Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08
EQUAL SUFFRAGE is
B00STEDlN GOTHAM
BY v. A. WHITE
West Will Do Fighting Says
Kansas Man in the Coming
National Political Cam
paign; New York Minus
Quantity.

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New York, March S.-'T have 20
minutes IN which to be interviewed"
announced William Alien White.
IL can be DONE agreed the re-
porter.
Lord. yes" agreed the gentleman
from Kansas. n could fall out Of ~
story building In half the time"
What do YOU want to talk about3"
Politics." Il was suggested. II un-
dcrstand YOU think we do net count
politically here In New York;"
"You don't" answered M. White.
blithely. you think you 10, but you
don't
Politically New York Is q uegligi-
Bile quantity. Particularly In the pres
ent presidential campaign That bat.
tie Is going TO be fought IN the west.
You VIII only hear the echoes Of Il
here Anything the west gets out OF
New York will be net
"The west Is not counting on New
York for any political aid. II we
should happen TO get any II will be
Just 50 much net gain for us: unex-
pected, you understand: a surplus wo
are not counting on. do not want to
talk politics. and ! do not want 10 talk
New York"
"Mr. RooEeyelt2" was suFFestAd.
"N0r Mr.. Rooseve T." answered Mr..
White hastily II am a friend OF Mr..
R0osevolrs and I admire him yon
may PUT that down In paesing,--but
for goodness sake let's slide into
some other subject"
A.. NmfN aanfH
tho reporter.
"Hulrah. said Mr.. White. my long
suit Let's talk about women am
nothing hut the hired help ous whore
come from. ! have n woman man
aging editor, and q woman in charge
81 my advertising and my wife runs
the house after her own ideas"
"From which one may gather that
you are in favor OF equal Suffrage" Il
was remarked.
"Am I In favor Of equal sueFAge?"
reported Mr.. White. ~ should say [
am. Il Won have any black face type
in year shop set up my answer 10
that question In V
II am unequlvOcaIly IN favor Of
equal suffrage But mind you. one OF
the main reasons why want 10 see
women set the vote Is because what
politics can do for women. not 30
much what woman can do for politics.
Now. Sit still minute until / finish
and explain what ! mean This Is e;
There are more happy marriages
every day There are a lot more than
there were 2S years ago. In another
% years there viii be a lot more OF
them than there are now.
And the reason why tho happy
marriage rate n steadily on the in
crease Is because women are stead
ily improving They are better all
around companions than they were.
A man who is out In the middle OF
things All day long cannot be very
good friends with a wife who only
knows how 10 knit baby jackets and
tell the price of butter
mot that IL Ia not ali right 20 know
the price OF butter as well. Ny wife
does, but then she is on exceptional
woman. But woman does not have
"a be q good housekeaper to be good
companion; and 20 he a good compan.
ION Is more important when you are
married
And The more woman gets into
the middle Of things. has outside In
terestH, the better friends she IS with
her husband That II what mean
when | say Il Is not 50 much what
women can DO for politics, but what
politics can do for women.
'''rO be sure my wife Killed my vote
last election. But ! don't care. You
know women have the municipal ball
lot IN Kansas. But would q heap
sight rather any day that my wife
would XIII my vote than come 70 me
and ask mo which way 10 cast g."
"i3ut I came TO New York for n
weeks rest" he concluded. "And !
tell yen ! am q wreck. Why don't
they have a curfow around hereP
Everybody stays up tili the next day.
I'm way back around February II on
sleepn