Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-27
MISS MARTIN REVEALS
SENATORIAL PLATFORM
Philadelphia Suffragists Plan to
Aid Nevada Woman's Cam.
paign to Enter Upper House

Local members OF the National woman's
party have received copies OF the platform
Of Miss Anne Martin. Of Nevada the lrst
woman in the country to campaign for
seat in the United States Senate.
Miss Martins platform is especially In
terestng to women Of this city because OF
the fact that II was In the Bellevue-Stratford
last March 27 that Miss Martins campaign
was launched, Miss Caroline KatEenstein,
executive secretary of the Pennsvlvania
Branch, National Woman's party. is exhibit
Ing copy Of Miss Martins platform at the
organizations headquarters in the Penield
Building.
number Of Miss Martins close personal
friends in this city are planning to 60 West
TO help in her campaign. Her platform is
built on Winning the war" and In support
ing President Wilson's war policy
Miss Martin who was national legislative
chairman of the Womans party until she
entered the senatorial fight has spoken
many times In this city and has made
profound impression because OF her sound
Judgment. political acumen and irresistible
logic. Some Of her many friends In Phila-
delphia have shown their interest in Miss
Martins campaign by contributing toward It
Among the contributors are Miss Mary \,
Burnham, Mrs. Pope Yeatman. Marshall E
Smith. Mrs. K. G Haligan, Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Barnes and Or. Margaret r. Kollock,
what Miss Martin stands For
First. The winning of the war
Support of President Wilson's war policy
and Of the Government 70 win the war
Support OF President Wilson's ideal of the
settlement OF the war through league OF
nations that shall prevent further wars.
Second Development Of Nevada.
To meet Americas greatest need in var
and peace-the increased production of food
(a) Conservation of the waters of the Hum
holdt and other streams for irrigation and
the opening OF new lands under Federal
and State direction.
tb) Increasing the number OF hometown
ing farmers by assisting new settlers through
the first difficult years by Federal farm loans
at low rates Of interest and by providing
farms for returned soldiers.
co. Elimination Of freight rate discrim-
nations against Nevada. thus lowering the
price of farm and mining machinery and the
necessities Of life.
(dD Protection of seasonahle labor ION
ranches In the interest of both farmer and
ahorer by securing lower railroad fares.
Third State and national prohibition as
war mea sure for the conservation of food ma
terial and mani power and as permanent
measure after the war.
Fourth. Winning the spiritual issue of the
war.
ITO make the world safe for Democracy
First. Political democracy ta) National
woman suffrage (b) Woman's more direct
participation in government. In order to Sc
cure through her special responsibility-the
protection of women and children and the
welfare of our soldiers now and after the
war.
Second Industrial democracy. ta) to
insure to labor. not only protection of hours
and wages and legislation for health in
surance but a just stake in industry. tb)
readjustmen. of labor conditions affecting
women that shall be fair both to the women
and the returning soldiers. (C) Public own
ership of public utilities.
Miss Martin announces herself as can
didate to be nominated as an Independent by
the people for the people. She says that her
election will prove to the women Of the world
that as they will have helped win the war.
so shall their voice he heard in the highest
legislative body in America--the Senate OF
the United states
Some strong reasons why Miss Martin be-
Meves she should he elected are as follows
| Because in her birth her training her love
and sympathy she belongs to Nevada be
| cause through her education and experience
| she is fit 3 as few reorle to take a place
in the Senate Of the United States because
she has accomplished things--hy winning suf-
fraee for Nevada women she has made 1t
possible for them to send the first woman
TO tho Senate Of the United States, by her
work at Washington and throughout the
country she has helped make equal suffrage
A national issue thus bringing it 10 its
nresent assured issue; hecause she has stood.
against great odds. for high ideals and he
cause she will stand for the principles an
rornced in her platform.