New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
SUFFRAGE IN CHINA UPHELD
The Nine Women Members Of Republics New Assembly
Take Active Part in Its Deliberations

. each party has It's ear to the ground and
its eye on all the others to see that they
do not get ahead when the final race for
the goal can no longer be deferred. Tho
gods must have laughed when they saw
United States Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge presiding over the Republican con-
vention of Massa chusetts. and United
States Senator Elihu Root Sitting like
q craven image" according to the news
| papers. In that OF New York. while the
platform was read demanding that the
| Legislature should submit suffrage
amendment TO the voters. and Charles r.
Murphy, the Tammany boss. taking a
| similar dose of medicine at the Demo-
cratic convention Of New York.
Never before was there SO much need
of wisdom. self-control and political sa-
gacity among the suffragists. Heretofore
| what they said or did attracted very little
attention. but now every utterance and
act is noticed, and the newspapers and
| the public are not always able to dis
eliminate between new and irresponsible
recruits and those who are really repre-
sentative Every woman who joins this
movement should feel that she has en-
tered upon vital crusade, which she Is
morally bound not TO compromise by
speech or action. II is, OF course. I'm
possible to make every individual woman
realize this, but there Is no excuse for
those not doing so who hold any ofhcial
position. 1t is ridiculous to say that they
can take sides politically as individuals
and not as officers. Whatever they do will
be charged to their organizations. ana
IL they feel that the meagre help they
can give TO some candidate is OF more
value than their influence for woman
suffrage, they should resign their ofhces,
no matter how small they may be. or one
| thing they may rest assured-after the
elections are over the legislators and the
voters OF the parties they opposed Will
not forset their partisan action.
Aftermath in Ohio.
The women Of Ohio from the twenty
three counties which gave a majority for
the suffrage amendment have held con-
vention and decided to make two years
campaign before having their question
again submitted 20 the electors. which
they can now do by petition. This Is a
very sensible decision. for in the excel
lent summing UP OF the recent election
there by the state press chairman, Pro-
1eSSoT Mary 1IdN Z tNhf w. o
York Evening Post" she says:
None Of our enemies could have damned
the tide OF popular opinion IL the women
had all been as awake 20 the imnlinence
of the crisis as were those devoted thou
sands who walked In the Columbus cen
tennial suffrage parade. columbus gave
good majority In favor There is no
doubt that the women OF Ohio want the
vote, but there Is timidity and rear
Nothing could have been more salutary
than the bitter lesson OF defeat for the
conservatives, who sat back and let the
rest Of US work ourselves to the bone.
She then points out that before another
attempt Is made there must be active
local committees in every county and
hundreds of meetings held indoors and
outdoors till both women and men are
thoroughly educated In the principle OF
woman suffrage.
That master politician among women.
Susan B. Anthony, always insisted that
|, the suffragists could not hope 70 win
until they had the same kind OF an organ
ization as the political parties. beginning
with every voting precinct. She was
ahead OF her time in this as in many
other IDEAS and could not get the women
TO take hold of Il. but now the so-called
Woman Suffrage party. which had Its
origin in New York City. IL doing so. and
is extending the work into many other
states
Professor Peck considers that the great
est damage was done by the whiskev
ring. which spent money like water,
Hooded the state with literature. bought
space in the daily press and carried out
detailed and systematic campaign II
split the labor vote, part OF the working
men repudiating the action OF the state
Federation of Labor pledging Thorn TO
work for the amendment In the belief
that It would bring about prohibition.
This was especially true OF the German
element. Every labor measure In the
constitution was adopted. so the work
ingmen alone could have carried the one
for woman suffrage; tho leaders now
ever, were loyal 10 II:
'The Socialists" Miss Peck says.
spoke for US without solicitation from
their own platforms ell summer. aided
us wherever they could, and never asked
any Endorsement or recognition in return;
there never was a more unselhsh and dis
interested service offered TO any cause.
The temperance forces rendered the same
hearty and unqualified aid" but. she
thinks, gave some adverse votes on re-
ligtous grounds, as the suffrage move Ts.
Grange was loyal, she says, but many OF
the farmers considered their harvest OF
moro importance than the election. she
is in much doubt whether Il Is advisable
In a campaign TO try 10 keep the guf-
fraSe question apart from all other vital
issUesS and would like to 500 the expert
ment made Of working out q co-Qpera-
tive plan With all the forces friendly to
tons Il win be more, evident whether this
riap should be considered