The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-17

"Will Women Decide the 1o39 Election
 Congresswoman Mary F. Norton of New Jersey spoke on May 4tl from Washington over the coast. to.coast network of the Columbia Bradcnsting company on "Wh, Women Should Be Interested ir Government"
 Mrs John II. McC0oey. wife oi the Brooklyn democratic leader spoke on the afternoon of May { from New York over tho same system, on the subject of "Wo. men in Party Organization"
 In her address, Mrs Vanderbilt Webb told of the development of women's political activity since the proclamation of the 18th amend, ment in August, 1920, when wo. men cast an estimated vote of G. 00 %, 900, or 30 per cent of tho total to 1928, when the women's vott wns estimated at 16,000,000.
 "Thcso figures" she said, 'indi. cate that the women of America may reasonably be expected moi only to do their part but to yield an incalculablc power for good government in future presidential and local elections"
 Continuing. Mrs Webb saId:
 Particularly do sec them as g. deciding factor in tho presiden. tiai campaign of i5as when, as | have said, we may expect to have written Into tho narrative of the sro%sS s%sr'S"o one os TG%'ns iss mos. RSsisr CnnDtttu.
 For our-women citizens are as aware that our country faces n most critical situation as are the men. Unemploymenh~ lack of confidence in leaderH. .Dnd govern. ncnt. and crlminaf conditions which arc worse than ever before In the history of our country, all many of US begin to feel that that such conditions existM
 .T believe that until there Is a change in tho point of view of the individual in his responsibility to. ward government there Is not go- good in the conditions with which our country Is faced. am con. fdent, however. that the women of the country are beginning to sense this everywhere and It is because of this. and because of realize the need of their lndivid. ual political work they will make the effort, that I feel their vote Will play such an important part next November.
 "They will say to. themselves: Perhaps this Is our job after all can persuade them, as I think we can, that our leaders and our pol- icies are those which are neces- sary to the recovery of the coun- try, then heaven help the repub. llcans in 1882"
 Without going into detail on Is. sues, the speaker declared:
 "The democratic party can offer In 1882 those things which, Judging by the elections in and since isso rd the rsster.,S; voters want: Re- ideals. sovernment by party rath- CT than government by commIs- sion. The democratic party can promise the voters a real attempt to solve the problems of the tar. m. international trade. unem. al economy. instead of the haif- hearted and futile attempts of the past four years.
 "once this sense of responsi. bility toward government and their share in 1t has been awak- ened :n the citizen, what can or ! should he do?'
 The answer was to do his or her shafe of political work and to give necessary financial support to the party. Further Mrs Webb said:
 "The only answer. then. to the victory certain Is adequate party preparedness. This the national and since the spring of 1929, un- der the able leadership of Mir Shouse, 1t has been actively at work consolidating the national democratic front. Our party now asks It's members to provide the necessary munitions of war to continue the offensive already so ic forces may be ready to sweep into action as soon as the demo. cratic convention adjourns. This Is the reason for the democratic victory campaign for & war chest of $i,500,000, and am happy to alive to the needs for this fore sighted preparedness as are the men"
 Mrs Webb recalled that a demo. cratic administration - Woodrow Wilson's--first appointed women to important national offices, and that q democratic convention first gave women equal representation in the national party organization. Two fheta: sne saiu among others