The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
OFN0CRACY AND CHRISTIANITY
DEMAND WOMEN Be GIVEN VOTE
DECLARES ATTORNEY THOMAS B.
FOULk AT SUFFRAGE RALLY
Says Women Have Proved Equal to
Men When Given the opportunity
Meeting Held at Boyd Home.

Women have shown proficiency,
capabil,y and intelligence equal 70
that OF men. when given. the oppor'
tunity." declared Attorney Thomas b.
F'oulk. in addressing an equal suffrage
rally held under the auspices OF the
Trladelphia branch OF the Ohio county
Equal Suffrage League. last night, at
rhe home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar T..
BOYD. Bethany Pike, Woodsdale. Mr.
-Eoulk made an earnest plea for The
. ratification OF the equal suffrage
November. and was backed up IN his
support OF the issue by other speak
ers, including Hon. Julian G. Aearne.
aud Mrs Flora g. Williams.
The meeting was presided over by
Attorney Charles J. Schuck. and was
attended BY large and interested
audience. Misses Beulah Boyd. Ethel
Netzner. Frances Ogden and Martha
Schubart were uShers. Mr., Schlck
made the opening address. IN which
ne advocated the support OF the SUIT
frage amendment and was followed
By Senator HeaTne, who Suhstantl"d
the remarks Of Mr.. Schuck. Mrs.
Flora Williams followed. in which she
said that women through the years
had been denied the privilege or think
cred inca pa BILE OF reasoning. that rules
were laid down for her conduct. and
domestic service was for years the
ONLY avenue open 70 her. From such
an environment she has risen. and
thereby evidenced the progress OF The
nation.
That women object 10 being clasSed
with the criminals of the land. and n"
mentally deficient. and are quite as
patriotic and liberty loving as man.
thar although she is acknowledging
capable OF moulding the intellect OF
future voters, she is herself consid-
cred incapable Of voting was contend
ed by Mrs. Williams. II Is unjust 10
refuse woman the right OF suffrage
under the argument that the ignorant
and illiterare will be enfranchised, she
added This applies 10 the masculine
voter as we'll. and as This class Is dis
tinctly in the minority in both sexes,
no srea; wrong could result from so
doing. Also that in casting their vofA,
women would be Influenced ov rela-
tives, in which Mrs. Williams OUTS
toned the freedom of men in this re-
spect, VINO through fear or obligation
TO a political power often are afraid
to follow their political insctincts.
Mr.. Foulk delivered the closing all
dress of the program during which ne
summed up The points in favor Of
equal eufranchisement and advanced
the theory that the entrance of wo-
men into politics would mean its ele-
Walton, and both Democracy and Chris
tianity demand the extension to wo-
men. of the right to participate in The
affairs Of the government II cannot
consistently be said that one believes
in a democracy for the commonwealth.
and refuses woman the right to vote,
Mr.. Foulk asserted.
The musical portion Of the evening
was very enjoyable aud the numbers
we're warmly applauded. Miss Con-
stance Bente sang "Sprinstime. and
her rendition was very beautiful. Mrs.
Flora Williams sang a suffrage parody
and Mr.. David Cngaro contributed a
violin number. The Gypsy Dance" by
Weir. Miss Cook played the piano
accompaniment.