The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-04-08
WOMEN VOTERS
HAILED BY WOOD
Their Advent IN Politics wiH Bring
Wholesome Effect. He
Believes.

Leonard Wood has weiesme,i hesr,i.
~ the advent 81 women so active par
ticipation IN our political life lie hal.
been Impressed. ~ the course Of ca
reer thar has shown him nany varied
phases of the poder- widening o. No
mans influence. thar fhe coming ~ the
10 called geniler ser into public affairs
"a gain Tor civilization aud VIII 70.
suit To renewed hope Tor The world ~
large Wood has eudea red himself 10
American women far his humanitarian
achievements In various 6elds - .u.
deavor. ~ which be wAs enabled 10
bring vastly improved conditions %
the homes schools. hospitals and char.
table institutions under bis influence
In connection with this suhiec Wood
SAYS:
Women are bringing an eleVating
influence into public life thai viii tend
10 correct many Of ihe evils 10 within
our present unresi - due enc Of The
reasons for the growth 81 undesirable
tendencies In our country has been tie
rerretsble fact that countless men.
qualified by education aud .hsracter
for public service. have waDtonly neg
lected their civic duties
with the coming Of women To- he
polls. these men Will be ashamed 10
disregard the political .utIes they for
merry shirked man who spends
election day ~ his club while his wife
wss at the polls Is sure 80 forfeit the
respect OF the community
y believe woman suffrage VIII have
q vast and uplifting effect upon DOR IA.
tional life. Public morality will b. IN.
creased, housing conditions improved.
the problems Of child labor satisfactory
" solved, sweat.shop evils minimizcd
and the training given 10 children IN
our schools purged Of It's present de.
fects.
"our women must take mp The ques-
ton OF the social evil. To that and 10
other OF our vital problems they now
come with the power OF the ballot.
Women realize that our American civ.
ilization can never he what II should
be until we give as much care 10 the
upbringing of our children as we do 10
the breeding Of our cattle
Women's Great War Service.
In short. tie difficulties that ap-
parently beset our national future
would confront us MS Immensely more
insuperable II we could not look for
ward 10 overcoming them through tse
assistance OF voting women The
granting OF suffrage 10 women gives us
the promise Of an amazingly better
world In the years 70 come
There IS one field Into which tie
women are coming that can be- rRl'ed
the big field II Is The feed of naflotal
politics Personally. having seen what
the women did during the war both al
home and abroad. feel very confident
that the entrance Of American women
into The field Of American politics is
going 10 have q very helpful ana good
think they are going 10
bring a healthy influence, one which
viii make our politics cleaner and Iu.
roduce better spirit into fhe political
feld.
We have reason 90 he proud ~ fhe
American women during Tie war 20
not know Of any part OF rho country
where American women did not take
hold OF the situation with keen energy
know from personal experiences In
the Middle West and neighhOring
states the women did everything hu-
manly possible 10 send onr men over.
seas sound IN body and clean IN soul |
they looked after the men Ia the towns |
near the camps they maintained ex-
rellent conditions Of public morality; |
hey looked after the men when they |
we're en- route 10 the sea they were |
IL the ports OF embarkafiOn 10 give The /
asst help they could give and when the |
men arrived on the other side they /
found American women scattered nj |
various points Of activity from the /
ports OF debarkation up 10 the fighting
Inc. We found the women of the Red
Cross. the women ~ the Salvation
Army and others actually IN the battle !,
srea doing work In fact. the work Of
women in all kinds Of war activities
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