POETS ARE RESPONDING
CALL FOR SUFFRAGE
BRINGS REPLIES.
SONQ
2W 6ALLQPS TO RESCUE
Om of the People" Come Forward
Anonymously with Fin Song
Stt to Original Mar
Mat Air.
Bf Farah Harris Dorr Is.
The call for a Nebraska suffrage
mc ha already brought forth one
stilted response, original In words
Mi maslo. And besides thla the well
loted Blisy ha wiittn an almost suf
frage m which, with tho letting out
C attach or two could bo made to fit
Kker "John Brown's Body," or
"Hftrchlpg Through Georgia," accord
tag to tho singer's preference.
Tho stirring aong which brings with
M fta we. music, came la anonymous
ly. Tt was signed "On of tho People."
Ma author writes:
"Although I may aot aatisfy the
pacifications, sot being exactly 'a
youth who lore Justice and no ono
olio,' I Tonturo to hope that you nay
And the ton of value to the cause of
fsstloe,"
Tho music has a fine martial awing
and la adapted to the toIco of aver
ago range. It la tho kind of air that
ta easily oaaght up by a crowd and
that easily sticks In tho memory.
Bora are tho words:
Equal Suffrage Song.
A stirring cry tings through tho land
The kingdom of the "noble free.
Where thseugh the ages God bat
planned
To teach mankind true liberty.
Chorus:
O cons and fathers, hear the call;
On starry flag enfolda us all;
Tor oflual freedom let ua atand,
Together servo our own dear land.
This glorious land eur fathers won.
Our brothers died to bold it true;
Out sons shall bear the banner on
Their country Is our country, too.
Chorus.
O Justice, beat old barriers down,
And clear the way where wrong
has stood;
Place aide by ride the mother's
.crown.
And armor bright of fatherhood.
Chorus. -
braska, this thy noble task
To make thy people truly free;
Oh, give thy own the boon they ask,
For God and home and liberty.
SENATOR GEO. W. MORRIS FOR
EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
It Is conceded by all falrmlnded
people that woman la Just as Intelli
gent. Just as honest, and Just as pat
riotic as man. She la governed by
the same law. Fler rights and her priv
ileges, her duties and her accountabili
ties are defined by the same regula
tion. Her property is taxed and her
responsibilities are defined by the
same regulation. ITer property is
taxed and her responslbtlltlea are de
fined by tho same statute.
The right to Tote Is usually consid
ered a privilege, but la tho broader
and more patriotic sense, it Is a duty.
Every honest citizen charged with
the performance of a duty uses all his
Intelligence and all his energy to
properly equip himself for Its patriotic
execution. Woman, being endowed
with man In the Intelligence neces
sary for a proper performance of tho
duties of cltltenshlp, being equally
charged with Its burdens and respon
sibilities, and being equally honest
for Ita patriotic development, should
be equally equipped with all Instru
mentalities necessary for the per
formance of Us duties and tho enjoy
ment of Its privileges.
How It Works In Utah.
If ever there was a place where
qual suffrage might be supposed to
srork for ill and not for good, it la
Utah. For there tho franchise was
Drat given to women In the days of
Che territory, by tho politicians who
wished to make sure of the ascend
ency of the Mormon church. The
Esater number of Mormon women
ve always voted aa the church di
rects, according to an. article in a re
cent number of Harper's Weekly, and
the Influence of the church has not
been on tho side of progress. In spit
of this situation, even In Utah equal
suffrage has been successful.
In 1870, at a time when the silver,
srold and copper mines were drawing
anlners and projectors Into the state
ml increasing the Gentile vote, a bill
seas furthered by Brlghatn Young and
iwased by the legislature giving the
franchise to all "women, wives and
daagbters of native-born or natural
Iseu citizens." Since bo many of the
Gentiles were "baching It" in prospec
tors' cablna. thla letting down of the
bars of citizenship to the women made
the Mormon church supreme in the
Votlca of the territory. In 18S6, how
ever, after many protests against this
situation had been made to the federal
Cwvernment. the Edmunds-Tucker law
wae.gassed, disfranchising all women
and all polygamlsts.
ta 1896. when Utah was admitted to
the ,etatehood. there was no such in
quality la the proportion of Mormon
women to Uentlle women. And so
both Mormons and nonAIormons
voted for a state constitution that
gave, women the vote.
