Show Nation Wide Suffrage Can Come Only When Three Three Fourths Fourths Of the Ithe States Are Ready for It The p powers of co congress gress are outlined and specified by the constitution constitution tu n of the United States and congress may not exceed those powers The constitution does not give to congress the right of changing election election election elec elec- tion laws aws in the states and article 10 among th the amendments to the constitution has this to say under the title reserved rights of states states' The powers not delegated to the United d States States by the constitution constitution I nor prohibited by it to the states are reserved to the states tates respectively respectively respectively re re- re- re or to the people Therefore it does not lie within the limits of congressional privilege privilege privilege lege to grant the voting privilege to women throughout the United States An amendment to the constitution would be necessary to force all aU the states to recognize the equality of of the sexes at the ballot box I Article 5 of the constitution of the United States provides for amendments as follows The congress whenever two-thirds two of both houses shall deem it ne necessary essary shall propose amendments to to this constitution or 01 on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the sever several l states states shall call cal call a convention for proposing amendments which in n either eIther case shall be valid to all aU intents and purposes as part of this constitution constitution tuti n when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths three of the several several several sev sev- eral states states or 01 by conventions in three-fourths three thereof as the thc on one of the other mode of ratification may be proposed by congress provided that no amendment which ma may r be made prior to the he year yea 1808 sl shall shallin aU in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses clauses In in t the le ninth section of the first article and that no state without its consent shall be bed d deprived v of its equal l suffrage in the senate i y T f 1 It r can be seen at a glance then that Mr Ir Hughes will not ot be able Alone lone to grant the voting privilege to the women of the United States if he is elected president He TIe can only urge congress to submit the proposed amendment to th the states In view of the fact that the Republicans for sixteen years r ars straight straightaway straightaway straightaway away w ware rare re in command of the national government and refused absolutely absolutely absolutely to do an anything thing whatever for the cause of suffrage there is a grave doubt a as to whether two thirds of a new congress would even even vote to submit this question as a constitutional amendment Jf The Republican party is not pledged to do this only Mr 1 g es the candidate has to his offices to brin promised use good try tryL L' L brin bring about the adoption of such an amendment v b But suppose Mr Hughes should be elected and co d d influence a new congress enough to get a two-thirds two vote vote from both houses in favor of submitting the equal suffrage question t to tr the he states as an amendment to the constitution Even then the ream m would be far from realization for not unless three fourths three 0 of the states ratified the amendment would it be made I IThe The question next arises are three four lis of the states ready for equal suffrage 7 The N New w Y York r Worlds World's almanac and d encyclopedia dja for 1916 has some Fome very interesting figures on In the United States women women women wom wom- en pos possess ess suffrage ge u upon on equal t te ms with men at all e elections in Wyoming B e established i Sh In in 1869 1 6 q Gt Colorado lorado in 1893 Utah 1896 Idaho 1896 Washington 1910 1911 1911 Arizona Kansas and Oregon Ore Ore- go gon 1912 Nevada and Mont ro t ha 1914 1914 The territorial legislature of Alaska also granted a ted full s su suf f ra a to women in 1913 and the thc state legislature legislature legis legis- lature of Illinois extend extended d tl all the the franchise rights within its ts powers to to be bestow tow namely for all the offices not created by the state con con- t u The he p progress ogress o M j. j lack jacj Q of progress whichever you want to call it tot f woman mans man's s age d during th the j last t f few years j is shown h in the Worlds World's alman c e. e The 1 ho hole of representatives at Washington vo voted ed on a proposed pro- pro posed posea coD amendment January 12 1915 and defeated it by a O-l O to to vote In North Carolina a proposed amendment was rejected by the legislature in February Texas voted down the thc proposition to submit the amendment to the people South Dakota also rejected the suffrage bill On March Marchu 9 both houses of th the Delaware legislature ture killed the separate bills proposing equal rights for women In Maine raine the suffrage bill passed the senate but failed in the thc house hous The Rhode Island house voted to postpone action on ona a bill granting granting granting grant grant- ing the right to women to vote for presidential electors On March 25 womans woman's suffrage was killed in the Connecticut house by a unanimous vote On April 20 the lower house of Wisconsin rejected the resolution to submit the question to a vote of the people I IOn I On April 26 the lower house of Florida rejected the resolution to submit the question to the voters in 1916 On October 19 womans woman's suffrage was defeated at at the special election in New Jersey On November 2 woman womans woman's 8 sl suffrage frage was defeated in Massachusetts Pennsylvania and New York F The e referendum vote was defeated in the house ouse of delegates in Virginia February 19 1916 and I Iowa wa rejected the proposed amendment amendment amend amend- amend I ment at the primaries on June 7 J The suffrage campaigners about ge going the country in this campaign campaign campaign cam cam- a are e holding 1 up the Southern states to scorn and insinuating that the opposition to equal rights all aU lies hes south of the Mason and Dixon line How unfair this is c can n easily be seen by study of the votes in the United States In the Middle rid le West V est and in the East there is an active opposition to suffrage while in In the South the fault lies more in the apathy of the people The women of the South have not made the fight for suffrage that those in the East and Middle West have done b The following figures taken from the Worlds World's almanac show the majority against suffrage at elections in the last few years Wisconsin 1912 majority against Ohio 1912 majority against Mi Michigan higan 1912 majority against Michigan 1913 majority against Ohio 1914 majority against Missouri 1914 majority against Nebraska 1914 majority against North Dakota 1914 majority against South Dakota 1914 majority against Ohio Obio 1914 majority against New York 1915 majority against New V Jersey 1915 majority against Pennsylvania 1915 majority against