The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1928-11-01


with practical knowledge OF politics which has
helped put Spokane in the limelight for its
womens work in the party, its departments and
Republican Women's Club, which have attracted
national comment for efficiency and business-like
She urges all women 10 vote because she he
ieyes that the time has come when il is more
a duty than privilege to exercise the right of
suffrage
Il hope that next Tuesday homework,
bridge parties, shopping tours and all the
things which take the womans time will
give way to one important duty, that of
voting is nothing more important
Politics is applied patriotism"
Mrs. Birdseye has been part of Spokane
throughout the years of her residence here. Even
before the days of woman's suffrage every civic
movement in which women played a part found
her carrying her full share OF the load. She was
of the organizers and charter members of the
Mantle Study club, member of Esther Reed Chap
ter of the Daughters Of the American Revolution,
and she began the movement for the organization
of the Woman's Republican club at the request
of Herbert kimball, then county chairman.
Though certain Of Hoover victory both for
the State OF Washington and the nation, she
sketches this time the leadership which the Re
publican party has offered and still continues to
offer our beloved country
She writes of Hoover as follows:
THE history of the Republican party
has been one of great craftsmanship and
constructive achievement in the preserva
ton and upbuidng of our country and its
institutions. and among Republican leaders
have been some of Americas greatest men.
AT critical times in our history the Re
publican party seems to have brought for.
ward and given to men especially fitted
to meet our national need.
I'm our greatest national crisis, when
the very existence Of the American Union
was threatened the Republican party gave
Abraham Lincoln. who brought us out
of the war of secession united country
and truly and wholly free
Later. when our nation had recovered
hat N wa md mr. indu
tries needed development and protection
from cheaply produced foreign merehan
disc and European competition, the Re
publican party made William Mckinley
president to strengthen and foster pro
tective tariff system.
Again. when our prosperity had pro.
duced great national wealth with its in
evitahe money power and corruption. and
our country's ideals seemed threatened, the
Republican party gave us that great Amer
can, Theodore Roosevelt who revived Am
ericansm and who also huilt the Panama
Canal that great commercial link between
the East and the West
Then, after the World War. when our
country especially needed economy. re
trenchment and thrift, the Republican party
again came to national rescue with
man particularly fitted for that work and
elected president Calvin Coolidge who
with his New England thrift and economy
has made an American record in the cur
tailment OF government expenses. tax
duction and payment of the national debt
Now our country is facing the era of
its greatest internal Improvement, foreign
trade and relations and our present great
need is man at the head of our govern.
ment who is especially fitted to aid and
guide us in this.
Herbert Hoover with his splendid per
sonal qualifications and world wide expert
ence, seems almost provdentially offered
TO the American people as such leader
who better solve the problem of
river flood control, or better lead us in the
development and conservation of our water
power and further the completion of our
Columbia Basin project than this great en-
gineer Herbert Hoover?
who can better foster and protect our
foreign trade and relations than this man
whose knowledge and acquaintance are
world wide, and who has gained the es