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Maryland State Archives Maryland Suffrage News Collection MSA SC 3286 msa_sc3286_scm7805-0038 Enlarge and print image (1M) |
| October 24, 19:4.] MARYLAND SUFFRAGE NEWS 239 Correepondepta to the If aitland Surraaoe Nr.wn are requested to eddreee all coromunl- i-»tlon« for the Letter Bo* to Mrs. II. J. Ilyrne, Klllcott City, Mil.; to une one side of paper only, to teste apace for taeadtof, wittt legibly, and hart letter In aueb condition that It can be Forwarded Immediate)* to the printer.—Ed. The Women Votera of California. Dear liditor Xews: I must semi you a eloping from a letter written from California. A woman who is too indifferent to lie for or against woman suffrage gave as a reason for her attitude that she did not see what guod it would do. This letter so exactly answers the remark—I can't liring myself to call it a reason—that I enclose it. "I have just received a letter from my sister, who is a voter ill California. They are on the eve of an election. My sister was an anti- suffragisl before; the women were allowed to vote, and it seems to me, therefore, |«rticttlarly interesting to see her }H>int of view now: "'Kvcry hit of time any voter in California—man or woman—can spare to it has to be s|>ent study- ing up for the Novemlier elec- tion. I could not |Kissihly keep in- formed and vote intelligently if I did not belong to the Women's City I lull 11.os Angeles). There are a lot of things to lie informed about before you can vote intelligently, and such lots of electioneering done that you have to keep steadily studying the amendments. After wc get our sample ballots we are going to have a political meeting for mutual enlightenment for our guests, to be held in the ballroom I she has a hotel). As there is a great deal of feeling about this elec- tion, it will probably be a lively meeting. If there is any woman in California today who could not make a speech on suffrage, then she has neglected her opportunities in the past three years. It is, if noth- ing else, educational to he allowed to vote, especially in California un- der the present regime. But the thing that / like about it best is woman's acknowledged, unques- tioned equality with man. A wo- man's right to vote entitles her to man's earnest consideration of her opinions and convictions. There is no ranting, no flaunting of woman's equality with man, just a calm ac- ceptance of an established fact.' " K. P. G. Editor Maryland Suffrage Xms: This week Mrs. Latimer is taking care of the field work, and I have been stationed at the office. We are confronted with the task of get- ting thousands of pieces of litera- ture into every home in Kansas. The weather has been unfavorable and has shut off street meetings; hut I have held four indoor meet- ings, two of then) out in the dis- tricts. ! have visited Armourdale. lola and Colony. At all these places wc have had our hall rent and print ing given to us by the women of the town, lloth Mrs. Latimer and I have very ambitious programs mapped out for this week. Tele- grams and letters arc jxiuring in from Central and Western Kansas, urging us to hold meetings there. We couldn't possibly respond to all the invitations. The s|ieed gets ¦ little more furious the nearer elec tion wc get. Loi..\ C. Tkax. October 17, 1914. 724 Minnesota avenue. Kansas City, Kans. LAMP OF SACRIFICE Several questions have come to the Chairman of the Literature Committee that make this seem an appropriate time for a short ex- planation of the committee's work. IHrst—Why do we order in such large quantities, and as a conse- quence have such large bills ? Answer—We must order in usu- ally 3000 lots in order to get our pamphlets at a figure which will en- able us to sell single copies at the same price as the National and the Congressional Union, otherwise we might as well go out of business, as no one will pay us five cents for a pamphlet which can lie bought in New York or Washington for two for five. Second—Why not distribute all literature free? Anstver—The literature is told by order of the Kxccutive Hoard, only that wanted for debating pur- jioses being free, excepting in cases where the chairman of the com- mittee thinks it wise to make an ex- ception to rule. (These exceptions have been made in cases of organ- izations of new leagues anil when financially embarrassed leagues happen to be in {larticularly valu- able parts of the State.) The literature is sold on such a close margin, as a rule, that profit from sales just about jays for that given free, except in cases of free distribution in the