Smyrna times., 1896-09-23
WOMAN AND FINANCE.

The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association placed in operation
last year three years course of study
in political science. Clubs engaged in
the study of the course have been
founded in nearly every State and
Territory. In announcement of the
work, the committee say
The second years course of study
deals with the two great problems of
Finance and the Tariff concerning
which the Presidential Campaign of
1896 is to be waged and won. The
course of study is distinctly non -parti-
san in its character. 1t espouses no
cause, but presents the claims of all
sides of the subjects under investiga-
tion, in the words of recognized leaders
and authorities. It has been said
these questions are purely commercial
and do not concern women; that thew
bear no direct relation to the home and
its interest. No statement can be
farther from the truth. Nearly every
article which enters the household for
use in daily life is influenced in price
by the tariff. The profits of the manu-
facturer and the wages of the dav
labOrer are controlled largely by the
tariff, and, in consequence, the priva-
tion or the comfort of the home de
pends upon it. One side of this great
discussion contends for "High Tariff
for Protection to Home Industries"
the other for Low Tariff for Revenue
only" Each party claims for its side
the low prices, the high wages and the
comfortable homes. American men
and women must decide which claim is
true. Again upon the standard of our
monetary values depend wages, in
comes, the safety of business enter
prises and investments. Shall we
maintain the present gold standard: or
shall we go back to the double stand
ard of former years through the free
coinage of silver? These are questions
which must be answered in the coming
Presidential election. Each side de-
clares if the other wins, disaster,
panics and hard times will result.
Hard times not only rob homes of its
comfort, but they breed tramps, thieves,
suicides, murders, and all kinds of
evil. They drive men to penitentiaries,
women to houses of prostitution and
children to reform schools. Their in
fluence extends to the remotest corner
of our country and affects the life of
the most insignificant individual.
How necessary, then, is it for all
classes to study carefully those prob
lens this gear. For business men,
farmers, housewives, wage -earners of
both sexes; for all intelligent men and
women, a knowledge of these things is
imperative. The times demand i'm
partial, through, immediate study of
these questions. The duty to investi-
gate and know devolves upon every
man and woman. The National Ameri-
NeA W OH4bA A0oOCldllOu through 1lS
Department of Study in Political
Science offers an easy opportunity to
supply this need. The plan of study
is so simple and 50 well adjusted to
the requirements of persons unac-
customed to systematic study, that the
most timid may undertake it with per-
feet assurance of finding the work in
teresting and easy. On the other hand,
enough collateral reading ofhigh order
is recommended to satisfy the needs of
the most scholarly and exacting.
We urge men and women, interested
in an honest investigation of those sub
jects, to form clubs for the purpose of
study. A Prospectus, giving all de-
tails, may be had free upon application
to Carrie Chapman Gait, 1O6 World
Building, New York.