The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-11
Woman's Debt To Democracy

prrtv according TO MIS-. 1eLer OleSen,
Who represents Minnesota as associate
.on9mittee woman in the Democratic
T~ational Committe. This recognition,
he saws. "almost persuaded" Mime
Gotta TO ..go Democratic" in 1916, and
Vii bring the State into the Demo-
cratic column in 1920.
Extracts from a recent address by
Mrs. Olesen on the subject of the Dem
acratic party's appeal to women are
given here:
"Women are naturally progressive.
Tho beart of a woman is yer looking
For human betterment. Thousands of
[vamen have Joined the Democratic
na,tv. not because they simply wished
to further the interests of a political
na,tv. but because they wished to fur
her the interests of America and of
the humblest citizen OF America.
"The women of America appreciate
the ideals of the great Jefferson, who
sat in Washington's Cabinet and up
held the rights of common people, the
Jefferson who helped to keep alive in
the hearts of his fellow Americans the
man and woman. The women of the
Northwest remember that it was JEFF
ferson who penned the famous Gray
son ordnance which granted one
township out of thirty-six for the edu-
cation of the children, the future citi-
zens of America.
"The world today is divided into
three classes of people: the Bourbons,
who do not want to make any progress
POLITICALLY: the Bolsheviki, who want
TO 90 TOO fast, and the rank and file
of men and women who are aiming
to be sanely progressive. The Demo-
cratic party is the leader of the rank
and file of men and women upon whom
the welfare of every nation rests.
No Bourbons in the Democratic party!
No Bolsheviki need apply!
Labor's Magma Charter
"The working women of America
will not forget the Magma Charta of
American labor was penned and put
into execution by the party which has
proven itself their good friend-the
party of Woodrow Wilson. The Mag
ma Charta of labor provides n days
rest in seven, no night work for wo-
men, an 8-hour day for women-and
that schedule has been maintained in
the places where the government m
trolls labor.
ideals have been set in motion by
the Democratic party during this war
which make the whole country debtor
to the leaders of that great party. l
remember when my father, a farmer,
sold wheat at SO cents a bushel and
paid 7 per cent interest, and money
was hard to get. Now, with wheat
over two dollars a bushel, he can go to
the Government of the United States
and get plenty Of money at 5h per
cent interest with which to carry on
the work of his farm. The American
farmer is debtor to the Democratic
party for the Federal Land Bank sys-
tenn. The working-man is debtor to
the Democratic party for the great
ideals of the Magma Charta of labor.
The business men of the country are
debtor to the Democratic party, the
party with vision for a Federal
Reserve Banking system, which placed
the country on such a firm basis finan-
.ially that it could stand the stress of
without a financial panic. The
party, through it's liberal
dppIOpIIdtlOllS 1OI SOOu lOouo, hoo
the farmer out of the mud, so
that he can market his produce raised
upon the land which the government
(under a Democratic administrator
loaned him the money to buy.
"We must all remember, as Demo-
Gratis, that the Democratic party is the
party OF power, is the party which has
put across the great war for liberty,
and is the party of the f~ar-seeing
vision which stands for a League of
Nations, in which the nations of the
world pledge themselves not to resort
to war.
Women Favor League of Nations
Fifteen million women in America
now directly influence the vote OF
America. Women are progressive
enough to be in full sympathy with the
League of Nations idea. Recently l
spoke in the capitol of a certain State,
the Legislators having invited the
newly enfranchised women of that
State to be their guests at a great
evening meeting.
"The Legislature that day had re-
fused to endorse a resolution favoring
CIle league VI NdClOIlS. L ISSOlNCu W
show those men where the women
stood upon the question. | said a
prayer and launched forth for the
League of Nations. From the CALLER
les, where the women sat, came pro-
longed applause and cheering-there
was no mistaking where the women
stood on the q~uestion-but there came
small applause from the men on the
ground floor.
"The women who have so gloriously
sent their sons to fight the war for
freedom are saying to every section OF
the country, Let US keep the war won!
Europe with new political ideals! Let
American statesmen help finish the
work which the soldiers of America so
nobly carried on!
"When we review the achievements
of the Democratic party, even after
having carefully read all the adverse
criticism of the Republican papers, we
can well feel like dressing up the
donkey and going out on parade.
Fifty years from today posterity will
be lauding the Democratic achieve
e 1901