The evening world., 1908-11-02
Denies That Women Teachers
Have Raised a Cent for
Chanler'S Success.
\ POOR CAMPAlGNER.
Says Fathers and Brothers Will
Resent Attack and Vote
Against Hughes.
BY NfNOia Greeley Smith. .

Or. Parkhurst has hurled a boom
ereng BY denouncng the women
teachers In his sermon yesterday he
has made as many votes for Chanler
as II he were a Democratic PARTISAN"
said Miss Grace Strachan. president OF
the 1nterborough Association of Women
Tea to-day
II wonder Miss Strahan continued
~ DIR parkhurst realized when he
called the women teachers allies OF
gamblers, tlnt the Hart-Agnew bills.
while they made betting on the race
track punishable by imprisonment, cut
the fine for betting IN poolrooms in
two? Does he know that every expert
teegraphcr who was thrown out Of
work by these bills now has n fine posi-
tion in n poolroom"
Lost Her Money In Wall Street.
I've never lost dollar at race
track. but I've lost many dollars in Wall
Street. Gov. Hughes never said he
could not increase the salaries of wom-
Ell teachers in New York, because the
principle of equal pay, If sound should
apply equally in Rochester Albany and
all the cities of the State. Why
shouldn't the principle relating to the
| suppression Of gambling apply equally
| everywhere? Why not in Wall street
as well as at the tracks,
1T is not true that the women teach
ers have contributed to Mr.. Chanler's
| campaign fund There are over 12.oOO
| N
the great majority are for Chanler
When we went up to Albany TO urge
the passage OF our bill we saw Mr.,
Chanler as well as Mr.. Hughes. MIR.
Chanler listened to our committee with
courtesy and interest. and said he he
lieved In the principle of one salary for
one position, for which We are working
! Naturally we would prefer to see ms
Governor a man who represents us and
our principles
How Can Gambling Be Affected2
| DIR. Parkhurst said that for a few
paltry shekels-meaning the increa sed
pay we ask for-we had allied ourselves
with gamblers and crooks. As Mr.,
Chanler has declared himself not in
favor OF the repeal OF the racing bills
l do not see how gambling can be af-
| fected by his election.
AS for crooks? Well. the chairma n
of the Republican State Committee on.
ly claims Hughes's election by 1900
plurality. Therefore half the voters of
New York State-less 15,0Oo-are. accord
Ing 10 the Parkhurst definition-,.am-
blers and crooks.
The women teachers are not fighting
for money. but for Justice ! would not
give one minute of my time 10 an asso-
citation fighting for money only. Why,
we have said that n the Board of Ed
ucation should increase the salaries of
women teachers till they were within
half cent Of those paid to men for
similar work we would so on fighting
just the same. The Davis bill which
provided for discrimination against
women teachers in the salary schedule.
Is the only law on New York's statute
book that dIscriminates against women
as women.
Haven't Collected a Cent.
DIR, Parkhurst, himself. made an ad-
dress last June in which he advocated
giving the women teachers equal rec
ognition. therefore equal pay. Yet he
is willing to give his name to
pamphlet that makes deliberate mis-
statement concerning the women teach
ers. refer to one sent out by the City
Vigilance Committee, president, Frank
Moss; honorary president. Charles II.
Parkhurst, in which II is declared that
women teachers have collected money
for he Chanlcr campaign fund during
school hours, AS a matter OF fact we
have not collected one cent for Chanler