anaheim-gazette 1911-04-06

BUENA PARK WOMAN FAVORS EQUAL SUFFRAGE GIVES STRONG REASONS FOR FAITH THAT IS IN HER Ladies' Home Journal Editor Scored With a Caustic Pen — Denounces Discriminating Laws of Various States—Proves that the Enfranchisement of Women Purifies Politics and Prevents Crime and Pauperism—Eight Million American Women Earning Their Own Living Editor Gazette.—In a recent issue of your paper you printed an article entitled "Opposed to Suffrage Are Many Women." Now this letter written by some person not courageous enough to sign their name to it, makes the statement that women do not want to vote; and follows with a remarkably weak argument to substantiate this assertion, forgetting in their zeal to injure the cause of woman suffrage. How very recently the women of the state of Washington voted 95 per cent strong in favor of clean government. This is a fact well known to all who read, and we also know how short a time has elapsed since these women were enfranchised. In regard to the Massachusetts referendum of 1895, the time was not ripe for that measure in Massachusetts, and the women too confident of success, hence its defeat. Massachusetts is no criterion by which to judge the broadminded, progressive men and women of the Middle West and western states. Time was when Boston was considered the hub of the universe, but as a rule the men surd in every sense of the word. Take Wyoming as an example. As a territory it had woman suffrage and when the time arrived for statehood and an effort was made to exclude the women the men of Wyoming said No. “We will remain a territory unless the women are included.” The legislature of Wyoming, composed entirely of men, by the way, unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing woman suffrage, and calling on all the nations of the earth to enfranchise the women. This resolution was ordered printed and a copy sent to each state in the union and to every civilized country in the world. I have in my possession a copy of a letter written by a chief justice, appointed by Cleveland, stating that, when he went to Wyoming he was strongly opposed to woman suffrage but when he saw how conscientiously and efficiently they performed their duties as petit and grand jurors and how they purified and benefitted local conditions until no jails nor poor houses were needed and criminals of all kinds gave Wyoming a wide berth for fear of the women, he had entirely changed his mind and was as enthusiastically in favor of it as he had been opposed to it. It is a current fact that other states giving full suffrage to women have been largely benefitted as well. It would take too much time to go into detail. And now this agent of the Ladies Home Journal would try to convey the impression that the states giving full suffrage to women are becoming demoralized, and the homes and the children and morality and things in general pertaining to women going to the everlasting bowwows. No reasonable person will believe this. It all sounds to me like some of the stor- and a law was about it favor, where torney discovers the law of her husband brought a her husband been in here this technique. In many cases may amass the efforts of the husband and the wife interest in and cannot bring her own pet there are none the husband. On the census first, and the troops everywhere Is this nevertheless. In your eyes to the fact women of much attention school suffrage ability be how can question whether or Kansas give women ter will be at the nextness or will any one can. During the referendum resulted in ing ordinance 21,587, one men. In a nees for se kee, Wis., votes were women. And women do In regard to the Massachusetts referendum of 1895, the time was not ripe for that measure in Massachusetts, and the women too confident of success, hence its defeat. Massachusetts is no criterion by which to judge the broadminded, progressive men and women of the Middle West and western states. Time was when Boston was considered the hub of the universe, but as a rule the men and women of Massachusetts are intensely conservative and do not take readily to anything beyond money getting, art, music, etc. The negro was freed because it was considered contrary to human rights to hold a soul in bondage; yet many men are perfectly indifferent as to having their wives, mothers, sisters and daughters classed with paupers, criminals and idiots, forgetting that in a republican form of government no class is free who is deprived of their right to the ballot. It is purely and simply a question of human rights; and if women are human beings they are entitled to the suffrage. It is this underlying principle of human rights involved that interests many women in the wave of woman suffrage which is sweeping the country. They feel that they are deprived of a right whether they choose to exercise it or not. The plea that women would introduce a new element of sex in politics is rank nonsense. Sex always has played an important part in politics as many bright women have materially aided in the campaigns of men. If enfranchised she can lend more intelligent aid. Women have taken an important place in wars, in arts, literature and science, why then should they not be allowed to vote? How can mothers train good citizens for the future if they do not understand the process involved well enough to use the ballot intelligently themselves? It is utterly silly to assert that, "because all women who have the school suffrage do not vote this right should be taken from them." Thousands of men never vote; and yet there is no talk of disfranchising them for not going to the polls. It does seem strange that bright intelligent, capable men and women will allow themselves to be influenced by the Ladies Home Journal, whose editor is such a bitter antagonist of woman suffrage that he will go any length to injure the cause; and yet have been largely benefitted