New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
WOMAN AND THE BALLOT.
THE PROTEST OF AN ALBANY ANTl-srFFRAGIsr
AGAINST THE LOBBYING or HER


ADVANCED" SISTERS.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Is II expedlent TO grant suffrage 70 women IA
New-York State? VIII It be for the best interests
O, the State? VIII It be for woman's best inter-
ests?
These are the questions that the people OF New
York State have had forced upon them since the
Constitutional Convention assembled IN 1871 wnen
the women DESTROYS Of suffrage for their sex asked
tina. the word male" be stricken from the Const-
tuition ard the women who were opposed 10 the ex-
tension OF suffrage woke up from Their seeming
lethargy and demanded that they should not be
forced into the political arena
The reasons advanced by the opponents and anti
surfra9is,s together with the common sense OF the
grsa. naiorlty OF the men who formed the Commit
tee on Revision led 10 the defeat OF the sunragsts
They worked like beavers They promised 70 bring
the names OF 10000 women over twenty-ohe years
~ age signed to petitions asking for suffrage, but
they failed TO get onehaf the number, even though
they gave their own figures as to results; even
though they paid FOR the collection OF names even
though they claimed the vote OF large corporations
through the signature of one man; even though they
cajoed men and boys into signing. ana even though
they forgot the age limit and let every one sign
who could WELD pen.
7, was hoped that the action OF the Consttu-
tional Convention would settle the matter for TWEEN
ty-fve years and that the women VINO had been
forced into work that was disasteful might return
in oule, to their round OF home duties and dNest
themselves OF tae publicity and notoriety SO oojso
tiOnably thrust upon them " . ,
ter-coached by an astute politician, wnose na nr
has been recorded on s9 e are eyer oPeed to
they the suffragsts, worked cautiously and quiety
and by tt rUagh bo Of
Legislature a concurrent resoiuu2n, "nich - -
the question of suffrage FOR women That the men
OF both the Senate and the AssemDiy rsennsn nc 10
ths;r nassIng regulation which they are enforc
ing this winter. that no woman SHOULD be permitted
mission There was error IN the wording OF the
womansurage amendment to the Constitution ton c anu
secutve Legislatures. and the work OF last winter
Why WY did IT pass both houses last winter? In an
give th reply CT many Of the men d IN e s
tssS hG Ss t"fs SSessa Sc %
constant annoyance Of the women lobbyists u
would be we'll to let Il go to the people ana M, re fe
what would be the action OF the sufragsts ever
though the people gave al an M 9
What was the result there? They are forcing thei
claim upon the LEGISLATURE again mis- winter, ans
appointed woman suffrage they Immediately ae,
carsi he Intention nS o. ,ba wsd Se the result
New-York State II the concurrent resolution we .
passed and b dIfa abe ors W Gue
tons. which should be the only ones 10 influence
/, is stated above that the suffraglsts Of New
York claim to have about half million nSnes On
their petition. At the annual suffrage convent y I,
on the reatVe size OF suffrage orSanzations in ne
there were only lsoo enrolled sufragsts in New.
York State. In the city Of Albany alone N oe
month, there were enrolled upon the ant!-suIIdsS'
lists more than five times that number. 49,,
No reason has ever been advanced sho"ins a.;
lively that women or the Staie Would pc are
held patterns for New-Y9rk, TIE history DRY. o.
great longing to see IL In force In New-York And
II Wyoming. with territory twice as large as ~
State OF Of SSSa T ess han ha of one Of he
smallest OF New-lOrks seconi-class cities, Is "hiI
i Is today Sra ha yesIS
itants has done we'll to not follow In the waSe %,
knows als sa SSSa tah Was Under Woman surae
from 1869 to 1856. when me women were az
chsed. What T. viii be now is only question nn i,
about 2ooO0O. it can scarcely. under the circum-
bs BE se np a SpMSok Tor sh
the women q the stae the unpf@san' fdsy
ai vo a;er to s is s9 to people
ton would entail Neither should any egS Sd
women lend the influence OF his name by voting 10
It to the people and wTq ns Wom SSs' Jour
n sase sa ,9 edsoray More than one hundred petit
wST5 DOR 10 Members Of the Leg
lature Others are coming nnr aal sunrag,ss IN
women should not the desire of the silent majority-
a majority OF many millions OF women-i influence
our legislators TO give an overwhelming defeat 90
the concurrent resolution when II IS again nrousns
unp Until IL can be shown by sworn statement
hat majority OF the women of the State demand
suffrage no Legislature has the r'gst to submit tns
With the abuse OF the male suffrage Will not deem
IL wise or prudent 10 double the atrocities that are
n nnerrence Let the sunragsts enforce the laws
already made That will keep them busy, and 10
Albany Feb %. 1926.