Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-19

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 win give women their deserved Aaxsn Eavors Women. MT. Ha.en of Haddam spoke in fa- vor of woman suffrage and referred to sseis general eapaSiinsa,ess, @ ,ss.n Hs ,s be by a yea and nay vote. NIT: Peasley opposed. So did MT. Fox of New London on the ground that It was not the most efacient method. The motion prevailed.
 Taieett Says Nay,
 the suffrage and referred to the recent action of the congresswoman who said she loved her country but voted against war. It reminded him of Tennyson's what they mean" What Miss Rankin did other women probably would do.
 eewers Talks for safFs.
 MT. Bowers of Manchester sustained the action of Miss Rankin and also the movement she represented. He in ress Of " women at home - and abroad. quoting at length the work they ac- complished in England. He said if given the right to vote they would be D power in the purfacation of politics, Negroes were given the right to vote tor their own protection and the In- 6ians were given the right to vote and without the asking, but the women are forced to fight for their rights. They ought to be given the right of self protection through the ballot
 Captain Foord Says Yes.
 MT. Foord of Stamford not only fa- .ored woman suffrage on the license question and presidential electors but for full suffrage. He said men were duty bound to support these Questoins f,f 70 rra rl lrzi In, platforms of both great political par ties. He said the west was first to give women their rights and that the west governed the election. He re- ferred to his republican ancestry and declared that unless the republican party woke up it would continue to be the minority party. He took a fling at the democrats and charged them with for if they did the women of the state would have been given suffrage two years ago.
 Martin of Orange for. Women.
 Mir. Martin of Orange said that two years ago he was on the wavering line but now he was strongly in favor Of woman. suffrage, and was upheld in the fact that the constitution refers to government by the people and for the people and not by men and for men A woman should not be a victim of taxation without representation. He
 
 congress, that she was not weak, but had not formed her definite opinion, and was in the same mood as were the men who filibustered in congress in these periious times. He said women should have the same rights as men at elections as matter of fair principle. The women are asking for justice from the state, simply that and nothing more. He asked if any member of the house did not consider his mother fully qualified to vote. He pleaded to the republicans to stand by their guns in this matter of justice.
 Reverend Smith Speaks.
 Mir. Smith of Mansfield said he had 10 apology to make for standing ir favor of giving the vote to women. He referred to the Boston tea party and in the action against taxation without representation and the declaration ITO hell with the king of England" The women as well as the men are alike emitted to rights of justice and equal ity- He. asked the members to act on the level and treat the women f4iriy and referred to the intelligence of women as instructors. The state says the teachers must teach ciVfcs but has rot given them the privileges to quail