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Bearina on Bouse Bille
Tu•aday,
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:Pebruary 2!7, 191'7.

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In reprd

UIATOR Jtt.B'rT:

808, tb• 001111lttee wieh to atate
two bill • will have one hour.

tho • e repre • enting

will have on• hour
to the 1111tter oon-

clo•••

The firet

JIBS. BBPBOD:

Wollan'•s~rrage

Then

bill

to all partt•••

measure -

eon?

hear both tocether.

I wis~ to say thlt,t the Oonneotiout

Association

favor of the other bill.

is heartily

in favor of the

The first

of the Allied

minute• ot the

I have the privilege

Teaperance Orsantzation

?hi• organization

abstainer • ' organization•

1n

to~

Bohenthal will take chare••

llr.

KR. BOIIBll'rllALz

ohainian

fifteen

will be devoted to a discua-aion of the bill

a vote on license.

have

will

to gtve women a vote on licen • ei also beartily

h•rinc

pro-

hour tor those in favor to

•• will

llll. ILB'?Tt

atate.

question

I think that ••ems to be agreeable
DS. lmPBJBllz

bill

or the

in favor

viding for women to vote on the liquor
half an houri the~ one-half

th•••

Then thoee in oppo• itton

liquor • will have one hour.
- ~ppearing

898 and

that thoee favoring

Then thoee in oppoeition

oerntna into~ioati~

i-

to Bouee Blll

ot women voter•

to the qualirlcation
and a halt.

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include•

o't being the

ot thi •

not only the total

of Connecticut,

but includes

the

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olmrohe• ot Cormeottout, - Concr•cattonallat,
••tho41at,

Preeb7tertan -, A4Yent, and aoae ••ller

•l•••thoup

ttona ln

kpttat,

Grana•an4

not

the Prohibttlon

1•••tn

4enoalna-

taportano• -1 the State ·

State C01111tttee. ~•r•

aeyeral ot thoae who &l"eto apeu

~•

in behalf o~ thi• blll

who cannot be her• • at tht .• tt • e, wt wtll take

111>the

ti•

ta tile 11.... 1...

later

I 4ea1r• too.all
ot llubm7,

ohatrman ot the 00111111ttee
on the part ot the

Concrecattonal

ohurohee of' Connecticut,

on thi• Muur•
:a,,.ttain lut
••

ot all upon Rey. Jfuah ••Callaa

rtrat

annual • tat•

at their

Qioh took action
oon:tereno• In

••w

aoatll.
lloOALUJll.1

I repre • ent the oo-tttee

to4&7 tn behalf' ot the Concrecattonal
or Oomaeotiout.

Aa

pre • ent

church•• ot the atate

you bow, the ••b•r•

ot th•••

ohuroh••

nuaber 70,080, an4 you oan imagine what the oonetttueno7
of' the olmroh•• t • in a44ttion
lut

to that -ber

annual meet inc held i-n •"veaber,

• htp.

At th•

the•• ohurohe • went on

noord a • oYerwhel• inaly in 1"avor ot llou• e Bill 80&.
I ant
brief.

to • &7 jut

I ,.,. it tn the tntereat

are tho•• who reprd
tenoy.
jutioa.

one worcl1 beoau• e I lmow the tl • e I•

thia bill

I look at it entirely
fter•

of' ju • tto.- -.

troa the standpoint

o~ npe4-

fro • the at,m4point ot equality,

are at the preeent time in our harbor • • oae

·ot the t'tne • t • hip • that • an the••~·
are not plouptng

I know · there

the mic)lty 4e•~ on the

Why

ta it that thq

lrf.7

to llarope to«Q t

Simply because they're
We don't

question

B.fraid ot the dangerous submarine.

the courage and bravery ot our sailor ••

I -.ant to say there is many a woaan who embar~• on the••
of matrimony with a great deal more courage _than the
today who are waiting

in Bew York Harbor 'Q'1t11 our ·goYenmeJlt

gives them the necessary
think £or this
opportunity

Mn

equiiaent

one thing only. that our womenehoul4 haY• an

to defend the • eelv•••

tG detend thei ,r hoae • •

We say the hand that rock • the cradle rllle • the world.

Where a womanhas a say in the ~t•tr
i • apt to be aore happineae there.

• other

11&7 not be

home, there

The in:tluenoe

to the maintenance ot the ho• e.

theee women, that tbe7
helpless

and their

1.n order that the7

• hare ot the happine •• that rightly
fair

weak Ul4

There are w~• en who want a

helpl••••

ohllc!ren.

nak,

allowed to go torth,

chance to 4eten4 the tntere • t • ot their

tighting

WOIIIID

I plead tor

them • o, and there are WOiienwho wl.• h to r-in
and

ot

Tb.ere are • en who wieh to kHt

and defenseless.

detensele••

It

but it does not rule -th• world.

rooks the cradle.

ie directed

I

to de~end th8118el••••

~

hoa•••

h&Yea ....

ter

belonaa to them ta the

• tate ot Oonaeottout.
D.

B. Bllell,

I 4e • tr•

BOBll'illALt

to oall DOWon ....

ot mut Jlcapton, Preatdeat

Woaea•• t-,.ranoe

~

tile Conuottout

_Vntoa.

IIRS. CAllOLillB

B. JDBLT.1

llr. Obul'llall, Ul4 ,..,1

ot the 001111lttee. I oom here tht • arternooa,
tor a., • elt,

Oaroltu

not eattrel,y

to~ -.,.elt,

...

not e.,..1a117

bat to repre • ent tov

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thousand

wcmen of the state

year,

the state

my hands all
stand

afternoon,

I think

let

· offset

me say that
state

those

regarding

the thoughts

God that

time.

afternoon

But above and

that

that

while

o~ my hands.

I am talking

for women upon the license

of those

women are turned
of those

you may heed what is being
and rep ort

this

bill

speak~ but I want to say that

license

question,

wtth what all

to this

place,

present
regarding

time.
this

been threshed

women are arising
said here

in the ballot

bills

that

I presume there

:rep:arding

afternoon

to

hall

are

upon the

thoroughly

in accord

are before

you at the

is hardly

matte r of the ballot

women have been corning here,

to

favorably.

but they are also

out in this

and

not only I, but largely

interested

the other

to you
question,

women of whom I have spoken to you today,

not only thoroughly

Tempenuice

would by hundreds

I have only a very few moments this

these

who would not

the Women's Christian

from the hearts

matter

ot both

organ -ization

has a following

the ballot

the prayers

goes back through

I ~an count upon the fingers

And I know this

commonwealth.

I could count upon the fingers

of the women in that

Union of this

this

as my thought

with me here at the present

beyond that

to

I have known them tor many a lona

women well.

and this

who belong

Temperance Union ot this

the Women's Christian
I know those

of Connecticut

tor

auring

an argument
woman that
the years

has not
th at••

so it would be a waste ot

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words and time for me to enter
this

matter.

this

matter

But let me ask you gentlemen
over.

and when you are trying

your minds regarding

will

what you will

you ask yourselves

the liquor

into any argument regarding

traffic

who it

report

is that

in those homes?

thought.

and your heart

your brain

A man ~ho taxes

into2ication

to this

euf'fers

house -

most f'rom
Ia it not

Ja it not the listers.

it not the children

in no condition

to make up

in the homes of Connecticut?

the mother of' the boys and girls.

is.

when you think

I am sure th11.t your
all

answer.

it certainly

into his system intoxicating

to feel

regarding

upon his family

ia

the ef'fects

liquor

1•

of' that

or upon his home interest

.a;

but the mother and those who are in the home are keenly
alive

to all

that

the liquor

traffic

has done to those

homes. are keenly alive

to everything

oan do in the days that

are to come.

Gentlemen,

I stand before

that

liquor

traff'io

you as a mother;

bef'ore you as the widow of a man who gave his ltfe
f'ront
during

way back in 1864.
all

these

at the polls

years?

during

all

-Who has protected
Who has protected
these

years?

or Connecticut?

is about - time.
have brought

as business

gentlemen,

me at the poll •
that

traffic.

Who has protected
is it not.

that

man•a boy
11cen • e4

us?

It

some of' us who

up our boys and sent them out into
men; who have educated

at the

Who has protected

me and my boy and my home from the liquor

in the state

I stand

them, brought

the world
them up

••
as loyal citizens

ot the state

time that they and their•
Conneottout

ot Connecticut:

were protected

by the atate

ot

t

~entlemen ot the co.. ittee,
queation.

is it not about

it seem• to me a very plain

I think it aeema a very plain question

ot thoae who are here this atternoon.

