New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
ANTI" PRIZES AWARDED
One Suffrage Opponent Sees
Danger in "Red Light" Vote.
'WEAKENS SEX'S M0OESTY'
Compared to Duty as Mothers,
Privilege of Voting Is Child's
Play, Writes Another.

Washington. june S-Miss Julia %.
Henry OF Cleveland and Mrs Meta Fol
ger Townsend. Of Greensboro. y. G.. were
announced tonight the winners Of the
two prizes OF $40 each-one for city con-
testants and the Other for country com
petitors-for the best essays on why
the Ballot Should Not BE Given 10 Wom-
en-" The contest was conducted 10y the
National Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage. and CLOSED on June ].
More than one thousand essays we're
submitted to explain why the franchise
should not he granted 10 women. ana
they were Judged by Mr. George Riggs
Ulate Douglas Wig-im Miss Ida NJ Tar
bell and Miss Jeane't' l.. Glider
In announcing the results Of the com
petition, the Washington headquarters Of
the Nationai Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage gave out extracts from
the prize-wiuninc essays.
Mrs Townsend of Greensboro. wrote:
IL believe that the best element of our
home keepers and mothers would be slow
er to use the ballot than would the riff
raft Of society fear especially the vote
OF the req light district
The greatest problems OF state are not
so important as the bearing Of children
to form "a right citizenship In view OF
the fact that Americas birth rate -
falling steadily and rapidly we older
women will fail IN patriotism If We throw
I'm our daughters way the temptation max
must come with political life
III is next 10 impossible TO rytaee
steps Of such Importance. and We ought
to watch keenIv this tendency to extend
the suffrage There IS no indication that
woman suffrage Is successful. Ne"
Zealand has defeated prohibition 10y o.
0Go Norways divorce rate has quiniHp.eh
in few Years Colorado. with her years
Of woman suffrage defeats proaio.toh
while West Virginia carries ii 10y an eh'f-
nous majority
81 oppose a movement which weaNenS
the modesty OF women. ] protest against
the spectacular methods by which the SUI :
fraeette calls attention 20 herself. ana
assert that she fails lamentabiy ln pa'H-
otism when she arrays sex against sex.
Miss Henry. or Cleveland wrote.
81 am managing q successful business
which employs twenty men. and have a'-
lively assisted In the election or defeat OF
various political candidates And from
nv experiences / am opposed 10 woman
suffrage.
eft rs biological necessity to conserve
noman's strength for her great junction
Of motherhood Woman is Interior 10
man I'm bodily strength. To do a man
worn woman must consume her vital re-
serve Such n woman approaches
motherhood a bankrupt Too often her
marriage is barren. or her offspring de-
fective I'm mind or body. our debt TO
nature for the gilt Of life II the continu-
ance Of the race. Beside that dut' me
privilege ~ voting r. ch.lds PLAY
When nature gave concentration 10 me
setting hen IL was 10 insure the Matching
of eggs Likewise has she endowed
woman with narrow and intense inter
est I'm llfe. and for much the same reason.
because woman is doing his work man
is less able 10 provide 2 home. and there
fore woman must continue 90 do mans
work And this is the endless chain Of
our Industrial folly