Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-01
ARE
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
Assembly Hall at Capitol Filled
to Hear Message Of Dis
tinguished Visitors


to LAUGH an Independent woman's party
"The National Enfranchisement of We
men, according to Mrs. Harriet Staur
ton Blatch, who was the principal
speaker at the house Of representative
Saturday evening, when the members OF
the suffragette special appeared before
"a Salem audience to rally tAe women
of Oregon to the support OF their ur-
franchised sisters in the east.
The party arrived in the special cay
at o'clock Saturday evening and were
taken to the state house where they
were greeted by large asscmblage ir-
terested in women's suffrage.
Acting as chairman of the meeting
Mrs. Richard Cartwright introduced
George Palmer Putnam, who, in the all
sence of the governor, briefly greeted
the visitors.
Mrs. Helen Todd secretary to the Ma
tional Child's Welfare commission and
formerly factory inspector for Illinois,
declared that in the fight for equal SUI
/ frage in California, the women were op-
posed by the big liquor interests, al
/ special interests and all the crooks and
grafters in the state. The cities voted
against them, but the country vote, and
especially that in the northern rural dia
tricts, saved the day In the industrial
districts of the east especially in MAJ
saebusetts where SO many women arc
emploved in factories. equal suffrage
was defeated Inv two ia one vote. sbc
declared New York is against women
suffrage. Vermont with its factories
enfranchises aliens but NOT women. ana
the soutb with its special interests re-
ouirinc child labor. Is lined mn arninst
women voting. nfFor these reasons
declared Mrs. Todd. "women cannot get
suffrage bv the state method. There IN
only one way, and that is bv federal
amendment through the passage of
Susan r. Anthony amendment, whicn
provides that the right of citizens OF
the United States shall not be denied
or abridged by the United States or by
any state on account of SEX"
f'If we wait for the states to grant
us our rights, it win be 100 years be-
Tore women are enfranchised. - declared
Mrs John Rogers. of New York City
chairman of the advisory committee of
the Congressional Union for Women
Suffrage. The industrial states i'm tho
east were controlled by politicians who
were afraid of woman suffrage, assert
ed Mrs. Rogers, 'fand in states like
Minnesota. Vermont and many in the
south. it was practically impossible t.
secure suffrage
She explained that federal amend.
ment must pass both houses Of con
gress by twothirds vote of those pre-,
ent ard then must be ratified by three
fourtns of the states 10 become Law.
BY the state plan. the politicians of 20
states must be dealt with, while in the
federal way, the members of congress
may be approached in the open. ''W,
come here because the mower lies with
z the women of the western states to ir-
y fluence legislation to enfranchise their
!, sisters in the east. " declared Mrs. RoF.
4 ers "'Thc democratic party would pass
4 the amendment next week il they know
4 that the women demanded it, Suffraoe
states already control one-fourth Of the
senate and one-sixth of the house Of.
4 representatives. ANY party in power
\ who win not listen to women, will com
nit political suicide.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch. druah
\ ter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. refet