White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-22
Of Democratic and Repub-
lican Parties on Woman Suffrage

I1atIOrmS OF DennOSTatlC anu fttpuD-
lican Parties on Woman Suffrage
Democratic:-We recommend the
extension of the franchise to the
women of the country by the States
upon the same terms as to men.
Republican:-The Republican par
ty. reaffirming its faith in the govern
ment of the people, by the people,
for the people. as a measure of JUS
tice to one-half the adult people OF
the country. favors the extension Of
suffrage to women, but recognizes the
right of each state to settle this ques-
ton for itself.
The Woman's Party, a non-partisan
Republican organization, in keeping
with its policy of non-partisanship,
has always selected a Republican
candidate, or other prominent Repub-
lican, as chairman at it's meetings.
We will give a hat to the first Dem
oerat discovered hat has been invited
upon the platform of a meeting of the
Woman's Party.
The Democratic Party has done
more for suffrage than any other par
ty in the State of Nevada. 1t a re-
sponsible for the passing of the two
resolutions in Legislature, in the
years of 1911 and 1918, submitting
the question of equal suffrage to the
voters. Senator Pittman was the
first prominent official to publicly,
and from the platform, espouse the
cause of woman suffrage.
As it is readily noticeable, the Re
publican plank on mi suffrage
leaves it to the states, while the Dem
ceratic plank on woman suffrage rec
ommends TO the States hat it be
adopted.
In 1915 the question of woman suf-
frage was before the people of the
States of New York and New Jersey,
the respective homes of the Repub-
lican and Democratic candidates for
president. President Wilson went to
New Jersey and registered his vote
in favor of woman suffrage; Mr..
Hughes remained in Washington and
did not vote at all. Also. two weeks
before his nomination, in an inter-
view. Mr.. Hughes stated that he was
opposed to suffrage, which
interview has never been denied by
him.
The Democratic women want ma
tional woman suffrage as much as the
Republican could possibly
want it, and feel that a Democratic
administration, because of the plank
in the Democratic platform and the
public acts and utterances OF our
president and senator, is more favor
able to the cause of suffrage than a
weaker plank and a candidate who
has always been opposed to women's
rights, who has never voted for suf-
frage, although he had an opportun-
ity to do so, and who is on record as
having always been opposed to wo-
man suffrage until after nomination
Mr.. Hughes has always been OPP
posed to women's rights. and while
governor of the State of New York
vetoed the bill giving the same pay
to women as to men holding the same
positions, in the following words:
IT return herewith with out my ap-
prevail Senate Bill No. 1912.
THE motive of the present bill is
to compel equal pay for men and
women holding the same position un-
der any particular schedule of sal
aries.
Now. without taking up any of the
alleged antiquities Of the bill, II
CLEARLY appears. with respect to this
fundamental matter. to be open to
serious objection. It is proposed by
Legislative enactment to establish
the proposition that for the work OF
a given position women shall receive
equal pay with men.
ut is for the principle that the sup
porters of the bill contend and not for
mere increased pay.
II cannot approve this bill"