May I

to moat

aay, -

may I

as a mother -, as a c1.tizen ot tbe s t ate ot Corµiectiout,

as a

woman loyal to her state

loyal

and loyal to her citizenship,
in this

commonwealth ot

- may· I ABk you to consider

well your report

to her hoae and to her intereat
Connecticut

the houae upon that question?
earnestness

upon thia bill
lioenae

llay I ask you, with all

and with all my heart

in home, and atate,

tavorably

that ' the women 81&7have the ballot

upon the

queetion.

at the ooncluaion

but also tor the bill
auttrage.

suttrage

It has been tried
haTe tried

of our time

I think the side tor license

has been admirably presented.

presidential

take the rest

ot the opposition.

IIRS. HBPBOBN:

dential

and with all my intereat

and government, to report

IIR. HOBJINTIIAL: We will

bill,

to

We appear not only tor that
to give womenmunicipal and

Thie bill

for municipal and pre • i-

has been in force in Illinoia
out there.

to get 1t declared

suttraa•

The liquor

sinoe 1913.

interests

unconstitutional.

there
It na

taken to the Supreme Court and decl&rP-d cnnatitutfonal.
The United States

constitution,

as you gentlemen know,

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gives

to the leglslature

electors

shall

the power of decidin~

be chosen,

for president;

also

women municipal

so that

you can give us the v~te

the legislature

of course

suffrage

measure,

suffrage

questicn.

of the evolution

we naturally

will

the whole

that

Almost all

votes

of' just

result

a gradual
thinking

for women is coming.-

when it

shall

come.

ever meet anyone who says they believe

I

it

be put off inde~initely.

evolution

place,

why is it a natural

of our government?

since

country.

all

classes

and different

of men have had the vote

only tu-payers

in different

it was written
were allowed

Jeffers ·on the vote was gradually
and another
were allowed

barrier

of men voting.

in this

church,

too,

states.

At the time

in the state

constitution

to vote.
extended

was broken down.

to vote.

of the

when only church

In the days of
to laboring

Tb.en all

to vote and in the days of Lincoln

men ware admitted
conditions

days,

members of a certain

churches

of the revolution

part

It has been only a short

As you know, in colonial

merubers could vote,

that

of women.

recognize

In the first

ti~e

conaider

of our form of government,

is only a question

hardly

g only the present

Votes :t'or women is a. natural

change in the position

it

can give

suf'frage.

Even though we are discussin

people to-day

how the

• en,

male whites
even black

Today we have ~11 sorts

and

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I don't

believe

I have to def'end

to you,

gentlemen,

and I don't

defend

a Democratic

suffrage

realize

that

civilized

leged

th~t

I have to

I think

of our country

in this

our govt9rmNnt

direction

you all

and of all

is good and right,

we are not going back to a t.ime when t.he privi-

classes

shall

We all
we all

believe
to you.

the evolution

countries

and that

the gov ernmf•nt.

the great

principles
I

realize,

know their

control

recognize

we can infer

too - and one gratifying
that

of Democrao7;
thin~

you do know your history

history

over the country

-

that

realize

the gradual

- and men who

change

in regl:l.rd to suf:trage ..

is that

The government

has gone from a specialized

ala.as

that

to the citizens

their

own government.

controlling

Why are women left
that

we should

be le:tt

out?

The reason

why we are

our constitution
different

thing

left

was made t he position

beat

his

thumb, and a married
When a man married
every

with ua

is

today.

as it

ta.

of women was a very
According

to the

you .1rnowwhat our poeition

wife with a stick

no bigger

woman was not allowed
and took a girl

cent which she r.wned, by law.

f

at the time when

out is because

from what it

everytbiq,

our form of government

an~ look at history

old common law, you gentlemen
A man could

controlled

What is the matter

cut under

Let us look at the fa.~ta,

has ooa•

that

waa.

than hi•

to own property.

to the altar
A marrled

he took

womanwa•

••
not allowed

to own her o-,vn children.

not make a wi.11 or contract.
were one, but that

In truth,

01,e was the man.

went out to work for wages,
belong~d?

If s. married

blamed and could be p ,mished

he -•as

that

supposed

in h Hr stead.

and if men were going

for us,

woman

to be

If today that

to be hanged and sent

would be very nice;

but you see tiMe

have chF1.n
g ed 1 and we ar e tod ay r ecognized

a8

human bei ngs befnre

law, and all

that

the civil

we are asking

beings

before

is that

In the early
public

grammar schools

as going

to college,

and told

that

not go till
girls

girls

the part

because

to college,

of women?

to their

it.

It

attention

the trades

this

great

did

that

and pro-

change in

of justice

on

injustices

they have gradually

of men that

stocking•

so of course••

is the sense

you, gentlemen,

on the part

blue

Today more and more

and into
about

to go to

of such a thing

When men have had these

I can assure

of justice

thought

they were called

a few o~ us tried

of men.

bronght

were not allowed

and never

What has brought

the position

human

law also.

men would not marry us,

are going

fessions.

them.

day8

or criminal

r·el:3ponsible

we be made responsible

the political

wac••

the

a ori • e

If a woman committed

in the prese nce of her husban~,

to jail

husband and wif'fl

to whom do you suppose

To her hu~band.

was the rule,

woman oou14 .

A married

changed

the same sense

baa gradually

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found it

intolerable

I hav P describe~
gradually

to you, whether

the same sense

status

westi

as surely

you agree
should

do it

with me that

criminal

human beings

the political

law?

is going to take
changing

the first

position

be held

here

to be

and

the civil

betore

responsible

ot men

of justice

toward •

in our state

o~ women, and I certainly

position

be the men of this

committee.

I want to ask Mrs. Bennett,
association,

Don't

of women

be held

the sense

step

of men ·hu

in the east.

they should

also

or not,-

i3 done in the

It

as fate

Of course

the political

hop e it will

of women.

not only before

law, but sho~ld

it

on the part

the political

be changed and that

responsible

they like

of justice

ch ang ed the political
they will

that

for women to be in . the position

as treasurer

of our

to speak next for a few moments in regard

to the political

situation.

MRS. M. TOSCANBENNETT: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen
of the committee.
faith

I hope that

in the fact

in this

hall

political

that

our appearance

is more or less

parties

I am right

of this

a matter

country

in placittg

declared,

of the prin~i~le

of woman suffrage

national

conventions

summer, and the state

endorsed

the national

Republican

party

platfo~ms.

platform

plank

I will

The great

unequivocally,

in favor

last

you todq

here before
of form.

IDJ'

in their

plattora •

reBd you your

and the Democratic

one a •

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well,

and point

out to you certain

tora,

•tate

plank endoraed the national

a• did the D•ocratic

ot the Republican
ot each • tate

plank,

to settle

state

it sa7 •: •We recopize

sane · man or

~lat-

In the cue

plattora.

the ript

tor itaelt•.

the queetian

1• not an intelli1e~t,

that ••an a great

th•••.aeuurea.

deal to us who are aupportinc
The RepublicM

tacts

w@
• an

Tb.ere

in thia

country

today with an eye to the f'act • and an ear to the around,
the que • tion never baa be~n and

who do~• not know that
DH'er can be settled

parties

- these national

planks,

to the • embers ot the Republican
in the state

ot Connecticut

and to bring

it to

national

p~••a and

of Connecticut

b7 the national

body.

to $tarld tor equal •~rage

the a.cceptanoe ot these
and

Democratic parties

is an acceptance

Theretore,

undoubtedly

here today b more or lesa a •tter

becau • e we have been led to believe
these two great

parties

people ot Cor.necticut
and allegiance,

a chara•

constitute

and Democratic parties

planks by the Republican

in the state

appearance

1a to settle

These planks and these endorae • enta by the

-it ript.
atate

but one way, and that

that

ot that char1•
our

ot tora,

the leaders

wanted to stand in with the
and get their

and that

support and taith

they would stand b7 their

part,- pl:a~or ••
We trQ.• c there
great

partiee,

h not one • an in either

who believes,

u

ot the

one gentleman ot one

o~

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.

