Show MRS HELEN M GOUGAR A woman of gr croat c it borce of character and nn el speaker tho the principle plo of the home vote against tb tho 0 reckless and irresponsible mob finds a brilliant advocate in ill mrs helen M 21 gou gougar tr of lafayette ind whoso choso powers of oratory hat ha is for some years been enlisted on tho the side of wom ans suffrage rage mrs gougar was bom boin in litchfield mich nearly CO 50 years ago 1130 her devotion to cheri the right lit was intense and unflinching even in her youth and united with originality energy intellectual keenness and self reliance graced by ready wit and couyancy bon bou yancy of spirits has made her a power in the rostrum nn and d in the councils of her party A conspicuous trait in her character is firmness of principle as ri compromise tor for tho the sake sal of expediency conservatism intrigue and cowardice have been tho the especial targets of her inspired and burning words mrs cougars style as a speaker is dignified though freo free end and impassioned and without oratorical display or affectation she talks off offhand liand without manuscript or notes her special line is the legal phases of political reform sho she lias has a grap of law and statistics and is tilt the wife of a lawyer of ability whose ad 1 0 per Y IRS 21 COUGAR vice rice and ample means give her the in independence demanded in a reformer being childless family cares set lightly on hr her shoulders and there is leisure for culture even in tho the midst of afflic work woric before entering upon public life mrs gougar was known as a writer of concise anol and fluent english she was a frequent contributor to the chicago inter ocean an oi thodos republican paper the greatest battle of mrs cougars bouga Gou gars ars 8 life took place some years ago when she first appeared as a womans comans adro advocate cate A man of prominence referred to the new li light lit in beims that could only be aven avenged ac d by a caning calling or a pistol shot Altho although a wife mrs gougar cougar took the matter ill iu in lier her own hands and horse horsewhipped hippell whipped her defamer in the public streets then she went upon the platform to justify her course antl and to vindicate the right of her sex to the same rights and privileges that meu men have immunity from question and criticism as to their private af in a practical way mrs gougar cougar drew up the law granting municipal suffrage to women in the state of kansas in a practical way she demonstrated the alie virtue in her theories by heading a or crusade asade to redeem the city of leavenworth Leaveu worth kan f from rom slum rule which was accomplished by tho the votes of women EDINE howem HOWARD |