The sun., 1900-08-12
TGE CAUSE OF WOMAN.
,vry TO BE MORE PROMINENT IN
Wo ryr CiuPAIGN THAN USUAL.
The, Nay Not vote. They Can innu'
''o .ss voters Their strength with the Fen
"a a, the Platform RecoEniEed-south-
u.frauchisement and Northern.


~ -, ea,h marty mobiliZes its forces and
SaF ~, inventory Of its available stock,
man ,,,os yidsnt that women are TO have
o''c ,,r.,nineu, part than ever before. The
81, woman Is so rapid nowadays that
,,,,, r,1rS may be said 10 mark an era
e,'. ,.,.,.-a.s She was much more In evil
-" t,,.rr M. campaign Of iso@ than In any
since that time the country has
thr,u,h awar, brief indeed, but sufficient
l,.,'ato many a home. TO stir the depth of
.n. raturr. to arouse keen interest
,,hn, matters and 10 inspire women with
u 'aa,.,.,s thl, they ought 10 have voice
,,, Wv ,Jw,,ment Of The questions growing out
and incidentally, in all others per-
-, government The issues Of the pres
'','',.- mi seem 10 awaken the moral sense Of
e" a,.l, paor., more thoroughly than any
II, have arisen s,nce the settlement Of the
- ,-,blsus resulting from the civil War
.,,,, those days a new generation of women
-. come into existence. far surprising all
,h,t ,re, adnd In education, IN wealth. IN capac'
~ .,-rIny money, IN executive ability,
,n ,mbl'ou and oeli-rellance' They have
",4I,-,,ly into every sphere Of action With
cha .n.!, exception of politics IL follows
,h,, ,,,!rll r,ur,, o. things thar sooner or
,,,.- vlna viii invade this dorlain also
r,-n,.Itpn,,'.,n>-'' -''olcrr destinations than
.a..,,h,r. and m a -nn,e, offers greater rewards.
Tss-o i, no essential difference in the nature Of
,,s, ,ql women In the latter there has been
.rst,rieI De, clopment which has led to The
hslI,, In a fundamental d~>imIlarl'r, hut none
s,,,,Ura ayl.', Differentiation on minor points
d,,t.la.s rha-e j.. and inclination in opposite
4r,,,i,r,. is the corhative tendency in men,
~, d,,l. ,,I tendency in women; but even
,ns.s a-e Iatorrhanselble, and there Is no
ab.,I,,, division. In all that goes to COLI
.,i,,.,s character there would be no vital diff
-, ,,.,,,au the two seVeS il both had had
,bs .ar.a u,,o ,r'un'in> for developing through
all the dse>.
In N, las generation or two where this
condition IA. merely approNimat"d. We see
~, r,.id Inc ut d,marcnlion in the pursuits
or life bral,in, az every point, and the hard
,,lS,., ol'hnc, II the two spheres becoming
din, and .hatuVy. If women are tntrudins
rr,p the so-rtlad province of men, no less
ava tho latter taxing possession Of work which
ma. hsen .e' apur, for women since the days
vbeg an orderly division Of labor began, Mar
,i,.a alyIy, viii moan in general bread win
ming for the man, home keeping for the woman.
and the vast ma oriry will continue To marry,
bu the wife Nl not necessarily he shut out
,-or, al .ntere,, and participation IN public
Affair.", and the unmarried woman will be free
n abnose he- vocation This brings US again
10 the point that women cannot much longer
be kent out ~ politics. The leaders in the
movement for their enfranchisement have
Laaa lusl.tent that they should form no politi-
cal alliances until invested With the power
And dignity of the ballot This is undoubtedly
the vl,e,r plan Tor the leaders themselves and
possibly iIr all women but there i q conNld-
cradle difference Of opinion on TINS point, ana "
remains 10 be seen how long the leaders can hold
in check those who among men would be called
the rank and ile
1t is very hard for women who have Just as
much interest as men IN the political outcome,
70 III In idlensss Throughout the campaign,
neither by pen, voice nor organllatlon helplng
the party whose sucCess they earnestly desire,
on all these three points Men themselves
ar no more systematinaly and thoroughly
orIant2ed than are the women OF the country
tha Nomans Council with a million and a
10000. the Federation OF clubs, with !
pArndp~ 4 !arScr In'n.arshlp, the " Nonian's /
Relief Corps, the Ladies oi the MaCCabees
and on through the liz, representing millions |
o. women These hold together, constantly /
aSnentng their hunters and increasing
for campaign purposes and bring an undreamed
GpJver into politics.