-

: 11.

of the parties

told us he believed

party platform waa an advertie•ent
believe

tllat a pa~t:r plattora

stand it :rou are elected,

t•o ;rears aao, th&t a

We

to catc~ votes.

ta a pledae on whtoh ~ou

and that you are required,

on

:,our word ot honor• to etand b:r your pa·rt7 plat-form and

•

4o your utao t 'b7 it.

?he two preaidential
la • t tall,

llr.

candtl'la-tea who led in the nee
BaaheM1 both per • onall:r

Wilson and llr.

ot equal auttrace.

endoraed the principle

Toted tor it in Bew Jeree7 and Jlr. Bqhe•
ht • party platform

question

Wilaon

did • ore than

ot ht •, - he cue

required

in tavor ot a ••deral

Jlr.

out

amendment, becauae he said thl •

could not be settled

until

and the sooner it was ••ttled
the women or the count17

it was • ettl&d ript.

the better

tor the good ot

as well aa for the oount17 ttaelt.

1

Out in the west we have elev.en equal auttrage

• tatea

in which womenvote on equal teru

addition

·to that we have the state

presidential

and 1111nicipal suttraae,

•~t•••

with men. In

ot Illinot,.

with

and since the lut

election

Borth Dakota and Onto have paaeed the preaidential

auttraae

measure.

and it

todq

no• anita

Indi~na ha • pa•aed it in both Bou•••
the atcnature

we h&ve ninet;r-one

of the gove1'1lor. Whereas

eleQtoral

votes,

it Indiana ta

counted in there wi 11 be one hundred anct thtrty-ti
electoral

vctea from statea

-ve

in which aen and woeen vote

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on equal terms.

gentlem•n,

th.at that

in the entire

e·l•ctoral

coll•I••

Tbe eleven

equal euttrage

in the we• t all border on one another - it 1• all

• olid territory

on the map.

I uk you, a • ·a Mtter

00111110n
een • e, would 1't haTe apreacl a • it hu
atate to another,
to the preeent

ot

:trom one

becinning with W.,o• ing in 18&9 down

day, i:t rtpt

been a diamal f'aflure
lation

ie

twenty- ·:t'ive per cent ot the ·number o:t yotee in

exactly

etate•

Ycu realise,

f

aoro•6 tbe border it bad

Would Connec-tiout

it in We• York, llas • achu • etts,

had pruved to be a :tailure

adopt legis-

or Rhode Island it

J Ot oourae it would not -

it 1a obYiou.
In 1912 in the greatest

campaicn with llr.

Tatt and Mr. RooseTelt aa oandidatee,

Wiiaon, ~.
were juet

preaidential

there

eiz etate • in th.le country in which wo• en voted

tor preeident

o:t the United St~t••·

there were twelve

1

-

Pour year• lat~r

juet twice ae mn7, - in which wo• en

vot .ed with tb.e men on equal term• tor preeldent

o:t the

Unitecl Stat•••
I haTe •aid that I am leaTin1 the queation
jatioe

ot thi • • ea • ure to the other•

o:t the

to bring out, and

I am apea:kir.1 to you on the expediency and the ript

o:t

your takinc up this • atter

aa • ember• ot the judio .iary

co-ittee

• Toting in the Senate -n4

and ae lndiTidual

Bo,aae.

You gentlemen we are very proud to appear be:tore,

..

u ..
because 7ou were the picked men ot thh
to sit

upon thia moat important

General Assembly

comittee.

Therefore

th&~ it Wftcan get a square ~eal trom anyone, we

we teel

could gftt it from tb~ gentlemen of the Judiciary
I want to c~ll 70ur •ttention

to the tact

euttrage

18 going to come apeedil7.

tor this

reason,

believe

•easures

that

the state

throuah

that

they will

I want to do It

do that

it - I cannot

- auttrage

18 coming in

gentlemen,

government,

it will

and we •ill

come to ue

see the ignom-fn7

ot being drawn into the new union ot the United States
tbirty-

• ix other etstea

who will

amenc1ment, which will undoubtedly

We call
ably,
believe

•

-

upon

j OU

because we believe
it i • our ript

t.o

It it does not come tram the

legislature,

the federal

Gener.al Assembly refuse

stand before

of Connecticut.

or our

action

tha~ equal

and I want to be-.r it In upon 7ou, that

even should the members of this
p,. • s these

Committee.

ratify

the federal

be passed before

gentlemen to report
it

•

first

1s your dut7,

by

this

long.
bill

favor-

and becaua.e we

11.

IIRS. VALlllIAB. PARDll: • r. Chairman and aentle • en
There are repre • entecl in the force •

ot the oo-itt•••
ot ao•ernaent

two creat

tho•• matter•

wbtch

pertt7

ha••to

ot the ao•ernaent

thoa-. aattera

and ot tbe people,

Th• matter•

and ,he ..aterial

pro •-

~o with the financial

which have to de with their

huaan welfAre.

rtnance

ot 1ntere • ta -s tne7 are

claeaes

and they are

h .. lth ancl

•hich are concerne4 •1th

wel fare of tbe · atate are well

handled in the main, or • ee • to be, where • en onli ar~
repre•ented

in the voting constituenc7;

attaira

which have to do with health

welfare

of the coan1nity,

• oat helplftas,

.

and .the gener.al

including

- delinquents,

however, those

those who are the

dependents and the inaane,.

thoae matter • are bftst handled in thoae etatea where • en
in the voting con • tituenc7.

an4 wo• en are both represented

Aa proof of this

I uk

you to turn to tho$e et&tea of oura

tn the weet Where womenare among the voting clttzena,
and you •111 t'ind upon the statue • o~ thoae a·tatea a
number of thoae la••
handltna

which are moat ~roare • atve in the

of the hu• an welfare of the citizen •.

been • tated by ao• ebody that

initiated
not true.
by

b7 • -n auttraae states.
Th• majority

woaen are aaona the voters.

-

were originally

Gentl•en,

of these lan

two countrlea ., lu.traUa

parativel7

the • e la••

It ha •

tbat

1a

were tnttt•ted

and Be• Zealand, where

Thoae countries

new and tt ls easier

are com-

there te tr,- out new

1e.
kinds o~ leglslation,

easier

than in the older

countrle •

such as the United States.
It i~ stated
expressed

that

ot women 1• beet

the influence

when it is non-p~rtl•an.

We feel,

those ot us who have bee.n trying

to use this

influence,

that

those large

thill ia n.nt true,

and we look toward•

reprasented,

that

to promote progressive
ganiz.tiona

ot the world.

parts

the influence

o~

legislation.

4mong those or-

we have first

ot Women, compriaing

in character

in favor ot woman suttraae

have registered

they feel

women is needed

~ome seven million

women ~rom vari~u•

Wehave the Uatioual

and home-loving

own Federation

·this
by

ot

Pederation

ot the • oat
Our

women are repreaented.

o~ Women's Clul:,a in Ce,nnflctiout

endorsed

measure at a meeting at which I mya:elt" was preaent,
&

large majority.

are represented
Leasue,
stores.

We have the working women who

in the National

Women's Trades Union

those women who are toiling
They feel

that

in tactoriea

and

the votes at wo• en are needed

to brina about conditions

which Rre better

women. •e have the Rational
Clubs in which the majority

·-

Cou11otl

ot" a.11 the International

Women's Club • in America ., where one million
progressive

in

and we t"ind that

every one ot them, those th~t are natlor.al

because

non-partiean

organlzat1011s whfoh are non-partisan,

which womer. are largely

·especially,

however,

Aseoctation

ot the college

tor the worktnc
ot College
women of the

1,.
United _States
Gr ange,

are ~epreaented.

We have the National

in which the best men and women of the :tanDing

districts

are represented

also

endorsed

tion

o:t Labor •

Aaaociation.

the m,aeure.
.,inally

We have the American Pedera-

are represented,

wo• en do not -.nt

reputation.

the largest

in the

body o:t

~d then when we are told

leaders

o:t National

who know condltions
have registered

that

we look back toward• tho••

to vote,

women whom we call

su:ttrage.

Grange ha•

we have the Nationa-1 lllucatlon

in exietence.

majority

and the Conneotlout

in •hi .ch the men and women educators

United States
educators

1

and International

in the world, and the lar1•

their

opinion

in :tavor o:t woaan

Jane Addams, of Hull House, Chicago, lllla

J'l&U

Young, of the Board of Bduc~tion in Chicavo; Dr. Catherine
Bement Davis

1

legislation

in the Unite~ Stat•••

•rs.

the greatest

authority

ot Be• Yorki we

ba••

Raymond Robb-i-ns, o:t the Wnmen•s Trade Union League In

Chicago; Krs. C. W. Barrett,
Florence

Crittenden

National

to us all;
League.

