The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-10-25

Third Term Candidate Was Con-
sisIeAiIy IAa.r Enemy Til
He E3Gdsl !.jaiT Votes.
COULD H.svE CAr,R.ED OHIO.
But Big Bull Moose Took to the Ver-
mont Woods-Noted Woman Exposes
His Change of front.
BY IDA Hustled HARPER.

His Change of Front.
BY IDA Hustled HARPER.
The Progressive party had its first
opportunity to show its loyalty to the
woman suffrage plank In its platform
when the vote was taken In Ohio on a
new constitution. Forty-two amend
ments were on the ballot, and all were
adopted except the one for woman
suffrage!
Ohio Is one of the banner" Progress
sIve states, and Mr.. Roosevelt expects
to secure its electoral vote In order
to do this a plurality OF the electors
must be ProgresSives, and they could
therefore have easily carried the suf-
frage amendment il al the others had
voted against it. rs the vote on the con
stituti0n WAS very light only few
hundred thousand out OF more than a
million who were eligible. Did he is-
sue any orders 10 this effect? Did he
say TO hts followers: Now, here is our
first chance TO show the women that
we mean business. OF course If we
win in November we will give the
franchise to all in the United States,
but just now we can make good by
giving 1t to those In Ohio, so let &very
Progressive vote for the woman suf
frage amendment" Did he do this
On the contrary, he completely ig-
nOred the matter. although he passed
through Ohio the very day Of the elec-
ton.
A Nv days before. at st. Johnsbury
VT. Mr.. Roosevelt had devoted large
part Of his speech to showing how
strongly he believed in the ballot for
women and how anxious fle was foI
them to get it. The question was not
an issue there or likely to be, but II
was a vital Issue in Ohio, to be settled
In four days. and yet,hot by spoken oil
written word did he show to the people
Of Ohio that he knew of it's existence.
Two days after the Progressive party
In Ohio permitted the defeat of this
amendment its state convention met
II any women were elected delegates
the press dispatches failed to mention
1t, and In the platform woman suf
frage plank was conspicuous by it's alb
sence., 1.-THE Progressive party pledge:
itself to the task Of securing equal suf
frage TO men and women alike" says
it's national platform, and Ohio ha:
Just given the first example Of the wa.
1T apparently means to keep tha
pledge.
. In Mr.. Roosevelts second term tn,
suffragists determined to make ever.
possible effort TO secure an indOrSemen
from him. AS Miss Susan Il. Anthony
most eloquent letters to him received
no answer. she went In person to Sc
him In November. 1905, Just fou
months before her death. With all he
powers OF persuasion she pleaded Wit
him To recommend in his Forthcoming
message some rerO-nition of woman
claim to voice In the government
Laying her hand on his arm she locke,
up into mis- face and said. Il beg OF yo1
TO be the enancipatof Of woman Il
Lincoln was the enancipator OF tn
slave" He was not resembling Lin
coin so much in those days as he Is a
present, aud he remained totally III
moved by her appeals.
seant Courtesy at White House.
Shortly before he left the Whit
House several officers Of the Nationa
Suffrage association. realizing his grca
influence on public opinion, made on
last effort 20 have him speak favor
able word. He came into the outsid
lobby OF tho executive office, require
them 90 state their business before th
crowd waiting 90 SEQ him and woul
hardly give them chance 20 speal
but kept saying. go and get anothc
state" Ho shrugged his shoulders an
turned on bis heel. ana then they sal,
III wo WI get up petition OF n mi
lion names Will that influence you
no" he replied. mot ono particle"
That was In 1000. Tho next year
letter from him was read at mn ant
suffrage meeting In the Bcrkcloy thc
ter New York, In which hc said:
am very tepid ON woman suffrage"
Tho cause OF woman's enfranehls,
ment has no moro implacable cncn
than the Outlook. and Mr. Roosevelt
on tho editorial stan Last Februai
he had In that magazine ten colun
articla emit 81 "Woman's Rights" bl
the only right considered was that
the suffrage fhe article was such q
exee.leut exposition of tue attitude
women who 10 not wish 10 vote tn
the Anti-su6raee association order,
s9ples- for. distJlbvijop.. .lp this artic