Woman strength " ith the pen and on the
patform Is universally recognized. some of
The strongest writer's Of the day are women
and many leader" for which a masculine
eiitor receives the credit is written by some
somln on the staiT, Audiences to-day would
h,hr listen to a woman speaker than man.
poylded the ability was euual. And yet one
Of The strangest features Of the present poli,i-
cal situation Is that the voices, the pens. the
reat organized force Of women are absolutely
Sorrns the earth to gather gp the elements
Tase two illustrations from the press de-
SSdT # Sioux = f indians. dan hitherto .franchised
sMd, u p the Government T.: having peen com,
eyrrlng th'r tribal relations and taking land
y aeyeralty, are at once invested with the
Franchise and will be factors in the Presidential
election this year. Capt. Z: II. Allison, who
"a. lived among them. has been delegated 10
Instruct them in their approaching political
voters.
Th,ir notions Of what constitutes citizenship and
Netesponablltes arising thereffom, are very rude.
LAige numbers OF them know nothing whatever about
understand that ballot represents an opinion his
nypuipoe TO 60 out on all the reservatons west Of
Ssn, aaf hSd s1s' .s.. Ss SleR Work
sul lase three or four months. shall give them
.ssns1aiy sem .ssons In civic duties and shall Try %
NE Cnled States
No doubt by election day they will be able
manipulate an Australian ballot with skill |
Gd Intelligence, and will bring to the settle
ment ot great national issues a much needed |
Wngment and discrimination.
me a,hsr press item relates that the Demo- !
oauc State Committee Of Kansas is 80 angry /
ao dl'sl'ted AZ the intention Of he Populist-
,I a4ow wonen to take part in the campaign |
tnat y has severed all relations and established |
new Democratic headuuuters which shall not |
or oesraded by the presence Of the feminine /
ssmsnt The despatch says the Democrats
make this a "pat,icoat" cam paign or the |
campaign
"a Atno,h'r grievance, was that the Populis,s
o urn state Convention There must be ~onle
ons dondna'ing spirit in every harmonious
...snrenuon' and a; there is not a keener or
br' ~br p,,niGal N the country than Mrs. Diggs,
nv mould -hH nnt have managed this one?
nu va. P0pll'tS had committed another un-
phionah.H Sin. The state chairman had in
,b1 me members Of the committe, tn bring
s,st, WI wiSe, 10 a meeting for The purpose of
.HlunV movement 10 organize Bryan clubs Of
women Throughout the State
III WIS m last straw with the Democrats.
. % rgS1, TTTe Etc gPfg SgS n! to .IPs pay s agent
tu,,iln', poles. Hungarians, Italians Turks.
tbnLIG> and men ~ every other nationality .
og ~ :, ,nt1 managed 10 ge' into politics bv means
-, M >,eorls". Nu' never should the proud
.nT2rd ~ the party be Sulied by organizing
'Na' ~ American women
s,IpN 'lh any ,uhrlsty Of logic or Sophistry
a, - .li'", solitary reason for this distinction
svo,. ne ,ni IN i7"' thpt all these men possess
. np" ana AL 'h h'~' women are disfranc hiSed9
X ,lpppS' Democratic women. insulted at
~ 1ni, r"pudlte their party and fv
th.,n, n-pIhH"an camp-vhat do they find
lait tbsrr r'r.uy w., me sam" conditions. They are
49," throughout q political contest in which /