The Washington times., 1913-07-14
"ANTI" ARGUMENT.

The New York association opposed to woman suf
frage has issued a statement which is likely to dc
more execution at the breech-if without offense
breeches may be alluded to in consideration of the
anti-suffrage propaganda at the muzze. 1t i:
based study of things accomplished in Californis
since the women got the vote there.
The ants insist on giving the women voters the
blame for what has happened; therefore, if it shall
prove praiseworthy instead of blameworthy, the
women should get the praise. For what do the anti
suffragists impute blame?
Creating the millennium with the ballot, re-
gardless of the staggering cost" is what the Cali
fornia people are accused of trying to do, with the
aid of the women's votes. What are some of the
Objectionable things they are doing to create the mil
lennium?
children are not to be separated from theil
parents because of poverty" protest the ants. In
deed! Do the ants object to this because they feat
it may be blow at the time-honored institution ol
poverty or because they dislike the idea of children
being raised by their parents? Do the anti-suf
fragsts believe il is good idea to take children from
their parents?
Do they not know that the plan of giving aid Il
parents in order that they may keep and care for
their children, despite poverty, misfortune, widow
hood and the like, is becoming the accepted method
Do they not know that where it has been tried on
considerable scale, and for long enough time to test
results, the plan of helping parents and keeping fam
lilies together has been at once economical and
more satisfactory? Have they heard of the Jewish
organization in Atlanta, which has proved that the aid
plan helps both parents and children and costs less
than to maintain the children in institutions?
School teachers are to pensioned, proceeds the
indictment. Well, cities all over the Union which
have no suffrage for women have long ago adopted
that plan Likewise, they give pensions to 6remen,
policemen, and old soldiers. Do the anti-suffragists
object to all pensions, or merely to pensions for
teachers, most of whom are women? Railroads PEN
sion their veteran employees so do hundreds of other
great corporations 1t is found in practice to be good
economy and good sociology as we'll. If the ants
object on general principles to all pensions, let it
be known. The National Government gives nearly
$500 100000 year in pensions; the Southern States
pension their Confederate veterans and provide
homes for them from State funds. Do the ants pro-
test the whole humane business of having society
help its unfortunaes and its needy? If they do they
should be told that they are sadly out of touch with
the spirit of this humaner generation.
"Old people are to receive an annual income" "
goes this count of ofense against the sufragists
in California Undoubtedly that is wrong. Old peo-
PIE ought to be taken out and shot, or left at home
if they have any homes-to starve. Who cares
for old people? Certainly the anti-suffrage press
agents don't; they account it grave offense that
California should embark in such an undertaking.
Prisoners are to be paid for their work. We are
further told, by way of mpressing the enormity' Of
the California program. That is, prisoner who has
n family in need of support may have part of his
rrson earnings to his family, instead of having
it all taken by prison contractor in profits. Un-
The family Of prisoner certainly should
have no rights they should starve, along with the
old people and the superannuated school teachers.
By no means should the prisoners be encouraged to
realize that they have ties to home and decent So
ciety They should be cut loose from all such ties
and made into habitual criminals if it is possible.
The appropriation for governing California has
increased from 100000 to S20OOOO 900, since the
suffrage went to women and these fool reforms are
blamed for it. But the Cost of governing the United
States has considerably more than doubled in about
twenty years. and this is not woman suffrage gov
ernment The cost of governing New York has in
creased much faster than that; women don't vote
there.
California at least is getting something for its
money! something that the great majority of people
hink good for it.
The anti-suffragists would seem to be in need of
new press agent
CARNECIE'S IAIJCH