The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
WHERE SUFFRAG|STS AND
ANTS ARE IN ACCORD
Remember That Wherever
Woman Suffrage Comes, 1t
Comes to Stay"
An Accurate Statement of the
Situation.
Legislatures of Equal Suffrage
States Give Testimony to
This Fact.

1t is a pleasure to find at last one
statement emanating from anti
suffrage sources for the accuracy Of
which anybody with a tasta for
veraolty can vouch. Though said by
the antis, 1t Is completely true that
''wherever woman suffrage comes, II
comes to stay" Could there be
stronger testimony more naively
rendered. In a word, woman suf-
frage works 80 well wherever 1t Is
tried that everybody Is proud and
pleased.
The admission refutes two favor
lite claims of the ants; First that
woman suffrage B a failure and;
Second that women do not vote.
The reason that woman suffrage,
oDoe obtained, Is never repealed, Is
best set forth In the afHrmations OF
It's benefits from legislature of
equal suffrage states. The sentiment
expressed Is the more significant as
the bodies In question are pre-
ponderantly composed of mon. The
resolutions were passed in each case
without q dissenting voice.
Legislatures Testify.
ARIZONA BEGISIAATUREi
ATlEONa TO-DAY ODB the
leaders OF progressive American
states, In her humanita rian, her
educational and her law abiding
principles, her governme nt func.
tioning for the interests OF her
whole people, unfettered by d
distinction of race, creed or sex
and this largely because the
trainers of her fundam entail law
recognized the truth and Justice
of the principle that women SUI
frage always and everywhere
tends to upift rather than to de-
grade, and to promote the com
mon good of all rather than to
give special privileges to tho
few"
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATUREi
Tho women Of tho United States
are being called upon to share
the burdens and sacrifices of
the present national crisis and
they are periodically respond
ing to the call The denial Of
tho right of women to vote on
equal terms with mon is an in
Justice"
COLORADO LEGISLATURES
I'VE hereby declare our unwav-
ering allegiance to the cause of
equal suffrage as q fundam ental
principle of enlightened oiviliEa-
tion; we further declare our era
tification at the steady progress
which has been made In the ex-
tension of this principle through
various states adopting 1t: and
we welcome with unqualified APP
prevail the evident onward march
of this Same principle until tho
system of taxation without repro
sentation shall cease to be-"
IDAHO LEGISLATURE.
woman suffrage in this state has
been conductive to good govern
ment, has purified our politics,
made better homes, and tho
ennobling influence of Idahos
womanhood exerted at the polls
has been for the best interests OF
this young and prosperous com
moEwealth."
KANSAS LEGLSIAATUREl
The granting OF suffrage 10 the
women OF Kansas has resulted
benenoially to the state, and has
been q great advantage to the
is helpful influence In all pub
Ito affairs and legislation"
UTAH LEGISLATURE,
THE federal amendment to grant
tho right OF suffrage to women
equally with men has been be-
fore the Congress Of the United
States for the past forty Year,.
The time is come when the Con-
gress should give favorable oon-
gideration to this measure Of
Justice to ono half the oitixsns
Of these United Statea.~
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE,
I'VE. the Senate and tho House
of Representatives OF the State
of Washington. memorialiEing
your Honorable Body to submit
to tho states for ratification tho
amendment now pending grant
ing to the women OF the United
States the elective franchise
WYOMING LEGLSIATURE,
In 1901 adopted q resolution de-
olaring that woman suffrage had
been an unmixed advantage to
the state and called upon other
states to adopt tho measure "a
one tending toward the ameliora-
ton Of all evil social conditions.
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISIIATURE
Which passed at this session q
resolution to amend the state oon
stituton granting suffrage to
women on equal terms with mon,
memorialized Congress In favor OF
woman suffrage.