New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Women and Work and Pay.


Congress. legislatures and city councils
are paid from the public taxes. and TO
their salaries every woman contributes
who owns a dollars worth OF taxable
property. and yet women are not allowed
any voice in choosing these representa-
tiVes OF the people None of these
bodies seems able TO decide any question
of consequence until II has appointed a
commission" TO gather up information.
and the next step is always 10 ask for an
appropriation 10 pay it's expenses. Here.
again. the taxpayers foot the bills and
women pay their fun share. although
never appointed on any Of these commits
sions, for IL is men only who have SUM-
cient knowledge and wisdom 10 serve.
but IN every branch Of public work where
men have made "A failure even to street
cleaning, they are calling on women To
help-always in positions without salary.
Women must not go into politics. be-
cause they are not able TO stand the eX-
element. but the dispatches told 81 one
man who died while hurrying TO the polls
In Florida: another who became so enthu-
siastic at a rally In North Carolina that
he had a stroke OF apoplexy; a third in
Ohio who became insane over his defeat
and killed his wife; a fourth who fell In
NJ while. cheering at a convention in
New York. and similar happenings all
over the country. At least thousand
women were campaigning for suffrage
during the summer. hut in no case was II
necessary 10 take along tank OF oxygen
TO stimulate their vocal chords In every
state masculine speakers were laid up for
repairs. but the only case OF illness among
the women was that Of an anti-suffragist
in Ohio. and il was not from physical
causes.
Political parties are afraid 10 have
women mixed mp In their campaigns lest
the standards should be lowered. bat two
Of the largest started out under the en-
blems Of bull moose and a houn dawg.
The Presidential candidate Of one party
scared the Indians Of the wild West al
most TO death by his contortions and
signs: refused the invitation Of the crowd
in Iowa to take off his coat by saying:
IL might not have on shirt; said OF
Senator Root and others. IF they had
come out with their protest earlier Lord.
how / would have slugged them under
the ropes and announced when he
reached home. I feel as lively as "A bull
dog" The Presidential candidate Of
another party declared himself delighted
TO be called Woody" and Doc" and re-
GREETED that he couldn't hold the train
because he was mot I'm Cahoots with the
railroad The Democratic candidate for
Vice President informed his audience that
he quit chewing tobacco because his wife
got up In the night and took the plug out
Of his pocket Former Speaker Cannon
further dignified the campaign by accept
ing a challenge to kick higher than any
other man.
The women Of to-day are bordering over
all these things and are studying the
mans government. They notice that the
first act Of each new party which comes
into power is 10 investigate" every act
Indignant public opinion they see '1nves-
tigation" everywhere going on and never
producing results They observe on every
hand procrastination, inefiiciency and nom
enforcement of law. And they find men
planting themselves on this record and
barring out women from taking part in
the government because they have not the
capacity for II; demanding proof that they
will reform all the evils which now exist
by permission of men. Yes, the women
Of to-day are thinking deeply: they are
reaching conclusions and they are getting
ready for action.