New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
WOMEN HEARD At ALBANY

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ont renresentation is tyranny" they spoke
not of individuals with ineNtricapie inter
ests in common but of nations WIN sCaICe l,-,,
T. single common Interest. tI,usu ~ pr 30
conditions " would be as intelligent 70
say. Representation without tsxs,lon ne -
tyranny" and disfranchise the Door, ~
the suffrsgists really purpose IN ~ Iii'S ,,o,a in
cratic age that my fsther uI, sEH Yfrqtnis ard
Kentucky. as well as in New YORK isst ~
he unrepresented where ne u taNsu =. -
they suggest that the man WIN torty 49,. 81 =
shall have forty votes and the nat tesl9rut
one? Or. shall no one pay taxes who does
C,ur governr1ert is not founded therefore
upon property. but u Is founded upou W o,s
as is ALI democratic government M ~
Is not 2 voice but command ana WotiI.n Wl-,
could never enforce their commanus az M -.
sny masculine opposition. Ihey CI9i Coui1 ios "
aven dsnoeit their hallots with hdnulul VI
men determined that they should NOT 40 80.
There is nothing dignfied or womdnly IN
2 -uffragette scratching ana hl,ihsllIS ,hllIS ~ -,
Tor nav There IS nothing diEnlned w anN
/ r-or,an's threatening or USING torce' pn
/ the ,or-rarv 4 YOU thrust US INTO tiiis
] false position because of the clsrnoI oI
r,iroritv va feel that YOU VIII lSsSen duu
/ debase our dignity and our power lot @ood'
/ Vo,s Would Lessen Opportunity.
IN sneakins against the bills Miss Mar
paret g. Cummings, member OF me
| National League for the Civic Educatlon
| If Women and principa Of the recrea-
| ,ior centre under the Board Of Education
/ of New York City. expressed the opinion
tbst the publlc school teacher would
I gain nothing by the ballot. She SAID In
part:
Their professional training and qualihcs
! tiorS give teachers their licenses ana tn' t
qualifications for promotion give the ~ IN
/ draase in salary The demand for nlSnel
I wages based on the increased cost OF ~
ing is being and Will be considered py lnt
Board Of Education. Because or tne ,, tIa
/ interests that she has now the tedcneI
/ tirna is nrettv well taken up, ana IN oroei
y 20 yote intelligently she would have 70 give
Z ,1orc time 70 considering things polltca!
and that would necessitate great VIE pu.t p!t
ing. therefore, the vote would hamper 90, .
the Individual teacher and the classes uh
der her direction. -,
J Ar present women are engaged IN busl,
ness both commercial and otherwise, and
| opportunity Is open to them, Inc VIZ ~
/ would diminish opportunity because ne
r,erso m with the greatest amount OF pohtl
psi information would get the better posi-
ton.
"A speaker on the other side said
Miss Leora O'Reilly, representing work
| ing,yomen. asserted that she was one
woman among nineteen men, and was
I treated like a queen. Turn the figures
around. one man among nineteen women
as we in the working world are up
against Then you will find the animal
az he 1s And We don't want 10 be
treated AS queens. We simply ask fair
pIav. AS for chivalry, well, we ride in
/ the subway
! The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, who
summed up for the suffragettes. also
found material for attack in the speech
| of Miss Cummings.
| Here is a teacher" she said. who
| declares that she has not time 10 become
acquainted with the civic problems of
| the country. This is merely a case OF a
political nonentty teaching political en-
titles their duties TO their country
What SuHrssists Have Done.
1
; Richard Barry told what women have
! actually done where they voted. lie
said in part.
! In four states women have full suffrage
/ vent there 70 md out the definite accom-
! nlishments OF women votes. Ny first Ster
| was 70 learn what women votes have
done for women and children. ON the state
/ nnent Of Eastern advocates for votes for
/ women" that in states where women nave
the ballot we could expect conditions that
! feet women and children 10 be mucn Get
! fer than they are IN those states ~herf
onl, men vote / nased my initial investl
pHfnre I went West sscertained that
! Oklahoma, the newest state was commonly
| conceded 10 have the best child labor laws
/ in tbie country. md the frst surprise came
| y-ben found that these laws we're com
| niIsd from rhe best provisions of me E"'
| ~ New YORK Illinois, Massachusetts, ONO
| JUisconsi, and Nebrs ska. and that Okla
bon,s did not 20 70 any OF the states where
/ ,,or,en vote 70 find model Vnen pro'ld
Inc for its child labor laws.
/ +, tuentv states where men only No'f
r., uonan may be employed In mo-
90 ~ the four states where women Not'
&c ,tere anv laws restricting the nour'
! ~ ,hor for woman employees
In thirty-eight states me satnlnss o.
! r,srr,ed women are secured ~ them anr
! .a,ot ne required bv lau (as can the earn
\ - - married mem for the support o.
thsir families Eight states nave no sucL
av. and Idaho, |nerS 1na of WGniT" tbsm "a's '''
/ ~. ~ tre strongest promises made r.
! -, .as,.1cates for votes for women Is th7
! ~ enffrase we're given them b. the mer
| - . ,,-o,Tld have the weapon N their hands
,ns ,ouid compel men 20 pav womer
p.e,s, uages Nv next Investigation wa:
! 80 &c how this promise had neen tulnll''
/ ,n the four states "here V'nl-I ~
,oted fourteen. fifteen sixteen anu iorF
"n- Eo,, San hire plenty of girl stenosrapher'
! - -, - school in Denver and Salt Lake
/ go. for q ana - week o. Csnhol mr.
/ ~, lie sreenest hoy for less than y % Z
/ - rho ratio OF male 70 female wages
! ,o,de nrattv generally throughout th'
TS,Ie of skilled lanor The cash girls and
/ ssIes sirls Of these we cue dL+ PSiu = =
! - ,a-,r.n1ent stores II Chicago
! ~ i,,te later. IN one Of the most s1ciu
J 49,. roIlirz places. 1 talked with one OF 'n'
/ fiL - cfticisls IN Denver The votes Were
! nfn@ IN q garage Women Were driv
! u'lN- - their automobiles and were bein:
/ ~ utoi1.d - ~ the ballot box hv their husbands
/ ,-.tters fathers and friends All locke'
/ u1..-ttv orderlv and respertanlN hu' ol
| p-li -. etreet tWo girl worker, smfril.
3rl.ssad on vere seated N carriage. VIZ
49, Zee, poisAd on the opposite seat mn
tinz the csndy lnst nanaep i,at,ipg srt ann m
aii. Ila ,,,,h everv male hanzer-on mat cam'
/ alonz -, . toot halor the surface
] -flu ln.,,cn y1,fviug IN politics helps any
ma ,n, he has no real knowledge OF m
snb,eet T ,, In this election abou, thousan, n
Women being psG. q, SosEeS ibe Ind noI y y
Nor ~ E.verv single one OF these Wome
lf'Te ron1ething-that indennable some
,,'i,s hat ought 70 set her apsrt ] woul
/ lul'l- Ia-o think of letting M VIE or dsugh
no fil"l hsra 10 work than / would thir
t,tIps poison into the kitchen. Noms
OF lfh in tbte state IS Joke. when ~