The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
ANTI.sUFPRA0TsTs OBJECT.
Their Protest Against . Woman Suffrage
Plank in the Republlcan Platform.

AnNe
Plank in the Republican Platform.
To THE NATIONAL rpr- BL1cAy CONVENTION:
The women Of the Uni tsd States who are op-
posed to he az tension Of the suffrage 70 their
sex desire 70 present their vigorous protest
against the Inclusion Of aso-oallsd woman SUI
rrage plank In the platform Of the National Re
publican party.
Ar extension Of the suffrage 10 a very large
bodv Of new voters is a serious s,ep and one
-, .ho,Ia -. ,aLon civ nrha, !, onn..r.
,bo, .,c cn, sn ., tension S, is p pessssarv to the cen.
sral welfare OF the community. or that IL is
u.Lxo....nao , % MAN, 10 hodr 90 o,,,..ns
CARED ior A'.n ao'oI IuSNoe y q pouy u q "heihs
rights by reason OF present disqualification.
Gu a, =. nrovad ,hat sitb.r ~ tb.ss rsssons
ooncernsds
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10 prove 'hH' We sehsru wenare oi 'ne 'on-
munlty would be advanced v women were per-
mitted 70 yots. Il would be necessary 70 show
A., - w,,id voi. mora in,eIli.sntIy or
ua' womeu sou.u WV" nD TnsSn VI
ground for such belief. At most il could only
souA1 ~, &C.,, haIv 49,
Do ehpSo'so MAJ us siea' oou' y Nolnen "
s,ions that control the political actions of their
$50 - =. a. -.
rs.nsis nw rs.'l, Of '% e1,snSins the sunrsse a. to
,o,,an uo,ld he IN double ,be presen, vote
"'AoA "Huu .Is a.. 49,
and greatly 'o lh"fsaSe Il sApen'e Ii 'aoo'
of elections.
Manhood suffrage in a government where
.,ahaa $3.50 Co. na.aa-
sn ,,,i pe s,us,,sinins ~. wn, Of h. majority 10
ruhi,h Az. minority must perforce submit Tim.
n.nun.s = .,ahls .ovsrnmsn, xhiIa hnu on
portunity is given for the expression Of indi-
yiduul opinion. In the end the opinion of the
majority prevails, because 1t Is the majority.
IND could e. aisb i NECESSARY ar y ,.S SSm r. s S1mp.,snS &c
women would be 10 introduce into the electorate
a vast pon-combatant body, incapable of en-
70 have a minority that could safely DEFY the
wishes of the majority, and thus the fund amen
TAI idea OF republican government might be
"A general or extensive participation by
women in POLITICAL life must seriously modify
the social unit OF the family as it now exists.
1rha dntIes ~ nublic life are not such As can bs
carried on in the seclusion Of domestic life.
The Hsrticipation Of men in public an airs is not
onnosed To-. but directly in line with their duty
Tangar. mhUrS ma attack If from the outside
and such participation can can have no such
Misunderstanding effect upon the home life as
,rorid necessarily follow a ike participation
mUT npameU ~
That the suffrage should be extended to
women as an br ros o5 a ans'' 'nteilisent minds from
'nT "a xorv word women" slg 2asts at once
eerthIh wbich dem,nd at the hands OF men
Wrrasnond,ng nrivijeges and projections, and
as time has Progressed these have been more
snd MORE GENERALLY recognized, and more and
an1 M IT. ,rea,s gtiven.' Speclal legislation for the
penent on "InTh, u h ~ u arnun N command
The support OF our most eminent and intelligent
sta,n.rap
stS,osn,ghm NV. hsan mora loud and eager for the
VII ~ ,bssa aaneciai privileges 10 women
eAIfnfpDn VI llrNt NtINSAoi l'''H 49, y, ~ 49,
than 'hJs' noiiticaI snualltv with men. The
ppn.,ion ~ these advocates OF this change il