New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16
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NOT FOR WOMEN
The Adverse Vote in Commons-Opponents
Of Equal Suffrage in United States
Now in the Open.

tional decision, the women OF the territory
were deprived Of their suffrage, was
brought by the wife of a saloonkeeper.
Notwithstan ding the statistics showing
the increased consumption Of liquor. II Is
nevertheless a fact that this business Is
having a greater struggle than ever be-
fore to maintain its ground. 1t makes no
secret of its belief that in woman suffrage
1t finds It's most dangerous enemy, ana II
has shown repeatedly that II could afford
to spend millions Of dollars to defeat 1t.
The women never have gone to Legis-
lature with their bill for an amendment
that they have not met the lobby ini1u-
ence OF the liquor dealers to prevent the
question from being sent to the voters.
The night before a bill merely for school
suffrage was to be reported by commit
tee of the Kentucky Legislature not long
ago every member Of It was seen by the
agent OF liquor interests.
Women and Temperance Cause.
In the face Of these undeniable facts
could anything be more ridiculous than
the attempts OF the suffragists to
SilO" ludl TIC "olli'i WIG w mani ~ -
and states wet" and that In local cleo
lions their vote Is cast against temper
ance measures? Al the recent meeting Of
the National Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union in Portland, Ore, a whole
day was set apart for woman suffrage.
and the presidents OF the unions In all
the states where II exists testified TO the
help II had been not only to the cause or
temperance but to all reform legislation.
BY oficiel resolution. adopted unani-
mously. the statement Of the Rev Clar-
ence True Wilson. general secretary OF
the Temperance Society OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. that granting the
ballot 10 women had set back the cause
OF temperance twenty-five years etc,
was branded az false. and the attention
of the bishops was called to this resolu-
ton. II was this statement OF wilson's
OF which the liquor dealers of Kansas
City had two hundred thousand copies
printed for distribution in Kansas just
before election. The Methodist Church
seems to need another temperance sec.
rotary
Another element OF opposition came out
publicly In this campaign, viz, the Cath
Ole Church. Its powerful adverse infu-
ence has been felt In every campaign for
woman suffrage, but In Ohio pamphlets
urging the electors 10 vote against the
amendment were printed by the Church
associations and distributed at the doors
OF the churches the Sunday before cleo
ton. The attacks of Cardinal Gibbons
have been made annually. and the inter-
view with Cardinal Farley last Saturday
in Los Angeles. In which he expressed an
entire disbelief In woman suffrage and
the hope that the women would soon tire
of II In the states where they have It,
further emphasizes the position Of the
Church And yet so eminent an author
III az Bishop Vincent OF the Methodist
Church said a few days ago: II freely
admit the. Justice OF woman suffrage. but
cannot favor It because I fear the in
auence Of the Catholic Church over It's
women" Evidently this Church itself Is
not quite so sure Of that influence. The
best thing that can happen TO this meas
ure is TO have the opposition manifest
Itself, ano let the people thus judge OF
its merits and dement's. With all these
tremendous odds against II In Ohio IL
was defeated by only $1,000 out Of over
COO 900 votes.