The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-26

distance Of 1929 feet.
well trained mind, an abundance oil
information on topics of paramount
interest. the vital questions of the
day. She has but recently returned
from an extended tour through West
Virginia where she has been doing
what she characterizes as church
work" That Is, she has personally
seen all representatives of the differ
ent churches wherever It was post
BILE, has spoken in many districts
where she has enlisted the pastors IN
the cause.
Il think" said Mrs Craigie, speak
ing recently of her trip, that the
one great danger that Desets us IN
West Virginia, is that the workers
are inclined to be bit optimistic
Much WORK remains to be done, a +
though much has been accomplished.
The need seems great to me to secure
an understanding with the men who
are in the higher places Of the state
the political leaders; the large EN-
ployers and manufacturers. leaders
Vi alt ISHSIOuS tthu
orders and associations.
Personal solicitation among. for
instance. the large number of for
eigners in the state, does not seem
to me as sure a way OF securing their
vote, as to make sure of the man
W no is higher up. who employs them,
and to whom, in their ignorance OF
the way of our country, they look
for guidance in the matter Of voting,
II do not mean" said Mrs
Craigie. that such workers are in
structed,' as politicians say, but their
vote is certainly Influenced in a large
measure. Make sure Of your busl-
ness men, your clergy your mine OPP
orator and the other vote will fol-
low"
Apropos of this instruction, one
of the visitors at the meeting vouch-
safed a personal experience of his
own. Travelling on business through
southern West Virginia u few years
ago. at the time of the Mckinley
election. he found at the polls large
numbers of negroes and foreigners
voting. He was particularly inter-
ested in the latter. and wishing to
know IL they really understood for
what they were voting, approached
one Representatives of sunny Italy.
DO YOU know what the difference
is between free trade and protec-
tion?" he asked. Mckinley an
swered the Italian.
1T is a very pleasant day then
said the interlocutor. Mckinley.
said the voter. Several other re-
marks as widely diverse as these
resulted in the invariable answer,
"McKinley." 1T was the only word
he knew, and that had been taught
him. Fortunately for the political
reputation Of West Virginia, another
visitor stated that all that had been
changed by registration laws now
and that 1t was impossible to have
an INSTRUCTED" vote.
Another element that ought to be
enlisted In the cause in the state ac-
cording to Mrs. Cralgie, Is the Jew
ish women. 1T Is well known" she
said" that in the larger cities the
numbers Of workers among women
are made up largely of the women OF
that race. In recent talk with
Rabbi Wellman, one of the leaders
of the Hebrew church in Youngs-
town. he said to me: Mrs. Craigie, !
have never been in favor of suffrage,
until very recently. In fact, until
In the interests of my people. in
vestigated New York conditions in
the strikes OF thousands of Hebrew
women there; until l knew how
braveIy your suffragists came to their
help: how Mrs. Belmont and other
women of wealth and prominence en-
gagged counsel for them and gave
them every assistance could not
have been Influenced to believe in 1t.
But now. have a different idea, and
think it a great work in bringing all
women together, to stand by others
who are subject to industrial condi-
tons Another powerful element
which needs to be organized and
which needs only a word from the
priesthood of the state to accomplish
is the large body of Catholic women
since Cardinal Gibbons has made
clear his stand on the question II
needs only an expression OF favor
able opinion on the part of the
church heads OF the state, to bring
to our ranks the large number of Ell
] ficient and energetic Catholic women,