New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-05
SUFFRAGE ON PARADE
Husband Pleads. but Mrs. Rich.
ard Stevens Won't March.

In spite OF tho pleadings OF her husband
,vbo is she told q Tribune reporter yes
.ardsy. "an ardent suffragette. or suffra-
gte. whichever you like 70 call H." Mrs.
p;ctard Stevens. OF Castle Point, Hoboken,
,vu not march in the suffrage parade to-
,oorroy- So strong is her feeling against
The parade that che resigned last Wednts'
asv. az meeting ct her house, from the
roual Franchise Society Of New Jersey.
She was fourth vice-president Of that
society. which was organized Just a year
ago. also al her house. by Mrs. Clarence
Msckay. who resigned last month es presi-
dent OF the National Equal Franchise So
c,ety. But the parade isn't the only res-
son Mrs.. Stevens got out The fact Is that
COR a year she has been making en- earnest
vifelv effort 10 fall in with Mr.. stevenss
votes for women views, and size has failed.
ct never cared for woman suffrage"
she said yesterday. II think that half the
men ought 10 have their votes taken away
from them: they're not At TO vote; and 20
extend the ballot 70 women would only
make matters worse than they are now.
Oh. YES: believe women ought to have
voice in the management o. public schools
and things like that. but 7 can't believe
they ought 70 vote.
When Mrs. Escksy, who is my friend
came over here and formed that society
trey tust put mo in as fourth vice-presi-
dent against my VIII; but my husband
was SO interested and SO wrapped up IL
woman suffrage, and my sister-in-law.
Mrs Archibald Alexander. Is heart and
soul for f. that I made Up my mind to
please them II could. But It's no use.
And then this parade came alons. and
that settled me. I think It is so uudigni-
fed and so unwomanly for women 20 march
like that 1t will do no end Of harm. You
can't force men TO give you What you
want. I've found that out
MANY other women feel as I DO about
street parades. Such methods are horrible.
Why, there was a suffrage parade here in
Hoboken the other day, and some Of the
surragsts had their little chlldren-babies
out in the streets until Il O'clock at night.
Is there any good III thatr'
Mrs. Stevens says. though. that she Il
probably have 10 60 on having suffrage
meetings in her house.
My husband cares so much about it.
she said, mournfully. and he's such q
good man; hs has done so many philan-
suppose III 90 on being hostess al suffrage
meetings. We had two hundred srtra-
gettes here yesterday, and received then'
and ! gave them cake and tea, and Robert
Elder came over and made speech, and
my husband was so happy-at least he was
til resigned--but, oh. dear, do not think
women ought to vote and street parades
are dreadful"
Some OF the New York women who will
march tomorrow confess that THEN JudS-
Inent doesn't 70 with the parade.
III l had been asked In the hrst place
should have voted against Il, said NrF.
Frederick Nathan. leader OF the woman
suffrage party fOr the 10Th Assembly DIS
trlCL. "but WASH asked, ana lhe IdIauS
will De held. and [ think We should all
turn N and keep IL from being n failure.
feel though. that TO impress the men q
parade should be much greater III num-
s,ls tnaH Opis can p.-SlJ4t De. Indt -
why l consider IL an Unwisc thing. But
perhaps l am mistaken. Perhaps we shall
Dy marching atuac' anc con pee other
women ana get them 70 join U.s..
Of these is Mrs. james Lees Laidlaw, chair
man ~ Alanuat tau Tor me " oman az =
At 4 meeting yesterday ~ the tquG SUI
rage League. al the Hotel Ast0r, Vnele
she took part ia a mock debate OF suffrage,
she declared that any woman VINO
wouldn't give IL her name TO inarcn oush'
10 be ashamed.
iected." she said. Nonsense. March, and
your husbands vii be- proud Of you. Marcn-
ing IN that parade win be o. easy ana
natural as walking down Fifth avenue on
Easter Sunday 90
The banner O. me Political Equality
Association is 70 be carried m the parade
after all. IL spite Of the fact that Mrs ..
II Y Belmont. the president, wrote Mrs
tiarI1ot stanton Blatch that As an Or
gau!zation she ga net care 10 ,cn. The
banner. gorgeous crimson and gold affair,
now al Girs Bemonrs office, viii bc car
RED in q motor car by Miss May Doneiy
ana other representatives Of the associa-
ton.
All members Of the association who de-
sire 10 march with 70 are requested 10 be az
54th street west side o. t4uh avenue, az
3.fS O'Clock.
I'm spite % Mrs Stevens detection tie
banner Of tie New jersey Equal Franchise
Societ-- VII he carried and many OF tie
member viii march. Mrs. Stevens was
asked - her husband would be among
\. eu but She On'v laughed.