EQUAL SUFFRAGE 
We have been asked to reply to the 
communication in last ~-week’s 
“Breeze” from Mrs. Henry. Preston 
White (in ‘‘Anti Suffrage notes”), in 
regard to the mysterious “suffragist” 
in New York who “believes in neither 
God nor man,” etc. (See last week’s 
Breeze). Mrs. White quotes from a 
letter from Roswell. Rand, Jr., of N. 
Y., but we note that the name of “the 
erratic woman,” whose words. so up- 
set him, is not given. We lack evi- 
dence that she is a Suffragist (though, 
of course, it is quite possible). There 
are in the world today, as always, 
many men and women whose faith in 
God and man has been shaken and 
turned to bitterness by some sad expe- 
rience. Many wild words are spoken, 
—hbut is it not a rather striking fact 
that we never hear them spoken at 
Suffrage meetings nor read them in 
any authentic Suffrage publications? 
At first this latest “Anti” message 
did not seem to me worth answering; 
we do not take Mrs. H. P. White 
very seriously in Boston. However, 
if any Breeze readers are really trou- 
bled by this report, let me say that it 
is being answered every day by the 
lives and characters of the leaders of 
the Suffrage movement, and the gen- 
eral character of their followers (also 
by the voting women in the West!) 
Shall we disfranchise Jane Addams 
and the Rev. Anna Shaw and Mrs. 
Florence Kelley and Mrs. Brecken- 
ridge and Alice Brown and Maud 
Hane Elliott and Mrs. Quincy Shaw 
and Miss Wilson and Mary Antin,— 
and all their kind—because some un- 
known woman has told Roswell Rand, 
Jr., of N. Y., that she does not be- 
lieve in God nor man? Oh, logic !— 
Oh, common sense! 
Loutt R. Stranwoop, 
(Pres. Manchester Equal Suffrage 
League ) 
“How well preserved Lord Bawn- 
bast is! Is he not a great swell?” 
“Oh, yes. When he arrived he was 
obliged to pay duty on himself as a 
work of art!”—Philadelphia Press. 
4O School Street 
ANTI-SUFFRAGE NOTES 
‘Mrs. Henry Preston WHITE 
While officially the woman suffrage 
workers proclaim that what they 
seek is justice, not chivalry in their 
struggles with men when the contest 
really arrives, they grow indignant if 
chivalry is lacking. The anti-suffrage 
contention to the effect is well borne 
out by a recent happening. On last 
Sunday, certain of the workers spoke 
on the Boston common under a per- 
mit secured from the city hall. When 
their time expired, and the police no- 
tified them they would have to give 
way ‘they became very indignant, es- 
pecially as they had one more speaker 
who wanted to have the last word. Yet 
the action of the police in holding 
them to their exact rights, was the 
only possible course open to those of- 
ficials. Sunday afternoons, the meet- 
ings have to be run on a close sched- 
ule, and if the women were allowed 
to speak over the time of their per- 
mit, their brother socialists would be 
the first to make a similar plea. This 
is the last thought to reach the wo- 
men. 
Anti-suffragists are following close- 
ly the methods used on collecting sig- 
natures for suffrage petitions in vari- 
ous states of the union. From all that 
can be learned, a regular business 
proposition has been made out of it, 
and a price is paid per name as a 
regular affair. It is true, men have 
done the same thing in the past, but 
somehow voting women are supposed 
to elevate affairs to a higher plane. 
On the contrary, the woman voters 
have gone the men one better. Mat- 
ters have now reached a point where 
in California it is well understood it 
costs about $15,000 for signatures to 
put a constitutional amendment on the 
ballot and about $10,000 for a refer- 
endum on a legislative measure. The 
signatures for the recall of a munict- 
pal official will cost from $2,000 up. 
Teacher—What is a vacuum? 
Boy—I know, teacher. I have it in 
my head, but I can’t just think of it. 
YORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 5D 
MANY HEAR MISS FOLEY 
SUFFRAGE MEETING AT MANCHESTER 
Draws LARGE CrowD 
Many members of the fair sex 
were present in the large crowd of 
voters who listened to Miss Margaret 
Foley, the well known suffragist of 
Boston, in the bandstand on Man- 
chester Common, Wednesday night. 
Miss Foley, as usual, proved to be 
a most interesting speaker and was 
listened to most attentively by her 
audience. After her address several 
of her auditors took the opportunity 
to ask her questions, which she an- 
swered to their apparent satisfaction. 
The “Votes for Women” buttons and 
suffrage literature was distributed by 
several fair suffragists. With Miss 
Foley on her trip to Manchester were 
Miss Portia Willis of New York city, 
who has been speaking in Massachu- 
setts during the past few days; Mrs. 
Frances Brady of Watertown; and 
Miss Harriet Smith of Boston. Both 
of the last named ladies are attorneys 
in Boston. 
The meeting indicated an in- 
creased interest in the suffrage ques- 
tion locally and from the sentiment 
shown in Miss Foley’s audience it 
would seem that new friends were 
made for the cause after her remarks. 
Her sincerity, forceful expression and 
many pointed anecdotes served to 
drive her remarks home with a punch. 
This was demonstrated by the fre- 
quent applause which met Miss Fo- 
ley’s talk. Miss Willis, one of the 
party, a leader in the suffrage fight 
in New York state, was expected. to 
speak, but the length of Miss Foley’s 
talk prevented her speaking. Miss 
Willis made friends for the cause in 
this state when she spoke on Boston 
common last Sunday. She is a most 
attractive young woman, of magnetic 
personality and a forceful speaker. 
Following the meeting Miss Foley 
and her party enjoyed a supper at 
the Manchester Tea Rooms. 
Singing Beach Brand Cod Fish at 
Swett’s Market. adv. 
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