Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-04-25 | Page 1 | Makes Plea for Women

M Kt PlEA FOR WOMEN Disfranchisement of Gentler Sex Works Harm to W Says Laura Clay Washington April 24 Injuries in inflicted upon women by b their disfranchisement and through them upon so no society society as a whole are not of the order usually by b chivalry says Miss Laura Clay auditor of the National nal American Woman roman Suffrage association Miss lIss Clay tonight issued a statement in reply to the declaration made be fore the Congressional club of this city by former Justice Brown of the United States supreme court to the effect that the natural chivalry of men would concede the ballot to women if there was a general sentiment among them demanding it Miss Clay maintains for fifty years ears and more large numbers of women have hoe demanded the ballot Chivalry had bien ben sluggish in replying to their de demands demands demands mands No wonder vonder that a large num number number ber her of wealthy women said she he who Justice Brown mentioned particularly particularly ninny do not make these painful ef efforts efforts forts when they tho y ot serVe such barren barrenness barrenness barrenness ness of result rosult She holds tint in this country where there are more than working workingwomen workingwomen workingWomen women most of them depending upon fairness in wages and conditions sur surrounding surrounding surrounding rounding their labor for oven even the sim simplest simplest simplest comforts of life is the province of the government to secure for all aU its subjects the opportunity to thele Disfranchisement of oC women she adds is working harmfully to wage earning men as well as a to women She points to the four tour states In which women vote as paying higher wages to both men and women than any an other group of ot states