The evening world., 1908-10-13

here. What right has the State OF NeN
"Of course" Dr. Sears conceded, TN
admit that 1 don't expect to be allowed
to vote at this election. But II we WIN
our test case on the point. as we eN-
pect to. It will mean woman suffrage
in every State of the Union. For SIM
liar point could be raised everywhere
that women are not allowed to vote
80 that women will in future nave
to go West and establish residence 10
become voters, just as they Go al pres
or- 20 become divorcees?"
Funny, Says DR.. D5ars.
Exactly" said D. Sears. Then she
smiled reminiscently. Our visit to one
of those registering places was ex-
tremely funny" she said. 1T was in
a barber shop, and as the large body
of suffragettes entered the BARRIERS shop
all the BARRIERS paused with their razors
poised in mid air, and one poor man
with his face all over soap called out.
My God, what's this? and got
mouthful OF lather for his answer In
that place they refused to register US
as voters, and the only answer we re-
ceived to our arguments was Be
cause
Woman suffrage, though. Is bound
to come AS President OF the New
Thought College ! represent at least
5000 women who are in favor of 1t.
have always been a sufragist, though
Of course. my work is along other INES
But after l came TO New York l went
down TO the suffragettes' headquarters
N East Twenty-thlrd street. and Joined
them. have offered them the college
rooms here in Carnegie Hall for meet
lrgs every Monday night
When women are educated politically
their sons won't have to go to ward
men TO learn how to vote. Poiigics Will
be cleaner. A few self-indulgen women
may be opposed at present to woman
suffrage, but even they will wake up!
Talks Gowns, Not Votes.
II see that Mrs. Fish said in an inter-
view she was opposed TO woman SUI
frase. / think she devoted three lines
to the subject. Then she talked for
nearly a column on the directoire
gown"
But Mrs, Fish said" l interrupted.
that the best right a woman cal,
have Is a good husband!"
And what about the thousands OF
single women that pay taxes, or that
work for living? Have they no right
TO representation" asked DR.. Sears.
But it was really useless to ask me, be-
cause / agreed with her so Thoroughly.
Il have always believed in religious,
political and economic equality for wo-
men," continued Dr. Sears. 1t seems
very strange TO have to fight in New
York for a right / exercised as a mat
ter of course in Colorado, Why, my
daughter who was visiting me here and
who has just gone back to Colorado to
vote was perfectly amazed to find that
women could not vote in New York,
THE time is coming soon when they
will vote, however The women suf-
fragists are now starting the greatest
campaign they have ever waged. Wom
en- of all classes are becoming interested.
II we win in this State 1t means we will
win everywhere, and the ridiculous spec
tacle of woman's being a citizen in one
state and not in another will be abol-
ished"
Lady Cook Leads Fight.
The taking of DR.. Sears's test case be-
fore the Supreme Court Is only one of
many steps contemplated by Lady
Cook, who. on returning to New York
last week, declared that she would
spend. If nece-- airy, 100000 of her own
great fortune to insure the triumph OF
woman suffra~,
In the United States" said Lady
Cook. the Constitution provides for us
The question Is not Would II be ex-
pedient TO extend the right Of suffrage
to women but Have women citizens
that right by the Constitution In the
opinion of our counsel. Congress and
the Supreme Court can only decide that
in the affirmative"