Mrs. Julia

with prisons

Heath Prea~on,

Booth,
ta known

ot the Bouaewi•e••

Then among those women who are no lonaer with

us in body, but whose influence
Frances Willard,
Barton,

Chairman o:t the

Home; llrs. Jlaude Ballington

whoae wonderful work in connection

-

on woman- rftforaatory

7lorence

still

Nis}ltingale;

of the Red Croes. all

live •, we hllTe Jira.
we have Kia• Clara

of whom endorsed Woman8~~......

1a.
Gentlemen,
•ho still

feel

it may be true

thoughts

still

be a few who feel . that
in ltte

only within

by giving

.
boards

and being on the
the legielature
auf'frage

state

checks to charitable

ot day nurseries.

that

in our • tate.

We are not ~atiefied

toward • the head of the list
tor delinquents

are not properly

that

to register

citizens

111 the only dignified

reglater

tba-t voice,-

majority

tbroup
that

report

Connecticut

that

etanda

for many ot thoee
in un.ani•

are abeolutely

and we wiah to be in a

body or woaen, aentlemen,
Which are before

if you are told that

atatee

can

votina.

on the bill•

in the atate,

as

way in which any citizen

voting woaen bring about all

or tho••

I

our voice and our reaponaibility

Repreeentinc

And rtnally,

were

and who are not

cared for when they are living

poe~tion

oonclit'tona

The la • t time

Gentl•en,

and the ineane,

We are not eattetled,

that

•

ors-zilzation

in tbe aaow1t of money onn•

tary condition • or amonc conditions

vote,

their

ahe and the wom~r. she represented

those women who know con~ltiona

your favorable

may

met I heard a woman who was opposed to woaan

represent

wrong.

there

they ~re hltilling

with conditions

tributed

are a tew •~men

the home circlet

a.atiatied

aatietied.

-

there

they can get what they want by turnina

that

their

duties

that

we aak ror

you.

wo• en do not wiah to
aorta

I aelt you to r•••ber
where woaen are votlq

of wrong
that

a

11.

have the initiative

and refftrendwa.

ot those state • have the citizen•
that

and yet in no one
oared to turn back to

form ot ~overnment in which only the opinion•

men citizen•
find,

were registered.

gentlemen.

that

and the humanitarian
up toaethers

• uccesaful

They found.

of the state

That you cannot have a state
unleaa

ls looked atter

the welf~re

aa you will

• of the etate

the beat interest
interests

are bound
that

ia

of every one of its

as it should be.

of

So, looking

citizen •

rorward

to the time when Connecticut

will be no longer at the head

of the Hat

paupers and delinquents,

in regard

to its

it will

no longer

stand ae the state

highest

mortality

in the United States

that

time,

gentlemen,

when

which has the fourth
- looking

t~ward

I ask you to make use of the intelli-

gence and the knowledge and the interest

of your women

o1t1sen•.
RBPREDTATIVB SIIITH, of Jlansfield:
recorded

-

·I want to be

as one member asking for the vote in favor of woman.

l

IIR. FRBDBRICX
E. ro-nt:
National

I wiah to aay that

Grange has &rtirmed and re-atfirmed

upon the question
session

endorsing

the

its position

of equal su:tf'rage .• and during the last
endor • ina

it unanimously passed strong resolutions

woman su:ttrage

•·•·

both trom •tate

the provision

and na t ional standpoints

and

tor an amendment to the nattonal

oonatitution.

(Mr. Datty read a reaolution
Grange tavorina

puaed

by the Wational

equal auttraae.)

Also in regard to Bouae 1'ill

'595,

o-r courae all

Grange·• are unanimous in 11upport ot the proviaiona

auoh a • eaaure aa that.
ta~or ot reatrioting

The granges everywhere are in

the aaloona o~ thia count17, and

they • tand squarely

opposed to them.

an important meaaure, and that
Grange ot Connecticut

and a halt

the voting in all
tilt

• bill

&racer

I think that

is the poaition

and the Rational

the greate • t agricultural
about a million

ot

organization
ot members.

ia

ot the State

~range o~ Aaertoa
!n the world, with
It may be that

cases baa not been unani • oua, but on

696, I don•t think JOU will

in all AMrloa.

tlnd a diaaentlQg

·11.

BllPRBSBNTATIVB
IVBS, ot Guilford:

(Wiehed to be

recorded as in tavor ot the mea• ure.)
(At tht • point the chairmen of the nrlou • count7
leacue • reported

brtetl7.)
We will now hear those in oppo• itlon

SBILU'OantrrT:

Ball.

uattl

JiBS. DARIBLA. IIARIIWl1 I repre • ent the Conneottout
A•• ociation

Opposed to

•~man
Suttraae,

ot twenty-two thousand,
oppo• e Bill

isatton,

a•

with a member• hlp

and we are here thi • afternoon

to

B9DJ I want to read the plat~ol'll ot our or.aan-

I think that will • how 7ou ye17 ole~17

·aat

22,000 woaen • tan4 tor.

th•••

(llr

• • 11.arkhut read the platform of the Aaaooiatton

o»po•ed
to Woaan 8uttrqe.)
The. wo• en ot' Connec-tiout
thl•

plattorm

representR

their

t'eel Tel7 4eo14e417 that
o~nviottone.

~or the 1- • t

three aonth• I haTe been taking -a oann.a• in the • tate
Conneottout oTer o-ertain area ••

•• h&Ye taken an enrollMnt
who • tpe4

of the woaen who are oppo• e4 to • uttrace,

naa•••
aero••

each dq,

of auttraci•t•,

the7 ha4 . a Tote or not,

and we

name• 401111
and ao on record.

·

b&Te taken the DUN•

who wou.1cinot care whetur

&Del••
haTe taken

woaen no are oppo• e4 to Tottnc,

-

their

•• b&Te taken the naae • of tho•• tba't n cue

of tho•• WOiienwho are in4it'terent,

their

of

an enrollllent

of

but who do not care to put
Th••• oonatitute

a ve17

our contention

that

ot Conneottcut

atate

aino .e the organized
oarry1hg on nat
raaina

that

It ta

ot women in th• atate.

cood cenaua aa to the attitude

only tour per cent ot the wo• en ot the
So•• :tor • lz year ••

the ballot.

want

woJlall • uttrace

they call

uaoc1&t1ona

a oupaian

baTe been

ot eduoation.

the :tact

woman • uttraa•

the • tat~ 1a not tayorina

&DJ' .

• ore than it 414 • 12 year• aco, according to the peroentac••
b7 our orcaniatlon.

obtained

Jira. Parker juet •aid • omethinc that quite
aena1tive

and rather

1n41cnant,

the anti-auttragiata.

that way.

In reply to that

I want to aay that

pleitce that untll

objeota.

I un4er • too4 it

or at leaat

not giye any money to charity
volent

in ConneotloDt

number ot women. I think ah• •~t

certain

to •ay all

h&ye a little

auttraatata

they have auttraa•

they will

or to ho • pital • or other benewant •

It any centleman ot the co-1ttee

to aee the :tor • ot the pledge I can clve it to th••
WOIIUl

told ae lut

llarkbaa.

week. a prominent • uttraaiata

I mu• t frankly

• Q that the attitude

gl • t • 1• all wronc - the teeli~
to do a117thtnc till

this

atate

quicker

that

and

"llr ••

-o:t the auttra-

I take the position

will help women to a•t
much better

A

they are not wllltna

they aet the ballot.•

that non~parti • an action

•• teel

when • he aaid th&t the check •

that were given to help the cau • e ot benetioence

were all done by~

~e

thtaa • in

t•~an &n7 other way.

...
Aa to the State
to live

ot Connecticut

beinc nch

and • o ll&D7

in ,md we have so many delinquent•

people in bad condition,

•• a Connecticut

I beg to cutter.

woman. I wont stand here and hear th• • tate

ot Conneotiout

aalin~ed

in that way, tor I belonc to the • tate.

aurtr&a4

i • a conteaeion

are to~~Y oppoee4 to woman nttrace

It the7 oou14 pt

conetttution.

it tro • the people they would never content
partial

euftrage

legislature
will

from the legtelature.

who deaire9

will.

