New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
TO MAKE THE HEN VOTE.
WEST END WOMEN BELIEVE THEY HAVE A
SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM
good attendance marked the meeting Of the
West End Womans Republican Association. held
Yesterday afternoon at the club rooms on broau-
vax- near Eighty third-st, Mrs. Corneha D Rooin-
con presided and the paper OF the day prepared by
1T Moran was on Our Affiliations with
JaDan Mrs Moran dealt with her subject IN an
interesting manner, and among those VINO par
ticinated in the discussion which followed We're
Mrs William Trafton, Mrs Solomon and Mrs .
Robinson.
The hill now pending in the Legislature at Albany
relative to establishing a State Manual Training
School for Girls spoken of favoraoly' ana II
was decided by unanimous vote forward a reso-
Iution from the association TO Speaker Nixon al
Albany.
Mrs Robinson stated that letter had been re-
ceived by the association embodying the following
suggestions: That since there Is an impression pre-
vailing that jury lists made out from the lists
of regular voters 1t would help toward getting the
men to vote if a rule established TO call the
non-voters TO the irksome jury duty. Second as
reward to voters 1t IS suggested that al men
under Civil Service law who vote shoula nave
slight increase in their salary. Third, that men
asking for licenses should be denied the same un-
less they voted the last election.
The letter OF reply prepared by Mrs Robinson
and approved by the club yesterday was as follows
Samuel Strasbourger Chairman Political Affairs
COMMITTEES of the Central Republican Club
Dear Sir: In accordance with your request we
have carefully read the preamble and resolutions
set forth in your circular dated Decene6 1S n ano
leaving the first proposition until the last, we de-
sire to ask in the event of the adoption OF the
second proposition what adVantage would aGcF & 70
women coming within the Civil Service law, VINO
ouired and having acquired the increased ntness
ability equal to that Of ner m p5 eT SlIu
centara TO her rating. but because she is not al
3aI to Eot Is therefore deprived OF the increase?
io4TG Honoejon e 8 To avoid complications it would
be necessary insert the word male TO read mus
ITO make it prerequisite that an HaIe PEI &
etc AS women apply for licenses. 1t would De
necessary to exempt them rom + 'aT dwnd 10 vote
non-voters since they are NOT an w ~ . o,,a son
Again would this distinction tend 70 the eUsa4Ii
~ the law through the tendency of men 10 OBTAIN
licenses in the name OF women because Oh INls eA
Lon I'd 70 YOUR first proposition we heartily
in accord While believe that those VINO 90
1Ia+ yota cannot be classed as good citizens, ex-
t noI fn'q i The case of women at the same be-
lieve that impose responsibility TENDS 10 ueEeiQp
good citizenship. In our five years experience III
cauva ssng the houses in various districts IN CO.
operation with the State and county committees,
have learned that much larger n nunlper @ Ilail 49, -
accounted for-men of average intelligence IN most
of the value or the suHraee, ail9 IN nm nm
tenths of the absolutely ignorant of the func
rant on OF of M Existence We have also found large
number of foreigners from good salaried places
down to the trades, making good ltvings and hav-
ing comfortable houses. who have been in this
cn1ntrv hfteen and even twenty years and never
We have found that women can reach these
in a friendly way through the family, and that
they in all cases respectful and surprisingly in
terested in the novel way employed by the women
10 instruct them and awaken them 70 a sense OF
luty. 1t appears to us. from our experience, II
provision could De made Tor intelligent and par
tsan mountaineering those in the several parties
with decided political afiliatiOns-could be placed
charge of such educational work extend
throughout the year and every year. that in less
than years there would be marked i'm
provement in the standard Of citizenship sufficient
to warrant a permanent provision.
AS association allied to the
woran's suffrage movement but stand simply for
the dissemination of Republican principles but
from our experience persuaded to believe
that with opportunity educational factor
woman is strong and effective ally TO any party
Mrs CORNELIA s. ROBINSON President
Mrs HATTIE OSTROM. Secretary