The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-14
HAWAII NOT IN
SHAPE FOR
SUFFRAGE
So Says Only Woman Member OF
the Democratic National
Advisory Board.
EDUCATION MUST COME FIRST
Favors a Clean Sweep in ExeCu-
tive Positions of Nation-ln-
Guiding Our Governor.

One of the most important women,
. politically, in the United States at pres
ent has been quiet, retiring, unob-
trusive visitor in Honolulu for the past
six weeks trying to live as close as
possible in accordance with the song
OF the bard. ''the world forgetting and
by the world forgot" But despite her
efforts to find rest and comfort and
health for her husband and peace for
herself 1000 or more letters from new
friends have found their way to her
mere on the island of the blest within
the past four weeks.
The woman is Mrs Z. j. Walsh, the
only woman member of the advisory
boaru of the Democratic national com
mittee. By virtue of the fact that Dem
ocracy is in the saddle and Woodrow
Wilson win take up the reins of this
government for the people on March
next, the advisory board of the DEM
ocratic national committee wall have
much to do with saying who shall share
in the distribution of something more
than one hundred million dollars worth
of Democratic political patronage dur
ing the next four years.
President Wilson, of course, will prob
ably use his own Judgment in the ap-
pointment of many government Off
Gals, but the great majority will be
sumitted first to the Democratic nation
al committee, and then to the advisory
board for final action. Mrs. Walsh Will
have a strong influence with her asso-
GATES in this board, first, by reason of
the fact that she is the representative
of her fellow women in the councils of
the dominant party cof her native coun-
try, a class who have won suffrage in
several of the States and who are fight
ing for political equality in every State
and Territory in the Union.
Not Militant.
This high honor came to Mrs. Walsh
unsolicited. She is not militant sui
fragette in the sense her more aggres
sive English sister has come to be
known. Instead, she is quiet retiring
woman who has not lost the old home
traditions and who came to be votel
simply because the State of Washing
ton, where she resides, decided to give
women suffrage. From that time, how
ever, she has taken an active Interest
in the politics of Tacoma, and Washing
ton and the Nation. She is intimate
" acquainted with William Jenning
BRYAN and family, knows Governor ant
Mrs. Ernest Lister of Washington, en-
tertained vice President elect Marshal
and wife during their tour of Washing
ton in the late campaign and has
keen grasp of city, Safe and ma
tional politics.
Likes Hawaii.
''I have simply been too delighted
with Honolulu and Its charming pee
pie, too interested in Mr.. Walsh an
too anxious to avoid public attention
to give much Thought TO politics sine
coming here,'' said Mrs. Walsh whei
she was discovered in her cosy cot
tage on the Royal Hawaiian Hote
grounds yesterday morning
cone thing you can say for the Ha
waiian people," she continued, can
that is they are whole-soued, trustin
and honest, care.free and happy. The
are God IS own people leading joyou
existence in what is without doubt tn
Paradise of tins earth.
Suffrage Here? No!
14What do / think of su,nrage2 TIL
great strides made in the fight for won
ems rights in the United States in tn
past few years in my opinion indicat
that most of US WA live to see wome
in every State in the Union having tn
full rights of citizenship.
at is different in Hawaii. This is tn
point where Orient and Oecident NEE
where the ambitious from nOt only Asi
but Europe as well are marking the
way. 1t is like great eadron, a mel
ing pot where the dross win finally b
poured off and good men and citizen
both men and women, will result. TIL
will take time and until the evolutio
is completed ! do not think il woul
be wise to give the ballot to the wome
of these Islands. Many capable wOme
here will perhaps suffer because Of tn
delay but for the good oil the suffrag
cause II would not be wise at this tin
10 grant suffrage to Hawaii"
Clean oficial Sweep,
Eyes, / believe in clean sweep O
the part of the incoming Democrat
administration. For sixteen years ii
Republican Party has been kept
power until the people by the creates
vote Ia the history Of the country la
November decided that the time Is hei
for change, In engineering and col
stmeiiYe work perhaps ID would Boz be-
10 retain Republican ineumbenis II th,
arc efficient meni but in all other 81
miHistraiiYr and executive Offices
control NJ fhr national government
hrieYo ip putting Democrats To- fhHg
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,taHs here. u b Boa material that
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