El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-07
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
THEME Of TALKS
Woman Has Right to Vote
and Will Get the Ballot,
Say Speakers.

Declaring that the rights won by the
English under Oliver Cromwell, and
those fought for by the colonists dur
ing the revolutionary period were those
Of the women Of America John Fielding,
IF. Monday night in an address at the
First Christian church told members Of
the Equal Suffrage league that their
cause would triumph. and in a short
time. There are two ways to attain
the right for women TO vote" said Mr.
Fielding. First. there are the state
rights. and second, an amendment to
the federal constitution. The thing to
DO now Is TO get TO york, and by work
ing together and Strenuously. II viii
only be n matter of time until your
cause viii triumph. and the women Of
the state Of Texas viii vote"
a Question of Right.
The paramount question today. II
seems" said Nj Fielding. lis whether
the women have q right to vote or not.
II she has. where did she get it, If she
has how is she going to exercise it2
Women are citizens of our country
They are entitled to the same privileges
as men in the courts They are entitled
10 protection abroad and to protection
Of their property When anyone op-
poses the right of women to vote. they
are not quoting the federal cOnstitu-
ton. but constitutional heresy." Mr..
Fielding then told of the fight of the
English "roundheads" under oliver
Cromwell. and Of the colonial fights
during the revolutionary war. for what
he deemed the rights of equal suffrage.
Home Is Her sphere.
There is a great many that say that
home IS the woman's sphere" said Mr.
Fielding. This is right. But. by vir-
tue Of this reason. she should be given
the right TO vote. for the protection of
her home and her children The oppo-
nentS Of WOmen'S suffrage also declare
that the vote should not be granted.
despite the fact that they are teachers
IN public schools colleges and large
universities throughout the country
Conditions in nv opinion would be
vastly better in this country If the
women were allowed TO vote. and I am
proud TO say that I am allied with the
movement for women to secure suf-
frage"
Mrs. FenneII Opens.
The meeting was opened by AIRS. : J.
Fennem president OF the Equal SUf-
frage league Mrs O. A Critchett made
"a five minute talk on the work Of the
organization during the past year. and
made few remarks on the right OF the
organization for suffrage in the state
Of Texas. L. S Goen was introduced
by Mrs Critchett as an american who
IS true American Mr.. Goen stated
that he was proud TO be enlisted as one
OF the pioneers Of the suffrage move
ment in Fl PasO. and that some time in
the future he hoped to address women.
as well as men. as fellow voters"
Right Left to States.
Mr. GOen called attention to the 18th
amendment 20 the federal constitution.
the preamble of which stated that all
persons over the age OF q. regardless
OF color, be allowed 10 vote as long as
they were born in the United States. or
were naturalized citizens This amend
ment, AIr. Goen said. was made a
states right" the individual states
acting upon II independently. The
right TO grant the vote to women was
then left TO the state, by popular vote,
according to Mr.. GOen-
Paper By Judge Clark.
Mrs. s J. Fennell. following the
speech Of Nj GOen, stated that judge /
Leigh Clark Democratic nominee for