as well. It would take too much time to go into detail. And now this agent of the Ladies Home Journal would try to convey the impression that the states giving full suffrage to women are becoming demoralized, and the homes and the children and morality and things in general pertaining to women going to the everlasting bowwows. No reasonable person will believe this. It all sounds to me like some of the stories gotten up by the liquor element. When women are fully enfranchised these men know what to expect and just here a word regarding the statistics gathered by Mr. Barry upon which your correspondent places so much emphasis. The question of where he gathered his information is a vital one. Certainly not from the women of Colorado. It would seem more reasonable to suppose that he went to the liquor element for information and we all know that these men have spent barrels of money fighting woman suffrage. Now the Ladies Home Journal is essentially a woman's paper; and the fact that its editor so persistently fights against woman suffrage would carry the impression to thinking people that he had an "ax to grind." By and by when we get our rights under the law there will be some campaigning against some few editors who go out of their way to do us injury. Miss Edna Burns, a young actress in an interview printed in the Los Angeles Herald a few days ago must have had Mr. Bok in mind when she repeated some things said to her by the editor of one of the leading periodicals. "My dear young lady you will never get it," he told me in the most awesome way, "I have my finger on the pulse of the entire country and I assure you you will never get it in this country." And now I laugh as I travel from coast to coast from the northern to the southern boundaries of our land and see the women awakening to their rights and demanding them in no uncertain manner. I can't help laughing gleefully when I think of the awful joke we are going to have on this poor, pessimistic, mistaken editor, in a time not so far away either. She goes on to compare American men with Europeans most favorably in regard to their chivalry towards women, and says she will trust the American man to give women a square deal in voting for woman suffrage when submitted to them at the polls. This article pleased me very During this referendum resulted in ing ordinance 21,587, one men. In a nees for so kee, Wis., votes were women. All women do A study conditions that needed for home, as well.. When they will use war for one between them be settled of consent instead of ties now, and only thirteen the mother ther of her these are In sixteen control over her daily life men in New bands, who More than the commem earning ther they not be governing they labor? press the people. We should ther ballot? I saw an Angeles pay young college place writing votes was approxixtio vow his own bas fellowman. After shie the various here is whi 'votes for her in show "Why I ca "Why no "Why wi to vote," w Does not Leaving such ignorant scribed, and out of the "It is utterly silly to assert that, 'because all women who have the school suffrage do not vote this right should be taken from them.' Thousands of men never vote; and yet there is no talk of disfranchising them for not going to the polls. It does seem strange that bright intelligent, capable men and women will allow themselves to be influenced by the Ladies Home Journal, whose editor is such a bitter antagonist of woman suffrage that he will go any length to injure the cause; and yet deep down in his own heart he must know that it is wrong to deny the wife and mother the right of helping to make good government that men enjoy. There should be no sex in citizenship. It is an inherent right which all should enjoy regardless of sex. At a club dinner a few days ago where the subject of women suffrage was being discussed, I heard a bright christian woman say, "that her only objection to suffrage for women was that the good women would all stay at home, and the bad women go to the polls." Now, statistics carefully gathered show that only one man in fifty is good and only one woman in fifty is bad. Hence, we have forty-nine bad men to one bad woman. Are bad men debarred from the ballot? I should say not. Is it any worse for a bad woman to vote than it is for a bad man? Would not the vote of good women go far to neutralize the vote of bad men and women, too? To my mind this is a strong argument in favor of woman suffrage. The statement made by Mr. Barry regarding the demoralizing effect in the home in the states having full suffrage is absolutely false and ab- ANAHEIM GAZETTE the word. example. As suffrage and statehood to exclude womings said territory un-dued." coming, comby the way, resolution enand calling hearth to enhis resolutand a copy of union and iny in the in a copy of brief justice, stating that, he was an suffrage disscientiously formed their jurors and benefitted low-s nor poor criminals of wide berth he had endured was as if it as he at other stato women acted as well. time to go the Ladies to convey states giving becoming names and the things in men going to No reason this. It all of the stor- and a lawsuit followed. The case was about to be settled in the lady's favor, when some astute railroad attorney discovered that according to the law of the state where suit was brought a wife's clothes belonged to her husband; and the suit having been in her name, was defeated on this technicality. In many states a husband and wife may amass wealth, largely through the efforts of the wife. Yet should the husband die first, without a will, and the wife is allowed only a life interest in one-third of the estate and cannot will a penny of this to her own people. At her death, if there are no children, it all passes to the husband's people. On the contrary let the woman die first, and the husband owns and controls everything and no questions