The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-04-17
nIJal'EN Voters
HAILED WOOD
.ihe'r advent in Politics win 8rIrq
wholesome Effect, He
Believes.

"Oou mas welcomed hea ri.
ay me ADVENT OF women 10 actjve nj.
."f"aHoh IN our political lie. He hes
- impressed, in the course of a en-
faI mas shown him many varied
SIS 81 tie modern widening of yo.
sHh 'hfiAence, that the coming of TIM
ea"'' center sex into public affairs
t"'h Tor civilization ana will re-
sH ~ renewed hope for the world AZ
re Wood has endeared himself to
1'.F'cah women for his humanitarian
sCh'evetH@nts IN various fields of en-
aSa'oF, ~ which he was enabled 70
dor'h: vastly improved conditions tn
'iie homes schools, hospitals and char
htab's institutions under his influence
AZ connection with this subject Wood
SAYS:
women are bringing an elevating
influence into public life that will TEND
70 correct many of the evils 70 which
our present unrest is due One of the
Fasebs Tor the growth Of undesirable
tendencies in our country has been the
reSreta0je fact that countless men
aisaifi.@d by education and character
'of hHDtc service. have wantonly neg
.ectea their civic duties.
with file coHing of women TO the
polls, these men will be ashamed to
disregard the political duties they for
merly shirked A man who spends
election day at his club while his wife
vas at the polls Is sure to forfeit the
respect Of the community.
f1aIi
vasr and uplifting effect upon our ma
fional life. Public morality will be in
creased, housing conditions improved,
the problems Of child labor SATISFACTORY
~ solved. sweat-shop evils minimized
ana the training given to children in
our schools purged Of its present de-
fects.
Our women must take up the ques-
fion OF the social EVIL. To that and to
other of our vital problems they now
.coffie with the power Of the ballot. ,
Women realize that our American CIV /.
fization can never be what it should
be until we, give as much care to the
upbringing of our children as we do to
the breeding of our cattle.
Women's Great War Service.
In short, the difficulties that an +
parently beset our national future I
would confront us as immensely more v
If we could not look for
ward to overcoming them through the
assistance of voting women. The
granting of suffrage to women gives M
the promise of aD amazingly better :
world in the years to come. :
There is one field into which the h
women are coming that can be called Ii
ne big field. IT is the field Of national ii
,olhics Personally, having seen what I
ne women did during the war, both at d
rome and abroad, feel very confident +
hat the entrance Of American women u
nto the field Of American politics is 81 ;.
'oing to have a very helpful and good r.
influence. think they are going to 4.
ring healthy influence, one which b,
vii make our politics cleaner and In G,
reduce better spirit into the political 10
ED. &c
I'VE have reason to be proud Of the
merican women during the war. do ST
OF know of any. part Of the country y
here American women did not take -
old Of the situation with keen energy. Pc r,
know from personal experiences In -
lie Middle West and neighhoring
ates the women did everything hu-
anly possible TO send our men over
as sound In body and clean in soul.
hey looked after the men In the towns be
ear the camps; they maintained ex- N
llent conditions Of public morality: WI
ey looked after the men when they ua
ere en- route to the sea; they were "a
the ports Of embarkation to give the "a
st help they could give. and when the lgl
en- arrived on the other side thew
und American women scattered At &c
rious points of activity from the G.
rts OF debarkation up to the fighting sar
e. We found the women Of the Red Ge
oss. the women Of the Salvation 1rG
my and others actually in the battle ~
ga doing work. In fact. the work Of :,
men in all kinds Of war activities .,
s wonderful" 7