Men, their rights, and nothing more;
women, their rights,
and nothing less.
-Susan B. Anthony
Hellraisers Journal Sunday September 24, 1916
American Socialist: Ryan Walker on the Right to Vote
THE SOCIALIST Party stands for the universal ballot. In its struggle to secure the suffrage for women it does not lose sight of the fact that millions of men are now disfranchised; that all the powers of the plutocracy are directed toward robbing the worker of his right to vote. This is done in many and devious ways. One of most hard fought battles ever waged in this nation was the recent struggle in Oklahoma against the democratic disfranchising schemes to rob thousands of the right to vote. As a direct result of the efforts put forth by the Socialists this plot was exposed and defeated. In its platform this year the Socialist Party, under the heading “Political Demands”, declares for the following:
Unrestricted and equal suffrage for men and women.
The immediate adoption of the so-called “Susan B. Anthony Amendment” to the constitution of the United States, granting the suffrage to women on equal terms with men.
The granting of the right of suffrage in the District of Columbia with representation in congress and a democratic form of municipal government for purely local affairs.
The Socialist Party is the only party waging an unceasing and consistent campaign for the rights of “The Disfranchised”.
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SOURCE
American Socialist
(Chicago, Illinois)
-Sept 23, 1916
https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/american-socialist/v3n11-sep-23-1916-TAS.pdf
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The Disfranchised by R Walker, AmSc Sept 23, 1916
https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/american-socialist/v3n11-sep-23-1916-TAS.pdf
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