New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-26
WHEN MEE WANTED VOTES
Does Senator Root Forget That Kings
and MOBILES Once Ridiculed Such Men?

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Senator Root makes the following
statement in your columns to-day: The
sole question to be- discussed is whether
government by tho suffrage Of men anI
women will he better government than by
the suffrage of men alone"
The secretary Of the New York Men :
League for Equal Suffrage we'll SAYS:
The sexes are more idcalistic IN what
they do together than IN what they DO
apart. And for this reason the coming
Of women-or tie coming Of families
into politics. will bring certain benefit
other than what YOU might estimate b.
counting the wise o. yirtuous woinen's
votes. II will make impossible. for in
stance. tat state OF conscience prevalent
among male politicians who so into the
service OF the state with the happy feel
Ing that they ha,. left their virtues at
home In the safekcepins of their wives
and daughters. Men throw the innocence
~ their womcnfolk as a son to God ana
go about the devils business. But douht
whether God. o. any one cls" was ever
satisfied with innocence for virtue active
IN the world
Mr.. Roots main contention j. that 'suf-
rage ~ not natural right cited
several writers against that contention OF
Mr. Roots few years ago in this col
linn. and ! particularly request YOU TO
rrint this quotation from a recently pun
lishcd pamphlet II the Mons League ior
Equal Suffrage as follows:
nj t-nglnul u!
were demanding the right To vote, a
.cre,inan wrote q book against them III
which De exclaimed: What would You
gain rs universal suffrage? am certain
that sou would sain nothing but mi
v.rsal confusion; all workmen would be
come politicians, would spend their time
thrir strength. their talents M what
would increase their poverty. WITH re-
spect 20 having members OF Parliament
paid and void Of property qualiIi' ato'
really this is too absurd for an idiot -
be tho author Of IT, The famous Chaius'
doctrine Of equality is diametricdl'N op-
noscd 70 Nature and the word of 1oi'
il is a doctrine taught only by iyinS
prophcts men who are oI thcu Idtie'
IN. devil. for his works they do. lheHe
philosophors remind US Of In" average
male opponent OF woman suffrage TO-DAY
who Is constantly assuming that his iish'
Ia vote rests on natural II not hVihe'
sanction. fIe Is ignorant OF the fact mat
not many generations ago kings prles's
and mobiles regarded the common man %
his class and Intelligence just exactly AS
he regards woman to-day. James ;
,no,,o was. Let the cobblcr stick to MS
last which meant to him, Let the ner-
cham, the banker. the trader. tho artisan
md lsborer in the fields stick TO ther
iobs and no, interfere with the affairs OF
state. which are such high mysteries as
Ia Il, beyond the Teacn OF common III
telects.
II hardly seems fair To assume tHat tN'
senator from New York does not KNOW
those things about history. ] assumed At
the start Of this letter that he dio' AN"
rcpeat that he is using what bacon
calls the Magis,er method OF statement
which is intended 10 give immediate sa''s'
faction 10 siothfui hearers.
HAROLD SKATER HOW ARD.
Boston Feb a 1915.