Te American party Is the non-Mor
mon party In Salt Lake City, For
etgtit years it wan in power, and
. through all this time the vote of the
women decided each election. Under
the American party Salt Lake City
has been paved, lighted, provided with
water and sewer systems, and has se
cured an excellent trolley service. At
laat two "grabs" have been prevented
by the women one of some warm
springs within the city which the coun
cil was about to turn over to a cor
pca-ation for a nominal rental, and the
otter for the steal of beautiful City
-Creek canon. The Salt Talace, the
principal amusement place of the city
bas been kept "dry" through the re
peated efforts of the women. Last
fall, through the women and the Juve
nile court. "The Stockade" was closed
and It has been kept closed. This was
a notorious place of prostitution In
which the money of certain prominent
officials was said to be Invested.
Tbo rumors of these Investments de
feated tho American party in the fall
elections. The women's rote for
mayor, regardless of party, went to
tfcejnan they considered the best ma
teVvd, and be was not the man put up
bs the American party, but rather a
Gentile with Mormon affiliations. In
a etat In which politics and the
church are so insidiously associated,
this speaks triumphantly for tho In
dependence and good citizenship of
iiao average woman voter.
The state sends to every registered
voter in the state, some time before
election day in November, an argu
ment for the constitutional amend
ment and one supplied by the antls,
against It. Nebraska suffragists have
decided to publish a few of the pri
mary unanswerable reasons why
women should vote, tho whole to oc
cupy a page. All Interested are In
vited to send to the state suffrage
headquarters In Lincoln a statement
of the amendment side of tho question,
using for the same not more than
three hundred words.
Professor Wilson of the State Nor
mal school at Chadron offers tho fol
lowing: Heretofore the energies of the civi
lized world have beea spent in wars
and in politics. Probably the war
period has passed and .the essen
tial features of democratic govern
ment have been developed. Not mili
tary ability, but a Napoleon to solve
social problems, is needed. Give wo
man the ballot and the electorate will
show the result of tho admission
cf intelligence, sympathy and an un
derstanding of the profound and
sacred things of human life.
1. Taxpayers have a right to vote.
S. Women have equal ability and
the same interest In good government
as men.
3. A majority of high school gradu
ates are girls.
4. There are BO. 000 wapo-earnlne;
women In Nebraska. They should
have a part In making the laws that
control labor conditions.
B. All women have a stake equal
to men In the financial, social, educa
tional and moral conditions of the
state.
6. To protect themselves, their
children, homes and property women
should share In government and have
a vote In making the laws they must
obey.
7. Democracy can only be half re
alized until all the people vote In
stead of half the people.
8. Equal suffrage would elevate
the standard of civilization and cltl-
eenhlp.
Vote for the amendment becaue it
Is fair, Just and democratic.
Mr. Reynolds' Reasons.
Er-Senator W. H. Reynolds Bays h
Is In favor of woman suffrage be
cause: No one has ever given any reason
why they should not vote; women are
discriminated against and can not
deefnd themselves with the ballot;
where women do vote they display
good Judgment and forethought
There are certain matters In connec
tion with the home that they are bet
ter qualified to register Judgment upon
than men.
County Chairmen Meet.
Thin week, on the 3rd and 4th,
from forty to fifty county chairmen
will meet In Lincoln with the officers
of the state board. They will be en
tertained by Lincoln suffragists and
will be taken on automobile trips to
Havelock. Raymond and College View.
It Is designed to show the county
chairmen who have not tried it, the
effectiveness of this plan.
The whole state will be represented.
All the chairmen from the eastern
part of the state will be In Llr.coln
besides representatives from Dundy,
Kimball, Cherry, Brown, Keith, Dako
ta, Lincoln. Dawson and many other of
the border counties.
Tn effectiveness of the suffrage
pageant at Aiasworth has had mors
than local fans.
Results of a Week'a Work.
Nuckolls county was not on the suf
frage map, except for a few petitions,
till a few weeks ago. It was luke
warm and in spots almost cold. Mrs.
Case and Mrs. Jackson, after a few
days' work there, left the county some
what discouraged. But on their recent
return to Nuckolls they found that a
revolution In sentiment had taken
place. In last week's campaign they
organized seven different towns In the
county. They left committees mads
up equally of men and women minis
ters, bankers, rich ranchmen and the
llvest kind of women.
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Plans are under way In Omaha for
beginning a block-by block campaign
forsuffrage. It Is planned to divide
the city into wards, precincts and
blocks, following, as far as possible,
the divisions fixed by the election
commissioner. One woman will have
charge of each ward. Under her will
be the precinct chairman and under
them In turn the block chairman. In
this way It is hoped to reach every
voter before electiou day.
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