We would

to be considered

ite merit • in the manner ~rovided by our constitution
by an overwhelming majority

desired
tht

or th ·l•
• tnal7

hia co~etttuent

ot their

ot woman auttrage

them• elve1 with

Bvery m•ber

to represent

take no atep in detiance

leave the question

·statutory

on the part ot the •uttT11Ci• t • that

the people ot Connecticut
by an amendment ot their

a ba4 plao•

upon
when

ot the men and WOilen~

• • tate.
llr. Chair•n,

ot o,u· Association,

I take pleaeure
who will

KlSS BURNBLLt
co-ittee.
like

a tatl

Kia • Bm-nell,

speak to · you tor a tew minutes.

Kr. Chairman ~nd gentlemen ot the

There ta an old conundrum that

thi • l

hi• tail

in presenting

runa • omethina

•no• ma111legs would a sheep have it you oallecl

a lee•,

and the answer is

a lea 4oe • n•t • ake it • o~

•wour•, becauee oallina

u.
The advocates

of WomanSuttrage

the women want the vote.

in Connecticut

When only five

say that

per. cent are enrolled

tor s\i:f'tr~ge and five or si2 per cent o:r the adult women enrolled

ag~inet

ati!l

after

it;

and the 89 per cent ot women indi~terent

almost tif'ty

o:r importunity
argument?

years ot op1>ortuntty and etght

to becomA interested,

Surely,

saying

that

year•

what becomes of their

the women of Connecticut

nnt

the vote does not make it eo.
One further

ot WomanSurrrage
this

illustrati
by

r.n.

It is about the endorsement

the women's clubs of Connecticut.

account from a member who was present

On Thursday,
present.

she says,

there

On Friday there

aur:rragists

werA present

violation

in full

torce

wa• recognized
all

debate,

t-irst;

against

the federation

Executive

This is-but

Boar~.

b7 eo

cuttlnc

ott

one exaaple.
only a :r~action 1

are in the Federation

is true of other association
represent

tor

was brought

question,

ot the women ot Connecticut;

It does not fairly

speakers

but the suffragist

she moved the previous

I tl1ink this

The

any such action

I added my protest,

ot the women's clubs ot Connecticut
Wo• en•a Clubs.

or the

vote

and the vote wae paeeed.

Only a traction

clubs.

with trained

The resolution

or a previous

• mall a · representation.

and officers

was not a quorum of member~.

Fisk ot Waterbury protested

llrs.

when it was endorsed.

were 104 delegates

the endorsem!!lnt ot Womans~:rrage.
on in direct

I have

ot

• and

eitbe .r the club women or

o:r club women of the State

I ask 70~ gentlemen not to report

of Connecticut.

this

bill.

I aek you to

•••
justice

t o t he women of t h e Sta..te of Connecticut.

ar.d I ask

you in t he name of democr ac y not t o rep or t this
MRS. ANSELG. ~OOK:
house,

The ladies

gen t lemen, ha ve said

The ladies

that

.gard to this

on the other

for women rely

has gu ide d the Coi1necticut

and which will
question

favorably.
side

undoubtedly

guide

its

on the

legislature

in

deciston

in re-

in the future.
0

I wish to ~ive y cu a very few fact s in regard
or partial

sui'frage;

suffrage.

Under statutory

in other

do not vote for state
for

state

officers

which are not mentioned

of the State

Why is this

convention,
deliver
will

of the wh ole que s tion

in politics;

they desire

use hi~ influence

and pass the Federal
they can threaten
the President,

to the people?

as Chief Executive

the people

constitution.

form of suffrage

to go before

Amendment.

the Prssident

or in

and ~or municipal

preferred
They are

every political
Louis,

the same four millions,

Suffrage

nor

tegislature

electors

as they did at Chicago and St.

the same votes,

women

do not . vote for- the lanlllkera

suffrage

today

suffrage

in the State

The women with statutory

to submission

vs. equal

suf~ra~e

own State

presiden t ial

or Nation.

to Rtatutory

named in the constitution,

in their

They vote fer

officers,

word ~, partial

or presidential

representatives

Congress.

o~ the

thing ••

many complimentary

who are opposed to votes

wise judgment
the past,

a great

bill

and offer•

to

to anybody who

sta~e ripta

to abolish
In other

worda, it

&nd wheedle womr,.nau~~r&ge ~roa

who must pay for this

experiment

oan

be iporecl.
In Illinois
23~,000.

in 1912, suffrage

In 1913, the suf~ragists

was passed
by

a secret

by a majority
ballot

procured

o~

.,.
statutory
tory

s uffr a ge.

suffrage

Illinois.

fro~

b i ll

t.h e gov ernor

1

wa s over whelmingly

In 1917

to submit

I n 1916

the questi on t o th e people,

the Chic ago Tri bur.e of Feb.
(Mrs. Cook read

th e commi t t e e .

show.

clipping)

oonsidsr

matter.

this

ot

to yc u 1 our appeal

one bi t of flattery

~ogive

is to

you.

sure the r e may be many other ' members of the Connecti-

I am quite
cut State

--

I ha ven 't

extract

Mr. Chairman and gentlemen

As Mr s . ~ook ha s s aid

i nte lli gen c e.

selves.

5 1 1917 will

the newspaper

MISS MARJORIEDORMA
N

they a.re afraid

that

as th e following

I ask you to carefully

Gentlemen,

your

admit

'

by the voter • ot

def eated

t he suffragists

1

the statu-

who signed

legislatur

e wh o cl.r e eq ually

as your-

as intelligent

Qr

I hope so, f or the sake of the State

I am sure

Connecticut.
s ts of your Sta te have gone all

These suffragi
States
that

this

aft.errio on in their

the women of Connecticut

on the past;
tell

us,

deal

better

though not

to be pra(:tical

in a practical

age,

ot Connecticut

to-day.

Thia section
gives

1

on those

use the frRnchise

I think

as we are practical
straight

affecting

the ballot

pub l ic libraries.

you have to-da~?

You don't

it

they

ls a great

people,

liTlDC

back tc the State

of y our laws which you are

to tht, women of your State

or any q~esticn

They have d.rawn

whc are with them,

in body.

and come right

to you

t o demonstrate

want the ballot.

they have called

in spirit

efforts

over the Unite d

se~king

in school

to aaencl
mat -ter •

How io you romen
have to go to

u.
California,

or to Illin

ois

back home tc t he \?'Omen c:f your own State.
wish~s

in that

matter.

do not need to take
other

That is local

her personal!

national

affai1·s

as Miss Addams has recently

laughing

stock

question

for your own wive s , you r own mothers,

your own sisters.
take

the opinion

take

intelligent

from the least
and their

-

ciency

money.

This

expenditures

wo:na n

is a basic

you to double

cold

This manufacturer

vendor

They say:

we want you to double

on the corner

or to a man operatiq

"I want you to double the

Unless

"What return
I could

"We want you to double
the amount o~ energy;

wl .11 I

show him in

he would dismiss
is your double

I want

to operate

you use today

would say,

what he would get.
Such in a nutshell

of time,

the amount of energy;

outlay?"

enera7

to get the beat

expenditure

run r:ing a board i n!! hom;e,

I want you to double

facts,

as uneconomical.

proposition.

possible

their

result

of economy and effi-

If I go t o a peanut

my present

women:

possible

time,

whatev er,-

the amount of money that

your business".
•
get if I double

•,

as in any other

the best

principle

and ~ay to any one o:f these:

amount of time;

your own dau4hter

just

of their

in any undertaking

of money.

or to a

a factory,

plain,

want to get

resul ts from the least

of energy,
here

possible

and success

possible

people

this

and solve

women o:f your State.

In the businE:SS cf gover n ing ourselves,
business,

and made a

done,

the opinio n of exceptional

of the average

inter-

ty into

Remain in Connecticut

Don't

and 7ou

self-government,

to in _ject

o:f herself.

by their

Be guided

o:f Miss Jane Addams or any

the opinion

woman who is seeking

come

t o New Zeal and or Australia;

I

my reque • t

su~~r&ge

the amount o~ ti • e1

we want you to a44 to

•••
the amount of money that

you require

of government

and. yourselves.•

w.oipen to that

of your men in this

every iay to run the buein•••
add ti1e time ot all

First

political

and add

the energies

of your women to those or your men, and at the same

time greatly

increase · the cost

What will

the State

of government.

as a whole gain if we take this

You know what they do - they say:
your mother?

