The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-01
mEssRs. r.. L. ANDERSON AND L
w. DUyAL ADDRESS THE
W0MAN's CLUB

formed about the worlds activities.
In pursuance of this policy, Messrs. e.
r. Anderson and Z. w. Duval were in
vited to address the club at its meet
ing Saturday afternoon, the former
on aCitizenship" and the latter on
seWomen as Voters"
Mr.. Anderson began his address by
saluting his audience as fellow cleo
tors, and expressed his qualification |
at the invitation TO speak before
them. As he had never favored the |
franchise Of women, he considered
that forgiving spirit had prompted
their request. But as he believed
that a majority of the members had
either opposed or been Indifferent TO
the measure, his views were partly at
least in accord with their own. How
ever, now that the franchise was
theirs, it was their duty TO exercise
it, and he hoped that what he was
about to say would prove helpful. AS
has been said of greatness, SO with
voters, some are born with the right
Of the ballot, the native American
men, some achieve the right, natural
lied foreigners, and some have it
thrust upon them, the women who
were opposed to their enfranchise-
ment. But as voters. all should come
to full realization of their respon-
sibility and not neglect their duty.
as the men are doing. At least six
millions eligible men in the United
States never register and never go to
the polls. Tie the women too neglect
their privilege then politics will be
worse with women as factor than
when men alone possessed the right
to vote. He urged that women strive
to have the same weight and lntiu-
ence in the government as men, and
as women naturally have higher
ideals and purer motives, he hoped
for improved conditions. Our govern
ment was founded on high ideals but
through the selfshness and other
base motives of men, politics had de-
/ generated into fighting game, al
most as brutal and merciless as war
l itself. Hostile factions and parties
are engaged in a fight, not always
lclean. Tf women follow mems ex-
1 ample, female suffrage will prove TO
il be a dire failure and more complete
and greater chaos will prevail. Then
4 too, the effect upon the characters OF
women themselves would be most
4 Iamentable. He advised that il they
allied themselves with parties, to dc
so with reservations. retaining then
fright to withhold their vote from any
imam whose character was not with.
out reproach. Tn this way they would
become power for good and improv
lied conditions would result.
Women should inform themselves
study the constitution of the United
States and that OF their own state
become acquainted with all the prin
lciples embodied in these constitution
/ Hand i'm the machinery of government
Talk of and discuss privately ant
{ publicly the life. character and prin
( ciples of candidates for Office. Thrl
1 discussion of the right kind intelli
gence with regard to public affair
will become more general. There i
great need of educating the youni
linen and women of the country t
know their rights and realize tn
great privileges they enjoy, to appre
ciate liberty, which has cost our an
Icestors so much, sometimes even tn
shedding of blood, TO achieve. Their
are few of even those college bred VIII
have a realization of the serious du
ties and responsibilities which cor
front them as citizens. It has bee
assumed that they will imbibe all thi
knowledge, but it is an imperativ
reed that radical changes in tn
training of our youth be effected. A
home at school and in church, lesson
in citizenship should be given. II
safety of our democratic form of goy
eminent depends on the intelligeI
understanding and moral rectitude
the citizens of our country. Ii Wa
the opinion of John Bright, one {
England's foremost statesmen, th:
the form of government at Washing
ton is the strongest in the world. TIT
this may remain true, it is Wit
necessity that we educate our you'
politically. Then. realizing the
privileges, they will share Wi
Corlolanus, the Roman paCrloJ, 10,
cf country more profound than Il
love of life itself.
Mr.. Anderson was followed by sM1
Manly, who sang two beautiful nun
bers.
Mrs. Dozier then introduced N
Duval, who said that while he W
moved to eloquence by the singing
Mrs. Manly, he must confine himse
to practical talk for the instructi'
of the new. voters. However, he wou
give away a secret of the professio
s'Mr. Anderson has told you that
used manuscript for fear of speakil
too long. but I think we lawyers a
seldom tempted to talk too long wit
out compensation" After this lit
pleasantly, he commenced his adore
By saying that he had become an
cent believer in woman suffrage a
thought that every women shot
register and vote. Because OF t
newness of the privilege, a larg
percentage of women of this gene1
ton, than men, would cast their b
lots. When this government "
e,-+ founded y.,-aI0a bIv on pPT cent