The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-19
Leaflet From Suffrage Publishing
Headquarters in Now York Re-
ceived Here by Local
Association.
NOTED CATHOLICS SPEAK
Extracts From Addresses and Writ.
ings Of Prominent Cf1urchmen
Are Given In the
Leaf1et

copies OF leallet from the Nation
al Woman Suffrage Publishing COM
pany at New York containing Catho-
lie opinions on the question of equal
suffrage, have been received here by
the local association Following is
the contents OF the leaflet:
His Eminence James Cardinal Glib.
bons: THE church has taken no
official attitude on the subject, but
ment Of her children as to what they
think best. The statement that the
church is opposed to the enfranchise-
ment Of women is Incorrect
Most Rev. Redwood, Archbishop Of
Wellington, New Zealand: "Women
have had the vote in New Zealand for
many years, and it has been proven
that they use 1t wisely and judicious-
". and for the greatest common
good; and II anything, they are bet
ter wives and home conservers."
The Late Most Rev. Patrick w.
Rtordan, Archbishop Of San Francis
CO, Cal: Our Catholic people should
be not only law-abiding citizens, but
should take part in the making OF the
laws under which they live, and in
the election of officers worthy to ad-
minister the laws when made. This
| is true for women as we'll as for
men,"
Rt. Rev. P. Rhode, Auxiliary Bish-
| op Of Chicago, Ill: 1.-THE Catholic wo-
men owe it to the principles Of their
religion to take dignif1ed and mod
est and yet active interest in the pol
itics of their city. In receiving the
franchise they have a debt Of graft
tude to pay to the community for the
benefits they have enjoyed from it."
Rev. Joseph II. Mcmahon, Phi. D..
New York City: Restrict the sui
frage II you Will, but do not be guilty
Of the absurdity and injustice Of es-
tabfishing sex as barrier, when
under actual conditions woman Is
SO important factor in every rela.
ton Of modern life"
| Rev. ]. Elliott Ross, Phi. D.. G. s. p.
Chicago. I'LL: "There is no argument
against equal suffrage. When you
carry the war into the enemy's coun-
try and demand an argument against
apply to votes for men, you get only
inconclustve vaporings.''
Rev. George M. Searle, @. s. P, San
Francisco, CAL: at is quite plain
that with regard to moral questions,
the interests of morality would be adj
vanced by woman suffrage
Rev. John A. Ryan of st. Paufs
Seminary, st. Paul, Mimi: II am
in favor of woman suffrage, because
I believe that it's net results would be
beneficial to the community as
whole, and to working women in par
ticular."
Rev. John L. Bedford, Brooklyn, N.
": "The words written in the book OF
Genesis, Tt is not good for man to be
alone have a deeper and fuller mean
ing than usually given them. They
mean that man needs not merely the
companionship of woman, but he
needs all that she can supply in the
way Of head and heart and hand. AS
we look around us on conditions as
they exist-the evils, the vices, the
fnconsistencies-it is not good for
man to be alone in government. be-
Heve that women are going to obtain
the privilege they seek. I believe
that If they do acquire it. they will ex-
ercise the right not merely well, but
nobly, and that there are certain evils
which they will not brook