Haven't

mother isn't
vJdual

a governmental

responsibility.

would set

function;

in governmental

'Loving your

is a personal

indt-

to do with

administration.

No one

to do a job as may be aR adequately

suffrage,

ezactly

the same service

because

it

are asking.

perf'onted

They are

with the men and women together
to society

and to the State.

dotnc

We_proteet

is a waste or time and of' energy of the women, and a

waste of the money of the citizens

What about those
on the other

states

side will

that

promise

by it - it

an ordinance

providing

have double

you something

is a gold brick.

every 600 registered
u aany polling
increased

voters.

places.

polling

Uy frien4

suffra~e?
fer nothing.

suffrage?

are not willing

o~ view o~ the average

Don't

places

That city

baa

tor

must be maintained

They have to have prae-tically

bill,

•

There is no such thins.

It has enormously

the printing

The suffragists

f'roa the point

that

·

of your State.

What has Chicago had to do under double

name•,

step?

you . love and reepeot

whatsoever

is what the suffragists

asking for double

be deceived

that

It has nothing

two people

by one, but that

•Why don't

the women any in~elligence?•

economy or ef'f'iciency

_ ,

undertaking

your

increased

and doubled
to consider
women.

twice

the nuaber o~

the cost.
this

question

They think

alao • t

ao.
entirely

in the terms of' the exceptional

of' the State
State

of' IConnecticut,

just

wom~n. The average

iike

exceptional

state,

I am afraid

will

be rather

your sense of proportion.
atatiatics

is not an

woman by any manner of means.

I am going to give you, to prove my point,
that

woman ot the

the average

of' Virg1.nia, . or New York, or any other

tiresome,

some f'igurea

but I have to reach

I am going to give you t~e old maid•'

of' the United

States,

- not to appeal

to your aenae

ot humor, but to reach your sense of proportion.
20 years and older

in our country,

ot the women 45 years

Of' the women

only 19.5 per cent are singles

of age and over in our country

9 per cent are unmarried;

of the women si~ty

years

codBY onl7

or age in the

Unite~ States · today or.ly 6 per cent are unappropriated

That is,

these

tempestuous

great attraction

in the United

aix out of' one hundred

States

escape matrimony.

up before

abould protect

themselves,

I think

you and takes
is really

die unmarried.
If it

is true

tor universal

mHitary

the attitude

~or • ot government

in thiR country

la aa wideapread as the right

any

tha.t women

that

service · for women as well

says we will

that

unworthy of American citisen-

themselves,

Theodore Roosevelt

Only

I think

up and taoe

when the day comes when a man may stand

women and say they should protect

u

Only six women out

only six womer. out of every hundred die unmarried,
man vho stands

blessina••

eeas of matrimony see~ to possess

for my sex as for yours.

ot every one hundred

ahip.

woman

never have a truly
until

to vote.

Teated with the power of our Republic

that
a11

man atancla

~or men.

repreaentatiTe

the duty to bear aru
That is those

who are

are those who should be

11.

vested

with the responsibility

suffragists

cannot possibly

of defending
accept

this

the ballot

country.

And the

on equal terms with

• en.
With 80 per cent of the women cf our nation

20 years of age, you have the family
country.
the cost

The increase
of living.

rents;

must increaee

When the cost

of government

goes up. your

quart

Your vicious

bit

and increase

go up every retail

of governing

circle

is complete

on the other

sent their

interests

aot

this

side

of your women who are married.
the brothers

day.

father,

th•

at the polls

on election

brother

of trusting

their

of this

will

some man to repreaent

,

this

of the State.

very subtle

you no man can represent

one-halt

have to be womsn.

White Hou••• one to be a woman. You still
ina to reP.resent

on a127

interests

day?

legislatur~

baTe to have two governors

am

the aon ot

or at least

It we are going to have equal representation,

the • embers

and the son• ot

it seems to me that no

aoae woman, - th~t no man could represent
any one think

in

of the house are not able to repre-

on election

who must be the husband,

should

- you get double

of living.

the fathers,

the ladies

l'hy

will

is simply one of many uneconomic steps

If the husbands,

day.

dealer

more for your dozen eggs or your

the high cost

Double suffrage
the business

go up proper t y owners are compelled

when rents

a little

sufrrage

in our

of government

charge . you just
of milk.

as the economic unit

in the cost

taxes go up, and when taxes
to increase

married at

ot

You will

two presidents

iG the

have a mere man •••k-

sex •hom the sld~racettes

•. I~ you cannot help us on election

tell

aa•
. day there

is no reason

But you are able

to represent

sent us on election

o-rConnecticut
class

why you should

day.

have got the vote today.

brother,

son - he belongs

able to safeguard

their

mutual

It doesn't

make any difference

-ror the presidency

under

to get you to report

o.~ six,

the :narried

husbands

vote for

husbands.

represent

bill

votes.

the Connectiucut

family

-raaily has no representative,
haa the laugh on the married
gentlemen.

auppoeed to nmintain

..

I

render

jury

which

- if there

~ter

the recent

busy,

but not a single

of Connecticut

That is,
to-day,

can onl:,
as their

women disfranchise

if one vote cannot
two votes

her husband's

vote.

will

never

that
in town

man.
the ballot

people

means something

the voters
and it

and military

explosion,

these

are

were five

and every old bachelor

themselves.

service

nere running

the suffragists

elector,

their

As a first

and is adequately

If they do not vote exactly

If the woman's vote kills

aipi-ricant.

her father,

5nterests.

favorably

presidential

kill

At present,

what class.-

women of the State

in one of two ways.

make up each

how many candidates

this

seeking

no

Women are not a

to the Bo( of women who are married.

Now. I want to return

do it.

in the State

to her class

clasa

da:,.

day - you do repre-

The men of every class

It does not make any difference

husband.

their

us on election

- they are a sex - woman and men together

class.

vote

help us on an~ other

o-r our Nation are

is the men of the nation

servtce.

every able-bodied

woman o~fered

very

In Bew j.eraey,
man in town was

to help the government

out.

...
The ballet
element

today means that

of force

challenged,
measure
able

that

a.re ab!e

to stand

man and those
to stancl behind

behini

that

government
and it

only six

the ballot,

the State

to get

behind,

do not display

that

mean• ,

what the ballot

to their

heads.

I spoke for prohibition
in the Union to-day

and

You could not con-

of Mas on and Dixon's

out the saloon.

that

spirlt

the opposite

of loyalty
se:x.
cannot

vote

law is most difficult

of women, there

whereby the women could

enforce

line

th&t

You women who a.re

that

your men

I would like

There is no reason

if the men do not wish to pass

pa ·ssed by the votes

_,

what

the Kingdom of Heaven and leaving

world why the men of Connecticut

evident

they do not understand

of Virginia.

to vote

seeking

the prohibition

is very dis-

in the Union - you could not convince

the men we-re not able

see you have toward

It

when

It

cf them have got woman's suffr~ge.

into

power in the

and tha.t you exempt them

There are 23 dry states

the dry states

re&ponai-

seems to ma that

squar e .

any woman who came from the south

since

them equal

means; they do n ot understand

State.

No wom"n is

go with power.

d·~es not do very much credit

in that

vince

that

ask for

I am fro~

is

the

you for power without

you give

is not exactly

the suffragists

votes.

-0f Connecticut,

from the responsibilities
it

men who voted for

their

are asking

of the State

honorable,

If the vote

her own vote.

' they are asking

government

other

a certain

represent

and power in the c ommunity.

The suf:ragists
bility;

the men who vote

in the

out the saloon,
to enforce
this

it

and

i • aeU'•

law, and it

la

would be no way under heaTen

the measure.

to

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---

It

is impossible

goodly

majority

measure

to enforce

claims

his home, his

school,

in the churches

lieve

and- his

in control

today

on election

condition.

religious

of those

leaders,

it
s tate

and trying

who advocated

seems to me that
of thing~

the Federal

and their

of a child.

Ever since

Women have followed

directly

the light

their

at the feet

boomeranc -

went West - that

"Wise Women of the East•!

gifts

abilities,

ts up

and boye tc the

of the West as •the

their

their

in

of rur.-

Amendment, their

a very different

feet

it

instead

to get girls

Ken of the East pursued
talents

and

If A.ffairs

of women went West to carry

them to the papers

ot' the East•.

