The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-06
Suffraqettes Busy.


ence shown their propaganda by the
men of Gotham. the Suffragettes have
been slamming it into that portion Of
the population this week. Miss Mary
G. Hay, secretary of the Federation
Of Women's Clubs, put herself on
record as advocating the disfranchise-
ment of all men who fail to exercise
their franchise by registering their
intention to vote. The sixty-Odd
thousand who failed to do that this
year would be debarred from the polls
If the suggested prescription were
carried into effect. Supplementing
the advanced views of Miss Hay,
which have attracted much attention,
Mrs. Sofia Loebinger, editor of the
American Suffragette, yesterday
scored the sterner sex for it's sell
fishness, which she characterized as
founded on his sublime conceit. In
cidentally she took occasion to resent
the frequent criticism Of wifely OK
travagance by women.
Il WISH" she said, anybody who
considers the American wife extrava-
CANT would go up to the Domestic Re-
lations Court and spend day there
or else take little trip over on the
east side or to Greenwich Village, and
see the thrifty, Woodworking, self
sacrificing wives of the poor.
The trouble with these critics of
the American wife is that they con-
fine their observations to the Broad
way restaurants, and then generalize
as to whole nation.
But how can they, when man and
the law deny woman any RESPONSE
bility whatever, and man arrogates
+I,D -irrt,L - o;v,l- 60 h1r
she gets ten feet away from the
kitchen sink? Every wife should be
the business manager of her home.
but how many women are? How many
wives are permitted to rule even that
small uninteresting corner Of life that
used to be called woman's sphere?
The business manager of a home
should have a fixed housekeeping al
lowance, and, more important still,
she should have fixed and adequate
dress allowance SO she will not be
tempted to shave the grocery bill or
cut down on the meat when she needs
a new hat or pair of shoes.
The man who does not recognize
his wife's right to a fixed share of
his income for her personal needs,
and refuses to treat ner as real
partner. financially and in every other
way, has himself to blame if she is
irresponsible. Responsibility has
never been one of the strong points
of parrot in a cage or a trained
mouse.
There is certain class of prcfes-
sional man whose wife has to be ex-
trayagant. 1t is not ethical for doc
tors, lawyers, or even brokers of the
best standing to advertise. E.ut they
can and do convert their wives into
walking advertisements, or, as. a pro-
fessor out West said not long ago
into sandwich women of their hus-
bands prosperity
Andrew carnegie got back the other
day from his annual summer pilgrim.
age to Skibo Castle, and is looking
ahead with keen interest to the gath.
ering Of the clans at the ST. Andrews
Society's dinner, November so. His
last journey across the seas was his
one ihundredth voyage, counting the
first one he made some forty years
ago in the steerage of one of the
old packet ships.
Although a good number of the
members of the St. Andrews make it
pracuce to attend the dinner in
kits the possible appearance of the
steel mister IN that picturesque garb