Evening journal., 1919-02-17
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=, ROM Miss Elisabeth Carlisle formerly head OF tho
! + Civcs Department OF the Wilmington High School
| but since last Summer, prominent member OF The
onlcal stan Of the Foundation Company. at Port Huron
| Mch has sent to us a copy Of the Port Huron Times
| Herald In which find the following marked news
| item:
The Democratic County Convention Will convene in
this city February rs 10 select delegates 10 attend the
State convention be held at Lansing February 2 II is
proposed by he Democratic County Committee 10 call
mass meeting Of and women for the event and the
! members Of feminine will he given every oppor-
| tunity % participate IN the convenios proceedings
In commenting the part which women VIII play
in the Democratic County event o. Stevenson, chair
man OF the State Democratic Central committee THIS
mornns said: ave have assumed right along that
women would participate In the Democratic convention
along with men because IL Is their rght and their duty.
We have not conducted any great advertising campaign
TO inform the OF the county that they can psrci
pate in the convention because realize they know
exactly what their rrhs are without being told II Is
our intention TO call mass meeting OF both men and
women for this convention and II VIII be cut-and
"The Democratic party. long before suffrage was
adopted in Michigan rfcognlzed the rights of women
and year the Democratic National Committee de-
cded to have women as associate members OF the COM
mittee one 10 represent each State mr. Emma e. Bower
was named the Mchiran representative on the Demo-
cratic State National Committee
1--WE intend TO go further than the Republicans in
recornzlng and win nominate on our state ticket
woman for the Office OF superintendent OF public In
srcton believing that this important Office should be
occupied by a woman. Miss Cynthia G.een OF Char
lote has been mentioned Of the possible cand
dates for this honor on the Democratic ticket"
That item indicates that is coming into her
own In the educational field OF Michigan. It is supple
mented by Tmes-Herad editorial, which is follows
Yesterdays Republican County Convention
historical gathering In that 10 was the first st. Clair
county convention In which the women were admitted
on eonal terms with men.
II Is especially matter Of qualification that the
bond and took vital part 10 the gathering
The convc ION OF yesterday demonstrates, evidently,
that the may be counted upon to take Its fun
part In affairs political
or course il win take little time for the men
accommodate themselves TO the new situation.
That some -, 1em should at be called down for
smoking their fragrant cigars-or their equally fragrant
(Pl ppes-msy not aave appealed to 'ority OF the
od-tlme convention hsbues. but they will take their
little Jar with good nature, and viii scarcely enter the
next county convention as offenders along this line.
And some Of the usual tactics Of the political con
venton will. Of course, have to be altered somewhat.
For Instance who would have thought that the usual
cut dried platform made In advance by the usual
committee on resolutions" would have been broken
into at the very FIRST convention in which the women
were a partP Yet such the case and TO the credit
of the women deleeates. be II said with emphasis.
They were there with their ideas. ~
And those ideas are embodied In the resolutions
printed In The Tmes-Herald today.
Another hingi The order OF thinGs Will have TO
learn that the women will deal in politics with their
hearts as well th cir preudlces The men VIII doubt
less soon learn TO accommodate themselves to ths
Yesterday, got up and left the convention
hall because she did not like the criticism OF President
Wilson that delivered by The keynote speaker. And
yet we are told that this criticism nothing that
would have been expected at the hands OF any OPP
position political convention.
All OF these things suggest tnat woman IN pOnucs
win have helpful and beneficial influence; that she viii
curb the preiudcal spirit that has nteriected into
things political, until have become so used TO swash-
bucklng methods in dealing with our political opponents
that fail utterly to catch the foolishness OF II ALL
The political minority is always or less OF a
Joke 10 everybody but Itself 10 deals In wild political
criticism. and takes Itself seriously when II does So
Nobody else does.
And nothing reminds OF a Democratic minority
does a Republican minority And vice
Finally. the hearty manner IN which the women were
welcomed into the first OF their political conventions
augurs well for women In politics The men have re-
celved them In the right spirit Al least the Republic
cans have in this county and trust the Democrats
win be wise enough TO do likewise.
In view Of the great educational work done in VIII
mlnston by Miss Carlisle, It will not surprised II.
now that she is a resident Of State In which women
have been enfranchised she should develop into
educational politician and Official OF the FIRST magnitude
rhe splendid impress she made communltys civic
lie through the organization and development OF the
civcs Department Of High School will survive the
OF tlme because 1t was made upon the |
hearts The minds and the understandings OF thousands
Of igh School boys and girls, many Of whom today
among our most influential and useful citizens.