New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-08
Nationwide Progress.

Nohodv 80 well as one VINO ~ "ilu"e
daily on current events can iedii%e inc
,boro,nenal progress Of the movement
Co.. woman suffrage. few years ago 'ht
only advance which the workers coulu
nerceive from year 10 year was grau"@i
;rcrsase Of favorable public sentiment
Now almost every week RECORDS so'"e
concrete gain. The last ten days nave
shown three remarkable cFol's--'"e "u'P
tion of a resolution 10 submit a C""Su'u-
,ional amendment 10 the voters u@ "o''
houses of the New Jersey Legislature anu
nv one house Of that Of ARKANSAS anu
,he almost unanimous action OF the MIS-
eo,,,i LEGISLATURE in sending the amehu-
ment 10 the voters.
This action was remarkable because VI
the record Of these three states Oh "oiI''"
suffrage. The flrst society was loiHleo III
Arkansas by Phoebe w. Couzins il 1901
and for some years afterward IL was heP'
alive through an able little paper edl'eu
nv Catharine Campbell Cunnihshain'
c,aen,odic attempts at organizing nave
haon made from time TO time, but there
no, haan very little interest unth the
,,...t awak.ning Of the last few years
Tene,rated the state. The adoption OF the
amendment bill IN the SENATE ~ 4" WV
of 70 to was the result.
Evon should this action not be raulled
Nv the lower house IL SHOWS sIa'hS4ne
,roaress This Legislature was uHuo""'
edlv stimulated by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NJ women in Kansas last NoNeihuei' pu'
mora especially by the action "i me Mls-
sou,i LEGISLATURE. when always he'c'o
fore has entirely ignored inc questio"'
While there had been during the las' io'''
-. .o,,,.. agitation Of II and some note
',.,h,, meetings in the state II couId
~. a., ar, seuse be called IA public issue
',,,r ,,i,hin the last year Suffrage meet
too, On the Washington home Of speaker
Chamn Clark, the active participation vi
bis daughter I'm the parade ana the sun
scription TO IT by Mrs. Clark OF sl' III her
busband's name may DE regarded "s
"strawS he
Tho real miracle play, however mas
- n,ace in New Jersey. whose l'egis-
ia,uro with only a few opposing votes
- tho woman suffrage bill II may
40 defeated in the next Legislature DuI
that 50 large "A majority, III '"o To-
cyo,nor wilson's well known oppositioh'
should declare in favor is sibh'h'' an
Perhaps the fact that he went out aS 'he
suffrage victory came IN "a@ happ'
oug,rv All the advanced Legislation
which was so largely promoted by the
covernor was preparing the way Tor this
,.io,or,, bv developing the spirit OF prog
,oss and enabling the legislators TO get
ont of the grip of the party machiies'
I, ie much TO be regretted that man
u,bo could initiate and compel suCh pro-
aasi,,e measures has not the breadth OF
-, IA gee the Justice Of giving women
- voice I'm the government. But by the
time MIR. Wilson is again candidate ioi
,ha Presidency so many women VIII ne
.,,,ors that q great light VIII doubtless
- unon him in the same way az IL
AZ, on that other candidate as nc started
go, oyster Bay to Chicago TO receive
his nomination
Nav Jerseys Suffrage Record.
N.u Jersey has "A very bad record on
woman suffrage. In 1887, through inc
.rorts OF a few public spirited members.
tho Legislature gave TO the women Vi
villages and country districts vote ior
school trustees, bonds and appropriations
hr, I'm 1894 the Supreme Court declared u
uaoai because the Legislature Is not
comnetent to enlarge or diminish the
o,a.s NJ voters defined by the constitu-
zion This says: Every male citizen
shall be entitled to vote for all
omcers" The right to vote for bonds
md appropriations was still left to them.
hut 10 get back the small privileges OF
,,o,,nr for trustees they had to secure
a constitutional amendment.
since this had TO be done, they beeseu
,ha, the bill might include also the women
q, the towns and cities, but this was per-
.,,ntorily refused by the Legislature. Inc