The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-22

Pine men, with never a thought or acare for the
rights Of American women.
In respect TO any declaration for the en-
franchisement OF women, the party platforms
OF this campaign are all on a level. with the
execution OF the Socialist Labor, or Social
DeYdocra,ic which contains . PLANK dmm IN Iayo 81
all rights. would include the suffrage among
them, This Is To be commended. Many new
parties in the early days Of Their weakness and
women. All. without exception. when they
have grown stronger. have repudiated this
allegiance. Perhaps the Socialist Labor party
Mr.. Woolley, th. Prohibition candidate
fOi the Presidency, was very positive IN nus oI-
position 10, any ENDORSEMENT OF Woman 81
Bryan -four years ago held large campaign
meetings Of women, the, first time such a thing
eyer occurred he wiz, not Ge ps sInsn sSsr TO
reason for the belief that he favored the en-
lranchisemen of women, but In an lnterview
~ sh ,ss time ago ne aes Sa ndn ,ha1 oo ne give nSV sp n opin se%a"
which he has no opinion. The person who de-
a subject which has been aggres ,ively before
me public for ffty years stuliiIirS MS own
Mr., Mckinley will hav. to be judged by his
acts. When Governor OF Ohio he refused
10 recommend school suffrage ior, women.
During his four years a. President he has made
Ir Actually M appOlntlnrntS Ol women 10 10
liii"al Positions, 4 iew were. sent a. commits
%sioners aud delegates TO the Paris Exposition,
but only one with "A salary. When the National
Labor Commission was 10 be appointed every
EFFORT was made TO have one woman placed
thereon, simply to investigate the condii ion
of working women, but without success; When
the Philippine Commission was under con-
siderstion a large delegation of the most prom
inent women in the | nited States called IN pei
son with an Official request that he appoint one
woman commissioner 10 study and IMPROVE
The conditions nj InlIlDllth women. MS WAS
not done.
The last Congress created a new. Board of
Charities fer the District OF tolumhia TO be
composed Of Aye persons appointed by the PreN3
ident. whose duties should. be to inspect and
supervise institutions in the District
The %won,en's ORGANIZATIONS Of Washington,
inspired by the hope that a woman would be
placed on this board. united In rerommending
q. taxpayer, Interested in charitable work.
OF good Judgment and unimpeachable char
acter, The President has !nst named ms
one negro and two other men no woman.
These men will now proceed 10 supervise and in
spect the orphan asylums. the day nurseries,
the home for friendleSs women, Nc,
Theodore Roosevelt, Republican nominee Tor
Vic--President always has been n supporter OF
woman suffrage, with the courage of his con,
victious. He recommended II in his inaugural
message as Governor OF New York and never
has lost an opportunity OF giving his influence
in Its favor.
Senator Hanna, chairman Of the Republican
National Committee, Is opposed TO woman
suffrage and TO women In politics.
Senator james X. Jones, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, has not eN-
pressed himself. but In the vast majority of
eases the husband reflects the wife's opinion
on this question. or she reflects hia. Mrs
Jones was interviewed nj the Kansas city Con
vention by the Philadelphia Times reporter
and is thus quoted.
4 do not believe In women's rights as understood
and advOcatcd by many women OF the West ana
North.
4 mean by this that | absolutely tisapproye OF
women holding political Offices. cannot admire
any one who seeks no,otirty on the footings with .
man. We women ran WELD a world OF influence,
but not BY assuming he manners, customs and 90
equations OF the Sternrr sea. hope from the bot
Of my heart that the women Suhragists will fail
In their efforts to est6b lish u woman suffrage plank
In the Democratic platform.
! do not think that many Democratlc women whose
male relatives east their votes for The Democratic
ticket adtocatr ina, soman's place Is at The voting
polls Or In a public once.
Mrs. Jones does believe that women should
be allowed To earn their own living, should
enter the professions. should have the highest
education. should be ambitious politically for
the men Of their family. and should keep them
selves we'll postedC?l in political conditions"
In short, like all the ANTS. she considers
that women are entitled 10 everything which
alread, has been gained for them, but should
have nothing more. She has other ideas also:
"Ot all the movements taken by women in recent
years abhor ,hr ever growing custom on Nomrns
clubs. II Inevitably ana lftiOcdbN thCs 10 an
for political honors. 1t is his initial ,trp
toward masculine manners masculine Ideas and
masculine pursuits.
The Federation Of Clubs should take this
matter ny NJ their next biennial, II is a ser-
Gus charge. Mrs. Jones thinks, however,
that 1t is all right for women to exercise political
power.
The majority OF votes cast In the United states
are Influenced by women, but not the class VINO Don
the derby hat. thr shirt front and vest o. a man and
insist lnon travelling on an even footing with thsI
own brothers aud sons. and whose husbands would
aeon lose. their chiIsliy TENDERNESS and Devotion,
which MAKE life worth living TO a woman.
More derby hats and shirt fronts on women
cali b. seen NJ any fashionable resort III one
day tAHa have been Ia evidence a all the sui.
frage conventions ever held. NerN few OF
the "-trung-minded women would wear any
thing So uncomfortable, aside from whatever
explanation i necessary to show why the
women who travel on an even footing" with
the men Of their iamil, should thereby lose
their chivalry and devotion. How should
women travel in a private car or q cabooSe?
Jones thus concludes,
Therefore. let US hope that the strong. brsiny men
Of AneTira will refuse TO grant the women the un
limited privileges Of descending 10 his own plane,
I believe In the higher education OF women, and In
some eases believe IN her adopting the professions,
but this line can be followed In a womanly manner.
which ran never b~ adopted By the women politicians
and women sufragists, who would stand In line at
the polls 10 ca II their own puny little vote, Hrie their
sister woman, or truly womanly woman. remains
In her home sphere 20 Influence the voters around.
II one thing more than another would be
likely 70 Induce IN" strong. 6rslny men q
be such an interview ~ this. Perhaps those
persons are right who insist that we should
eliminate men from this question and admit mat
the worst enemy OF woman Is woman; but let
the wiser and stronger element among both
men and women iDA Hustled nARPER