New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-08
ASSA|L WILSON H|SSERS
"AntiS" Condemn SuffraglStS
Who InSuIted President.
"DISCREDIT TO THE SEX
Verbal Militancy" Said to
Prove Women Unfit
for Politics.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Sept 7.-"At a public meet
ing in Spring Lake. " j., which was ad-
dressed by Miss Minnie Bronson. an anti
suffrarist speaker, the suffrs gists in the
audience Kissed the name OF the President
OF the United States When such thing
happens It is time for the public TO ask
how far the votes for women advocates
of this country are behind their militant
sisters in England"
This charge against the New Jersey
suffragists is contained in a statement
issued this afternoon by the Washington
headquarters Of the National Association
Opposed 10 Woman Suffrage. The anti
suffras ists find also in the occurrence an
indication that such tactics may increase,
since Mrs. Psnkhurst, the British mill
tant leader. is 10 visit the United States
in October.
with the announcement that the leader
OF all suffragist militancy is to come
here" continues the statement, 1T be-
comes the duty of the suffragists TO see
20 il that their fight is conducted along
spner and more patriotic lines. There is
a violence OF words no less than there is
a violence Of action. The institutions OF
the country can be attacked by the in
temperance OF words as we'll as by the
physical outbursts OF unreasoning and
desperation.
at IL OF inestlmabls Importance that
the discussion Of the sugrase question be
conducted In the United States in d de-
cent and orderly manner. When in April.
1910, President Taft was Kissed in q pub
lie meeting In Washington because he did
not come out and indorse woman suffrage
the women who did the Kissing were sub
jected TO stern criticism in the newspa-
p4rs Nobody approved OF such a course.
Everybody recognized IL as containing ali
the elements OF rowdylsm.
"The second offence occurred on Sep
TENDER 3. when Miss Bronson addressed
the meeting in Spring Lake, where the
suffragsts have been active for some
time. She was describing the lack OF
unanimity in the suffrage ranks as to
what man they preferred 10 carry the
DdT'leT Oh suNTdSiSIU III lHt w Hll' iluuht.
lone suffragist declared she said,
that Theodore Roosevelt was the cham
pion wanted by their cause At this the
suffragists cheered uproariously. An
other she continued. told me they
wanted Woodrow Wilson. AS soon as
the Presidents name was mentioned hiss
ing interrupted her remarks
when suffra gists refuse TO respect the
high Office of President OF the United
States. when they hiss its occupants
name, when they show contempt for the
very government OF the country. Il is time
TO ask whether or not they have gone
beyond the bounds OF all reason in the
heat Of their misguided enthusiasm. APP
parently they are beginning 10 substitute
rowdyism for reason and are making vio-
lence a vice.
ut is needless to point out that such
outbreaks show the unftness OF women
to go into politics. They are unable TO
differentiate between personalities and
patriotism. II they are allowed TO persist
in such tactics they will dlscredit not
only their sex. but the American fame for
respect OF the law"