The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-24
GARDEN TELLS WOMEN
OF HIS CONVERSION
Mrs. G.. r. Milton Speaker
at Meeting of Business
Women Friday.

| City Attorney Frank s. Garden and
| Mrs. G. +: Milton appeared before
members of the Chattanooga Business
and Professional Women's club at their
regular Friday meeting at the Hotel
| Patten and made talks on Suffrage"
| Mr.. Garden said that he would con =
| fess that not more than q year and n
half ago he was ono OF those men who
| had thought that some things snouid
be left up to the men OF the country.
| At this time. he declared, he refused
to sign a suffrage petition to the Ten
nessee legislature. Since this time
suffrage question a thorough analysis
and couldn't find a single reason why
the women shouldn't be allowed TO
vote: but on the other hand many
reasons why they should. and still
have the ballot they should exercise
their privilege with the greatest fidelity
ana Intelligence possible. This, he
pointed out. has not been The case with
the men.
"A great many men don't vote. ana
large number OF those who do vote,
do 30 from selfish standpoint, seek
ing special privileges" declared Mr..
God knows you can't exercise IL
any worse than we have. no you must
improve IT," he said, in speaking 10
the women about the ballot. On the
other hand Mr.. Garden said that In
an elevntins influence on the political
world. He said that the majority OF
the women would stand for q clean
up against dishonesty. and for laws
that will protect the weak. the inno-
better. stronger and healthier citi-
cent. and the young so as TO make
gems.
Mr.. Garden urged the women, no
matter how they felt before the rati-
fication Of the Nineteenth amendment,
~ in -
their country, to feel II their duty TO
vote.
The speaker explained briefly some
@hing about the registration laws. He
DECLARED declare there ,s were two things every
are selling and buying votes; that
person who would sell his or her vote
for money or personal gain should be
disfranchised. and that tho person who
w9 nlso. oGy votes shond Be as.ur cd.s q
his talk by urging the women to regis
ter At the proper time.
Mrs. Milton speaks.
Mrs. Milton made very instructive
f fan on Of ,ss 1ss of a ns sHps
Nashville In securing the passage OF
the Nineteenth amendment She pointed
out that the women In business were
largely responsible for suffrage; that
during the war they showed what they
Wv "hA iH WoS bf0FSN hhNh
real worth.
She urged each member Of the club
present to Join the League OF Women
Voters in their respective wards, and
to 20 TO the polls when the proper
time came. She pointed out that Mt
one time those against suffrage said
IL wouldn't do for the women TO 20 20
the polls that the voting places would
corrupt them: she said they found II
wouldn't work and they then turned
II around and said that the women
would corrupt the polls,
Mrs Milton pointed eut In the course
OF her talk that out OF the thirty four
members OF the Legislature who ran out
Of the state during the suffrage fight
in Nashville sixteen were signed up In
writing TO vote for e. She said that
the lobby IN Nashville during this
time by the "Antis' had been. she I'M
derstood. the largest and most corrupt
ever held In the state capital.
Following the talks, the president, |
Miss Ann Boyd. announced that on next |
Friday night there would be an infor- |
mai opening OF the clubroona In the |
F1atiron building, and that on the fol- |
lowing Friday night there would be n
formal opening At which representa- |
tIves from every club In the city would |
be invited.