New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-26
SUFFRAGE DOINGS AT
HOME AND ABROAD
Movement in Great Britain Facing Crisis
Women of Five Of Our States Soon
to Win or Lose.

generally. and destroy all chances In the
present session. There must be months
Of anxiety and suspense before the ques-
lion is determined.
Verdict In the United States.
In our own country it is now only
matter of days until the women or nVe
states will know whether they are 10
have henceforth a voice in their govern
ment, or be held in political subjection
awhile longer For practically a whole
year hundreds Of women in these states
have carried on campaign by uniVer-
sally approved methods, raising the
money just as they have raised IL III
generations past for churches. charltics
and reforms. They have been fair' nlou-
crate, digniied and womanly, careIui u
obey the law in every respect, conscleh-
tious in appealing to the best instincts Oh
the voters In every state their cam
paign has been clean. wholesome ana
honorable; clear OF deals or bargains
free from personal abuse or ponuca'
falsehood. II In response TO all this the
men Of these states reward them as dlu
the men of Ohio-hundreds OF thousahus
voting against their much desired meas
ure-will II be possible for them TO feei
that they used the right methods! VIM
II not create sex antagonism, spirit oL
rebellion. similar to that which is dorni-
mating so many English women? American
men cannot afford to ignore these ques-
lions.
In every woman suffrage campaign the
enemy keeps perfectly quiet until ABOUT
two weeks before the election, BLOWS the
women to feel that victory is sure, ana
then with all the power of organization
money and experience easily accom-
plishes their defeat This was the case
in Ohio: It is now being attempted IN
Oregon. In the largest suffrage cam
paign ever made in that state, IN 1900
there seemed to be no organized opposi-
ton; the various parties appeared Ia
vorable and all signs were encouraBlhs,
but shortly before Election Day several u
the corporations that controlled the Pc
litical machines" brought down thel'
iron hand with little attempt at con-
cealment, the state Brewers and Whole
sale LIQUOR Dealers Association sent out
ON their official letterheads a secret
circular 10 every retailer which SAID
..,rba woman suffrage amendment is OF
vital Importance TO every liquor meF-
chant II will take 5000 votes 70 aefea'
II. there are goo retailers I'm the state,
this means that each one must hithseii
hiring I'm q votes on Election Day. be-
sides his employees, he mas his grocer, MS
butcher hts landlord and every man ne
does business with. II every man IN
our business will do this We VIII win
About A. 90 votes were said 10 have been
cast AGAINST the amendment and it was
declared lost. 4 prominent attorney
boosted openly on the streets Of ForI-
land that the liquor interests put UP
$1,000 TO defeat it-over y a EOte-De-
sides the corporation fund But tho
money was not all used 10 buy votes
part OF il went toward having the di"ei'u-
ment counted out.
During ali the present campaign In ore
pop there has not seemed a possibility OF
defeat Scarcely an anti-suffragist could
n, found-eyerybod was I'm favor. the
enfranch!sement Of women In washington
on the north, California on the south anu
Idaho on the east had lett the women OF
Oregon In an isolated position politically
which they resented strongly, ana the
mon seemed 10 feel that they were Jusu-
fed While IL appeared as II a specia'
effort were hardly necessary the women
have taken no chances, but have earned
on a vigorous campaign. The feaer"tloH
OF Women's Clubs has been IN the iore-
front with the Suffrage Association, ana
the College Women's League has visited
every ranch. Churches, oranges laoor
unions. all kinds Of organizations nave
declared for the amendment, ana DI
Anna Shaw. the national president VINO
has inst made a canvass OF the state
SAWS she never had as large audiences IN
PROPORTION to the population. Within the
last few days, however, the oregon women
have become panicstr!cken and they are
telegraphing and writing that the liquor
dealers are flooding the state with hter-
ature and pouring out money like water
The majority of oregon voters mas pro-
crossed too far TO be bribed to vote against
the amendment, but it is not impossible
that It may again be counted out Inc
general opinion Is, however, that II VIII
win.
The situation ~ equally critical In WIS
consln. 1t might almost be said there
never was such campaign for woman
suffrage as now Is drawing to close In
that state. Counting the preliminary
work In the Legislature it's ablest women
have given nearly two years to It and
every day for the last six or eight
months. seyenty-Aye county fairs have
been visited this summer and scores OK
mems conventions. Mrs. La Toilette, vile
Of the Senator. has made most effective
canvass of nearly three weeks this month;
DR.. Anna Shaw has been there to help;
Miss Jane Adams, Mrs. Emily NJ. Bish-
Cd. of New York. and prominent women
from many states, The elements OF oppo-
sition are too obvious to require mention
ing. What will be the verdict of Wiscoa-
sin men? Let every suffragist in the coun-
try send contribution TO the national
Headquarters In New York for some OF
these campaign states.