Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19
SUFFRAGE BILL KILLED IN HOUSE
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 fly. There are women in the home
 who can give men points on politics
 snd the speaker said he was posted on that point He said in a recent canvass that he received a few eye
 openers. He told of . farmer who
 and asked Mir. Smith if he would see to 1t that the farmer would not lose
 anything by going to caucus. That
 allowed to vote Miss Pearson said in
 an undertones You bet it will"
 osary for Suffrage. | Mir. Geary of Waterford said he
 never realized until now that the | democrats of two years ago defeated
 the woman suffrage bill. although that party was in the minority: The gen. | tleman from Orange wanted the re- cuoiicans to rise to the question, and ' Mir. Geary said 1t was about time for | the party to rise to something. He | favored woman suffrage as a matter of justice to true womanhood. If the | republicans are in favor. of woman suffrage let them step to the captains
 onice and vote for 1t and not endeavor
 to make 1t a party. issue. No one thus far has made a peep for the opposition. as there Is no argument against wom- an suffrage. He said we should do our duty for women and they ought to have the right to vote and give to woman what she Is entitled to and placed on the equality of a common man. Corbett Favors . Chance.
 MT. Corbett of Hartford favored giv- ing the women a chance to vote, to give them what they want in this line which they have certainly deserved by persistent effort. The pocketbook ar gument is the only one used against suffrage. On this question, as al, others. the democratic party stands for equal rights to all and special priv ileges to none. He wanted the women | to cast their ballots in the grand old state of Connecticut.
 q, Mir. Brown of Milford. NIT. Brown also spoke in opposition l io suffrage and he questioned if there was single member elected to the legislature on a woman suffrage basis This question had been carefully con- sidered by other legislatures and turn ed down, as it ought to be. Gaines Reasons.
 NIT. Caine of Naugatuck said the present was not the proper time to pass this proposed law It had been said on the floor of the house that a school teacher did not know civics and cid not know the significance of the ballot, and indicated the women were not prepared to exercise the right of franchise. It is claimed that S0 per cent of the women of the state did not
 want to vote. In Naugatuck there are 4,OO0 men of voting age in the town end yet not more that IS have exer- cised the right on school questions He said the place for women are in the homes and that they do not want to. r1ix up in politics.
 Mir. Rogers is Against. MT. Rogers of Manchester spoke strongly in opposition to suffrage and declared that his mother was satisfied to let her husband and two sons de eide political matters for her. He said the women had nothing to do with the formation of this great government and 1t has grown and prospered with
 out their political aid. NIT. Rogers said
 ms wire cid not seek for suffrage and nad asked him to vote against it. His Wife Did Not Direct Mir. Dillon of Shelton said his wife
 did not tell him how to vote. He voted against the measure two years ago be- cause he did not see the light. but now ne stands firmly for it. He said the members had given many reasons why cgss should not be marked but no one mas yet given any plausible reason why the women should not be granted the voting privilege.
 He said there was 50 votes for suf- l frsge six years ago. 79 four years ago and le7 two years ago, an6 could have been carried by eight more votes IL
 IS time Connecticut fell into line. Blank Substantial. Hjscox, Of Woodbury, said that
 If the republican plank was good for anything when put in. that plank was good now. and he urged all to
 stand for woman suffrage.
 Waterbury comparisons. Mir. HeaIey, of Waterbury, denied the claim that women were now fn
 directly interested in politics by their nusoands and brothers, and that fs ample. There would be just as much sense in saying that the young men now 21 were indirectly represented by their fathers.
 Democrat, Son of Republican. Mr.. Martin, of Orange. in his talk and that he was proud of his renut,II- canisn, and that usually the son fol-
 lowed the political footsteps of his
 father. Mir. Fox of New London, said publican father. He was oppoged to
 the suffrage measure under consfdera- ! ton, but he was in favor of the con stftutipnal amendment to give the wo- men run suffrage and would cham
 pion that measure when 1t reached the house.
 PeasIey Makes Resume.
 MT. Peasley. the majority leader, who
 had taken notes Of the debate. made
 brief resume to all the points raised Tn favor or suffrage and disputed their worth. He challenged any member on either side. to show wherein either party platform advocated woman s1if- rage Mir. Peasley in his resume enupciated some real bits of witticfsm that were appreciated even by the gentlemen who were hard hit. He said that while there was no doubt as to the constitutuality of young women the right to vote for presidential cleo tors, but there was doubt as to the constitutuality of the act to give
 women the right to vote in municipal and town elections. Messrs Dillon
 Martin. and Foord. took executions made to their remarks, and made more clear what they intended to say.
 Bliss Is For It.
 MT. Bliss, of Clinton, favored suf- frage, and declared it would mean a release from slavery and the general fn1DrnU6r1anf of