Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-28

Of the organfzation.sre referred to the en- dorsement by the both great political parties Of the equal rights movement, and she believed the platform blanks ought to mean something. Therefore this hearing ought to be nothing but matter of form. and she believed the legislators would stand by their party platforms. In the west eleven states give women their rights and in other states the desired legislation is near ing completion The eleven states are contagious to each other and the movement is spreading gradually and surely from state to state. Mrs. Bennett said she was glad to appear before the judiciary committee. the picked men of the legislature, and she believed the committee would giv square deal. Equal Suffrage was sure to come to Connecticut if not by direct state vote. by pressure of federal ac- tion.
 Miss Emily Pearson, of Cromwell. one of the most conscientious and persis 1t workers for equal rights in the state. had invited people of nation al reputation to come to this hearing. They did not materialize and she quoted freely from the responses, the bits that referred to and strongly fa- yored woman suffrage. The list in- ciuded governors. state and national senators, and representatives. The Federation of labor is in favor of wo- man man ,,n, suffrage; but o,, it was not not liquor interests. as the bartenders and sa1oonmen declared that woman suf- frage would hurt their business. and Miss Piersop believed that it would. Guiiford, desired to be, recorded as in favor of woman suffrage and the ladies applauded the announcement. Miss Selden. reporting for New I.on- don county, said there were twelve league, three committees and 5000 members. Others speakers were Mrs. May Buekly of Hartford. Miss Null len of New Haven. Mrs. Robert Bun nell of New London. Mrs. H. H. Knox of New Canaan. Mrs. H. Taylor re- ported for Litchfeld county that they had a membership of 3,552, all favored woman suffrage.
 Miss German we appeal to the to the other members, and she hoped the other members were equally as intliigent, and she wished it was so for the good of the state. A sure test of women's desire to vote is best expressed in the vote that is cast by women in the state on matters they vote on. The suffra gists say they must double suffrage and increase the the cost of government. Not asking for woman suffrage they ask for double suffrage and want to do what men alone are doing now. Double suf- frage means a cost of fifty per cent. or
 
 termed the old maids census. and only six women out of a hundred are un- married, and therefore woman has six chances in hundred to escapt matrimony. Double suffrage, means an addition to the high cost of living. If we are to have suffrage to satisfy. we must have two presidents and two governors, and one of each must be woman. Women are a sect, rot class, and a man and woman are the nucleus for class. If married women do not vote as their husband votes the husbands vote is lost, and that family has no representation in gov ernment. Suffragettes are asking for power and do not assume the real power. Miss German said she spol<e for prohibition in Virginia, and that in twenty three dry states there are only six of these states have tinRe of most powerful speech and 1t was said to be the most powerful rhetoric eff fort ever heard in the state capitol, and she was appiauded most heartily.
 Miss Lucy Price. of New York, said
 no one was asking for an equal suf- frage bill. as that was beyond the leg islators of the state, but for par tial suffrage. The suffragists have wedge to secure federal control and remove state rights by federal amend ment. It is even told in party plat forms that the state does not want "OtiidH SuiITdBc, anu IOT IEe state leg islators to favor would surely be class legislation. It was never in- tended that any group should have partial woman suffrage. Miss Price made a general reyied of what had been said by the speakers in favor of the bills and replied in detail to any arugment that was introduced
 Mrs. Dariel A. Markham. of Hartford representing a membership of 25,00O of women connected with the organ fzation opposed to woman suffrage The organization has taken an enroll ment in certain areas of the state and find that less than forty per cent. of the women are in favor of suffrage Mrs. Markham stated that suffra gettes will not ds anything towards charity. or charitable institutions, until they caused stir and subdued denial, but Mrs. Markham came back that what she had said she could produce in the porm of a printed pledge and she could tell the committee where they could see the signatures. The great majority of the women did not want woman suffrage settled by legislation but rather by vote of the men and women of the state.
 Representative Thomas M Stock ing. of Bedding, while in his seat, Tuesday, received a telegram announc- ing the death of his wife at Middle town.
 Mr Fox of New London, handed in to the committee on cities and the charter of the city of New Lon don, which would authorize the city to engage in the coal and ice business. PETER kEISER roUND