The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-16
LADIES MAY
Be. GIVEN THE
RIGHT TO BALLOT
EQUAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
PROGRESSIVE STEP AND 1T
SHOULD HAVE BIG MAJORITY.


Yes, sir, gentlemen. it commences
to look as if the ladies might vote at
each and every election held after the
coming election on November 5, be-
cause from the talk and expressions
which we hear the men who have been
thinking the thing over have about
concluded that the ladies', being good
enough for most everything else,
ought to and surely are, good enough
to go up on the day when Americans
usually decide the things which come
up at stated intervals, by the ballot,
and take hand in the deciding, see
ing that she always has to help foot
the bills anyhow later on. The la
dies surely ought to vote.
Read the following amendment to
the constitution over and then go
down to the booth on election day and
cast your ballot for your wife, your
mother or your sweetheart, whichever
the case may be and be so that when
you go home from voting that you
will not have to lie or have to at
tempt to explain just why she is not
as good as you and a lot of other men
are and why she had not ought tc
vote.
The amendment which you ought
to vote for is as follows:
Section l. In all elections every
inhabitant of this state being a citi-
zen of the United States; every inhab-
liant residing in this state on the
oath day of June, 1885; every inhab-
liant residing in this state en- the LIST
day of January, 1850; every male in
habitant of foreign birth who, having
resided in the state years and c
months prior to the 9Th day of No
<vember. 1894, and having declared
his intention to become a citizen OF
the United States years and
months prior to the 9Th day Of No
vember, 1894 and having declared his
intention to become a citizen of the
United States years and 6 months
prior to said last named day; the
wife of any inhabitant of foreign
birth who, having resided in the state
2 years and 6 months prior to the 9Th
day Of November, 1894, and having
declared his intention to become q
citizen of the United States 2 years
and months prior to said last named
day and every civilized inhabitant OF
Indian descent, native of the United
States and not a member of any tribe
shall be an elector and entitled to
vote; but no one shall be an electoi
and entitled to vote at any election
unless he Cor she) shall be above the
age of Fl years and has resided in
this state months. and in the town
ship or ward in which he or she of
fers to vote 20 days next preceding
such election; Provided, That no quail.
flied elector in the actual military ser
vice of the United States or of til
state or in the army or navy thereof
or any student while in attendance al
any institution of learning, or any
regularly enrolled member of any cit
liens military or naval training camI
held under the authority of the gov
eminent of the United States or o.
the state of Michigan. or any member
of the legislative while in attendance
at any session of the legislature, OF
commercial traveller, or any qualified
elector employed upon or in the oper
alton Of railroad trains in this stat,
or any sailor engaged and employed
on the Great Lakes or in coastwis,
trade shall be deprived of a vote by
reason of the absence from the town
ship ward or state in which electol
resides, and the legislature shall pro
vide by law the manner in which anC
the time and place at which such alb
sent electors may vote and for tn,
canvass and return of their votes
Provided further, That the legisla
ture shall have power to pass law!
covering qualified electors who may
be necessarily absent from pthel
causes than above specified; and Pro
vided further, That there shall be M
denial of the elective franchise at an,
election on account of sex.