New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-25
SUFFRAGE SIR KNIGHT
WILL TILT WITH ANTS
BedeCked by FaireSt of the
Cause, Alfred Brown VIII
Go Forth to Battle.
MOTTO, VOTES FOR WOMEN
Valiant Chevalier Will Enter
Lists with All Foes Through
out the State-Is a En-
thusiastic Fighter.

With a yellow ribbon on his arm Sir
Alfred Brown. the women's knight, VIII
fare forth this afternoon TO conquer the
dragon "Antl-suff" Before starting on
this hazardous quest he will visit each OF
the suffrage headquarters. where the
women will bid him godspeed and pin
their tokens of yellow, of blue. or purple
green and white upon his gallant breast
Rumor saith that one fair maid. skilled
i'm all the arts Of gentlewomen. mas
fashioned for her hero a flowing tie OF
knitted silk in the colors Of the cause
This she will knot about his throat at the
moment Of parting. Then forth he viii
go into the night. needing no lamps. what
with the brightness Of his ribbons. Faith
fullest Of all. the fair Miss Eleanor Ewing
will guide him in her green motor car
through the woods where "antis' TURK, IN
the wilderness called Bronx. TO the home
Of the friendly hermits. Mr.. and Mrs
Leigh French. of New Rochelle. There
he will rest for the night. and in the
morning will fare on TO Tarrytown
His sword he calls by the name Of Jus
tice. His shield is named Logic and his
helmet Hope. Armed with these and
sounding the battle cry, Votes for
Women" he will pass through fifty cities
from New York to Buffalo to Bingham
ton TO Lake George.
Knight Bravely Equipped.
My armor is woven OF golden threads
Of reason and expedency." quoth Sir
Alfred to the reporter, who fetched him
his trumpet. "and l shall face the enemy
with stout heart.
II have always been suffragist
campaigned in Washington and Cali
forna before the women won the vote
there. ! am Progressive. too. ! stumped
the state for Roosevelt in 1904. | shall
speak now directly to the voters Of New
York. | shall put the case TO them as
man to man Why not let the women
help in the government of this country?
Men and women work together in the
home. We wouldn't think much OF
house or a church that was run by men
alone, or by women alone. We need both
sexes of the human family working to-
gether TO make a complete home. Why
not let women help in politics as they do
in every other field Of human activity?
This has been the trouble with democ-
racy. the reason we are so i'll satisfied
with the results of our system of gov
eminent.
Il have no patience with the argument
that women will purify politics. Women
are not angels. \ government of women
alone would be just as bad as a govern
ment of men alone.
Women will be able TO accomplish re-
forms along civic and social lines. be-
cause II is upon these that they will in
sist Men are interested in business, in
the tariff and commerce. Women will
put their emphasis on public hygiene, on
pure milk. sanitary markets, pure food
and regulation of the cost Of living.
I'm this changing political life the
womens clubs will be the greatest force.
Women will discuss their questions at
clubs. The clubs carry them to the city
f, Iteration with $4,000 members. The city
federation carries them to the state fed
Grafton The crooked politician then
throws UP his hands. My God he says.
there's something in this reform bust
ness after all and then he does what
the women tell him to"
Mr. Brown-beg pardon, Sir Alfred
will be truly cosmopolitan in his associ-
atons on his quest. He will speak from
soap boxes or from church pulpits or fac
tory steps. He expects to occupy George
l.unn's socialist pulpit in Schenectady and
the Universalist pulpit in Rochester. He
will speak at Algernon Crapseys Broth
erhood. too.
Asked If he were armed against the
militant question Mr.. Brown said he
was quite willing TO tell people why he
could not approve Of Mrs Pankhurst's
methods.
Il am a member Of the Peace Society,"
he said 81 object TO the use OF force
by either men or women. The standards
or civilization have changed Rational
men do not resort TO force these days.
Most women understand that. Mrs. Pank
hurst is a century behind civilization;
that is the only flaw in her position
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