Resident Offers 'Food for Thought' on Gay Marriage Vote

It wasn't the only thing she presented to the Town Council during the meeting's public portion on Tuesday night. But, it probably elicited the most guffaws.

"I wanted to share this tonight," said Morristown resident Margret Brady as she held up a black-and-white photocopy of an old photo. The picture, taken in 1915, shows South Street from a vantage point at about the Green leading in the direction of what today is .

It's a pretty bucolic image: a horse-drawn buggy can be seen traversing the lightly-travelled road. The street is tree-lined, with some buildings that can still be seen today. Above it all is a banner, addressed to "Men of New Jersey."

"Vote NO On Woman Suffrage Oct. 19th 1915," it reads.

"And, New Jersey did vote 'no,'" Brady said, referring to the bill allowing women the right to vote. "Women had to wait another five years before the federal government made it law.

"I offer this as food for thought to our governor when ," she concluded, with several chuckles and applause from the audience and Town Council.

If you were unaware of the subtext, Brady did elaborate after she sat down that, yes, she was comparing the public vote for suffrage to Gov. Chris Christie suggesting the public get to vote on whether or not to legalize gay marriage.

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