Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09
VOTES FOR WOMEN!

THE BUNKER HILL OF sUFFRAoEl
Well, friends, Votes for Women.
that issue which today is world wide.
was defeated in both houses at Dover
last week, but like the defeat at Bunk
er's Hill, it is only regarded as a victory
in one sense by the sufragists. II is
/ like this-Our friends in the voting
States will only redouble their efforts
in our behalf. II Delaware had won
woman suffrage our friends in the west
would have exclaimed. ''Well, Delaware
is all right" and promptly gone obout
their business and forgotten all about
us, but now. they will say. Poor, old
Delaware, Let her beware. Doesn't
she know there is a white band Of suf-
frage right up 10 the Pennsylvania bord-
er?' The women in Ohio win say why.
our sisters in Delaware were trimmed,
and there are only 400 miles. or so be-
tween us and them, but those Delaware
Legislators must be about 400 years be-
hind the times"
Suppose we We're 10 take trip TO Ohio.
Do YOU realize that il we started out at
10 a. M. from Philadelphia for Pitts
burgh. thar we would arrive i'm that city
in the evening, and that if we could
make the right connection, after spend
ing the night in Pittsburgh. we would
land in Ohio in a very few hours? Then
we would be treading on suffrage soil.
II we should continue our journey into
Indiana the same would be true Both
of these states have just conferred the
franchise upon the mothers. wives, sis
ters and daughters OF the race What
veil is obscuring the vision from the
eyes OF the Delaware men? They saw
clearly on matters OF temperance and
OF temperance.
Tax reform is certainly vital TO the |
Of this state. It has taken the |
people a long time to see that and it is
proving true Of Suffrage.
Friends, you all must concede to your
governor respect due a worthy man.
You also must acknowledge that he pos
sesses not only moral courage but keen
business sense. He stands for Woman
Suffrage
] have nothing but kind words for Del
aware people. Certainly, we have been
lsed very nicely by them. But let me
'ay right now. that they have been and
itill are, blind TO their own interests.
Let the Delaware people swing into
inc with the National Education So
.iety." etc. Let me add that the presi-
lent of the Federation OF Woman's
Tubs is from a voting state and that
he editor Of the Federation Magazine
S an ardent suffragist. AS for state
that stand for suffrage. /
now Of the W. c. T. T.. the State
range. and there are probably others
Follows telegram from President q
Wilson:
Hon. W. R. Crabtree, President OF d
he Tennessee Senate;
May ] not express my earnest hope
hat the Senate OF Tennessee will recon
ider the vote by which it rejected leg e
Station extending the suffrage TO wo- d
len? our party is SO distinctly pledg- J
d TO its passage. and it seems TO me. !
he moral obligation is cor-.neJe'' il
WOODROW WILSON.
II President Wilson had sent such a
slegram TO our legislature do you sup
ose that it would have had any effect? 9
r are they wiser than the President Of \
he United States?
We are treasuring the names Of our a
elaware Senators and Representatives y
no were with US. :,
LAURA c. POLLARD, Il,
ember Congressional Union for Woman II
Suffrage. II