New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
HEARTS OF SUFFRAGlSTS
FILLED WITH GRATITUDE
Results in -Four States Encourage the Women
to Press Onward to Future
Victories.
BY Ida Hustled Harper.

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BY Ida Hustled Harper.
Bitterly disappointed were millions ot
men at the results Of last TUESDAY eIee-
ton but the hearts OF the sunras's'a
throughout the country were nileu WIN
toy and thankfulness. To be sure, the
great national questions that were sup
posed TO be settled by 1t affect women the
same as men, but as they are denied All
voice In these questions they are lFeeo
from a sense of responsibility, and IN thiS
campaign they have had their own spe-
cial fight. which they have largely Won
Il has been several times predicted III
these articles that Of the five states winch
were 10 vote on constitutional amendments
for woman suffrage oregon, Arizona ana
Kansas would carry IT. Michigan was
possible and Wisconsin would defeat H.
At the present writing the latest dis
patches say that Wisconsin has showed
Il under: Michigan has carried 1t by
narrow margin: Kansas and Arizona nave
given substantial majorities and Oregon Is
doubtful These estimates are probably
correct with the exception Of the last
Oregon is not doubtful" The amend
ment has been carried, but probably the
intention Is, II possible, to count II OUT as
has been done twice before.
The total vote OF Oregon for President
was only about 100. 900, and probably not
half as many as that were cast on the
suffrage amendment, yet three days AFTER
the polls closed the result IS declared TO be
doubtful" Dr. Anna Shaw the national
president, has telegraphed the Oregon
women TO proceed Immediately to re-
count II defeat Is announced, and the
national association will back them The
result doubtless will be known before this
is read. When the suffrage amendment
was voted on in California last year the
returns were delayed three days, and
there was unquestionably scheme on
foot to count it out but the sufrragists
called a meeting In San Francisco and an
nounced that they should at once proceed
under the initiative and referendum TO
have another election and would keep this
up until they won so the enemy sur
rendered. The opposition dies hard. but
II finally dies-or rather Is killed.
The Arizona Result.
Women have had the school franchise
In Arizona since 1887. and the sentiment
for giving them the complete suffrage has
been constantly increasing. When Dr.
Anna Shaw was there a few weeks ago
the men warned her not TO mention the
temperance question. as everything was
70 nd he tpta
entity were not going TO make fight
She had her doubts. but followed instruc-
lions. The women were panicstricker
when the day before election the press
dispatches stated that a movement had
been carried on secretly in the more
thickly populated sections and the amend
ment would probably be defeated; they
had so often seen all the results of their
work swept away at the eleventh hour.
In this case, however. either the enemy
began too late or the party leaders de-
cllned TO sell out the women or the voters
refused 10 be brlbed. It may seem
small thing TO carry a state with no
larger population than that OF Arizona,
but II insures two United States Senator'S,
who will be obliged to support woman suf-
frage when II comes before that body, as
doubtless will sometime be the case 1t
means also a great development of char
acter in the women and an influence for
good on public affairs. which will be IN
valuable TO a new and progressive state.
1t was a splendid thing for the men OF
Arizona to do; II will create comrade-
ship between men and women which will
be OF much benefit to both, and 1t will at
tract an attention to this new common
wealth that 1t could not otherwise re-.
ceive.
Kansas Led tho Way.
Kansas has been always one Of the
most progressive states In the nation, and
has led in granting rights to women. It's
constitution for statehood In 1853 con-
tanned more liberal provisions for women
in regard to property than existed in any
other state, and gave them school suffrage
and eligibility 10 any school Office. In
1887 the Legislature conferred the munich
pal franchise, which the women have ex-
ercised very generally ever since. An
amendment for full suffrage was sub
mitted to the electors in 1894, but de-
feated principally because II was con-
s!dered Populst measure and the Re-
publicans were determined to wrest the
state from the control of this party, which
they did that year. The liquor interests
have succeeded since then In preventing
Its going before the voters again. as they
were determined to have a submission
Of the prohibition amendment. A. week
or two ago those of Kansas City had 2O0,-
600 copies OF circular Of spurious
statistics printed and distributed widely
to show that women would vote TO make
the state wet" The preceding month
those OF Ohio had flooded that state with
circulars purporting to be issued by the
temperance societies, declaring that the
votes OF women would make the state
dry. The Kansas women were on the
watch and at once exposed the fraud.
Prohibition has been better enforced in
Kansas than In any other state, and II
has now a generation Of men outside OF
the cities who are entirely free from the
influence OF saloons and do not intend 10
let them get a foothold There are few
states that can show such a record OF
freedom from crime, poverty, insanity
and imbecility. and now that men are 10
have the help Of women, not only in
municipal, hut also in state affairs, Il
ought to become n model government.
The use OF the municipal ballot has been
an excellent education for Kansas women.
who will not have so much 10 learn as
those OF other states, where they have
been enfra nchished o.