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Woman Suffrage in Illinois
Evon tho oppononts of tho woman
suffrage bill that has passed tho 1111-
,j& nols legislature to say nothing of tho
uenovoiont aouoierB, muy jum m iu
congratualtions offered by tho jubi
lant supporters of equal suffrage to
tho devoted, earnest, Intelligent and
efllclont group of workers who
achieved so remarkable and unex
poctod a victory at Springfield. That
tho victory is groat needs no demon
strating or omphasizing. Tho cap
turo of so "pivotal" and important a
state as Illinois by tho ballot-seeking
ing statement: It Is fine that women
haVo been given tho vote in Illinois
very fine. If women want to vote
they should bo ablo to. I am for
anything that means progression and
I want to got ahead. Now that a
few women have worked so hard and
secured tho ballot wo must stand by
them and appear 'it the polls. I have
not definitely decided whether I shall
cast a' vote or not, but I think it is
quito likely that I shall in fact I
am sure I shall when tho time
comes. Women are going to have
their hands full, but they certainly
women is a historic event that will I have been educated up to intelligent
ovorshadow tho dofeats in Michigan
and "Wisconsin last year. That it was
unexpected to many of the best ob
servers of legislative ups and downs,
ahd oven to some of tho women who
took an actlvo part In tho campaign
at tho capital, is a fact that no can
did person will care to dispute. This
legislature is what it is; that a
measure conferring full statutory
suffrago on women would como out
of it at tho oloventh hour, and that
tho grant would bo complete and un
qualified not oven a referendum
string being attached few had ven
tured to predict or dream of. All the
groater, therefore, is tho victory of
those whoso eloquence, persistence,
onthuslasm and faith brought about
tills astonishing result.
The news will, of course, en
courage and cheer tho women en
listed In tho suffrago movoment in
very part of tho world. It should
and may contribute to tho abandon
ment of futile and fatal militancy in
Groat Britain. What tho women of
I Illinois havo accomplished they have
accomplished in a way that 1b as
' creditable to thorn as it is to the
- newest" legislative converts.
What woman suffrage will do for
politico, public morals and govern-
innt Is a question upon which no
Men and women will continue to
differ thereon, and differ honestly
and tolerantly, until time and ex-
citizenship. Of course, I have been
very comfortable during tho twenty
five years that I have been married
and at homo, but, nevertheless, I am
very glad to think that women have
been given a chance to show what
they can do and now we can wait and
watch results."
MRS. McCORMICK'S STATEMENT
Following Is a special dispatch to
tho St. Louis Times: Springfield,
111., June 12. Limited suffrage for
the women of Illinois was virtually
assured today, following the an
nouncement of Governor Dunne that
ho would sign the suffrage bill, which
passed the lower house of tho as
sembly yesterday afternoon. It pre
viously had passed the senate.
"I will sign the bill with great
pleasure," said Governor Dunne,
"unless there should bo a' well-
grounded objection as to its consti
tutionality. This I do not expect. I
have favored woman suffrago for
many years, although it was not part
of our platform last fall."
The voto of the measure., in the
house was, 83 to 58. It gives women
the right to vote for president and
all municipal officers, but denies
them the ballot for governor, mem
bers of the assembly and all state
offices which are provided in the
state constitution.
Tho vlornrv nf "vnfon fnr wnmon"
perience end the controversy. But waa hailed todav jis ennnh-mnlHm?
it takes no preternatural acuteness bv Mra. Medill Mr.finrmioir. r nf th
v . , .V..y WMW -W vw
is of vital importance to the suffrage
cause.
"In order to meet this responsi
bility tho Illinois women already
have made detailed plans that will
be put Into immediate operation.
Tho plan is to educate women not
only along political questions of the
day, but along tho lines of all sorts
of civic betterment. It io in this
field that tho women are now ready
to do tho most effective work, for
municipal regulation is housekeeping
on a large scale.
"For almost 50 years the women
have been lobbying for a suffrage
bill before the legislature. The prac
tice has been to meet all arguments
with laughter and shrugs of the
shoulders, intimating that the sub
ject was too ludicrous even to dis
cuss. This year, however, the wo
man's lobby, consisting of Mrs.
Grace Wilber Trout, Mrs. Sherman
Booth and Mrs. Antonette Funk, has
met with nothing but serious con
sideration and courtesy."
"I am quoting the lobby accurate
ly when I say that they have not had
a single pledge broken by any mem
ber of tho senate or house.
In answer to the statement made
here that tho better class of women
will not voto, I shall go into a few of
the details of our plan.
"A special committee on organi
zation, representing all the suffrage
associations in the state, is to bo ap
pointed within the next 10 days. Its
purpose will be to organize a non-
political educational league in every1
precinct and ward of the cities, mak
ing a unit of the congressional dis
trict. Speakers will be supplied by
a speaker's bureau to address meet
ings held at stated intervals through
out the state.
"Through this organization we feel
confident that the result of the first
municipal election will demonstrate
conclusively that the so-called 'mi
nority' was justified in its fight for
suffrage."
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to perceive that the women who do
mnnd tho ballot for tho bettor pro
tection of tholr interest and tho
larger opportunity for service are
surely and by no means slowly carry
ing stronghold after stronghold. A
social revolution is occurring before
our eyes, a revolution that can not
fall profoundly to affect modern so
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mayor of Chicago, issued tho follow-
actlve lobbyists for the bill. .Today
sho was busy with plans for the
"love feast" for the assembly mem
bers and the press Friday night. Mrs.
McCormick, daughter of Mark
Hanna, was the founder of the homo
for working girls in Washington, and
was associated with Mrs. William
Howard Taft anad Miss Anne Mor
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of tho national civic federation.
"Tho action of the Illinois legis
lature in granting woman suffrago is
epoch-making, for it is the first state
east of tho Mississippi to tako that
action," said Mrs. McCormick. "It
gives women the voto for presidential
electors as well as for all munici
pal officers. Tho women of Illinois
now feel tho tremendous responsi
bility put upon them. Our success
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