Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-05-03

amendment to the constitution,
whereby throughout the states
suffrage should be granted to wo-
men.
According to my opinion, the
suffrage meetings are like the in
cessant movement of the legs and |
arms of an infant, to those who
do not know how natural these
movements are would fain see
the poor infants at rest until it
was able to use it's limbs for ma
ture purposes such as walking
and working with the hands.
These movements of the infant
are what gives him power and
strength for its future functions.
Here it will be interesting for
this audience to learn that in
America, that women will vote is
as inevitable as that infants will
walk, but they will do more than
vote. | prophecy that not only
will all women vote in the states
and countries that arrive at the
highest civilization, but that they
will become the most efficient
and ultimately become the experts
on government. Because in the
future we will not be governed by
politicians, but by efficient offic-
erS.
Since the removal from the
home Of the various early indust-
ries, such as weaving and spin
ming and kindred occupations
that kept our mothers constant to
the grindstone, women have look
ed about them and realized by de-
grees that their traditional re
sponsibilities have extended be-
yond their four walls.
Woman's sphere is no longer
her own home, but it is her "city,
county, her state, her country and
the world" A woman's home
life is affected by everything that
goes on in the whole world
To men government has be-
come handmade of their indus
try and commercialism and the
victory Of his party is by far more
important to him than the virtue
Of his nation.
To women, the government Of
her city, county and state would
be for the purpose Of the passage
Of laws that would insure the
practical needs Of the community
so as to CONCEIVE the education
and health of the Young.
Woman needs the vote for the
purpose of expressing her opinion
on these important issues, and no
government can much longer re
main a sane one without recognize
ing the Importance of woman's
opinion in affairs in which she is
most concerned.
Jane Adams in an article en-
titled, "Why Women Should Vote
has this to say:
"Public spirited women who
wish to use the ballot, as l know
them, do not wish to do the work
of men nor to take over mems af-
fairs. They simply want an op.
portunity to do their own work
and to take care Of those affairs
which naturally and historically
belong to women, but which are
constantly being overlooked and
,, sighted in our political institu
tons"
Are our men looking after oui
, city administration at all satisfac,
tory. Where do you hear discus
] sions about street cleaning, ash
and garbage collection, frees
capes for school buildings anC
,, their sanitation and cleanliness
=, and the identifying of schoo
! rooms, etc; pure milk for babies
Fairgrounds, dance halls; won
o ems factory inspection, chile
: labor, etc? Are they discussing
e these issues at Republican 0.
/ Democratic headquarters? O.
perhaps mems clubs? No, these
= matters are at present helplessly
= and often hopelessly discussed il
n Woman's Clubs. When womel
2 get full suffrage these issues will
= not only be discussed, but law
= passed to enact them, and our cit
: les will have a more WHOLESOME
h air in every respect.