Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1915 — BRYAN DECLARES BALLOT FOR WOMEN [ARTICLE]

BRYAN DECLARES BALLOT FOR WOMEN

Addressed Democratic Editors in Indianapolis Declared Against Liquor Interests. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, addressing the democratic editors of the state in Indianapolis Thursday eame out strong against the 'brewer, the distiller and the saloonkeeper and leclared in favor of granting suffrage to women. He said: “Every man is known by the company he keeps and so is the party. And the man who would rather associate with the saloonkeeper at the polls thaii with his write will not long be in the party.” Mr. Bryan praised the anti-loibby bill which Governor Ralston had signed. Secretary Bryan was introduced to the editors by 'Mrs. Henry B. Wilson, daughter of Editor Crampton, of Delphi, and herself actively engaged in newspaper work. The speech of Mrs. Wilson Showed her to be a woman of marked ability both as public speaker and journalist and referring to it Secretary Brya nsaid: “If my eloquent friend could have spoken in my behalf during one of my presidential campaigns as she spoke here tonight I could have swept the ountry.” Mr. Bryan praised Vice President Marshall, Senators Kern and Shively and Governor Ralston.

The secretary charged that the distillers, the 'brewers, the saloonkeepers and all those who live off of- vice as enemies to society and arrayed against woman suffrage. In his home state of Nebraska he said 98 per cent of those in the penitentiaries are men and the big per cent of those who go to church are women. He then asked: “Now’ if women have enough sense to keep out of the penitentiary and enough morality to go to church, who says Lhcv are not fit to vote?” Again he asked: “Is it fair to let the saloonkeeper—a conspirator against the boys of the countrygo to the polls and bar the mother from voting for the protection of her son, who is most dear to her ” Democratic editors cheered his denouncement of the saloons and it is presumed when they get back to their homes they will all cancel the beer ads they are running for the brewery interests.