what I mean is that I would have known about it. Every time we spend a dollar on the province, we first look at it from every side to see if we could make better use of it for ourselves. We always try to get the greatest number of voters for the smallest sum of money. Our government has always been most generous to its friends with government jobs. Every man who has helped us into power has had reason to test out gratitude. At the present time we pay 14 women for every governmental job, and we are willing to hire the fifteenth if she comes along and shows that she will really work. Perhaps the time will come when men and women will legislate together. I know. In the meantime I don’t asked your delegation to be of good cheer. We will try to the best of our ability to conduct the affairs of the province, and prove worthy standard-bearers of the good old flag of our grand old party, which has often gone down to disgrace but never to defeat.” At the end of her splendid address Mrs. McClung was presented with bouquet of red roses. It is reporter that two members of the Manitoba opposition had deserted the civic dinner and secreted themselves among the audience. Furthermore, that the beautiful flowers were an earnest of their appreciation of the “premier’s” eloquence. This article appeared in the January 29, 1914 of the Manitoba Free Press Description: (now Winnipeg Free Press) profiling the mock parliament. The article is called, "Women Score in Drama and Debate." Credit: Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 1914; reproduced with permission. Document: #3 Women Ask Premier for Vote Winnipeg, February 19, 1915 Based on an article in The Brandon Sun Feb. 19, 1915 Many women in Manitoba want to vote in provincial elections. Nellie McClung and a group of women met with Premier Roblin. They asked him to allow women to vote. Premier Roblin listened to them.
what I mean is that I would have known about it. Every time we spend a dollar on the province, we first look at it from every side to see if we could make better use of it for ourselves. We always try to get the greatest number of voters for the smallest sum of money. Our government has always been most generous to its friends with government jobs. Every man who has helped us into power has had reason to test out gratitude. At the present time we pay 14 women for every governmental job, and we are willing to hire the fifteenth if she comes along and shows that she will really work. Perhaps the time will come when men and women will legislate together. I don’t know. In the meantime I asked your delegation to be of good cheer. We will try to the best of our ability to conduct the affairs of the province, and prove worthy standard-bearers of the good old flag of our grand old party, which has often gone down to disgrace but never to defeat.” At the end of her splendid address Mrs. McClung was presented with bouquet of red roses. It is reporter that two members of the Manitoba opposition had deserted the civic dinner and secreted themselves among the audience. Furthermore, that the beautiful flowers were an earnest of their appreciation of the “premier’s” eloquence. Description: This article appeared in the January 29, 1914 of the Manitoba Free Press (now Winnipeg Free Press) profiling the mock parliament. The article is called, "Women Score in Drama and Debate." Credit: Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 1914; reproduced with permission. Document: #3 Women Ask Premier for Vote Winnipeg, February 19, 1915 Based on an article in The Brandon Sun Feb. 19, 1915 Many women in Manitoba want to vote in provincial elections. Nellie McClung and a group of women met with Premier Roblin. They asked him to allow women to vote. Premier Roblin listened to them.
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