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Show The Women Voters Speak The voices of the women of America are making themselves heard. From Maine to California, with a unison which is infectious, they are saying, "We want Coolidge and Dawes." ' In the weeks which have elapsed since the Republican party nominated its standard bearers, the women have been weighing these candidates and their respect has gone out to these men, who represent the best qualities tn American Ameri-can manhood. All signs show that the women of the country have been weighing the Republican Re-publican platform and that Its pledges have won their support. Women know that the running of the nation's business is simply housekeeping house-keeping on a national scale. They know that there is nothing mysterious about It. They want the government to be managed as simply and as Inexpensively Inex-pensively as they manage their own homes. The women have heartily approved ap-proved the budget system which the Republicans have established at Washington. Wash-ington. Tbey were quick to endorse the reduction of taxes by $1,250,000,000 per annum and the curtailment of public expenditures without in the slightest disturbing business. When the Republicans stated : "We pledge ourselves to the progressive reduction of taxes of ALL THE PEOPLE as rapidly as may be done with due regard for the essential expendl-tures expendl-tures of the government administered with rigid economy," the women knew that the country would be safe If Republican candidates were elected to office. The platform's promise to continue the party's solicitude for all those suffering suf-fering any disability as a result of service to the United States In time of war was particularly appealing to the women. Pledges of law enforcement, the quest to the states to promptly consider the Child Labor amendment, the declaration for high standards of wages, working and living conditions for women workers, and a score of other progressive pro-gressive planks have won the support of the women. t Their minds at rest about the program of the Republican party if elected to run the government for the next four years, the women have started their campaign. They want Coolidge and Dawes and they are working to get a record-breaking number of women to the polls next November. |