Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-10

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of the Journal, were read by the
Governor. He stated that now all re-
| strictions have been removed and
that any office may now be lawfully
| filled by women in Maine; and that
he had felt that this meeting would
be most appropriate time to give
this message to the people.
And the Governor stated that the
! audience was very fortunate in hav-
ing for the speaker of the evening,
| Miss Mary Stewart. He said that his
first acquaintance with her was at
the Republican State convention al
/ Bangor where she carried it away
with her logic and her eloquence,
and that again at the Lincoln Club
banquet in. Portland, Miss Stewart
lad given another eloquent address
Governor Bakers address was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause.
Councilman Swift then introduced
Miss Stewart to the audience, and
, she was accorded a rising ovation.
Miss Mary Stewart
| In an address especially directed
to the women, but just as interesting
to the men, Miss Stewart pointed out
just how women may become most
effevtice in governmental affairs
! The various points in her talk, she
analysed carefully and logically, and
her conclusions she set forth in a
-. most convincing manner. She is a
! very eloquent and interesting speak
/ er and throughout her talk she held
1o oil
Miss Stewart stated that Miss
Marion Brown. executive secretary OF
the Republican State committee, had
i suggested that she speak on "Wom-
ans Place in Government" The fact
that women are entering on a new
era in politics, she demonstrated
also the fact that women voting is a
part of the great trend of our social
| evolution.
She alluded to the fact that the
chairman had just spoken of good
government through the Republican
! party, and that those who are inter-
| ested in the Republican party believe
that it is the way to good govern
ment. She said that the hope for
better government in our country lies
IN a more ebert and more fair
| minded electorate. That politics
have taken on the form of campaign
activity and that that is the bad
connotation of the word, she pointed
out, but in the big sense politics is
1.-THE science of government and is
! citizenship in action. The new poll.
teal parties are organizations that
are permanent
Women entering on politics arc
beginning to ask themselves what
they can do to function as better cit
! liens. All clubs are organized TO,
petterment. The speaker stated thai
previously the women because they
could not vote, were advised to take
indirect action, which meant thai
clubs could go on record as in favo,
or IN opposition of certain measures
But now women can do their worl
directly. The women have much tc
learn and do not expect to do it in 2
minute. Social evolution is slow pro.
gress-the training of the mass
i mind
Two big events in Washington. tn,
one was the Inauguration, which
she said, we think stands for gooc
government through the Republican
party. The other event occurred :
fortnight before when one of the
| suffrage organizations, called the
Women's Party, decided to change
their organization and asked for per.
mission to present statue to the
united States, also asking that ever,
Women's organization in the United
states be represented upon the oc.
caslon of this presentation. Practi.
cally every women's organization
was represented, over one million
organized women being represented
The presentation took place in the
great rotunda in the National Capito
and was very dignified.
The presentation speech was made
by a little woman from California
who touched upon a high note ir
speaking of womens triumph-tha1
women were not celebrating the vic.
tory of their achievement, but were
bringing to the Nation the consecra.
ted women's citizenship for the ser.
vice of the country. The President
accepted the statue in the name OF
the United States
People are going to look at thing.
in a little different way now thai
women are in politics, the speake,
declared.
The danger of too much legisIa.
ton, that people think that the law.
can do it all, Miss Stewart demon.
strated, saying that the. government:
business is different now than it uset
to be. One object of government i:
to work for the general welfare, ant
it is only recently that people have
thought much about the genera
welfare obligation. Another obiec,
of government is for common de.
Tense. We are going to find our bes
common defense is to look afte,
our general welfare, the speaker de.
clared.
In closing her address, Mis-.
| Stewart spoke of disarmament, one
of the big questions now befor,
Congress, and said that disarmament
alone would not make for peace. but
the release of all that money anC
energy would make for constructive
peace. AS we spend the money fol
education and for similar advantages
it will stop the causes of war. Peace
is to nations what happiness is to IN
dividuals-the biproducts of right
eous living. The new promise is fol
q world peace and for that mon anT