Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-09-07
WAUSAU WOMEN MAKE
STATEMENTS IN REGARD
TO USE OF THE: BALLOT

Most local women whom the Wau-
sau Pilot has approached to ask their
political preferences, and their atti-
tude toward the ballot, are impartial.
They are looking at voting from an an
gle that is hardly confined to narrow
partyism. Their expressions are in
dicative of their intention to study pol
itics and issues, and to select the man
who appears to them to be the one who
can best solve the great economic
questions now confronting the United
States.
The Pilot has questioned a number
of representative women. Some of
them have hesitated about writing any
sort of a statement These are not
yet ready to align themselves with
any party-they want to study more
before they say anything about the
| ballot. From some we have received
brief statements, which we are pub
| fishing.
| II don't particularly long to vote be-
cause I think that women ought to
have equal suffrage rights with men,"
declares Miss Marion Ryan, although
| do think they ought I have been
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| time to feel downtrodden because I
! could not vote, But recent events
have made me realize that voting is
the urgent business of every person,
man or woman, who thinks, and who
| tries honestly to understand present
conditions.
Il want to vote for the candidates,
of whatever party, who seem to me
to be most likely to try honestly and
energetically to bring about reforms
which the war has shown are necessa-
ry to the United States, and the world
in general. | want to vote for the men
who have the most clear headed, broad
minded conception of the jobs they
are seeking; who can most nearly look
at the League of Nations, labor, prof
iteering, and the rest of our problems
without prejudice and without party
considerations. Especially I want for
the presidency and congress, men who
have definite Independent convictions
and have already given some proof of
executive ability. l have no positive
| assurance that any one party ticket
embodies these qualities of the ideal
executive and legislator; in some cas-
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| Unqualified candidate. But l know
something about the candidates, and
expect to know more about them be-
fore November fourth. In the light of
their definite accomplishments and
their present words and achievements
| shall vote for the men who show
clearest signs of being able to deal
fairly and squarely with the political,
social. and economic problems of the
United States in it's international as
we'll as its internal relationships"
"The ratification of the 10Th amend
ment by the legislation of the thirty
sixth state puts political opportunity
and lays new responsibilities on the
women of our country" Mrs. c. H. In
graham declared to Pilot represen-
tative, responsibilities upon those
who are eligible to vote. AS the wom-
en- of Marathon county rallied to the
call of our country during war times
do / hope they will awaken and re-
spond to the call of duty in. Ameri-
can citizenship. There must be and
always has been two great political
parties in this country and women
must become part of them. These
parties formulate policies and select
candidates and the woman vote next
November must be cast for one or the
other OF the candidates of these two
parties or be practically lost.
women must choose the party that
comes nearest their ideals and that
which interests itself most in the home
and the children. Mrs Carrie Chap
man Gait says: The only way to get
things in this country is to get them
on the inside of the political party, >
and women must not expect to accom-
plish anything by being non-partisan
and staying on the outside.
"The Republican party" Mrs. In
graham stated, Stands for an efficient,
economical, just and practical admin
istration of the government with ade-
lquate but not excessive taxation, ever
keeping in mind the greatest good of
the nation. / believe that women will
bring to politics that same. stabilizing
ballast that they bring to the homes of
the country.
| 1.-THE Republican party stands, not
for communism or radicalism nor for
bolshevism, but for that which is the
very heart and soul of our national
IlIe-tHdt greatest pr1nc1plo OF all true
lAmericanism. believe Mr. A. B. Mes
ser was right when he said Every
time we make Republican, we make
an American"
"If my country gives me the priv
ilege of voting, then l regard it as my
duty to VOTE" Miss Mary B. Mooney
declared. "But before L do vote I want
to educate myself in the principles
} of both platforms, so as I can do my
own thinking and vote intelligently,.
don't believe in voting for man be-
cause he represents this party or that
: party, but for the man whose plat
form represents the greatest good for
our country and our people. That man
ought to be a man of courage, a man
whose character and personality will
create for him congress which will
cooperate and function without hav-
J ing axes to grind. Let us have clean
: politics"
'tIt is my political opinion that the
best interests of all classes are served
by the Democratic party" Mrs. Kurt
"A. Beyreis declared, "and that the
League of Nations is the only and best
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