The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01
The CAUSE OF WOMAN.
o,rJOOK FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
~ NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Status Of the Movement Else~here-Curious
Ignorance Of the Fscts-The Franchise
for Taxpa,tnE women-Mr. Bryan
Hedges on the suffrage Question.

Ignorance OI inc hcts s"o ~ s""'e
for TsxpayinE women-Mr. Bryan
Hedges on the suffrage Question.
Among the editorials Of the week on
49,. ending woman suffrage amendment
~ Now Hampshire one In the Utica, N. T.,
n,,e-r,y saws -Of course, Miss Susan b.
Ebony Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. Mrs.
"a, uu.ted Harper and the others OF that
bunch are strongly stirred up over the
odyance the cause has made. One would
rtk 10 read what they have written on
Ts subject that woman suffrage had al
,eadv won victory in New Hampshire.
l. hasn't. however
No, many papers in the State OF Now
york where Miss Anthony has lived and
rorked for seventy-seven years. would
ro,er 70 her as one OF bunch There
ara no women worthy q being included
sven thus with her. The editor OF the
obs,r,,r would have difficulty in securing
s,,bcr written or spoken proof Of the above
.sssr-ion. Miss Anthony, the most OPP
,irnistic Of women, never once has declared
terself sanguine OF success in New Hamp-
.nire. but has spoken only In a general way
n what a splend thing it would be, and
her friends have said they would be willing
N suffer many defeats In the future II she
oould hut live TO see one victory In New
England, the place OF her birth. Mrs.
cbannan Gait, the national president,
has never, even in private. expressed an
assurance that the amendment would
carry She is simply doing her duty in
making the best campaign possible under
tho circumstances. Assuredly in this de-
nartment there have been no prophecies
~ victory. When the amendment was
first announced the. Womon's journal OF
Boston. which is high authority, said
INTO this time whe rever q su frragc amend
rnsnt has been submitted to the voters the
suNrssists Of the State have got their hopes
un and believed that IL was going TO carry.
no matter how clear the improbsbility might
he Their disappointment has been In pro-
nortion II is to the credit OF the New Hamp-
shire surragists thst they are not bilnded
nv false hopes, but are able to look facts
4, fhe fsca They propose to take advantage
NJ this great opportunity for all 1t Is worth.
and TO have Q magnificent campaign OF edu-
cation II II is rightly improved there VIII
h. thousands more sLffraEists in New Hamp-
shire by the end Of next March than there
sre now.
The Child Labor Committee OF New York
reported few days ago that about $1,000
would be necessary to frame and push
the amendments to the pre- sent law Tor
the protection of children. II this amount
is required simply to create a public senti-
men, powerful enough to influence a leg
stature on a subject which already has
almost universal sympathy and support.
how can the suffragists with mere fraction
Of this money be expected TO do the actual
legitimate work essential to carry at an
election a measure which meets with so
much opposition as that Of the enfranchise-
ment OF women? There are very few OF
the Northern States which have had 30
little organization for woman suffrage
As New Hampshire. For some mysterious
reason the largest corporation In the State
is anita gonizing the amendment. The liquor
element, which even now has very slight
toothold there, is not likely to approve
OF the proposed new and probably hostile
electorate. Even the women's club move
ment there Is extremely languid. The
strong conservatism Of that and adjoining
States is proverbial. Is there, then, any
tenable ground for feeling sanguine that
less than a three months canvass under
such conditions will secure the necessary
two-thirds vote for an amendment which
would confer the full franchise on all the
qualified women? A victory. under the
crcumstanc would prove that the day
Of miracles is not yet past.
II is remarkable how mu ignorance
exists in regard TO the present status OF
past week a university professor ana a
member of Congress have declared to the
writer that women possessed only partial
suffrage in Colorado, while United States
S,nator has asked If there were not two
or three Western States where women
voted The Omaha World erdid recently.
IN answer TO a correspondent who asked II
lomen had any suffrage IN Nevada or
Montana answered. Not In Nevada, and
3hooi suffrage only in Montana. Ihe
III state Constitution OF Montana, In 1884,
provided that property owning women
tiiuud have also a vote on all questions OF
taxation And yet there Is only the Gunner
OF one State between Nebraska and Mon
tdna And 80 a paper in Cedar hapids
sald in an editorial lately: we believe the
WOMEN vote IN a few Of the far western
Statcs A. a matter Of fact, there Is Just
onr state between Iowa and the group OF
four where they have the complete iran
chi-e. These Instances certainly prove
that some statesmen and EDITOR do not do
much reading on this subject
Ihc TN ago RsCord- rQld, winch " very
friendly laid editorially a few Gays ago:
WITH the exception Of the properly fran
chi-e granted la New York In 1901. the
woman suffrage movement has made no
h-adway ~ lar a. legislation H. concerned
slAo" the adoption Ut equal suffrage NJ
Colorado ia 1885
IN 1874 the Legislature 81 Ohio granted
.'A.H. outrage 10 all women, and Iowa
sd', vote On municipal bonds. la 1873
The .pils,l ulloual convention ~ Utah sub
mated iu IN" voters an article conierring
ih' iuil franchise on women. which was
Ai"p'i ~ s.ui7 ayes, 2,esl noes, Ia"
.a'Ir Jrai the l. gi,!atur- ~ Idaho. VAIN
"hF lNI Dissenting, voted to submit
tiH Iu au.eutu.rut To the electors, which
,,rI.I b. 1850 by almost s.OO majority.
L. -, 10. ls,ui.lana COnsli uiional , on
"i.lu say" taHpay.Ts suffrage Ia all
p.PrN -uAnlng ~Onsn. Ibu-r 81. ,hr
W .I' an salnt -ino- lhsJ. There ~As ai.o
- Is.a INr artlun "a th" extent ~ subinliiiaE
amendments d. taiiioTnia IA lsss, ln Nssl-
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