The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-08

DANNo NNNI " WV w '" ~"
.urd -nd , rfs,r nnis Ass,rs, wsssen.
.. 1. rrrhabl. hat not one man In Tho
,st states hesrt ~ rad President
.rI'- n~-orstion DIV addr- 1T
,,t,-.an v,thCu, a, tsrrnining In hi> own
- 81 .,hst he woult vote for ~ aSsin-t
49,, .,pnld he h. q Candidate for rvalsc-
a., Ihrt 10 mans way ~ showing We
.,r,,va ~ di.spproval of public mrn
a, msssur-- Ru' -upruse hat III any
~ S,r., -ay vas. 4 shall us- nv irt,r~rt
,,a..rc. ,cs Tor ,gatn~t) him Y ~ 10 non-
,.,cd f,r the Presidency. and ! snail cry
a. ,.--uadc 'ho wom~n % nv family and
a. .h,-A ~ nv acquaintance IN 60 N the
,ol, ard c,st their bsiio,s FOR for aG,inst)
Kim They nav prefer TO vo'e their own
ocr,'-lon. I'M, anyhow I shall, do a large
.r,,r, - 'alt'ns.'
vsvidn't that ls .iat' Wouldn't u be
.An.usts1 Wouldn't Il L. kunallRtIng1
vi II VouId represent exactly the sftion
,t uous-l IN the year ut our Lprut IpO2-
ru.ltinn With whirh they arc arked TO
i. ~,,nttrlv satiSned. which they are assured
h fully equal II not q little superior q" that
Occurlgd by men: a frgas many o,ns sa
nav >leyr all sorts of other things men
rel tL.m-and then frequently wtsh they
IaIrt. A AtaD number. however, re-
rudia,e sUch n fnllacy, and this nunbeS
I. nridly Increasing. They ara ~thoroushly
onyircsd that they could do MIR. Roose-
Wi, AID the rest of thu tiok.t IA vast. deal
mor~ good Tor HARM by putting a =
10y into the balb1t-lOx on election
cav than by prattlins "a their male via
'iy,.. and fTlcnd- on the ruh lcct during tho
,artaign. 4 nan will I'D u rather duh-
clIt ~ answer in the negative this question
nm a woman. II ! can Influence you
or YOU can " Nusnce me in ~favorof a oandi-
,J,,,. wouldn't IL Lelp him twice as much
\, We cnuld cas' two votes for him instead
~,for.y' G-ant.d that q wonian's POLITICAL
irf'uauce Ia AZ strprs as tho. a~nti-sunrs-
rls,. claim Ia proposition which makes one
Ami cl. IL cannot DO any more thnn cause q
man - ahaudun fis own Convictions and
vote her, and In a cas- OF this kind ono
would naturally suppose that both would
l.. ANXIOUS To double this powerful In
NSw. 4, NAV well ~ bslievod that there
wa no' onr woman who rad President
Ro,-avrlt- zIsSach. dealing with Inc most
lmvir'ant ISSUE bafor' tho country nj proc
sut. WIN di not long for tho power 20
c%1ntipc or 70 d",pose tho present Admin-
i~s,r.ti,n "a the cxtant al least II rrgt-ter-
ing her opinion nd having IL counted.
And vhy sl. ull women not havo this
privilege There has not been q step from
H." initiation 81 the war with SPAN To the
consideration ~ tho bill Tor civil RONeFu-
meut in ,ha Philippines which has not as
vi,Auy cuncernsJ women a. mon, and
they will profit or lose alike In all the future
c1lsNlu.T.- Why should women he forced
{, remain dumb AID inert through u all7
Not long 9 the Indianapolis snnns
save ~ an important reason ior MOI grant
Ig woman suffrage the following
there would remain morning. Ia this line for
women 20 dispute about And this would
take away a vast source 81 Satisfaction rom
,rsss il Is very probable that, the vomsn
sho s,ntto yo,. get great deal more .st1s-
milne 81 The iniustice That, Il done TO them
than th"y would derive from voting.
shou, he same time the Kansas city
and hcr ~co-vorkerS havc struggled with
Congr~s-,a IN the nat forty
year4 In their effort 10 hayp the right u
strrrase extended "a vouper The same
amount of energy eTIcnded IN Gthsr d.
Canal. Tho Pacific eeble and a ~douhle-tnck
railway from Alaska to Care Horn
This :. indeed. true. " would not be
possible 70 put into words tho material
much ics- the moa~l-progrrs- which thess
women might have accomplished IN those
NOR than two Ncpre yrars III" men OF
,his country have n tcrihlc ain IN answer
for In having comrsiSd its ahlast women
70 spend hall q century IN the struggle TO
sec1Ire their liberty. II has been a sin
no. only against tho women themselv~s,
bu, against tho nation also. which has teen
dnvr'"d during oil this time 81 one-half
i's y n'al and moral strength. Whatever
NAV 10 the prejudice against the enfran-
chi-rm.nt Of women. no n can study the
records 81 'he Pact ffty wars without per-
~iyins that It's advocates hav" trcn tho
s'runge-. and most intellectual women -
The who would have tnen q
trnrendou. forcr in any Undertaking.
ney were sufficiently wise and far
sains. however. To understand that n
voice IN he government u the fundh-
mental power, a know cSfee In which tie
m1-..s II women are still ~lamentably de-
fcient And ~ such women for several
gruerstiun- have put aside every personal
ambition. every opportunity Tor plnoc
end profit. to devote their energy and
alili,' 10 a contest which Ia not eaualled
H. all history,
In The ligf, ~ ,heao facts how utterly
punrile. illogical and unJustifahle 10 such
q statenent "a that Of the indianapolis
Sert.rsL that " tho hight were granted
for which these women have ~ long SON
tended they would find themselves with
10 object % discussion or employment,
l. II rot most reasonable 10 SUPPOSE that
women who were capable ~ such per
Sstent devotion 20 a principle, such heroic
work. would ~ moved bv the same spirit
20 utiiye the power ob,sined at - great
q r-ioc'
Tie world to-day hns not tho fGlnt"st
ono p'!on of III. immense force which
~ 10 brought into action when the en-
ergias q women nrr given full expression,
They NAY not build a Pacific cable or a
~ lruad from Alaska TO Care Horn -'here
Wi alWsvs IT, men sufiC!cut for auch enter
U--s -tN' hoy will enter into N" vast
md lui'e a. important field - education,
clarifies philauthrup'"-, municipal INFORMS
arf civic improvements. which men havc
ls.r irving 10 CnrTy forward in addition
- 'hair Immense mrtcual undertaking.
T. such cfprs thev will rl' h. ne now hhlf
squUrrd and wholly ~drI-r1ert, hu' viii
CONTROL tho necessary means and aCt with
"a. authority They will labor no harder
Nan u p do now, but IA" suits viii be
u.u'"lv groi"r.
AL H. That future tlmo, when women
a." relieved from tho paramount necessity
a. JI.1iirg Tor their own lights from Tho
% %. llaiforin, 'hoy can usc their brilliant
g.. & orltnry In hchnlf u 'lr u'hcr living
questions - The LAY Think wha, Il would
hhv" t-cn 20 a political par ' durirg the rar'
years 10 have In every %carnIaign The
ml'.hls-. ~elouucncs ~ Eli,hieth Csdy
stanton. Susan Il Anthony ard Francor T.,
Willard l. vaF Naid many 'iWce dur .ng tho
Fur-oer convention m Washington last
Nii.r tia, the addresses ~ Nfs Carrie