The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-14
FRIDAY, JUNE IL. 1917.
THE MILITANT sUFFR.aGIsT.

#sGoloae Roosevelt loses no bets when 1t
ines to embracing policies for the sake Of
Hing another stffng To The bow or his can
kdacy. 1t seems. indeed as though his theory
popularity, and II has been proven a good
re,---is to be for as many things as possible
- impossible of achievement. and against as
any things possible as are impossible OF
t0rrection. Thus at one stroke he gains pow
'14y to his standard by denouncing malefac-
~ OF great wealth. and carries along the
ralefaciors themselves by crying Murder Is
urder" and coupling labor leaders with CAPT
Iists as undesirable citizens. As result
has with him the many who are tickled
his endorsement Of their pet decisions and
- ths many who have nothing to fear from
rbal attack 1t is only those who feel that
y country ought not to come into the power
man who promises more than a century
Md fulfil who are Respondent, The Roose
III theory evidently is that, with majority
fools. wise man ought to be able to corral
plurality
We are surprised. nevertheless. that the
Ith a declaration for womans suffrage. We
IA thought that the initiative and referen-
I'm, the recall Of judges, the recall-of judicial
Aeisaona aietts-z With t4te, original Zen Conn
Andments and their amendments, would be
Ifncient to keep even the Colonel busy It
lens mot. 1t appears that he feels capable of
pping not only with the elephants OF the Jungle
Nd their symbolcal counterparts in politics.
ut only with steam rollers and Tanmany bob
Its: not only with cowboys and bankers
MT, also, with the militant suTragette and the
MFAnd that takes its French maid in its cam
Satgn auto and serves perfumed tea on the
Stde,
Surely the Colonel is many-sded man, but
everage angel might well fear to tread and
nmerge with her reputation safe or her gown
kot nguratlvely torn to pieces, Still. It may
~ within the Colonels power. You never
ran tell. True, he has posed as a somebody
kin to what is called in certain sections a
sshull-wuiy that Is deep drinker, hearty
EAeder, free fighter, and an outspoken cusser
Ae has glorifed the mascuInity that finds ex-
rpession in the red-shIrted individual who
bares his biceps on the street cars and spits
through his teeth. For all that, he may be
Able to negotiate this society game, but until
1e does 1t we must have our doubts. Kipling
Undoubtedly had tea wrangle In the back OF
nfs head when he sang the verse about the rela-
I've deadEness OF the sexes, Many a man who
1Culd hold his own among men rough and
eMmb1e catch-as-catch-ca or take EN- as you
Ind sem. has found out that IL is far better
~ be eaten alive than frozen to death Won
asrs never to happen, and the Colonel
ny come from one meeting smelling OF sachet
Md enter another without bAag noored by the
Sobaceo smoke. 5a$es sessSs # 1t is ole
ling or the other, and genius that he is at
icing all things the colonel viii sooner or
ter fHd that he has to make an election
The case OF Judge Ben Lindsay. who was
Ne preacher for this conversion, is different.
yMdge Lindsay is a nice. ladylike little man
Tho neither drinks, smokes chews nor swears
men. too they already have woman suffrage
= his State and the Judge no doubt knows his
masters. When he persuaded Roosevelt to get
n the game from a national point OF view. he
gnade himself solid home. but il remains to
u seen what he has done TO Roosevelt in the
lount-.