The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28


amendment Perhaps finding Its enemies
to be the same that defeated his own re-
election awakened a fellow-feeling. The
date for voting on the new Constitution has
not been announced
A powerful factor for woman suffrage
In New Hampshire is the Grange. During
the past year the State Suffrage president.
Miss Mary N. Chase. q university graduate.
has addressed 1903 Of it's branches on this
bers. in some instances every one present.
signed her petition to the convention.
II Is favorable to the suffrage amendment
that this great bocy is absolutely impervious
two have accomplished the defeat Of every
one which has been submitted to the
electors
The Grange from it, foundation has recog-
nized the equal rights Of women. Al its
last national convention. a few weeks ago,
it passed a ringing resolution demanding
the franchise for them. In Maine the women
are preparing to ask the Legislature for suf-
frage Tor tax-paying women. The state
Grange has "a 600 members and is the largest
ing, on Dec. II. over 900 delegates. unani-
mously, by rising vote, adopted strong
resolution for the passage Of this bill.
Women now have no form Of suffrage in
Maine. In 1887 a bill for full suffrage
amendent received a majority vote OF both
essary two-thirds. Several times since
a similar bill has passed one or the other
branch Very few States have more lib
eral laws for women II Ii one OF the nine
dianship Of children Women are eligible as
Justices Of the peace. registers Of probate
and deputy town clerks. They are serv-
ing as trustees and county -uperintendents
OF schools am public libraries, trustees and
physicians Of State institutions. 6c. There
ia hS.V ft,t, thavyv
have not only taxpayers but full suffrage.
The movement in Illinois TO secure tax
payers suffrage for women has very en-
couraging outlook. The Teachers Fedora
ton and the State Federation OF Clubs,
having united with the Suffrage Association,
a strong force has been created. Letters
have been addressed to the Mayors Of the
leading cities of the State asking an opinion.
and two weeks ago over a score Of answers
approval. Among these advocates we're
the Mayors of Springfield, Jacksonville,
Galesburg, Decatur, Crbana. Peoria, Cham
paign, Nation and Centralia. num-
her Of them go further and express them
selves a. thoroughly in favor Of the full
suffrage.
From ono point of view it hardly
seems worth while to undertake all the
petitioning, letter writing, money-raising.
lobbying, DC, necessary. TO secure simply
tIlS fragment OIL tflP SUFFRAGE, Dut from
another point IL is fully justified. When
belief in the justice of a taxpaying wonan's
having a voice in questions Of taxation
becomes firmly established in the mind
of the average individual, it almost in
evitably develops wider sense Of justice,
which would give all women a voice in all
matters which directly concern the welfare
of their homes and children and the com
munity in when their life must be spent
further benefit is: first. to women them
selves, teaching them how little is the danger
and how great the power in the exercise
Of the ballot; and secondly, TO men in shows
ing them how groundless have been all the
fears and forebodings which they have
cherished in regard to woman suffrage.
An illustration of the lack Of respect
which accompanies Acknowledgement has
just been given by the newspapers of Phin-
delphia. In Dayton. Ohio. Is a working
woman's club of $50 members. which re-
Gently appointed four Of its number to
visit the large cities and study the con-
ditions of women wage earners. A similar
delegation of men would have received
every courtesy and assistance from the
newspapers, but those Of Philadelphia
have found this one OF women only source
to them as -the reform wave from Dayton
and tells how 1t blew against the Ameri-
can Cigar Company's plant and was re-
fused admission a mixing Of metaphors
which only the humor Of the subject can
excuse. II these women represent a great
body OF voters how different II would be.
but who cares for the representa- of
an organization that ia expressed politically
by a row OF ciphers?
The Women's Single Tax Club OF Ceve-
land, Ohio, at its meeting last week in
the home of its president, Mrs. South
worth. was addressed by MAYOR Tom
L. johnson and several OF the ministers Of
the city. A resolution was adopted that
lin the name OF humanity they would
petition Congress to remove the tariff on
coal They propose to secure monster
petition for this purpose. This in only
another illust rat ion of the increasing par
ticipation of women in all public questions.
There il not one OF these. from the most
insi gnificant act of a local council to the
action Of Congress on a great national
issue like the tariff. which does not directly
touch the interests of women, and they
are slowly but surely awakening to this
fact.
large yarn manufacturing concern
offered two prizes for the hest ady's wrap
knitted out OF their yarn. The second
prize of $3.50 was won over 5000 compositions
bv the president Of the Dist riot of Columbia
Woman Suffrage Club 1t is to be regretted
that she did not win the first prize. but
ballot does not entirely eliminate the love
OF the knitting needle.
The courts have lust decided that a
woman cannot steal from her husba nd,
because the two are one and person can
not steal from himself Now husbands
can take their choice-either put up or be
held up. IDA Hustled HARPER.
pOIETICNI NOTES.