Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-31

American Ideals Of Great sufraoists'
One hundred years ago May 81.
was born the woman who wrote the
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" to
the music of which many an Ameri-
can man has in the last two years
marched forth to die for freedom.
Nearly half a century ago, a little
while after the Civil War. Julia
Ward Howe said to men and women
o. Massachusetts,:
America 10 to the nations . house
OF Coda divtnely appointed City OF
refuge. We have learned some les
sons, We have opened some doors.
What one should be and know and
intend, in order to come UP to the
standard Of an American that is
something which az yet puts most OF
us to the blush not for being SO
much, but 50 little. children of the
New World. I cannot see this New
World as 1t ought to be without
many changes in what it is. Looking
towards this great aim of BUILDING a
Christian state. I see the position OF
woman as wrong and harmful
wrong to herself; wrong to society,""
Mrs. Howe said this after one
great war in which America was en-
gagged. and when women had just
begun their struggle for the federal
suffrage amendment. After another
great war, fought by Americans the
greatest in history, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait. president Of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage
Associa ton. said to the men and
women of all America:
They have fought over there fol
the spirit of democracy. Shall we MOI
give over to them a country in which
democracy is realized by people
sspeaking one language. reading its owr
ballots and honoring one flag?
rs an America, which every either
may love and under whose flag ever.
citizen may feel secure. what we want.
Is an America freed from the combined
threat of alternative control by aggres
sive reaction and that of revolution
forces of the nation must be united
10 bring it about and We must do oul
rart. 1t needs sane heads, construc
tive plans and earnest work. Does the
task seem overwhelming?
All things worth having are posi-
BILE. l believe in my America, / believ,
IN her ideals. her common sense, hel
understands. she has never proved '
false to a single appeal to justice. Sh'
mas never failed to rise to her full
n IN NIB
has been made. She will not fail now
What could be more natural thar
that women who have attained thei
political independence should desire t,
What could be more appropriate tina,
that such women should do for the com
ing generation what those of a proceed
ing period did for them? What coul,
be more patriotic than that these WON
en- should use their new freedom l.
make their nation safer for their chill
dren and their children's children?
Arise women voters OF East an,
West. of North and South, strong o
faith. fearless of spirit. let the natio,
al that you are to new crusade-al
American crusade. a national crusade
crusade that shall not end until tn
electorate of the Republic is intelligent
clean. American.
Every patriotic American hearin,
.OoA PiCueC wit iCSpOHu Will dnOtue1
The spirit. OF this new crusade will
travel from state to state. from city t.
city. arousing every teacher. schoo
board. high school. and college. ever,
church. every moral and social rowe
until all progressive agencies will b
united in nationwide campaign
against the worlds oldest enemy
ignorance. What should be done, cal
be done: what can be done. let IS dc
And may Gods truth go MARCHING