The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-10-26

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ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE AMEND
MENT

Oklahoma, the first state to adopt
a constitution giving the people such
rights and privileges as they never
before had enjoyed, has again shown
to the world her progressive spirit by
submitting to the voters on Noyem-
Der 5th an amendment to the State
Constitution enfranchising women.
Women are now voting in twelve 9th
er states on equal terms with men.
In five other states they have full
primary suffrage In two others they
may vote for president of the United
States and other public officials. Ev-
cry other English-speaking country
has enfranchised her women. Every
ally of the United States has given
the vote to her women or promised
il to them Oklahoma stands ready
to give her women every good thing
which women anywhere have. Know
ing that fact and proud of being a
part of the greatest state in the un-
ion, the women are looking to the
men this November to pass the suf-
frage amendment
President Wilson has declared that
the extension Of suffrage to women
is essential to the triumph at home
of those principles of democracy for
which we are fighting abroad. Into
that far-away battle line Oklahoma
has sent more than $4,000 men, The
wives, mothers, sisters and daugh-
ters of those men ask for suffrage
for their own use and that they may
better serve their country
The alien who lives five years in
our country may vote on the sani-
tary and moral conditions which sur
round our homes and children. The
American mothers of American chill
dren ask Oklahoma men to give them
the same right
The ballot has been given the work
ing man as a means by which he may
secure better wages, better hours
an dbetter working conditions In
normal times. 100000 women in the
United States are obliged to earn
their own living outside their homes
The war is daily adding hundreds to
this number women who are obliged
to support themselves because their
men are at the front, or women who
are responding TO the patriotic call
TO enter industry and release a man
to fight Oklahoma working women
know their men desire them to have
every protection Therefore they are
sure that what the working man has
found good for himself he Will help
TO give the working women.
Women must obey the laws. They
ask to help make the laws.
The principle that taxation without
representation is tyranny is as true
today as in 1775 Women pay taxes
They ask for a vote on the spending
of their tax money
No one claims to represent a wO-
man convicted for disobeying the
law She must suffer her own pun
ishment. No one claims to represent
a woman when the tax list is made
up. She must pay her own taxes.
She wants to vote her own vote.
Woman suffrage is no longer an ex-
pertinent Women have voted for
seventy years in Wyoming, and for
long terms in other states Suffrage.
once granted. has never been taken
away from women When the women
of other states have made good with
the ballots given them by their men,
Oklahoma women will not fail En-
franchising Oklahoma women means
onfranchising your mother. your wife,
your sister You can trust them.
The women OF Oklahoma ask the
men of Oklahoma to vote yes on the