The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-10-25
President Urges Issue Upon the
Voters Of All States, Particular
ly in Empire State, Where Bit.
ter Fight Is On.
MANNER OF CONDUCTING
CAMPAIGN is PRAISED
White House Picketing Activities
of Militants Are Not Touched
Upon, Either by Chief Execu-
tive or His Callers.


Washington. oct a5.-- Speaking as
a party lead ,r anr as an Individual
President Wilson today urged the
woman suffrage issue upon the voters
Of an states lie told delegation Of
on" hundred members 81 the New
NorE state woman suftr1E" party that
hc hoped their campaign would hc
successful and urged men of all
parties iu New York particularly to
vote FOR suffrage
The war said the president. was
quickcncd community expressions and
mad" the present q good time for
states 90 express their sentiments at
the polls ON the suffrage question.
Hc said he wuulN welcome these cN-
pressions especially at this time.
since m 'ae prosecution Of the war
social foundations must be sound. ono
condition he declared b. complete
democracy Tor women.
The president praised the capacity.
ability, resources and vision OF New
York women iu conducting the sur
trug" campaign ana asked the dele
CATION tn convey his message to the
voters ot New York state Neither she
president nor Mrs norman y II,
Whitehouse who. as spokesman for
the delegation. asked the president for
an expression ON the campaign made
any reference To- the white house
pick"tiuE activities of the militRnts
uf th" WomauS party The women
| wcr" received hy the president iu the
ou-' room Of the white house
! Thu president addressing the suf.
fiuEists said
20 is with great pleasure that | re
criyo YOU esteem u privilege to
du sci. know the difficulties which
| YOU have been working under in New
| York state, So clearly set forth hS
| AlIs Whnehouse. but In my iudE
! mcut those differences cannot he used
as an excuse by the leaders OF ans
! party ur hy the voters Of any partS
for ncgloctinr the questions which YOU
are pressing upon them Because
/ after lll the whole world now h. wit.
MESSING % struggle which goes deep.
] - hiIl N'.NN. NAfN I'|''I' ''A AlAf AfANlflA'
tions ut m" organized life of mcr
than amy struggle that has ever taker
4, place before and mo- settlement ~ tt'
question that uc uu the surface car
satisfy situation which require thai
the questions which llr underneath
and al the foundation should also hs
settled ana settled right am free
To say that ! think tho question OF
woman suffrige is uHc of those ques
.ious which lc at the foundation.
THE world has witnessed q SLOW
political reconstruction. and men have
generally been obliged 10 boz satisfied
with the slowness of the process. II
q sense. it b. wholesome thJt 10 should
be- slow. because then b. is solid and
sure. hut : believe that this Wal ID
going su to puickru the conviction
and the consciousness of mankind viii
regard tp political questions that thl
speed of reconstruction viii he great
N increased Ana / believe that jus
3 because We are puickened by IN
questions of this war We ought to h
quickened To give this question o.
woman suffrage our immediate con
sideratiun
As one Of the spokesman %
great purty. would be nothing les
than ohcyuE the mandate, of tina
party f ! gave my hearty support {
the question Of woman suffrage whic
YOU repres'n' hut ! do not want {
speak merely as one of the spokes
, men ut party want 10 speak ia
myself aud say that IL seems To m
that this is the time FOR the states q