Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-10

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). q, ne general opinion around the
...,ol tnat tho vote today on the
,,es,,cn submitted to the people on
ILL.,, tho women equal suffrage with
c,u be close, although the Ants
,,, nat the letters Of President
,.,.on and Governor Milliken have
,,vcn toward strengthening the
..,,, Of the Suffragists. Consider
70 interest has been aroused during
,as- week of the campaign. but on
r.to,e. with so great a question at
..L. il has been rather quietly con-
I'D owlng largely to the war ac-
,iyiues.
rt..e who have made canvass OF
49,. .,,ua,lon say that not over 1890
-. u.tl be polled. while in the last
..,,.-ru.toriai election over loo,o1o
j.. we're cast. but that was an I'M
.,ry large vote. In the special
o,,,ou 81 1911 when the people by a
au margin decided to retain the
.aon,httcry Iiquor law IN the Constitu-
III anproximately 10000 votes were
,,u,d Most Of the speaking during
u, carnpaign has been carried on ny
IL. ..rrogists. but the ants have
I'LL, t,rd at work in a quiet way.
-bo c,her constitutional measures to
/, rs..ed upon in the battle Of the
,,Ilc,s today are those giving the
..o,crnor and Council the power to re-
,.o,o sheriffs who fail or neglect to
r,rce The prohibitory liquor law;
on,nozering the Legislature to au-
,sor,,a towns to divide into '.oting
d,,,r,e.s for purposes of holding cleo
..ons 70 amend the military Law and
IN regard 20 thn apportionment OF
,enyesc9,atives n the event of merger
~ towns md cities.
From Suffrage Leader
Mrs Detoiah Knox Livingston OF
p.,~,r chairman of the Name Suf-
rage Campaign Committee. Saturday
made the following statement;
Whatever the outcome may be on
set,. 10 the women Of Maine cannot
70 defeated, for woman Suffrage
.-rc.:rhout this country and the world
=. assured For six months the suf-
f,ar.s,s of Maine have waged their
t.aceful warfare. and as a result OIL
NOR efforts. they have built up a
,.rorg working organization from
k.,terv 10 Fort Kent. Through their
r,b,c meetings, distribution of litera-
..re and ether methods they have
ea,hod practically every hamlet
uslc IN the larger towns and cites
nes, excellent organizations have be"n
.,ta,cd to reach every voter in the
s'ate
u-ho Maine women ask for the bal
~ far three reasons:
First. they claim that by educa-
ION tncy ere fitted equally men TO eX-
trtiso an Intelligent use Of tn" vote
ard that az they have been the re-
oin.en,s Of the great free education
-.,on ~ this country, the country
hos right to tho contribution whlch
women cav md ought to make in the
aNai-. ~ tho government
"SecorA. they ask for the ballot be-
causo v.o7,on as vel! as men in TINS
ago hca~ alibe the burdens that arise
from our complex civilization, SUCH
turders as the economic world makes
~. esrarv. Tho great problems OF
ua-ce. hours of labor. all questions
r. prt'ic interest that pertain 20 'he
welfare Of society at large are Gues-
tons IN which women are equally as
"it1stod 80 mon. one only mas 10
remember that from 10 to l. million
vcrlor are working in industry ana
s. = number is constantly increasing
-e Tho men are being recruited from
farm and Office. mill and factory
g. GO forth in defense OF their coun-
The third reason why the women
IL Maine believe this Is the oppor-
'lre time 70 receive their political
emarcpation is because the war IN
vhich tho great allied nations no"
0gasea for the establishment vi
vor'5.rldo democracy will bring new
.rdons auch as the world has never
L.ovr not ONLY for the men to solve
uut the women also
Women will moro and more take
direct rart IN government ana .he
rorra0 ~ Maine should he In cram
'0s fo- the great opportunities ana
personalities which will await
'n.m N the reconstruction period OF
49, f'itufe.
rro Dominion Of Canada and the
rtftr Empire have realized 'hal
-.~~, ON, md have already emanc'-
y7.cf tt-- women to meet the future
roca. IN view of all these factors
'Hsra car he no ultimate defeat. rms
n, erst time that the voters OIL
"airo havc been given the oppo:'u-
ritz 70 vote upon the measure To en-
trarChise the women Of Maine. Every
vote cast in favor Of the measure VIII
" one step forward will so towards
Nll1irr the foundation for the oe-