The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-23
REPORT SHOWS
MUCH INTEREST
Local Republican Women Hear of
Proceedings at Recent Meet
ing of State Clubs.
WOMEN LEARN POLITICS

There We're very many interesting
speeches and developments at the re-
cent convention OF the State Women's
Republican Clubs and Mrs. Carrie ].
Smith made a report 10 the local
Women's Republican Club as its rep
resentatiye at the state convention.
In the report she says, The after
moor session opened with a discussion
Of the subject What Shall be Our
Legislative and Campaign Policy This
Year. 1t was unanimously decided
that we should have a legislative pro-
gram. Then was discussed, should
candidates be pledged to approve and
work for a woman's program. Some
OF the opinions expressed were that
instead of depending IN pledges alone
women should continue educational
work and insist on having candidates
that their word is their bond.
Candidates should be pledged indi-
vidually and it should be seen TO that
their pledges We're incorporated into
the state platform. Then the question
was asked, Should pledges be verbal
or in writing?' This was answered
by saying that legislators cannot al
ways vote as they want TO, for they
are under bosses who frequently con-
troll parties.
Another question asked was, How
can women get men to run for office
Hho will keep their pledges?' The
answer 10 this was TO build up a
strong women's organization. The
question was then put to the meeting
and it was a unanimous vote 10 sup
port the women's program.
Another question was, Should To-
cal clubs and units be urged to enter
primaries TO defeat candidates who
failed to keep pledges? This was
discussed as follows: The State Club
does not endorse candidates before
primaries, but local units can endorse
candidates. Conditions vary in each
county, and local units must solve the
question for themselves. The discus
sion ended by the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution: Resolved that ev-
erything should be done to secure
honest men and women who will work
for and carry out honest policies TO
represent the party in the primaries
Mrs. Lillian Rushing, in an address,
said in part, That there was great
promise for the women in politics.
lie 7ub5AltulAoA I'D VI iEd a.
women's meetings was an advance
over a glass of beer. We have learn
ed the difference between spring prim-
roses and spring primaries; that polit-
ical platforms are not made of wood:
also the political stunt of putting our
ear to the ground. Uncle Sam lies
sick of a fever; American citizenship
is sick, is pale. Have American vot-
ers hook worm and a deadly sleeping
sickness? We are neither hot nor
cold.
1.-The remedy is a one day bath in
patriotism and honest legislation. not
in homeopathic doses, but in alopath-
ic doses. ven if the patients o has
to be held. Make performing your
civic duties fashionable. All cards
must be laid on the table and the
game played square. Our great need
is honest political representation. Let
US not only be willing to die for our
country, but to live for country.
A political party is an instrument to
make the world better. Americas
destiny depends on u giving OF our
selves 10 cur her of her sickness, so
work work. york."