The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-04-12
Tells Members They Have Re-
spOnsibility and Must Fulfill
Their Obligations.
Should Express Views
Women Are Not to be Segre-
gated to Themselves in
Politics.
Musical Program Given

There was an unusually large at.
tendance at the meeting of the Wo-
mems Republican Club on Monday
evening at the residence of Mrs. Al
bert F. Bossler. Senator Charles D.
White, of Atlantic City, was the prin-
cipal speaker and his address was in
tensely interesting to those present.
Mrs. L. M. Clark, president of the Alb
secon Women's Republican Club, also
made an address upon the subject OF
knowing how and where the people
were represented, and how much was
still to be learned by ONE voters.
The following musical program was
given before the business meeting:
Quarette-Mr. Souder, DR.. Hudson,
Miss North and Mrs. Macmillan.
Duet-Mrs. Raglan and Mr.. Souder.
Piano Solo-Miss Ada Thomas.
Solo-Mrs. Raymond G. Ireland.
Quartette-Mr. Souder, DR.. Hudson,
Miss North and Mrs. Macmillan.
Solo-Miss Fame Penton.
Duet-Miss North and Mr.. SoudeI.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess at the conclusion of the meet
ing.
OtudlOI Wultt WAS ny
Walter w Whitman, and in part he
said:
Now that the responsibility for
government has been placed upon the
women as well as upon the men, they
must fulfill their obligations. They
must study public matters and public
officials, and express their views and
exercise their franchise, and when
called upon give their service, but
that does not lead to a segregation OF
women to themselves in politics. IL
we are all seeking truth some viii
have one view and some another, but
that division will not often depend
sex.
II have very little sympathy with
the person who ONE to us at Tren-
ton and says the whole million and a
hall women voters of New Jersey de-
mand that you pass such and suchpe-
law. -.
Naturally, if one-half the voters of
New Jersey want a certain thing done
we poor legislators are apt to step
pretty lively; but as a matter of fact
no one has a right to claim to deliver
the solid women's vote or express
their opinion.
Take for example the bill present
ed last session to wipe out of exist
ence the four or five thousand jobs in
which Women were earning their liy-
ing at night. We heard all sides.
The women who would have to find
other work, as well as the ladies from
North Jersey who had a personal
pride in passing the law. The poor
women who earned their living beg
ged us not to pass the law and show
ed us reasons why we should not.
But the m leaders who claimed
to represent one million votes did net
present arguments to us. The only
help they gave was to say, We con-
troll the votes of one million women
and the Senator who dares vote
against us will be crucified at the next
election
Now. of course, ladies', | know you
are not all lying in ambush to slaught-
er anybody from Atlantic County sim
ply because somebody from some
where up State ~disagrees with him.
But, my friends, all these bickef-
ings and seedlings and noise which
surround us up at Trenton seem very
small and inconsequential when one
permits the mind to look beyond the
band of ~self-seekers who haunt cur
lives at the State House. Oh, for the
legislator who can visualize all the
people! Those back home whose
voice he never hears; whose toll is
carrying along all these thousands of
supeTnumeraries who waste their
time and ours at Trenton; for every
idle person someone's back is break
ing because his toll must support the
idle as well as himself and his fam
lily For every one o. those 1Fro ru-
ter around the State House at Tren-
ton, %strutting with their vainglorious
assumption of power, there are other
toiling people paying his or her bills.
And | want to say here and now that
so long as | am in public life shall
know no boss in politics but you peo-
pie back home. You people whom I
seldom see, whose voice is seldom
heard at Trenton, but whose lives /
know. With whose aspirations, am
billions and daily struggles | IA sym
pathize, because | have shared them
with you. We common people may
not be noisy in politics, but so long
as | am there | shall still continue TO
look back here in my minds eye amt
determine if | can for myself, with
out the intervention of others, what
my own people want and how they
would be affected"
Senator White spoke in the highe &
terms of Mrs. Feickert, the State lead
er, and in the course of his remarks
took a fling at the paid lobbyists who
make life miserable for the legislator.
At the conclusion of his remarks, he
was greeted with a hearty outburst OF
applause.
GRAcc FIRE