Show WOMEN MUST T DRO P PARTY APPEALS SA YS SPEAKER I Mrs Richards Tells Wilson Club How Fight May Mayy Be Won y 4 r t. t C CAMPAIGN OUTLINED I S Suffrage Can Be Gained t Nonpartisan Only by Work I ti Women of ot America must a appeal eal to o oth th the intelligence of ot man and not to his party prejudices i if it they are to receive of was wa's the declaration equal suffrage was Mrs irta Franklin S S. S In her talk talle b before the combined Women's Woodrow Woodrow Wood Wood- row row Wilson dub club Saturday Mrs Irs Ire Richards Jn In her talk reviewed t the tl history of the fi fight ht for woman womans woman's s said fald the United States and j c in that if success is to come at all aU it u nonpartisan fight mUl must t be through a She said The e aitt Utah h State Suffrage Council was organized in 1899 by our national 1 president Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt and the Re Rev Anna Howard Shaw forthe for forthe I the sole purpose purpose- of helping the women I of other states to the great suffrage I privilege we enjoy We are affiliated with the National American Woman Suffrage association founded forty- forty seven years ago by Susan B. B Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton the demure lemure little JUle Lucretta Mott and other devoted women of ot that day who wore werE the the- pathfinders of their sex We are nonpolitical nonpartisan and for this reason during and im immediately immediately im- im mediately after the civil war these women put suffrage e behind them and labor labored d ardently for the freedom of th the thoi slave Their work attracted the attention of ot Republican political leaders lead lead- ers era who promised the women that If they would work as faithfully for the I success of the Republican party as they had for the freedom of the slave th the next Republican convention would indorse woman suffrage Promise Ignored In their ignorance of the wiles wile of ot political parties the women entered into the campaign with all the zeal of re reformers reformers re- re formers feeling that a just reward wo would ld be theirs for work well done They afterwards appeared before the platform committee of the Republican convention and asked that the promise made them be redeemed Those men told them that while they appreciated and valued their splendid work for Republicanism Re Re- It would be suicidal for this young growing party to go before the country with such an unpopular l 5 u as woman suffrage The women's eyes eyes were opened Susan lIsan B. B Anthony declared that women of nt the country had learned arned a lesson esson that I suffrage must be nonpolitical nonpartisan and that the association host t not promise to reward revard or punish any ny political party for action or lac lack of action on suffrage We have been j sound by that declaration these forty- forty V W oven seven years ear and as a result of that tp policy twelve states have been added in ir the suffrage column thus thu vindicating vindi c cating the wisdom of ot Miss Anthony and n the early arl suffragists Bound by Constitution cf III HI of ot We also are bound by art article he the national suffrage constitution which 1 says that we ve will work to secure th the franchise for the women of the United States b by state and federal feder 1 action The Anthony amendment was in introduced introduced in- in into congress in 1878 1875 by the theon congressional on committee of the National National Na Na- a.- a. tlona American Woman Suffrage e association association as as- and each year since it has been heen presented by this same committee com- com mitt E with meager result with the exception of the years of 1887 and 1914 when It wa was voted upon in the serial alE e the the- first time It was defeated but lt in to March 1916 the amendment thE senate with a of ot oton on one Although it did not receive the necessary two-thirds two vote yet it was wasa a distinct victory for or the cause There has been fio no o pause in congressional congressional con con- gressional campaigns and there will be benon benon benone non none for the Atlantic City convention I reaffirmed our fundamental policy when it resolved that the work should I be continued for state and federal action l and that our nonpartisan methods should not be confused with I Ith i th the partisan methods of the congress congress- tonal ional union and the womans woman's part party v Whose hose ose policy is to defeat members or of the majority party party- In congress failing to pass the federal amendment Irrespective irrespective Irre Irre- of whether hether Individual congressional congressional conr con con- gressional r candida candidates candidate of said majority party part are or are not suffragists The policy of the national association association tion will enable nabIe us US' to go before the then n next nest congress whether it be Republican lI lican an or Democratic and get all an the votes otes we ve n need d for our cause as our methods have not antagonized either part party It is a mistaken policy polley to let Jet partisanship enter Into a great field like this where we are discussing a nonpartisan question The very keynote key key- note of success lies in avoiding all ke-I ke appearances appearance appearances ap- ap of militancy We must ap appeal ap- ap DE' DE peal 1 to the intelligence of man and rOt not to his prejudices There was great rejoicing at the I National Womans Woman's Suffrage convention conven conven- tion held at Atlantic City this fall falI over nver the fact that the national platforms plat plat- forms arms of every political party part contain pl planks indo indorsing ing womans woman's suffrage and all all' presidential candidates are president Wilson travelled from I 1 Washington to Atlantic City to deliver his Ms personal message to the convention and nd it is the first time In history that II the th president of the United States has vet aver attended a national womans woman's suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage convention Wilson Quoted said in said President Wilson part I I. I have felt felt t. t as sat I-sat here liere tonight the the wholesome contagion of ot the oc oc- oc casion Almost every other time that I have visited Atlantic City I have come to to fight somebody I 1 hardly I k know ow how how to conduct myself when l I 1 have not como come to fight against somebody some some- bod body but with somebody I 1 have come to suggest among mon other things that when the forces of nature are steadily working and the tide is rising to meet the moon you ou need not be afraid that It will not come to its flood We felt the tide we rejoice in the strength of ot it and we shall not quarrel In the long run as as' as asto to the method or ot It Because when you are working I with the m masses of and organized bodies hodies of opinion you have got to carry I t the organized orl bod body long along The whole par tand practice of government connot consists con con- 1 not in In moving ing I Individuals s but bull t 4 S in moving masses Its It's ait all vel very wen well to run ahead and beckon but after all you ha have ve got to wait for the body to to follow tollow I I 1 have not come come to ask you OU to be patient because you have been but I Ii I have come to congratulate you that I there was a force behind you that will beyond any peradventure be triumphant I pliant and which you can afford aCord a little little while to wait I I This felicitous declaration of President President President Pres Pres- ident Wilson Is In marked marled contrast st with the action of one of his distinguIshed distinguished dis dis- die I I predecessors who a R few tew years ago sent a message of congratulation congratulation congratulation lation to Miss Anthony on her birthday anniversary When that great woman read the message to the National Suffrage Suffrage Suf Sut- I frage frage- rage convent convention on wh which ch w was s then In I session she threw it on the table and said What do I 1 care for tor his personal I congratulations when he had an op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to say something for our cause but failed to do so Recounts Record In conclusion let me remind you of ofa ofa a few of the thin things s that have already I been accomplished through the untiring untiring ing efforts of this grand woman I and aid her associates associates- and successors They demanded for women education be because because because be- be I cause not a high school or college was then open now the number number num num- ber her of women who have graduated from high schools colleges and universities universities uni uni- 1 is Is' Is legion They demanded for women the right to own prot property ex y and an opportunity to earn an honest living Jiving because then only six poorly poorly paid paid occupations were lopen to them and nd if it they were married the wages were not theirs while now billions of dollars worth of property are owned by women and arid more than eight millions of women are wage earn earners rs every occupation being open to them They demanded political freedom and its Hs symbol the vote Women now vote In twelve states and share in the determination of ninety- ninety one electoral votes I How Irow great woul would r. r have be- be been ben n the re rejoicing rejoicing re- re of ot this notable woman if she could have lived to witness this triumphant triumphant triumphant tri tri- vindication indication of the glorious cause cause to which her ife was de devoted devoted devoted de- de voted 1 |