Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-09-08
LOSE HOPE OF HAVING OREGON
LEGIsLATuRE MEET AND RAT
IFY SUFFRAGE BILL
MISS PIERCE TOURING STATE
SAYS "Oicott II Most lteac'onary
Governor On Suffrage" Fay Ii
Bone Of Contention

That there VIII be no extra heb-
slon for the ratification OF suffrage
called by tho Legislators OF the State
of Oregon is daily more plain to the
members OF the legislature ana TO
women all over the state who are
Interested In the matter. II ought
TO be growing palmer to Governor
Olcott. the women say.
This is the message brought here
today by Miss vivian Pierce who is
ono OF the group OF suffragists max
Ing trlps out from Portland to get
first hand Information from the leg
ialators themselves as to the calling
OF the session. Miss Pierce found
that Grants Pass Legislators. Senator
J. {. Smith and Representative G.
A. Sldler stand together on II. They
made this. plain In statement
some weeks ago. and It Is even plain
or today
THE question is right In front OF
the governor now" says Dr. Smith,
II for one will never pay my own
cxpcnses to 20 to Salem 10 attend an
.extra session. | know that ! speak
for the men of southern and eastern
Oregon when | say this. In the first
place the calling OF sessions Is not mp
TO us. II IL the business Of the gov
.ernor. This IL big question. III
Il In big enough the State OF Oregon
can afford TO pay for approving 1t
as other states have done. Women
feel Just the same ak men In. this
matter. have not communicated
with the governor and do not intend
10. But have made q statement to
my constituents.
Miss Pierce, in speaking to wom-
en- leaders here said: "lf we had
known the feeling OF the state
against the arbitrary stand of Cover
nor Olcott, we would never have
tried to get them to express them
selves to the governor. Women feel
that the standpoint OF their repre-
sentatives IL fair. The stubborn at
titude OF the governor Is more ludi-
crous now than 1t was n few weeks
ago" says Miss Pierce. "The suf-
frage situation In this country has
changed almost overnight. Eastern
politicians are speculating about the
new woman vote OF 1920. They see
that the end Is In sight, even II Gov
ernor Oloott does not"
do you realive that IA states
have ratified the amendment. and
that l. more are to ratify this win
ter? This does not count four stub
born western states, OF which Ore
gon Is the most stubborn. These
four the logic Of events will force
out OF their positions. Our last la
bors will be given to the reaction
aries OF the east. j ask you. why
Is a western governor trying to block
the ratification OF suffrage? The
reason must be political, and you can
draw your own conclusion. I would
like to say that Governor 0lcott Is
now the most reactionary governor
in the country on suffrage. He Is the
only governor who has declared that
Legislators must ask for the session,
must pay their own salaries. must
pay their own mileage, and must
make him pledge as to legislation
TO be considered If we had had
many governors like Governor Olcott
In this country suffrage would have
been blocked at the start.
Miss Pierce Is covering seven
counties and interviewing 90 legis.
lators. Central Oregon and East.
ern Oregon will also be put on re.
cord as to feeling on the suffrage
question in relation to Governor Ol.
colts stand She left for Roseburg
this morning.