The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-11
GREAT AUDIENCE
HEARS DIR. SHAW
One of Americas Most Noted
Women breaches Gospel
of Woman Suffrage.
AUDITORS ARE SWAYED
Convincing Arguments Are Ad-
Vanced Why Women Should
Vote the Same as Men.

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president Of tho National Woman
Suffrage Association, addrNsed an
immense crowd in the court house
here Tuesday night. The room was
packed like sardines and many were
unable to hear the speaker as they
could not get In. She was given rapt
attention. She swayed her audionce
to both laughter and tears. Or.
Shaw said.
Mrs. President, Mr.. Chairman, la
and Gentlemen:
II almost seems incredible that II
should be necessary to speak upon
the subject which has called us to-
gether here tonight. II would be In
credible. II It were not equal to tho
preaching Of the Gospel OF Jesus
Chrlst-that It is absolutely essential
after all these years to preach the
Gospel regularly and to keep on
preaching 1t, and preaching 1t, and
preaching II, in order that the people
may beliefe. Now, II we have to
preach the Gospel year in and year
out, century after century, in order
TO make men and women desire the
right things spiritually, we ought not
to feel as II 1t were incredible that
We have to preach other gospel over
and over again to make men see the
justice Of principle.
The difficulty of our position Is not
so much that people are opposed to
1t. but that people do not think. II
people would only think for few
minutes, / absolutely feel sure that
the disfranchisement of the women Of
this country would appear to them
as the most ridiculous thing in our
nation. / think In one hundred years
from now some Mark Twain or other
comedian. will write a humorous his
tory of our country ana that the most
! humorous thing of all will be the at
tltude of this nation toward its wom-
en-. There Is no other country in
| the world which has subjected It's
women TO the political lndignity which
is imposed upon the women OF the
! United States. / know some OF you
will not think 1t is true; but | am
going to prove to you that II is true
German women are governed by Ger
man men. 1t is not right, nor fair
but there is a tie between people OF
the same race, the same nation, the
boAAO bibOht NhG WHICH
does not make 1t so great an IndIg.
nifty that German men govern German
women as 1t would II German mer
governed English women; but In En-.
gland English men govern English
women, and in France French mer
govern French women; but in these
United States, every kind OF a mar
under the sun governs American won.
en-from black to white, from red &c
yellow-there isn't a race OF mer
upon which the sun shines that does
not contribute to the government Of
native born American women, and nc
other nation has ever subjected ltt
women to the control OF any men out.
side Of their own race, their own peo-
pie. Yet, women Of this country con.
trolled in that way have been pro.
testing for nearly seventy years
against this indignlty. Now, we
know there are some women who dc
not protest; there are some women
who are perfectly satisfied with con.
ditlons as they are. They do not OBJ.
ject that in this country men have
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