The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE OBSTINATE

1N HE CONNECTICUT Woman Suffrage Association, sup 4 ported by the tremendous victories American women gained politics. appeared charac ter at their night when they decided to take the fight Rorabac reactionary Republicans who standing the shadow of the obstinate Governor o comb extra of the General Assembly, for which IFS members have petitioned The sure do not vote in Connecticut but they not politically helpless They rally to their support hun dreds of Republicans who hitherto have fought with the Rora back organization.
 Tkey presented last night formidable set of political teeth in the shape of organization Republicans who have jumped the traces Harry Freeman of Hartford Senator Shelton Williamson of Daren Mayor Will others forgetting Prof Taft who has not been too proud the position he once took against equal suffrage.
 There Republicans said that there should be session, to ray the Susan B. Anthony Amend men who advocated kindness toward the and his supporters, headed by Rorabacl.
 To be Mr. Taft advocated the moasses method for handling the governor without apparently knowing that Con neccut have exhausted the stock of sweetness in deal ing with executive whom Mr. Taft characterized to his disposition by softer word than obstinate"
 Connecticut we'll to abandon persuasion just coercion The mother who loves her child is also the spanks child better upbrnging, and it full time that the reactionary and backward politicians Republican party and their reaconary and backward chief executive should be brought to understand that this world of progress and that Connecticut is getting very very tired being deprived of that machinery modern ally necessary which other states enjoy in completeness
 As testimony that the Connecticut suffrage have commenced fight with their friends and proof that they have abandoned the ruess policy of coaxng their Judge Light of Norwa of the earliest friends of suffrage in the Republican party of Connecticut appeared among the first of those who put forward champions of the
 
 not orsoo congenal to Speaker ealy other gen. lemen of the Assembly, who for years joined denying the humbest rights O citizens
 The time is suspicious for the to put on their fighting garments. great fight is impending for the of the Republican state organization The Fairfield county machine of Mr. King with Mayor Wilson it's public expon- ent will try to take the control of the party machinery away from Roraback They will replace Governor ocomh with Governor Wilson.
 It is neither here there that the King machine nor Mayor Wilson have had little interest of Connc- hcut beyond scanty service of speech Nor need 1t Interfere with the order of battle last semby the vote that would have given the women fbe presidential from Bridgeport and was voe which the King machine could have controlled woman suffrage easily the vote controlled for prohibition.
 The not interested in the circumstance that male Republicans being in feud among the balance of in the feminist movement The leaders of the will do they have heretofore They will the situation coldly and nteIigenty wiring all the just advantage that their cause deserves
 They will not neglect to continue to efforts to bring the governor to the duty of calling special duty plain that the most reluctant it.
 And if the reluctant continue reluctant the women will join forces with the elements of rebeon and they the Roraback reaction hip and thigh They take the fight to the whose regime has made State of rd cue among the other States commonwealth which the pub truly Connecticut commonwealth which reminds of the old lady who seeing the parade, found them all out of step but her Jimmy
 is not entirely accident that Connecticut is step with the parade of States There primary in Connecticut the referendum does not exist in Connecticut representation according to population does neccut either the legislature conventions of the parties Connecticut is a stumbling block the way other States not because Connecticut people other people, but because Connecticut people by juna which has pretty nearly ruined everything it touched from the New Haven railroad to the street railways, whicf confess their complete bankruptcy in morals wealth.
 Tn taking fight reactonary the frage will clear up help clear up c. nic malade the political system They will aid in the rectificaion other wrongs than their They will arrange matters that it long time before Connecticut will again gard ohstinacy good qualification for governor.
 suffrage of Connecticut have begun spirit ed promising sincere work of progress in which they be supported by thousands of patriotic of all parties