New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
O'Neil Has Stirred Trouble.


4 new ground for thinking the suffras,
Mooscttes mistaken Is found by the stanG-
ratters in what Charles l.. ONcil. state
chairman of the Mich -. ProEressivcs. Is
reported 10 have said the other day.
when Mr.. OMEN was asked to reply 20
the Equal Suffrage Leagues arraignment
OF Governor Johnson for not advocating
votes for women while campaigning in
Michigan, he said they had to- many biz
issues to consider to bother with woman
suffrage 1T Is IN tho platform" he OBJ
served. "The plank speaks FOR itself. II
yyc win. we're IN duty bound 20 DO what
We car FOR suffrage But We can't let
our speakers spend precious time cam
paieuirg for g."
"Jhe plank speaks Tor itself. does it,
wen. that's about all tho speaking that's
done Tor H." Mrs Harriet Stanton Blsto
said. with gentle sarcasm. when the r.
porter asked her 20 state her opinion ~
Chairman O'Nel We'll THE episode
Just shows that umnu nature is tho
same everywhere. IN all the states and
u all thc parties The slnragists have
Just got 20 keep after all the parties with
a big stick. That's painful but IT'S true
The Bull Moose platform Is good plat
form. but It's easy % get nno abstract
principles. The hard thing r. 20 get any
body, any organization of men or ~ won-
en-. pinned right down 90 the concrete"
Mrs. Harper took Mr. O'NeilS slap At
suffrage with entire calmness. I'm not
surprised" she said in an l-told-you-so
tone. 'Thc Bull Moosers are just Ike
anybody else. In all parties ther" are
some men who are FOR woman suffrage
and each party has an element that hates
the very Idea Of fl. Roosevelt. with Judge
Lindsey and Boyeridge and men like that
AZ bis back. insisted at Chicago on hav-
that plank doesn't make over tn" minds OF
the rank and file Of the Progressive party
Says Others Must Suffer.
IT'S hard on the women who have
worked many years. patiently. diplomat
icaIly. 10 bring the suffrage cause 10 its
present point to sec young, untried WON
en- irnperlling much OF what we've gained
BY their impetuous actions. The SUI
fraglsts lost Kansas a score OF years ago
Just by taking political sides. The lead
ers Of to-day think as do. have let
ter from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. In
which she regrets the activity Of some
suffragistg IN the Bull Moose party. and
Or. Anna Howard Shaw and Mrs. Hsr-
riot stanton Blatch think the same"
But Mrs Robert Elder, the Brooklyn
suffraeist who is working hard for Roose-
Welt, thinks that Chairman O'Neil is all
right.
The Progressive party has pledged
Itself 20 woman suffrage she said
Now irs for the women to talk IL up.
And for the men. too; but our men speak
ers do talk It up agree. however with
Mr. O'Neil. there are other Issues than
suffrage IN this campaign. Suffrage Is
first with me. but 7 realize that there are
many injusticcs 10 down The suffrage
plank is only one OF various important
blanks in the Progressive party's plat
form"
Mrs. J. Remington Charter. who Is
hard worker for suffrage. both In England
and here. has no criticism to make Of Mr..
O'Neil. except that he sounds little
peevish. Mrs. Charter IL n Moosette now,
and r. street speaking for Roosevelt and
the Progressive platform.
81 think when Mr. O'Neil said that about
suffrage he was a bit annoyed with GER
tain women" che said. "and that made
him peevish. Some women can be annoy
ing. can't they? But Mr.. O'Neil is not
going to relegate us to the limbo OF for
gotten things. and don't believe he wants
TO. His remarks Just sound as II ne were
a uttIe Lit hurt"