO order nv
( Mrs. Oliver Russell Wood. who intro
duced the speaker Of the afternoon
I Mrs. Goodwin commands a wonderful
How OF language. and made lengthy
talk OF much interest. in which she
brought out the principles on which
me anti-suuragists base their claims
Tor consideration The suffraeists
said Mrs. Goodwin. are forcing the is
sue on the country. and IL was neces-
sary Tor them to respond. In confuta-
ton OF the arguments advanced by the
opposing forces. the speaker question
ed their division into the National Suf
lraSe Association and into the Con-
eressional union. both of which pursue
different methods 10 accomplish the
same result and. said that the oreani-
zation of equal suffrage was composed
principally Of women who were too
young TO know what was good for
them.
In the western states where the hal
lot has been granted 10 women. and
where naturally all look for results.
equal suffrage. she said. has so far
failed TO pass any laws for women and
children which were not in existence
before woman suffrage had been grant
ed. or were not embodied in the con
stitution of eastern states. or did not
have their origin in the brain of n
man. That there was no lettering OF
conditions through the western states
than before the election which granted
woman the ballot. and thar the laws
were no better than through the east.
where conditions are much more com
pick. She emphasized The eastern
portion must be considered different
~. said Mrs Goodwin. as IL presents
vastly different problems from those
OF the west. In that section OF the
country the people are much alike. the
men not So greatly iifferent from the
women. and they have both grown up
under the same existing conditions.
while In the east the influx from all ma
lions make 10 problem Of considera-
ton. IN the solving OF which. widely
different methods must be- used II Is
this rapid increase OF the electorate.
OF insufficient governmental education.
before being given the ballot. which
VIII add 10 the disastrous effects
should women be- given the right TO
vote, and there can be no solution TO
the problem by its being multiplied
by two
She said although equal suffrage
has not harmed the western section.
the vast differences in the population
make the measures inadvisahlc in the
eastern portion Mrs Goodwin said
that n the women might form a party
for themselves. much might be- ac.
cowplishod. but instead they become
affiliated 20 the existing parties. who
favor woman suffrage because of their
own need ~ political strength and f4
only another manifest multiplication
hy two
Mrs. Goodwin said that the house
keeping instinct. upon which tho pro-
unragists lay claim 60 tho ballot. and
which thov think secondary tD flo GOV.
'rm"uial Housekeeping. BE- 300 founded
Mrs Goodwin said that practically all
contamination OF food takes place bob
kifchcns and refrigerator. TH, fact
that women DO not take fho ro.uor.i.
hilifv of voting as part Of their normal
life. and do not go out f0 vote. BIAS
been established during recent cleo.
ton boo thicaFo when household m,I.
urDa had boon passed by flr majority
vote ~ DO" men. She said That vu.
men DO not possess mental endurance.
that women are NOT ft physically a.
backing for governmental control aud