Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-01-28
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for special music for Tuesday night.
Mrs. Blanche MacNees Larsen will
render a selection Monday evening, as
will also Rev. J. Renwick Mccullough.
Tuesday afternoon, a tea will be given
at the Masonic Hall, at which the WISH
tors and the Kandiyohi County Women
will have an opportunity to meet each
other socially. Mrs. Geo. Winney will
have charge of this tea; and it promises
to be one of the most interesting events
of the meeting.
In the Press and in the discussion
which is apparently going on all over
the State, as to the proposed program
of the League of Women Voters there
seems to have arisen some confusion as
to the method by which that organiza-
ton can preserve it's principle by nom
party affliation and still not oppose the
entrance of women into political parties.
Perhaps few questions and answers as
to the Leagues purposes may help to
clarity this confusion:
l. Is the League Of Women Voters
political party? A simple negative
should suffice to answer that question
2. Is the League opposed to the prin-
ciple of Government by Political part
les? No, Women as well as men recog-
stitute the machinery Of Government in
the United States; they have done so
any coherent system Of government has
obtained in our country and will prob
ably continue SO to do indefinitely. But
the League Of Women Voters believes,
and will act upon the belief, that the
real spirit of America is not bounded
by the horizon of any one political
party nor any one political creed. In
other words, the League believes, and
will act on upon the belief, that Poll
teal parties were meant to be the tools
of Government-not its masters The
League recognizes the fact that it can
not perfect it's program nor put over
it's platform in any way but one. That
one way consists in seeing that it's
platform becomes incorporate in the
platform of the great National parties.
The strength Of the League will lie in
the mass of its adherents as we'll as in
the quality of its program. The thing
which will interest the parties to in
corporate the platform Of the League
will be mainly in the numbers of indi-
ship Of that League. The Leagues as
sumption will be that the loyalty and
support of the individuals which com
pose its membership Will be back OF
principals rather than purely party is
5@sues. .'~-s,
| 3. Will the League Of Women Voters
| then, attempt to influence women
! against Joining Political ,Parties7 Ger.
tainly not. To do SO would be para
/ from voting, in this state, for some Of
the most important offices Of Govern
| ment, in some states # would deprive
! them from voting at all Thus to do Sc
| would rob the League of all power. il
will rather urge women to enroll i'm the
l party of their choice after due consid-
GRAFTON and study the principles Of that
| party. 1t will never urge her, however
to become g. slave to party platforms
nor to consider the scratching of q
ticket an objectionable sin. In these
last two items. women will have the
support Of the best male voters Of the
county as we'll az the backing of thu
! League. ~
A.. What then is the League .o1
Women Voters? 1t is the educated and
organized public opinion of the womet
Of America both in and out of the poll
tica1 parties, not for partizan issues
btt to present and stand behind plat.
i form of social and moral issues. It is
the middle ground where the altrustit
thought of the national parties ma,
find congenialment of state and nation
! LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. !
i If ever the world sees. time whe1
| women shall come together purely ant
simply for the benefit and good Of man
kind, it will be as a. power such as tn,
4 world has never know. -Matthew Ar
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The LOCAL COMMITTEE wishes t.
make It very clear, that the men ar,
i invited and urged TO be present 81
as many of these sessions az possible
i and also at the Banquet. The meetinel
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