Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-15
Fie, Suffragettes, How
Can You So BitheIy
Break GaynOY's Notion!

trousers, but they do everything else
that a man does, and take part in
everything. How it will work out in
the end ! do not know,
And now. Mr.. Mayor. will YOU
kindly explain how the enfranchise-
ment of women can break up the
charming notion of marriage?
Wouldn't the most perfect unity be-
tween husband and wife be going to
the polls hand in hand, as Mrs.
Philip Carpenter said at the meeting
of h New York State Federation of
Women's Clubs, now in session at the
Hotel Aston, New York city? We hold
that the most perfect union is between
people of equal attachments.
Leaving out the question of the JUS
tice of the acknowledgements, how can
women be the equals of men if tine
big, broad fields. politics and govern
ment 1--WE put them in separate classes
advisedly) are closed to them? Wider
interests lead to wider knowledge Just
as truly as wider knowledge leads to
wider interests. Why not, then give
women a larger outlook upon life? Why
not let her mind as well as her heart
embrace humanity in general? Just
N-AN ACf - AioI ii III IL
will be for the men to sit in their own
morris chairs and discuss politics with
their wives instead of being forced tc
take a long walk to their clubs in search
of such diversion. And then when some
political opponent is a guest at dinner
the host can argue to his hearts con.
tent without the fear that he is rudely
discussing questions far beyond he
hostess's ken.
When it comes to spiritual equality,
Mr.. Mayor, won't the assumed higher
moral sense of the women tend to
raise the men to a higher plane of
spirituality or morality? Won't their
desire for cleanliness in all things ex-
tend to political purity and won't that
purity make for better government?
And then Mayor Gaynor says that
only 2 per cent. of the women want
the ballot. Well, the other 9S per cent.
is keeping very quiet. Congratulate
yourself, Mr.. Mayor. that, members of
the latter class don't come over to the
enemy. If 2 per cent. can create such
q stir we feel sure that 100 per cent.
could with a single breath change this
democracy into a monarchy with lady
rulers and gentlemen subjects.
I'VE assume lndl your
know where you all are, and that,
strong-minded as some of you are. we
have no doubt you are mere with your
husbands permission, and that makes
it all the easier for me to say that in
behalf of all the men of the city we
welcome you here and are glad to see
you" concluded the mayor.
We also assume that the wives know
where the husbands are every hour of
the day and that when they go to the
club. to the ball am or to a friends
home for a quiet little game of cards
they so armed with a little manu-
script:
This is to certify thai my wife
knows I'm out
Wake up Mr.. Mayor, maybe you
got ash-cans out of your head long
enough to talk. You said You did, at
any rate; but are you sure you got
them OUT long enough G. dust out the
crevices and look clearly at the facts
before you drew your conclusions?
And what did the mayor meanP'
asked one of the club members at the
close IL the speech.
She is SELL searching for the answer.