The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-14
Voice Of the eople
The California suYrnpi.,,

the Editor of Tho Times-Dispntch
on aivin reading your recent editorial
es,es :. nat the Women Did in Los An.
Ar,h York Sun OF December s by Mrs
tit,,ii,u1f NJ Dodge. president of the Ma.
Su Hftra -, association Opposed to Womar
extrau1s W, venture to send you a few
ss,po OF the Chicago Tribune CORE.
Xronuent on that mach talkGd-of Los
/ AhS eles election.
Mrs. Dodge, after replying to some
a.eHienta concerning woman's sur-
i n,,. In California. by Ida Hustled Har-
Does she know that Los Anyc,.s
ave smaller majority for suffrage
tina IL gave In tho prior suffrage cleo
tan tai p1es she know that the capt
SSu,trasettes VINO worked for the labor
ote on tho ground ihat the NcNa-
tnI;. aS were innocent victims of CAPT
III greed? Does sho know that
.ne wage Farmers League and Kindred
-. -. SahlSations were formed in Los An
siI.ns PRINCIPALLY to convince the labor
Needed TO right the wron,ys of tho Mic
Nainaras? Does she know that sam
in,i Gohpers addressed outrage meet
and o Nh Los angeles and in San Diego
Al Ihe state, in which he held up the
,,r mr. dfh, ,L as Innocent Victims ana
the wron ne V of 5. Tor LOT women TO right
, .nat on Labor Day, when the police
named dead line boyond wwhieS
bloc Ia ao3 Or parade dared not goa few
surhed This nearest point to the iaIT
wnere We're contini,d the McNnmaras'
ana wa ane OF ,, them uncovered his head
a tribute to the Persecution of the Nc ,
NaIna rss, while every band in the m :
PLAYED ,h Il, c !tga to the same corner
Know thai ane 3 HiIisrs sell Does she
were soaring the souls Of men Who
we're trying TO avert further bloodsh"J
~. ~. ~, us'oti. ne the labor men passed
Miss Mary Toy. one Of the t.adinr
su;.IhSe workers. much in evidence ,he
,,srs az ~ eties. waved their yellow ban
ing up College cry, yelled. .Voie e. IN
's hhd we VIII vote for YOU mil
o oHe iast naan IN the parade was out
other facts Mira h fI" facts and few
no. care to pass on to those Who do
no" an know of California conditions. 10
fnci ~. Harper calls attention TO tho
S.etea heavily for tho December 4
1 sh n. and cites this fact a n reason
Har,,w women want TO ballot II Mrs.
EaIper knows anything at all ~ cni
,SrhLa conditions sho must know n,h,,
ne women registered she must know
tnr r" even the churches we're opened
every Ssudtioh on Sunday. and that
~ Possiole power was brought IN
10 induce the women 10 rcgiatsr.
sAe must know that tho anti-sn,,raun
jstsr a,S was called upon TO reg
-. anu ald register, for what nur-
wurk,,y fause the suffragettes were
M,othihs Tor the election OF Lob uorS
Mayor e me Socialist candidate for
tie Nc S Snu one OF the attorneys for
Was the persecution of tho McNamar,,
anu the necessity for labor To hn "a
oi the persecution.
=, an ,he light OF the confessions OF
TIC accused men the Socialists hsr.
Zen thrown into confusion and oIso
Inc me women who have been going from
Iny por 20 mouse picturinE the harrow
tt.ns me votes OF tho women for linr-
I.htan and an end of the per.nc,,tiop.
1i iaoor. Yes. the Los Angclns women
con why they are now Willing 10 wor,
lor repeal OF the suffrage ancnu
n,msn'-so tnat they Will not DO forced
fm tV a"otner similar condition in tho
LURE The antt-Hufrrasista took no
stand In the Mcnamara matter and
"WsrS ANXIOUS to withhold Judgment un-
~ inc trial was ended. They wanted
would follow the suiTruE.ttcB, cry ~
persecution.' OK
These statements will. am sure.
s nn., your readers. and may sug-
nae their attention called to It. how
easily the sympH thies OF women cnn
Pc pc TOUCHED and how readily they would
scrupulous politicians. II intercstoa
~ all thny would certainly work for
candidates more unthu8instlcally than
obrcrved 'ou auolo
me heavy registration and vote of
tha women is explained by Mrs Dodge.
ihat tne women defeated socialism,
ie large claim for them in view O,
ne ne suHragette activities In favor OF
lhe Socialist candidate The McSa
h iara ohtesston. coming as 1t did Just
n ne,ore INC election. shocked the com
mon mon sGnae OF the community into &C
non. We can hardly give ali the cred.
1t TO the women.
tea ies' , the kEs angeles women de,
many of those who are Striving FOR
peter conditions In which TO ra:sethci.
c"3 ana seems inconsiRtcnt with tho
n. I'M I'M claim OF the sunrasists that
60 unul the women vote.
The fact that Los Angeles "wont
hair W., %nen r.. the women Gus, moro than
PiuhGtlon. 1t Will probably be nitrlb
onted by the suffrugists to that h,,1-
, aeoo OF tneir Imagination ian al
i tha ,i between the .anti-surrnElsts and
Mrs Dodge says that California wo-
men are well able to take care of
thsf ,hs is indicated by the fac.
pea OF suffrage had some days aro.
peiore the Los Angeles election. ss
cuTeo 10000 names to their petition"
me quote Mrs. Dodge once more
on point which can hardly fail to
interest the women of Richmond, how.
ever Indifferent they may be 10 tho
sunIect OF woman's suffrage az IL
mont will lend: oS"
IN conclusion might I ask Mira.
Tiarpers opinion on the ideas OF Max
Sists. who assert that while married
Mrs' Eastman will be known as MISC
ana not wear the Mrs. badge Of slav-
which view is indorsed by nm
t Hno retains tho name Of Miss Owen;
thnouEh married to a sufrragist? Do
ethorloan women want this advance
retrogrcaDion?" ' !" IL
MBs: GEORGE DOUGLAS MILLER.
Reply to the Dabney Esffmcte ne
Wilson.