asked Is this just? Is it right? True, nevertheless. In your article reference is made to the fact that "on account of the women of Ohio falling to pay as much attention as they should to school suffrage, it would in all probability be taken from them. Now, how can this be true, when it is a question which state, California,Ohio, or Kansas will be the sixth state to give women full suffrage, as the matter will be submitted to the voters at the next election? Willful blindness or willful misrepresentation, as any one can see. During this present month the first referendum election held in Tacoma resulted in a victory for the anti-racing ordinance. Complete registration 21,587, one-third of whom were women. In a primary vote for nominees for school directors in Milwaukee, Wis., about ten days ago, 25,000 votes were cast, one-fifth of them women. And yet our friend says the women do not want to vote. with the tides or make war with the stars as to seek to thwart or permanently crush the movement for the emancipation of woman. California leads the nation today in fundamental democracy and progressive ideals. May she show her clearheadedness, her courage, and her splendid confidence in democracy and the womanhood of this great state by rolling up a victorious vote for woman suffrage." In conclusion, there are so many phases of this most momentous question present themselves when one attempts writing or talking about it that one hardly knows which is of most importance; but the underlying principle of justice to the wives and mothers of this great nation seems to be, and in my opinion should be, the foremost one. Another item for our friend to digest is the fact that Maine and Illinois within the past week have made laws which will submit the question of woman suffrage to the voters of these states. And so the bloodless battle goes on and on, until all women are citizens, and enjoying the rights of citizenship: a free ballot. Mrs. Ruth F. Durgan. Buena Park, Cal. PROPOSED NEW LAWS Constitutional Amendments Upon Which People Will Vote The following constitutional amendments have been adopted by a two-thirds' vote of each house of the legislature. They do not require the signature of the governor, but, to become effective, must be ratified by a majority of those voting at the election at which they are submitted: Senate Constitutional Amendment 25, Gates—For the initiative and referendum providing that an act or an amendment to the constitution may be originated upon petition of eight per MRS. SMITH ON SOCIALISM Addresses Large Audience at Knighter's Hall I was most unwillingly compelled to be among a number of other comers at Mrs. Smith's talk in Anheim Thursday a week ago. The hall was I think completely filled, for coming in as I did a hour late, I observed no vacant seats and but few where one like myself could find comfortable nooks. I judge from the portion of talk which I heard, that Mrs.Smith gave a brief outline of our humane history—as antiquarians, psychologists and biologists have discussed it for us. She referred to constantly moving tide of development in the fields of labor, how power of electricity is already placing that of steam, as steam than one hundred years ago displayed that of human muscles. She also ted her emphatic disbelief in the tendency of moral and ethical motive acting alone, to move the mass humanity. Material forces, like bigger, thirst, and the sting and burnt elements, are what move mass, to listen to the voices of science and reason, when directed against established custom. She teed to the value of the less taught our generation by the laws (selfishly enough performed course), of the Rockefellers, Harrison ans, and Morgans. The lesson there is no economy in competition That human units—sheep likeough, without the executive leader ship of master minds, or thoroughganization—become under it anpregnable phalanx, as impregnable individual attack, as—to use a w figure—Alexander's phalanxes w in Greece and Asia. The audience were attentive, occasionally gave haerty applause During this present month the first referendum election held in Tacoma resulted in a victory for the anti-racing ordinance. Complete registration 21,587, one-third of whom were women. In a primary vote for nominees for school directors in Milwaukee, Wis., about ten days ago, 25,000 votes were cast, one-fifth of them women. And yet our friend says the women do not want to vote. A study of some of the existing conditions only deepens one's convictions that woman's vote is sadly needed for the betterment of the home, as well as humanity in general.. When women have the ballot, they will use their influence against war for one thing. And all trouble between the nations of the earth will be settled by arbitration. The age of consent will be raised to 18 years instead of being as it is in some states now, as low as seven years. In only thirteen states in this union is the mother co-guardian with the father of her own children, and four of these are woman suffrage states. In sixteen states a wife has no control over the wages she earns by her daily labor. Fifty thousand women in New York support their husbands, who do the voting for them. More than eight million women in the commercial fields of America are earning their own living. Should they not have a voice in the laws governing the conditions under which they labor? No one can properly express the necessary laws for other people. Women are people. Why should they be debarred from the ballot? I saw an amusing thing in a Los Angeles paper a short time ago. A young college girl stood near a polling place in one of the states soliciting votes for women, where she was approached by a young man anxious to vote, but unable to prepare his own ballot and afraid to trust his fellowman to do it for him. After showing him where to put the various marks she said, "and here is where you put your