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BULL MOOSE PIRTYj lolda Another Mass Meeting , in Branford—Mrs. 'Murrey Also Speaks for Suffrage.A unique public assemblage was held % the Branford Town Hall Wednesday * vening; Rev. S. K. Tompkins pre-' ded.:' The first speaker of the evening was Mrs. William Spencer Murray of tne ‘'gTomen’s Political Union of New York city; Mrs. Murray said that she was neither progressive nor allied with any other political party at the present time, nor would she be until she had the right to vote; at present the only party of which she was a member was the Suffrage party.iMrs. Murray spoke of the fact that politics had invaded the home and as the latter was women’s particular sphere, she needed the ballot for the protection of herself and her children.In the early days, said Mrs. Murray, when domestic concerns did ot reach outside of the home, there was no reason why women should vote; now it was entirely different. Once, women could not own property and paid no tajxes; now, in all places where they did h4ve the vote, it was a case of taxation without representation.itiorLs to the charge that women were not intelligent enough to vote, Mrs. Muray quoted statistics as to the num-. beT of illiterate men and women—the percentage of the former being much in excess of the latter.The speaker also referred to child labor and other problems of the present day andi said that men not only lacked the time but the understanding to properly solve themf business occupied too much of their tijne to the exclusion of the greater interests of humanity.Other objections to votes for women wgfce also answered by Mrs.c,Murray who was generously applauded throughout lur address ai.d at its close.The other speaker was Dr. Delmar *E. Croft of New Haven; Dr. Croft said that the great political question of the hour wax: “Shall the People Rule?”and by the people was meant the whole people, including women.The speaker claimed that the progressive party was the only one which hail declared for woman suffrage or for the initiative, referendum and the recall. Alluding to the social unrest, Dr. Croft said that it meant either evolution or revolution and that within a period of five years; he further stated that the only relife from present conditions was for the people, rather than the interests, to control the government.The next stop after the people were again in control, said the speaker, was to reclaim waste an dother land for the whole people; while the bosses ruled, the special interests would dominate and the masses could expect no relief.Referring to Governor Wilson, Dr. Croft saiid that no matter how good his intentions might be, reactionaries in his own party, like Taggart, Murphy, Belmont, et als., would, prevent has giving any relief to the masses; the speaker declined to say anything about Taft because he did not consider him really in the running.The speaker criticized Governor Baldwin fo rhis attitude on several public questions and made a special appeal to young men to support both the national ahd the state candidates of the progressive party. 'He asserted that Theodord Roosevelt was the one man who was qualified to lead the people out of political and industrial bondage and said thatSlt;
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Branford Opinion and Guilford Echo
Branford, Connecticut, US
Fri, Aug 30, 1912
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