New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
THE CRUDE SUFFRAGIST
Methods Hoydenish, Says Correspond
ent-Woman Hash ( Found Herself.

TO tho Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: ] am indebted 10 Mrs. Penncld for
her admission TO your reporter in Mon
days ISSUE that the suffraglsts had ADAM
doned reason and re3ortcd to charm TO
gain their converts. and ! am not sur
prised 10 sec il stated later that their
most enthusiastic converts were among
the very young. In fact, IT is the essen
tal immaturity OF the whole propaganda
that Is ifs outstanding feature In the eyes
OF many. and this may be the reason why
many people, especially among the men,
find Il 50 hard TO take the movement
seriously.
Is it not true that though there had
been women I'm the world for some time
(and womanhood is n tolcrably old In
stitution). Woman. spelled with capital
and taking herself deadly seriously, IS
still quite young indeed. I'm the adoiescent
period? Hence the bumptousness. the
naive vanity. the pathetic ovcrcon'dence
IN herself and the conflict between sex
antagonism and scx attraction. which arc
associated with the adolescent youth Of
either sex. and which We zee expressed in
one or another phase OF the woman move
ment Of the present time.
Take. for instance, tho militant suifra-
sette-how like her reasoning and be-
havior to n hoydenish girl % fourteen
We sec the high school frame Of mind
repeated in the attitude OF mental SUI
perioritv assumed by the leaders who
think" as they are 80 fond Of saving
and now We come TO the debutantc stage,
with rs fondncss ror the front seats I'm
rho box. and all the time. Ike their
charming but crude type with sidelour
glance nj the mon 10 sec how they arc
impressed
Woman Is growing up, and some time
she will find herself but meantime the
process will be retarded rather than
helped by these ideas Of the suffraGists
and fcmlnists
Mrs. Pankhurst. I'm the best auti-suf-
frage lecture I ever heard. said that the
early pioneers I'm tho woman movement
held some theories witch later genera
tons found 20 be unnecessary 10 woman's
true Advancement. For instance. We now
SOC that IL was not necessary 20 adopt
mans clothing 20 order 20 compete with
him, Capital Now go only one step fur
Their and admit that IL Is not necessary 10
adopt n mans methods and standards To
come 10 our own. and YOU have conceded
almost the whole anti-su0rage position.
Tho Womau's Suffrage party r. largely
composed OF those who have Inherited the
outworn tradition OF the older suffragisS
or who. ~ prcIudlced or IMMATURE th,nk-
Ins. or 40 thinking AZ all arc s:ill bound
70 the man ideal % power and service as
tho standard Tor women
We shall never come 10 our full devci-
opmeut uu We cast this antiquated no
ton aside and evolve Tor ourselves wholly
independent ideals and have tie courage
to pursue them. The man ideal Is MAG
uifoeut for men LIt 50 - ursuited 20 Oh.
genius. ard We shall oulr make ~ our
selves feeble limitations OF mon iI follow
Ing &c. For myself. ! like Tie woman
ideal scr forth ry Dr. salubv in Woman
and W0manhooo Woman - Tho mother
soul 81 the universe and whether rs
physical mother og rsychical mother. IN
this beautiful relation " love. sacrifice
and blessing .l, achieves her widest IN
nu4uce aud her, highest development
H.
Psac,daIe. r. D. sept o. 1872