The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-02

whsrs thoy vote ever did a. much POLITICAL
work In any campaign, and none ever W.
20 highly oomplimented while II was oemf
reward, but for the welfare Of the city
this 10 universally conceded. But whether
] they asked for Il or not, II certainly would
have been q graceful thing and q just thing
70 have given some recognition TO women
ing Of Mr.. Lows and Mr.. Jerome's post.
election speeches failed TO show any special
appreciation OF the women's work.; they
were not invited TO ait on any platform OF
at any banquet table In ell the rejoicing
which followed the victory; In act tne
valiantly dropped out Of sight the night
before election and have not been heard oil
since.
but you lust wait until Mr.. Low appoints
the School Beard. everybody said. -ano
then the women win surely be ~cogniSe
Well, no has appointed it-a good big board
forty-six In .all-and not n woman
Forty-six men. good, bad me Indifferent
representing ell localities, all parties,
all creeds. al conditions, but not one woman
versity graduates, all the splendid teachers,
all the Presidents Of clubs, all the able
political workers, or that board.
Mayor Low then gathered these forty
six men into his ofiice and gave them jurts-
diction over the / 26S men n i0,eco women
teachers Of the city. He turned over the
children, also, In a very pretty sDeech.
which he closed by saying: Remember
that no child IL 40 insignificant as 70 %
beneath the city's care. It commits 70
your charge the education OF Us ohildreh.
II the women of New York CITY were voters
this board would be wholly composed OF
menu And n IL not most amazing that
women could be 90 stirred as were those oi
New York only a few months ago and could
=. 40 ys.t ~arfafn man IN a niC0.
and vet not feel a sufficient pride In their
own sex to demand at least an infinitesimal
representation on the school board OF their
city, did you divide your bon IONS with
your little sister, Johnnief,. Yes, mamma
You know she Is awfully fond Of poetry
Give the dear ladies' the notices and they
will be quite satisfsst
Two circ,imstanc, = are especially anus
ing In connection with the scrappy sum
frsge which is being doled out to women In
which the very men who have always been
opposed TO women's voting turn TO them for
assistance; and, secondly. the compliments
which are showered upon the women voters
by. the very newspapers which iought tnet
would cause them 10 forfeit respect.
For instance, a proposition to Issue 500 900
worth OF honda for a m~uch-needed enlarge
ment OF the public schools In Mount vernon,
n, Y, was Overwhelmingly defeated by;
made legal for tax-paying women to vote.
The philosophical men implored their
helm. they turned out en- masse and carried
the election. The same thing happened
In regard to water works at Tarrytown
a short time ago and has been duplicated
frequently during the past year.
The taxpaying women OF Dover, Del,
have n little local franchise which they
secured from the Legislature last winter
and AVE Just used to authorize the Council
to levy a tax for a public library, which
the entire election. There Ia not a news
paper In the country that has boon more
to women suffrage thar the Phila-
delphia Press, which has had column editor.
ials setting forth its baneful effects and
not vote. For several days after
election 1t had three-column head
lines over long articles eulogizing the women
who carried Il. They were the most re- |
lined In the city. it said; they belonged
TO the leading clubs, they were the most
hieh officials, their husbands we're men
wealth, and then there was such a lot
about gowns, palms and flowers that one
would suppose he was reading OF some
society function.
It's funny that the mon the newsps
DGIs 10 HON - ~ 49,
by this ground and lofty tum-
bling, but they don't.
The first State In the Union 20 give school
10 women was KENTUCKY, when
In 1898 permitted widows with children In
districts 20 vote for trustees. In
1885 ~taxpaying widows and splnsters were
TO vote on school taxes. In
1894 In the only three ~second-class cities
Coyington, Newport and LexinSton-the
right was secured for all women To vote
FOR h School Board. II has now been
that at the last election lsU
women registered 10 Lexington
only 100 white women. A bill has been
unanlmously exported 20 the House from
the Committee on municipalities 10 dis
franchise all Of the women In order 20 pre-
vent the colored ones from voting a
signed by 100 of the leading
women Of tho city has been presented and
several Of them have addressed the COM
but without avail. IL remains 20
be seen what action will be taken by the
In 1851 Congress establshed
a prooedent by DISTINGUISHING all the Gentle
women Of Utah. who had been voting seven
Teen years, h order 20 deprive tho Mormon
u this privilege.
The Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage Asso-
has recently addressed letters 70 .
81 ministers Of dlhsifni dsnoinl-
INMNAklAn AZ NAA8A 80 aas L
On ths question 81 woman sufraE.. he
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las ara unqualihodly la favor, ~ approved
" municipal, hoenso or some limited fonn,
am uhdaoldod and ~ opposed, Tho
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