Massachusetts 1915 majority against B Both th the the Republican and Democratic parties put suffrage planks in m their national platforms for the 1916 campaign campain The Salt Lake r Tribune rib e an arch supporter of Hughes for president dent 1 had the following dispatch from Chicago i June 9 J showing the attitude of the Republican party toward the Susan B. B Anthony federal federal federal fed fed- eral amendment which the suffragettes want congress to submit to the people The outstanding incident of the days day's session came with Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lodges Lodge's announcement of the thc womans woman's suffrage plank The Republican party reaffirming its faith in government of the people by the thc people and for the people as a measure of jU justice to one half a r a of the adult people of this country favors the extension of suffrage to women rea read the c senator There he paused while the suffragettes be began bean an their demonstration demonstration demon demon- ClLon- ClLon BUT CONTINUED SENATOR LODGE THE NOISE SUBSIDED IT RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT OF EACH STATE TO SETTLE THIS QUESTION FOR ITSELF There re were roars of laughter at this qualified phrase to what v. the thc i suffragettes had celebrated as a clear cut victory and the convention r rang ng with the remonstration of those who approved the tion Mr l Hughes has promised to use his influence to have tho the amendment amendment amend amend- ment to the constitution submitted to the states by congress He Ile has no power in the matter he can simply make a request upon the thc senate senate senate sen sen- ate and the house to do this if he lie is elected president The dispatch from Chicago we just quoted gives some idea of what can be expected of his fellow Republicans in the senate and house if he and they are elected Tho The Republican platform upon which Mr l Hughes was chosen in Chicago refused absolutely to incorporate a plank favoring he federal federal fed fed- eral amendment The platform did what the Democrats did ex dill ex expressed pressed the party's belief in the adoption of suffrage by the thc states The bad bad- part of it is this There are many women right in this state who have enjoyed the thc voting privilege as long as they have been old enough to vote who vho have no conception of the procedure of putting the Susan B B. B Anthony amendment into effect This was Avas illustrated at a large gathering of women a few days ago when one spoke up and said that she was going to vote for Mr Hughes because his election would give suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage to other women of the country When another woman called attention to the fact that it was not within the power of the president of the United States to pass laws as that was the work of congress she hesitated a few minutes and came back with the brilliant remark Yes but his power lies in giving us the amendment if he is elected he will grant this Half Ralf the women present accepted this verdict as final If Mr Hughes is elec elects a nd fails to his party into submitting submitting submitting sub sub- the amendment thousands ds of women who have not taken the trouble to study t th th situation ii feel that he has them 1 deliberately deceived deceived deceived de de- de- de As a a. a ma r o of n fact n we have no no doubt of hi his sincerity at present and and of f hl his intention intention to d do whatever fit n to influence congress to toi submit thi thial i amendment to the thc states if he he 1 elected president B Bu i there his power ends j Is party went on record during the Chi Chicago ago cony convention as opp op- op p Pj pO I ed d to this proposed federal amen amendment ment th thai t the Vl visiting women T fa the Hughes de train are arc boosting on thc th r across the continent I She I 99 Promises to Obey At the triennial convention of the Protestant Episcopal church there was a great deal of discussion over the word obey used in the marriage ceremony ceremony Finally it was decided not ti to eliminate it Therefore those brides who who who-go go through the Episcopalian lian service in the next three years must promise to be very dutiful Most of the brides who promise to obey we suspect pa pay little attention to this word any way and their husbands think less lessof lessof lessof of it for the brides know they will not obey unless there is a mighty good reason for d doing so and the husbands who are wise wis realize this also The wedding is the thing anyway and it does not make much difference whether a few mea meaningless ingless words are placed in the ceremony The Thc bride us usually ally has the husband obeying very shortly anyhow whether he knows it or not and if it does him any good to think that he has his wife pledged to do the obeying obeying- why we ve cannot see that it does any harm I ISome Dad Dad Flynn Still Stall 1 Talking Some one was asking the other day about ou oui old friend Dad Flynn In the October eighteenth issue of the Rocky Mountain News of Denver we not noticed ced his smiling face in inan an advertisement with the big letters Tonight Auditorium Free A dollar lesson and a book are given free to the Denver people who hear Flynn but we notice they have to pay 25 cents for a seat at his lecture In Salt Lake they had a friendly newspaper that had them as guests at the health lectures When You Overdraw There is is' is no subject upon which more people disagree than disagree than the amount of sleep required to keep a person in good condition The Thc historian who told the world that Napoleon Bonaparte required six and less hours of sleep for his wonderful work did humanity a great wrong by instilling into the minds of impressionable people the belief belief belief be be- lief that not much rest is required Edison it is said can work nineteen to twenty hours in his laboratory laboratory laboratory labor labor- atory out of a day and never thinks of taking more than six hours' hours sleep But just because he is freakishly constituted is no re reason reason son that I Mr l Average Man Ian can survive on the same treatment It is generally conceded that eight hours out of every twenty every twenty twenty- four hours should b be given to sleep Black coffee strong cigars and an occasional highball will keep a man at his work for or years years years- though lie he spends more than half of every night seeking pleasure but he lie will later be sorry he did it When he doesn't get enough sleep to furnish him with the proper prop prop- er work working ng energy he has to borrow that energy I When he spends more energy than he receives in sleep he is he-is is is issuing issuing issuing is- is suing checks against the bank balance of future health The balance dwindles as the checks are cashed When he is tired it is time to quit quit not not quit work but quit spending spending spend spend- ing so much time in other ways that he does not get enough sleep to furnish him with sufficient energy for his work |