New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-19
BY Ida Hustled Harper.


paign excite wonder as to how one for
woman suffrage ever has been successful,
the more especially In view Of the fact
that it's advocates have no political ma
chine" no organization In the sense that
the various parties have, no officeholders
under obligations, no rewards or any Kihd
to offer, and no votes to cast for ther
own measure. The facts apparently pear
out the statement that nearly $2'Vp"V
was spent this year merely in the nght
for the nomination Of one candidate, with
the enormous expenses for election to FOL-
low. and that hundreds Of thousands were
used in the interest Of the other Presiden-
tial candidates. TO cite a specific instance
! $4,000 was spent in the preliminary
campaign for Mr.. Roosevelt In ono ana
the amount since then can only De
guessed. The largest sum ever availaDle
| for a woman suffrage campaign was eX-
| pended in Ohio this year-about AOV"'
! California women won their struggle with
( s26 900 but that state had only about half
as many voters TO be Influenced as had
! Ohio. Previous TO that the largest amount
ever raised for state was $4,000, AMI
! nearly all the campaigns have been made
on from 5000 TO 500 several having
been lost simply for lack q few thou
sand more 10 do the necessary educa-
tional work.
Michigan offers an example at the pres-
ent moment OF a state which could be car
RED for the amendments were there Just
enough money TO send out the needed or
ganizers, speakers and literature, but the
sufTrs gists Of the country at large cannot
be made TO realize the situation. They
will not see that the winning Of one state
is worth more TO the cause than all the
work they can do In their combined In
dlvidual states where no amendment is
before the voters. Michigan women are
making strong fight and have held hun
drods Of meetings indoors and out. They
have had their tents at. the county fairs
and their booths at every kind OF public
meeting. They had a monster procession
in Kalamazoo and carried on several
prizes in tho big automobile parade OF
300 machines In Detroit In the Suffrage
division, in addition 10 their own societies.
we're those Of the Ladies' Of the Macca-
bees OF the World. Detroit Federation of
Labor, Animal Welfare Committee, Gar
ment Workers and others, and the Mems
League for Woman Suffrage while the
most prominent women OF the state were
in the cars. The annual conventions OF
the Woman's Press Association and the
Federation Of Womens Clubs were act
ualy suffrage meetings, while the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union Is work.
ing hard for the franchise without con-
Meeting this issue with its own.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president OF
the National Suffrage Association, who
recently spoke for a week In Michigan,
felt much encouraged at the situation.
The Federation Of Labor Is standing by
the women. but their chief reliance is on
the oranges There are $50 Of these and
they are working systematically for the
amendment: In fact, It's submission was
secured largely through the efforte Of the
master OF the State Grange. Governor
Osborne also was strong factor. The
suffraPists were disappointed AZ the re-
fusal Of the Progressive Vice Presidential
candidate to mention the amendment IN
his tour Of the state and angry at the
demand OF his state leader that they must
cial action to the effect that as the ques-
ton had been submitted by a Republican
Legislature and approved by Republican
Governor, ard az II was Endorsed by the
present Democratic candidate for Cover
nor their attitude must be one OF com
plete -partisanship. II is much In
their favor that there Is but ono large
city in the stats-Detroit, with about is6,
Oco--but 1t can 90 plenty Of damage.
Recently THE News" Of that city,
under big capitals. Royal Ark Fears
Woman Suffrage" said: Three men re-
garded as among the most able and pro-
gressive legislators representing this dig
trct were refused Endorsement for re-
election by the Royal Ark, society OF
Detroit saloonkeepers Those disapproVed
Of were in favor OF woman suffrage"
Later this press dispatch appeared In
the papers Of the state:
Grand Rapids.-Behind guarded doors
here Monday afternoon. retail liquor
dealers Of Michigan assembled ostenSibly
20 fNm a state association, put primarily
TO iraugurate a statewide movement 10
combat the woman suffrage campaign
now being waged In Michigan Every
county was represented.
Here is the principal reason why legis-
lators object to voting In favor OF
suffrage amendment, and why II is almost
impossible 70 carry one after II Is SUP
mitted.
The Anti Suffrage Viewpoint.
The October number OF THE Remon-
STRANGE" little paper published every