Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-31
WOMEN OF ILLINOIS
START FIGHT FOR
FULL VOTE RIGHT
FIFTY-FlRST ANNUAL CONVEN-
TON OPENS IN c n &c a G o --
CLAIM UNREST IN THE UNITED
STATES WILL END WITH GRANT
OF COMPLETE SUFFRAGE.

Chicago, Oct 3l.-~Mrs. Grace WI
bur Trout sounded the call for wom
ems final onslaught TO rid the nation
OF political inequality last night be.
fore the iifty-tirst annual convention
of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Associd.
ton in the Hotel La sale. Ii Was
her address as president Of the ass0-
citation.
She showed how the nations saliva
tion rests in Mrs Voter In that vote,
she said, the nation would find the
stabiizer fer the industrial unrest and
its running mate, the high cost Of
living.
With Mrs Trout at the speakers
table was Lieutenant Governor John
K. Oglesby, who greeted that great
est asSemblage Of suffrage delegates
in the half century of conventions.
Secretary OF State l.. l.. Emmers0n
was there Mrs Jacob Baur pleaded
for Illinois constitutional suffrage to
pave the way for national suffrage.
Put Suffrage Over Top.
In sessions preceding the evening
banquet the delegates were addressed
by Clifford w Barne on the DANCE =
of vcting getting out OF style with
women by Dr. Julia Holmes Smith
and Mrs Frank II. Funk of Blooming
ton and Mrs Harriet Taylor Tread
well worked out the plans for put
ting suffrage over the top
Women want the ballot because it
is the only tool with which to work
out our complex social, economic, ed
ucational and moral problems without
bloodsh' d and revolution ana women
as well as men do not care for blood
shed and revolution" said Mrs. Trout.
Furthermore, we will be the means
OF arousing indifferent men to realiZa-
ton of what American citizenship
really means. There is a dangerous
apathy today as we get ready to elect
a constitutional convention.
We want the ballot because af-
fairs like the big steel strike and the
threatened coal strike makes US real.
ize that all of our citizens, women as
well as men, are needed to help in the
settlement of our complicated labor
problem.
Believe in open Shop.
I'VE recognize that workmen have
the right to organize and bargain col
lectively, yet we believe that the prin-
ciple of the open shop is vitality neces-
sary to the future progress OF our
working people themselves She con
tinued.
THE people of the United States
will not stand for arbitrary dictation
from any class of citizens. When one
of the leaders of the steel strike said.
The strike won't stop until the steel
workers become the law makers at
Washington he made mistake.
Arrogant Capital Dangerous.
We would be perfectly willing TO
have some steel workers among the
law makers at Washington, but We
want no class legislation at the ma
tional capitay Our legislators should
represent all classes working together
for the good Of all.
"On the other hand, the head OF
any corporation, no matter how greaj
or powerful, who viii not confer Or
give an audience to any delegated
group of his employees is another dan
gerous disciple of arrogant autocracy.
We want to help elect fearless leg
islators who will hear all sides Of
every question and listen 20 different
factions and be dominated by none.
We feel, however, so sorry for the
packers. They tell what small profits
they make-and they know what they
make. Still in the face Of these
meager profits they go on, right on,
getting control of the butter and eggs
and canned vegetables and nearly
everything else We eat-all out Of
pure PHILANTHROPY and the general
public, who eat at least occasionally,
have to grin and bear it.
Nov, we women want to vote so
that We can help secure legislation
that will protect these poor, phi-
anthrCpiC packers.
Interested in League.
We women want to vote because
we are interested in the league OF
nations and proposition that in.
wolves the destiny Of mankind should