The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-08

DR.. Harvey Washington Wiley. chief
chemist Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture. and the modern Encyclopedia
Americana" favors woman suffrage
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley. in addition, ia
vors certain limitations to mems right
to vote.
Or. Harvey Wiley also thinks the
schools OF the country are in need of
reformation.
DR.. Wiley Furthermore believes prohi-
bition will never eradicate the evils OF
intemperance.
Touches Many Subjects.
IN an address before the Elizabeth Cady
Stanton branch Of the District Womans
Suffrage Association last night, the emf
nent chemist made these and sundry
other statements. DR.. Wiley was booked
to talk on woman suffrage, but, before
he finished. touched on many topics close
~ or distantly related TO his subject
~ have worked for woman suffrage
for thirty years, and when you women
get votes I want to be remembered for
my faithful service by some high Office"
DR.. Wiley told his audience. I'm going
back to Indiana when the time comes
and vote IN favor Of woman suffrage. and
III do it with great faith. but not abso-
lutte certainty in the outcome.
7 come to you as a sympathizer. for
I. too, have been in a way disfranchised.
Since the time I voted for Blaine I have
not cast ballot my reason being that
my home is too far away 10 permit my
going. According 10 the Supreme Court
decision, suffrage is not an inalienable
right. Had you inserted the word sex
IN the fifteenth amendment TO the Con-
stitution, the right 10 suffrage could
never have been denied you or abridged.
First comes the question. Who wants
woman suffrage? The women do not
else they would have had It long ago
When they want a thing they usually
get il. ana they seem to be displaying
q sort Of indifference TO the present ques-
ton Men are not opposed to woman
suffrage; they regard it with indiffer-
ence-except those who conduct unethical
institutions. Liquor dealers do not favor
it, and that is one reason why I do.
Not a PrOhihitfOnIst.
7 am not prohibitionist, because I do
not believe that prohibition viii ever
eradicate the evils OF intemperance
There is a great deal Of difference be
tween temperance and prohibition I
want you women TO join with me in the
fight against adulterated liquors which
men drink every day A gentleman
drinks for sociability's sake and for
palatable Tefreshment. but those who
drink cheap liquors do so only 20 become
intoxicated. Liquor dealers and saloon
keepers unanimously oppose woman suf-
frage because women unanimously op-
pose the liquor traffic
and next 70 the saloons Of our coun-
try. the schools are in direst need Of
segregation. A woman should not be
compelled TO teach a class OF boys; that's
a mans duty. 7 think women teachers
should be turned out Of the schools. II
men can be found 70 marry them. Every
woman who earns a wage deprives a
man from getting wage in this country
Men ought 70 do work, and ought to do
all the work. too
Returning TO the suffrage question.
who viii be benefited should women be
allowed TO vote? There is absolutely no
use in increasing the voting population
unless benefits are derived therefrom. If
there are no benefits 10 result, we might
as well pair of and remain at home.
"Win a woman vote like her husband?
They seem to take opposite views from
them in other things. and viii this con-
tinue at the polls? If a woman votes
with her husband. the votes viii be two
TO where there was one before If she
votes against her husband, domestic infe-
hcity follows.
Argument Not Good.
''The argument that woman Will be
contaminated by going to the polls is as
preposterous as it is ridiculous. How can
woman who has lived all her life with
man be contaminated by single visit to
the polls to exercise her rights OF suf-
frage?
1t is a matter for deep consideration
from every point OF view-this suffrage
question. I am against It IL it means
the breaking up OF the family and dis
content in the household. If IL means
that our boys will be more manly: If it