The

training.

morning.

camp~ign special

advertised

stan~•

condit i on as I am led to be-

When the Hughes• Campaign Special

when that

the

Back of

of Connecti -cut.

are in as deplorable

. ning out to the polls

is behind

in the home, in the schools,

to you nomen to change this

polls

early

of the State

by the suffrage

that

a

and vote s for a good measure

every man who cas t s a ballot

your State

law unless

cf t he manhood nf your state

and no suffragist

women are

a prohibition

gifts

and !aid
that

night

and their

talents

the Wise

They took

in Bethlehem,
same star

agent

Wise Women

them directly

of -that

of chilsood,

preas

G·entlemen,
course.

the vote•

at the
your

•t••

and have taken
and have laid

thea

in the home, the schools . and

the ohuroh.
Suffragists
io.

Ure. Catt,

tell

us this

President

is not enough for the women to

of the National

Woman's Suffrage

As-

•••
sociation,
genius,

says

n oble gifts,

direct

channels

channels

channels

certain.

is because

_,

it

nation

I hope you will

believe

the wishes

is because

The doubtful

t hat

children

this

of the majority

their

are doubt•

talent•

of the nation

1•

•

of the women do not agree
a majority

fathers,

are not asking
report

these

If the 4ay ever comes that

then the do1mfall

husbands,

talent,

do the most good or throu.gh

the majority

in their

the women of this

spect

she contribute

thr ough which women are to contribute

the suffragists;

and confidence

or small,

and children?

country

to the nation,
It

great

shall

of husband

women of this

and abilities

life.

i1eals,

of hu$band and children!

the married

with

lofty

t o the world where they will

the doubtfuly

ful

if a woman has ability,

of them ~ave ~aitb

brothers
an equal

measure

and son •, that
place

unfavorably

in publlo
and re-

of men and women of your State •
•

ae.
MISS PRICE:
take all

I na n t to as su re you I am not

t h e t i me f r om no w un t il

a quarter

in any way re fle ct ing up on t h e p ol it ical
intelligence
quarter
State

of a c:e n tury , I ca nn ot help

which we are
that

acq uainted.

e.

of the

States

State

N0 one is

bill.

equal

su:ffr~ge

before

constitution
with

states

- they

are

asking

the

by a certain

speaker

you simply

tha t un does all

::mff'rllge
you for

an

statu t ory suffrage.
on the

suffrage

as 1:1.matter

the

constitu-

any equal

for

grant

has no power

yo u t oday a·sking

It seems to me that

side

we feel

compliment

i t is not only y our p ower,
to decide

of Connecticut

You were told
had declsred
forms
suffrage

it

themselves

whether

or not

to include

that

was given

is a matter
in favor

were reBd to you and they
to be decided

by the

it is the best

of form,

saia

states.

they

believed

They asked

thing

for

suffrage.

because

of woman suffrage.

be-

your re-

b~t y our duty.

women in the

that

of course.

We are n ot appeari n g b e f ore y ou as a m1:1.
tt er of form.

the State

-

t o pass

before

sponsibility,

-·

the

of Connecticut

of Connecticut

they were appearing

here.

the

consti t uti on, nor under

appearing

You were told

cause

re min d ing you that

of the State

of Connecticut,

bill

and

for a

as t h e male s uffrage

The legislature

under the United

Without

The Stc1.te o:f Id aho s ent a mamorial

t he l egislature

equal suffr~g

to

und ers t a nding

0f a Sta t.e t ha t has had woman suffrage

of' the Unit ed St ate s as well

tion

pa st f ive.

of Id aho' app a rentl y d oes not understand

asking

going

the platform
Those platin woman
~or a Federal

•

a,.
Amendment,

for

of t he Federal

.

tha t the delegates

was not granted

It was said

in Woman Suffrage

Amendmen t ?

al p~atfor m s aid,

What

" we belie

whic h ca.n be given

is t h e onl y reason
re it

it

or m, - the

is

what the y want.

thing

it.
the

ean s , i n othe r words,

want

in Nati onal

woman suffrage

it

It

is the

So we say the
order

to be loyal

measure

which the

to their
state

legisl

it

should

.

That

That

same speaker,

this

was the

same t hing

is the onl7
they

is why that
thing

it

did
in

did not want

that

meana

- it

plank

was put

~an mean.

in

of Connecticut,

pl atf orm must not adopt

by this

come

that

of t he state

of the State

does not desire

they

t hey did not believe

a ture

only possible

legislature

t hat while

that

upon an y state

state.

the

do no t desire

Tht=!ydi dn' t state

You were tali
question

National

of that

and i n no others

thrust

men and women of the
way.

b~lieve

la ws bu t that

That does not mean the

in that

that

I

pl atf orm can mean .

not believe
having

It

state s that

t hat

statea•?

ri ght of th e s t at es to decide

in woma n suffra ge , they

in those

spirit

upon s t.<i.tes that

I t means t a k i ng away the

believe

the Nation-

that

on ly rea s on a ga i ns t the ::J'ederal Amendment is that

impos s jb le t o f orc e it

law.

against

sho u ld be giv en by the

When we an swer t hat , we answe r the real
platf

believed

come by the States.

but belie ved i t should

What is th e one ar.d on ly argument
a.ny Fed eral

Ame~dment; it

an en uorsement

a _suf~raae

•.
or by the first
as a general

speaker,

sufrrBge

quee-

...
tion,

that

it

Then that

was the sa me thing

means that

constitution,
no right

a~ the

in ~ccordance

as well

que • tion.

suffrage

with the spirit

as the spirit

to take upon yourself

equal

of your

of your platform,

the power to grant

you have

degree ·

that

ot euttrage.
You were told
if

that

suffrage

it does not come from you it will

You were told

that

Woman Suffr~ge.

both candidates

The other
Suffrage

i n States

not want it.

Yon were told

governmental

que s tions,-

the country,

and que s tion

of health

has in voting

an~ difference
Connecticut

ture

of Connecticut

prosperity

and the general
what connection

for presidential

electors.

of delinquents

We know perfectly
cannot

laws.

You were told

that.

We have in fact

do know that

of the business

president

to consider
a great

i n the State

that

give women the ballet
it
deal

along

this

of proof

line.

to women have been dec ·lared

that

New

ot

or Kr. Hughe• I
of votina

tor

the legial&•

to vote

on etate

I don't

ad • tt

to the cont ,rar7.

of Wyoming laws giving

tion

weltare.

the qu~etion

in the State

well

ot

Does it make

in no way germane to the subject

electors.

which did

were two kind • ot

there

whet her Mr. Wilson was elected
are

it

in rebuttal

to the health

These questions
presidential

that

of delinquents

May I ask them to explain

of Woman

i n the principle

question

in

in Woman Suttrqe,

in Sta t es having

also

Amendment.

it which did not want it.

having

but did say he believed

and

beiieved

the presidency

he believed

did not sa y he believed

otate,

come by a Federal
for

One of them said

but did not believe

_ ,

is coming in this

unconsti t u ti onal.

special

protec-

We do know

We

·"'

...
Zealanc'I and Anstr alia

which were quoted

some way of not admitting
You were told
Le~gues.

favored

that

working

women, National

woman suffrage.

A representative

resolution

adopted

constitutiona!

The National

amendment.

the bill

as we can give.

They said

that

suffrage

gentlemen,

discussion.

and,

all

Not one of these

not one speaker

who sp oke for

one of them has pointed

States.
dent.

should

why we understand

we do those

suffrage

the suffragists

of the lawnmakers

it

is somethin g that

againet

officers

is not under

dare

admitted

say. not
whioh

why in a State

lan,-

to make state

of the United

to be voters

of the president

in our own state.

ments which have been made, have be.en made for
bec~use

by a oonetl-

have ever said,

associations

the duties

ot' a

the State

that

be made of the president

why we are particularly

to you a

associ ~ ion have endor • e4

equal

state

Union

as gocd an argument

these

Union

the submission

definitely

out any reason

does not have the v ote for
why.an exception

to t'in4

:.,eople ot' the

woman suffrage

That is just

You were told

Trades

Grange read

Grange for

as favoring

tutional

equal

of the State

amendment.

Trades

of the working

by the State

Grange goes on record

are trying

more foreigns.

