Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-22


politics, that politics are corrupt. and
/ they want nothing to do with politics.
| II believe that you can reach them
only by helping them understand pol
tiles. what politics are. and making
them feel that politics will be inter-
ested in them"
| The speaker brought out the point
| that we can't get away from politics,
that politics is one OF the principal
: factors that has lifted us out of saw
agery and has given us civilization.
Religion is the spirit of God in the
hearts of men. Politics is the putting
Of these principles into action. We
can't have right standards of society
unless we have right laws and there
! is no use of having good laws unless
they can be enforced How do you
make good laws? BY selecting the
right men to the legislative branches.
And we can't get the right men unless
Christian men'and women take an
interest in politics. The task is to
show women the relation of politics
10 their own lives.
The first reason why women are
needed in politics. she said, is be-
cause of their humanitarian point of
view. Men are interested in dollars
and cents and that is not criticism
of men for they are the providers of
, the family. Women look at the social
welfare problems. 1t was through the
efforts of women that kindergartens
were first established. Fairgrounds
for children We're started by women.
Mrs. Tillinghast stated that she be-
lieved that the prohibition law was
brought about largely by women. Men
looked at it for years from a business
point of view, but the women showed
it to the men from a humanitarian
point of view. The men saw that by
prohibition more products could be
turned out and backed it for economic
reasons. The women backed it for
humanitarian reasons. When women
say there is no need for women in
politics, help them see the thing from
a humanitarian point of view, she
said.
She showed the opportunity that
women have for aiding in the passing
of laws that will improve their own
conditions, and added that in one
third of the states property laws are
unjust to women.
We hear women say they are going
to vote, but will not poin political
party, that they are going to be in
dependant and vote for the best man.
That is our greatest difficulty in
Massachusetts, she said. Men have
been voting for 1876 years. Women do
not have that party loyalty. The
speaker said she had read that women
should be more interested in politics
than in parties. That is idealstic,
she said. Ask that person where do
the policies originate. They originate
in parties. If you want a policy there
is only one way to get it. Go into the
party and help make it.
The influence that women have
working in the party, Mrs. Tillin-
ghast referred. to. Men know that
we are working with them for the
best interests of the State and ma
ton. II the women want right poll
cies they should go into the party
anu neip shape tnem. Inc men
want you to come; they want your
point Of view.
Some women say they will vote for
the best man regardless of party
The only way to get the right man
is to have the best men and women
going to the polls at the primaries
and help nominate him. Come into
the party and make it your business
to see that the right man is nomi-
mated.
The man stands for the principles
behind him. We-must help women
to understand the differences be-
tween the Republican and Demo-
cratic principles and help them to
realize that it is the Republican
principles that have helped to make
our nation what 1t is.
Mrs. Tillinghast told of her Work
in teaching class Of women in
party principles. These women were
taught to deliver speeches and were
then sent out into the state Of
Massa chusetts to give instruction In
politics. She told of the forum
meetings held at Maiden, Mass, at
which over COO, men and women