The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-19

yes" mo" in such a way as to make that az
firmative that negative effective
Susan B. Anthony with her divine love for hu-
mankind Elizabeth Cady Stanton. with her wide ex-
perience and her highly cultivated intelligent and
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. whose other name was Love
if they can look down to from Heaven land we
know that they can) must bubble little liz
their JOY, for they were all very Humankind must
laugh a little, they the scrambling over
one another. to open the door, shut for many
years; but which these and such as these,
and humble followers in their footsteps have been
pounding at, and hammering at and scoldng at, and
pleading at and praying at, until the very force of
their urgency has caused it to creak on its hinges
and open ever wider and wider. to admit the hur-
rying throngs
In the last chapter of her autobiography, Dr.
Shaw says: Our movement has advanced from its
academic stage until it has become vital political
factor; no reform in the country is more heralded
by the press receives more attention from the
public. 1t has become issue which engages the
attention of the entire nation do not claim any
thing fantastic Utopian as universal harmony
among u.s. We have had our troubles and cur diff
ferences. The sure thing is that taking it all
il all. the struggles the discouragements the fail
ures, and the victories the fight has been as Su-
san B. Anthony said in her last hours worth while
Nothing bigger come to human being than to
love great Cause than life ITSELF and to have
the privilege throughout life of working for that
Cause"
With leaders such these. and there are thou
sands Of women who if not so highly trained are
this nation need not fear to place the ballot in the
hands of the women-they may make mistakes, and
many of them, but the probability is that the great
majority of them will make fewer than the fruit
vender in the next block the boot black on the
corner even at their worstAand at their best they
will go forward. side by side with the best of the
manhood of this country to take their rightful
place in the councils Of the world
Very few that l have ever talked to-and
/ have known many suffragists and have attended
two national, state, and southern states
suffrage convention want the ballot merely because
they wish to demand right. Most women lit
tie about their rights" in the way that credit
them with caring. But they want to the vote Just
as they want money, to get things that are needed
for the children; better schools better housing legis
laton, better factory laws. better sanitation. And
they want better laws for women, a more equtably
adjusted wage scale, greater protection against
many public evils, juster attitude towards wom-
an and her money and woman and her property
rights and they want better things for their hus-
bands and their sons these women who have strug-
gled so long and fought SO valfanty for the
| We of today think have done some
thing because have lifted up the torch that
those leaders have had to drop-but it could never
be possible for civilization to pay the debt that is
owing to the women. the pioneers in the move
ment for the enfranchsement of women.
| Women who have been in public life are familiar
with the attitude Of men. particularly that of men
in public life, when it comes to the non-voter. A
good illustration of this is the instance of the
shirt waist girls in New York who marched, 5000
strong to the city hall to ask Mayor Gaynor to
force the laws after $50 girls had met their
death in the Triangle shirt waist company's fire
because that company had ignored the New York
fire regulations. He sent word that he busy
and mot interested in their demands
The next day 500 teamsters marched down to ask
for help in getting eight hour day and increased
pay, which they striking for He went out to
meet them shook hands with their leaders, and said
Gentlemen what can do for you? 1 will do any
thing 1 cam"
This illustration gives the best of to why
women want the vote why they do not think that
they be represented vicarously; why they fee
that the ballot gives power that nothing else car
/ give.-Celia Myrover Robinson.