Lea.gt1e have a ver:y !'lrnall minority
country.

here,

t'or ~r••l-

tban

better

The only arpequal' sutt'race,

can be put over on unwilling

oonatl-

tuenta.
You have been told
_,

the names of some women who t'avor

40.
equal

suf f r a~e ,- Ella

l agg Young and Ua1ame Cur ie.

Young is sup er inte nde nt of s ch ools
holding

her position

question

l ong befor~

of suffrag e .

her personal
were also

So far

opinions

Ella

in Chic ago, elected

th e

as Ella

Flagg

by men,

omen of Illinois

had any

Flagg You~g is concerned,

ar e no arg ument in favor

You

of suffrage.

r emind ed of the senator s who were asked

to speak here •.

You were t old t h ey had t r ied to get th ese men away from Washington.
We are not try ing ~o take
crucial

t ime.

We bel iev e t he wel~ ar e of th e country

is more importa~t
going

to vote

men from Wash i ngton a t the pre~ent

t h~

the que s ti on whe th er or not the women are

f or pr es idential

unpleasa nt tal e of cond.itions
in Connecticut

generally

e lectors.

You were told

as they were a hun dred years

the women of Conn ec ticut
even mean vo ting

for

years

necticut

to-day,

argument

you need.

t o ha ve a vot e t o-day \'vhi ch does not

th e lawmakers

to -day,

ag o, with t he conditions
I think

ago in Connecticut

you wi ll

but for presidential

elected

with connitio

in politics

was extreme
it

have all

in Con-

the anti-suffrage

years

n s here

that

to-day,

you will

under-

has been made by male legis-

by male votes.

There is one argument
to think

which exist

If you compare condi t ions one hundred

the tremendo u s advance

lators

to allow

If you wi l l compa re t h os e c ond iti ons which existed

one hundred

stand

ago

b ec aus e one hundr ed y ea rs ago t h e legislature

of Con~ectic ut did no t pass good l aws. · You are asked

electors.

a very

agai n st woman suffrage

and that

is the argument

is going to mean sex antagonis

that

which I used
if women are ·

m, competition

be-

41.
twee n men and
that

en ra th e~ than

~ 01

was extr eme .

realiz

I n t h e pre - e le cti on days,

ed I was c o, verted

were five

fall.

The p r esid ent

before

elect ion. , se n t a tel

in pa rties;

than

we are

sacrifice

election

we are

inter ested

of the

a nd s he said:
only

"We are

their

time,

were going
and if

men ~h am I knew were
ark f or th e principles
to-day

e do kn nw t ha t men make personal
to the •el-

they belie ve are n ec es sary

sacri:fctna

and , on ey , becm ,se they

e lu . ed wi t h the pro duct
it,

WP-

the war we

belie v ed th at after
of cheap

labor,

the Republic a n par t y beca l. s e they

believ ed in a higher

ve tariff.

With thos e p r oblem s l ooming bef ore us,

success

or failure,

a t t hat

ganizati

on which

is askii 1g for

princi

have fought
sex as the

ples;

a tion

th e pr eside nt of this

vo t es,

we a re not

a~d wor k ed for;
one qualific

time

They

wer e g o ing to be s w~mped.

protecti

in party

them

interested

not

La st fa.11 t h re were men who were

we dia. n ot p rev ent

worked for

political

Tl,er e i s more i d ealis m in our p ol itics

wi lli n 0 to ~dmit.

t o be

There

in see i ng thos e women elected.•

0

coun t ry.

I

part s of this

gra ph to '.;hes e women , wishing

tim e and money an d ener y t o

s f or p r i uc iples

fare

October,

f t he Nat i ona l Suffr age Association,

in the

they beli P.ved i n .

to think

were r ight.

fro m va rious

Now, ge ~tlemen , l a s t summer ~ -d fal l,
gi v in g tbe ir

last

They re pre sen ted f our nifferent

parties.

success

I used

; I rea li ze d tha t they

women run ni ng f or congress

countr y last

all

partne r -h i p .

sa id.:

i nterested

we are

only

"We are

in t er e sted

great
not

i n issues

meaning

that

or-

interested

men

in considering

f or a member of congress."

••
•Who

Gentle men, y ou were asked by one of the speakers:
has protected

me all

who is protecting
men.
father,

I,

t hese y ears;

the girl?"

who is protecting

I want to ans wer that,

who have no male represen t ative
no brother s , no husband,

to be protecte

upon which our governme nt was f ounded,
ou r success

say we are n ot interested

in my family,

in ~orking

no
and expect

the principles

for

and u~on the continuance

depends;

in those

boy;

gentle-

have been protected

d by men who believe

of which they believe

that

tha t th ey have nothing

things;

is whether

whatev e r to do wit h tbe e lec tion ; t ha t t he 0!1l y que stion

a member of co ng ress
female

sex.

when we reach

a point

the one qua!ificatio
You were told

be a member of t h e male s ex or of the

sha ll

I believe

it

is a very serious

when we are asked

about

municipal

to mak e pex competition

suffrage

and we may be pard oned for ha v ing a little

a few months ago.

scandals

the last
civic

i n the City

We have had no such municipal

of New York in the last

few years

In New

in Illinois.

of our pol i ce force

when we read ab out the police

City

th i ng :for the country

n , the one issue.

York we have been very proud
years

who

and not by people

few

pride

of Chica~o

scandal

in the

as Chicago has had this

year.
You were told
This

is a very

referendum
referendum.

th~t

Ohio had adopted

important

in Ohio,

point.

suffrage.

They have t he initiative

and the question

Not only will

presidential

can be submitten

the question

of presidential

and

for

&

suffrage

be defeated,

but t h e rep r esentatives

who voted for

it will

be

ot

made to real i z e h ow baj l y t hey hav e misrepr ese nt ed the will
their

constituents.
Every man who believes

who votes

in woman suffrage

for woman suffrage,

one o:f two things:

Either

bel i eve s in or votes
an increase

votes,

government;

or else

your asking

and you believe

resp onsible

and equally

active

which we think
cut because

which we believe

is unfair

would he unfair

just

to the

in making us

i n politics

with you,

t o the women of the State

of the responsibi!ities

for

in the number of

superfluous

equally

and every man

of Connecti-

they have at the present

u ...
Because
it

of these

is absolutely

to the spirit

things,

and most of all

contrar y to the spirit
of the democratic

against

the will

against

this

or y b ill

prohibition

bill

not willing

to have it

for

:for s uffrage,

que~tion,

•He that

that

for th~t

on prchibi

on the school

said

tinn

that.

is faithful

ignored

We are

to leave

but we feel

wc,uld be very much like

absolutely

And the

were we not?

we are going
is not true,

during

as I understand,

was to come up now folloning

interests,

the suft'rage

State,

and

bill.

time the statut

the liquor

platforms,

t s, we ask you to report

MRS. MARKHAM: We were discussing,
this

we believe

of the constitution,

and republican

o:f your co nstituen

because

this

to

that

thts suttrage

by the women o~ the

in a few things

is faithful

in

I

many•,

and as the women of the State

nothing

with

whether

they will

We are not he r e to discuRs

the prohibition

strongly

belongs

to the Connectic u t Association

It

in favor

do anythi ng at all.

are all

is waiting

of prohibition.

to see the men of this

is sweeping

ove r the country;

Evsry woman that

nation
it

bring

about

is the delight

prohibition.

and pleasure

men of our country

with th is que s t io n , a nd we are willing

of prohibition

We

question.

Opposed t o Woman Suffrage

of the . woman to \Vatch the Progressive
deal

have done

qu e stion , I doubt v ery much if they get

t h P- school

the whole thing

of Connecticut

to leave

as the7

the question

y as they have in

with tbe men, to do as splendidl

the past.
IIR. WEIL OF NEWHAVEN:

or the

Judiciar

the passage
the vote

exclusion
truth

y Committee .

of a preposition

is that

equ Rlly

whether it be bad.
be,

Connecticut

whether

more than

as this

the naked.

the ~esire

ot

be good or

such condition

and most tra nsparent

as it must

motive

particular

nor does i.t deserve

at your h&nda

attention.

women are not aski ng through

or a complete

to the

g and important,

ulterior

ought but the scantiest

vote

int erestin

warrants

upon women

putting

one econ omic question,

And such motive,

happens to be, neither

tull

by a legislature

of a condition,

su-ggesting

may be the motive

such moti ve can be nothing

the elimination

necessarily

Whatever

upon one er more than
of others,

Mr. Chairman and Members

participation

in political

this

bill

tor a

propaganda.