New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
WOMAN'S INTEREST IN POLITICS
Lesson Drawn from the Recent Baseball Championship
Women Can Fahom the Long Ballot

. ern states, and II is almost the universe
| custom in other countries. where the en-
| franchisement of women has made II
necessary to have the polls as respect
able as any other place visited by them
often the Easements OF churches are
used. Some women always serve IA
clerks and judges, and II is customary
for them and the men also to bring
luncheons then the women make nice
pot Of coffee and warm pie. and when
II is time to count the votes everybody Is
sober
Attorney General Carmody recommends
changing the state constitution of New
York so that all students can vote at
their colleges They are quite as well
qualified TO understand the merits OF pub
lie questions, candidates and platforms
as any part of the electorate" he says.
"and the opportunity of voting would be
an incentive to the study Of public
affairs" Oh, would II; then why say that
women must not be enfranchised until
they are better Informed on political
questions? Why not give them also the
incentive itself OF voting? And how
does Il happen that students are well
qualified to vote intelligently," but not
the tens of thousands of women teachers
I'm the state-to say nothing Of the moth
ers of these studentsl
Political Notes.
Ny, but those Taft women do feel proud
when the speakers at their meetings ad-
dress them as Fellow Republicans"
Formerly" said James Lemaire, Of the
Mems Republican Club, when man ad-
dressed an audience of women he fiattered
them. We are now arriving at the point
where we ask for their counsel and as
sistance." II this National Republican
Womens League has done no more than
to teach men speakers this lesson 1t Is
worth all the campaign funds that 1t has
cost.
IL the Democratic women want TO coun-
ter on the Progressive women they should
point with pride TO Mr. Suffers record on
the woman suffrage question when
member OF the New York Legislature He
voted for every bill that came before that
body, and in 1892 he himself drew up bill
for full suffrage and saw that 1t was
favorably reported by the Judiciary COM
mlttee and passed by the Assembly. When
he was Speaker he helped the suffragists
in every possible way, and he has stood
by them Loyalty ever since he has been In
Congress- Because Governor Wilson Is
an anti-suffra8ist is no reason why Mr..
Suffers record should be hid under
bushel.
The party OF the American Flag, just
organized, demands suffrage for women.
Every new party formed in the last forty
years has declared for woman suffrage.
In most instances IL has had nothing TO
lose and might find something to gain,
but the women have appreciated the sup
port. The Populist was the only one that
ever attained any measure OF success,
and while It contributed largely to the
adoption OF woman suffrage in Colorado
In 1898, It contributed just az largely TO It's
defeat In Kansas In 1894.
New York women are much pleased at
the action OF the annual suffrage conven-
ton last month in voting 10 let the state
headquarters remain in New York. at No.
80 Madison avenue. II Endorsed the ser
vices OF Mrs. william NJ. WINS and Mrs.
Henry Willard, OF this city, who were re-
elected to Office, az was the efficient presi-
dent, Mrs Harriet May Mills. They will
be ready with the suffrage bill the very
day the Legislature convenes, no matter
which party wins.