city at election times. The map flyer has been sold 20 cents under cost price per 1000 for over two years. On October 1 the price of map flyers was raised from $1 to $1.25 per 1000. They cost us $1.20 per 1000 in 10,000 lots. Our idea, of course, is to make the Literature Committee self-sup- porting. This is a very high ambi- tion, and it is only going to lie real- ised by real eo-o|ieratiou on the jKirt of members of the league. The Literature Committee of the Na- tional has only achieved this in re- cent years. When a new |*sitn|ihlet or flyer comes out, purchase a few copies anil mail them to your friends. This will cost each individual a very small amount, but it makes dollars for the Literature Commit- tee and keeps our supplies moving by enabling us to clear out one kind of pamphlet anil get in a new one, for splendid suffrage articles are continually appearing in the maga- zines and should lie gotten out in pamphlet form for use in our work. But if our supply moves so slowly we are blocked. Our present pamphlet. "The Country Cientlewoman," was brought to my notice just in time to get it out in flaee of our little letter leaflet, which had just given out. The two both deal with the suffragists in the country ; but isn't it rather refreshing to be given an- other person's view|Kiint once in a while ? Third—Now, one good suffragist came to me some time ago and said she ordered her literature from New York, as ours was always out of date. /timber—( >ur literature is abso- lutely up to date with the exception of a pamphlet which, owing to the great progress made in the suffrage cause, it is ini|iossible for a State league to keep up to date. I refer to "Objections Answered." In this pamphlet is a list of States where women vote. If new States come in before oitr stiffly of these fawfhlets tjives out, you can see that they would necessarily lie a little out of date. Right here let me say that when I consulted the list of outstanding bills I found our pamphlet was not nearly as out of date as this com- plainant's account was. I have a standing order with the National to send me samples of ever} thing new that comes out. These samples are in tile literature cabinet at beadi|uarters, and you are welcome to look them over at any time, and should you desire to leave an order it will be attended to for you. The last i|uestion that came was: Why is the Literature Committee in debt ? Ansioer—Because on account of the extra expense incident to last legislative year we have not been able to get our appropriation of $500, which was made by the Ex- ecutive Board on November 27, 1912. We have only had a very small proportion of this appropria- tion, the rest of our literature bring |iaid for by sales and contributions. You will see from the report that we have $5,V7 in outstanding bill-. All titlt itlOUt $.? of this is practi- cally sure money, and taking this $53.17 into consideration as an asset, we are only $M.J,1 in the hole for the |Kist six months. But we want to forestall the pos- sibility of going into a hole again the coming six mouths. \Yc want to raise $350 now as a guarantee fund for the literature exjienses for the coming year. I have been making caramel anil selling it for suffrage. So far this autumn I have eleoreit $5. I pledge this amount to the literature fund. Will someone else make a pledge? Previously acknowledged.,. .S75.50 From sale of caramel....... 5.1x1 Mrs. K. W. Koch.......... 1.00 Mrs. K. Goodwin........... 1.01 In addition to the A. Sweeten and Mrs have jiledged 25 one year. Mi? $82.50 ibove, Mrs. ]'". (ioodwill cuts a mouth for Bonneville and Miss Kent have each pledged Si. Mid Mrs. Robert Moss $5. This will he acknowledged in the column as it comes in. Send contributions to Mrs. I" has. J. Kici.i.kk, 222 W. Monument St. J. W. BERRY & SON Furniture UPHOLSTERING AM) CABINET MM\(. 887 N. Howard St. 312 W. Blddle St. BALTIMORE, Ml). loiigue inj Repair Won i IpeclillT. C. I r. Phone. Ml. Vernon MH BEAZLEY Millinery Importer. Academy of Music Building. New ball Models Now on Dis- play. "The Baltimore Costumcra" A. T. JONES & SONS 823 N. HOWARD St. Costumes for Hire and Made to Order KRAFT COAL POCKETS -----lyncr COVER. Fnt-21 BtMhlhM H.idlmt WmiI .,r Spatial CMh Dltcwni Subiirbin into Delivery Special Prices Office. 1302. 1304. 130a* N. CHARLES STREET Telephone, Homewood 2154. Theodore G. Bunnecke Practical Plumber end Gas Fitter ::: gee/erase Work ;m.l Dralniwe a Specialty. Jobbing Promptly Attended To. MM ST. Nil. ST. mi TIMilRr. Ml. MlLk* TMi CAUtl.—Mention the Maryland Suffrage Newo When Petronlilno Our Aavertiaera. |