| Show MAKE CHOICE WOMEN PLEAD Mrs Irs Boissevain and Miss l Todd Tell Ten Friends of Suffrage Suffrage Suf Suf- Suffrage frage Action Needed WILSON IS IS CRITICIZED Declared Not Interested in Suffrage Cause Despite I His Words Declaring that tho timo women of at the eastern states want the help of or tho the women of ot th the west Mrs Mra Inez Inex land Boissevain and Miss oils Helen Todd last night addressed one of at t the l mOst moat enthusiastic en en- cn- cn nn and lar largest cst political meeting meet meet- Ingy ing over eVer held hold In this city to listen to women speakers More than 1500 peo peo- Pie pic turned out at tho the Salt Snit Lal Lake o theatre to hear the purposes of ot the National A Aomen's Women's omens omen's parts part dl discussed It was the last appeal of ot the women of ot the tho east who desire a n. federal constitutional amen amendment The Democratic party was J i tal taken on to task for its Us failure to give Ivo its Influence and support to the time resolution which was Introduced In tho thA Senate h by Senator George Sutherland submitting to the tile states for tor ratification an amendment Providing pro for tor universal suffrage e. President Wilson was criticised od for or his efforts to keep tho the resolution from tram coming to a vote ote In the Senate Miss Helen Todd raid aid th that t the Jim Nugent machine of or Now New Jersey had defeated women's suffrage In that state slate and In Intimated intimated In- In that President Wilson proba proba- bl bly knew more about tho the Jim NU Nugent ent machine than he lie gave to the public She asserted that the people of at the countr country would never nover be he aroused to the conditions of ot the tle women and anti children In the manufacturing districts of ot the tho east until the women and tho men of the west gave their support to candidates candidates candi candi- dates who favored universal ersal suffrage President Wilson II Ion has mado made more speeches and Written more words conCerning con con- freedom and equality of ot all aU citIzen citIzens cit cit- cit cit- Izen than any man who has ever been In the public e eye and yet et his words word are words and not deeds deeds paid laid ald Miss MIns II Todd Ho Ue has had the temerity to sa say that ho he wants womans woman's suffrage and yet yat ho he has as never nover lifted lIlted his little finger Inger to aid Tr nl jim it ui un mo nrc to m tao ino ear but his h deeds will be passed upon at the coming election Mrs Irs ur urged ed that the Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son administration and President Witson Wit Wil n son be bo defeated She said In part Mr Mrs fr Holc Speech Our self respect as RS suffragists de do- do- do mands that we repudiate the political part party that has consistently I Ignored the tho claims of women Therefore the tho National Na Na- a Womans Woman's party parts which Is ts composed com corn posed pos of at voting yoUng women is organizing for tor the Democratic defeat In the sot sot- frage rage states at the polls In November ember The womans woman's party part Is backing no political candidate Until all nIl women are enfranchised we consider the sup sup- port of ot any political candidate a mockery mockery mock mock- ery and act of ot betrayal al of ot the interests of ot the women The women's part party Is 18 organized solely for tor the defeat of or a n dominant part party that refuses Justice to women men The Democrats at t this time happen to be a party In power the power the party that Is in position to enfranchise the Women wom worn en of at this county I If It only onh had the will Therefore the members of at the women's om ns n's party part and the Congressional Union Union an an affiliated organization of ot un women women propose to put the seal of or disapproval upon tho the Democratic administration administration ad ad- ad ministration that has consistently I Ig ignored ig- ig nored the cIa claims Ims of at women omen We Pe are I organizing therefore for the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic defeat In the suffrage states tates In November Wo We ar are urging all women who have women's omens Interest at heart to put other considerations In tho the background back back- ground and In the coming election to sa say Freedom for women first President Wilson and the lie Democrats have made It plain that the they think very U anu I Demo Democratic members of tho the rules committee com corn have blocked the tho suffrage I amendment In the committee Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic Senators forced the tho amendment to defeat through a premature vote ote they have havn refused to put the party part spirit back of ot the amendment Seven times the President has refused re refused re- re fused bis help Yet Vet at election time he comes before us to say aay tha that t he Is ready to fight tight with us Our answer is to be lIe the repudiation of such a party part and of ot such Ruch an attitude The Toe enfranchised enfranchised women of ot the Womans Woman's party part have havo pledged cd themselves to other no political po political po- po lt activity until all women are en en- en franchised i Conviction Lack Lacking In jr That Is the tho way to win If we e did not know it before President Wilson has made It plain b by his recent con con- duct Ho has shown In the tho railroad strike matter that ho he acts not from conviction or principle but In r response to political pressure Ho bends a all I his ener energy to meeting the demands of at those workers wh who are arc to l possess l political strength Ver Very ery well then Wo We 90 too will exhibit ex ex- ex hibit political stten strength th In order to get I ex-I et action oi 01 op our behalf Wo We 0 have ha learned the lesson We e know now to get got action from an any political po source wo we must exhibit cx- cx ex ex- hibit political cohesion and purpose Wo Yo are arc tired of ot being being- the political aux aux- of ot men Man Maim Ian voters voters doubtless a majority majority- will be turned awn away from the lie Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic part party for Mr 11 Hughes but ninny many also to the tho Socialist part party and amid the par par- tics ties that favor ta votes yates for or women Until all women are arc enfranchised It Is foolIsh fool fool- foolish ish If It not traitorous for tor women to take taka political sides But I people u will ill sa say sy you ou will way V 1 au anta tHe Democrats and fail to enthuse the Republicans Re Re- publicans Choose sides Vo We answer answer- Choice until all women are tree free to choose is a R. mocker mockery It makes little difference whether we ve deal with hostile Democrats or lukewarm Republicans after ember November It If we show political strength th and ion tion to visit 1 lt our ow- displeasure b by withholding with with- holding votes ote from the party part that I Ig Ignores Ignores Ig- Ig nores us we soon will get what we want And concluded Mrs women will stand b by women women never never fear feor We re know lenow we have no ono else to I depend on The men nimo proclaimed the tho foremost Importance of ot woman suffrage suf sut- frage e In III the last campaign campal n have o abandoned aban aban- us and lined up with one side orthe ortho or ortho tho the other OthOl It Is women for women now Wo Yo have no campal campaign n fund and we wo hav hase no medium of ot communication oui oum organization Is not ela elaborate our plans plan are ale simple and direct We e have hn nothing hut but our spirit to reI rely on omi and md tho tIme vitality of our faith But spirit Is Invincible In V mci hI e. e Mrs Irs Margaret aret Zane Xane Cherdron presided pre- pre sided at Rt tho time meeting I |
