The persistence with which the women of the civilized world have
advocated "Woman-Suffrage" has at last borne fruit. The phrase
"Votes for Women" has become a general topic of conversation wherever
men and women congregate, and has also become one of the leading
political questions of the day. Professional politicians and the
bosses are alike filled with fear and unrest, as they realize that
women are in earnest and demand, not a privilege, but a right. It
was Abraham Lincoln who said that no man was good enough to govern
another man without that other man's consent. The women of this
country say that no man is good enough to govern a woman without that
woman's consent. They ask that they be given representation in the
government on the same basis as the men.
"Votes for Women" means better laws, better education, and a better
country in which to live. Victory is already close at hand. The
fight, for fight it is, is almost won, and soon "Votes for Women"
will no longer be a dream and a hope, but an accomplished fact!