mark for 'votes for women.' He looked at her in shocked amazement and said, 'Why I can't vote for that.'" "Why not?" said she. "Why women don't know enough to vote," was his reply. Does not this speak for itself? Leaving the liquor element and such ignorances as has just been described, and the editor of the L.H.J. out of the question, a large majority The following constitutional amendments have been adopted by a two-thirds' vote of each house of the legislature. They do not require the signature of the governor, but, to become effective, must be ratified by a majority of those voting at the election at which they are submitted: Senate Constitutional Amendment 25, Gates—For the initiative and referendum providing that an act or an amendment to the constitution may be originated upon petition of eight per cent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding election for governor, and, upon certification of this petition by the secretary of state, shall be submitted to vote at the next general election. A petition bearing signature of only 5 per cent of the voters of the state is sufficient to cause any measure to be submitted to the legislature at its next session, and it must there be acted upon without amendment within forty days. The legislature may propose a substitute measure, in which event both measures shall be submitted to the voters for decision. A referendum on any measures, except certain emergency acts passed by the legislature, may be had upon petition of 5 per cent of the voters of the state. State Constitutional Amendment 23, Gates—For the recall of elective officers. Petitions circulated any time after incumbency of six months, or, in case of legislators, within five days after a session convene, if that time is less than six months, shall bring about an election for the recall of officers against whom they are directed. Such petitions must bear signatures of 12 per cent of the total vote for state officers, or, in case of county and city officials, a maximum of 25 per cent. For state officers elected from a sub-division of the state as are legislators, 20 per cent is required. The incumbent is automatically a candidate and a majority of votes cast must specify that he is to be recalled, or he remains in office. He is given space on the ballot to reply to the charge upon which he is to be recalled. The judiciary is included in the measure. Senate Constitutional Amendment 8, Bell—For equal suffrage for men and women. Senate Constitutional Amendment 26, Boynton—Providing that in criminal action cases shall not be reversed upon appeal unless the higher court decides that the errors cited involve a miscarriage of justice. Senate Constitutional Amendment 17, Curtin—Enlarging the constitutio-course), of the Rockefellers, Hartans, and Morgans. The lesson there is no economy in competition. That human units—sheep like ough, without the executive leader ship of master minds, or thorough ganization—become under it an pregnable phalanx, as impregnable individual attack, as—to use a w figure—Alexander's phalanxes we in Greece and Asia. The audience were attentive, occasionally gave haerty applauses the telling points which she frequently made. Mrs. Smith is a small alert woman of middle age, with the eye of arrow-maker, the soul of a scout; this culminating war for peace, love and love for the sons and daughters of earth. She has the courage of leader, and no one could detect maneuvers of a political pulse farer, as she continued to deliver w steered precision to her hearers, results of her own thinking. Probably none among her audits would feel exactly as she does every point, but she gives them benefit of her brain-work and staff ready. I imagine, to answer for truth and justice in either a solitary or a crowd. Anaheim, March 25. NO MORE SCHOOL CENSUS Funds Will Be Disbursed According to Average Daily Attendance State School Superintendent Hass issued the following letter to school trustees referring to the law abrogating the school census. Sacramento, April 3. The Benedict bill, abolishing school census and basing apportments upon average daily attendance instead of census children was passed by the legislature March 25 will become effective March 31st. Therefore, no school census be taken this year, no census shals will need to be appointed no census blanks will need to be tributed. It is worth noting that this law will make the average daily tendance a matter of supreme importance to every school since the year's funds are based entirely wit it. It seems to be just and fair give a school its money according the actual children it educates rather than upon those who happen to dwelling within the district. census has been costing the about sixty thousand dollars year. Doubtless the new law It is worth noting that this law will make the average daily attendance a matter of supreme importance to every school, since the year’s funds are based entirely on it. It seems to be just and fair to give a school its money according to the actual children it educates rather than upon those who happen to dwelling within the district. Census has been costing the state about sixty thousand dollars each year. Doubtless the new law does not fit all cases or work equally in every instance, but we must do the best we can with it and to gain the information necessary perfect it and equalize it two years hence, when the legislature meets again. FULLERTON MAN ROBBETT In the guise of a good Samaritan a man for whom the police of Angeles are seeking robbed A. Nelson of Fullerton of his purse, taining $180, his hat and his shoes Los Angeles last week. Nelson told the police that he arrived in the city Saturday and taken sick a few minutes after taking the train. He sat in the waiting room of the Arcade depot to rest before seeking a room, where he could go to bed and call a doctor. 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