New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-29
BY Ida Hustled Harper.

| ono difference between state Senator
Elon Il. Brown. OF New York. and Prime
Minister Asouith of Great Britain is that
Mr.. Brown would rather have woman
suffrage than war. while Mr.. Asauith
would rather have war than woman suf-
frage
! Mr.. Brown is like the leopard-he can
not change his spots. AS far back as 1890
he hated the idea OF votes for women
That year their modest request was only
/ that In villages where proposed tax levy
! Tor some special purpose was submitted
to the taxpayers. women who pay taxes
should be permitted to vote on the ques-
! ton. Largely through the influence of
| Nj. Brown. who was on the Judiciary
| Committee, it gave an adverse report
Senator w. ". Armstrong, of Rochester.
moved to disagree and the Senate voted
q 10 q TO sustain the report. The bill
finally passed both houses and became a
! law in 1901.
| The papers arc saying that for the first
! time the LEGISLATURE has voted TO submit
all amendment for woman suffrage. In
| 1895, by vote Of 20 to IN the Senate. and
SO 10 81 in the Assembly, a bill with no re-
strictiors was adopted in far bette
spirit than has been shown IN the present
| instance. Every attention was given 10
| the wording. the women having IL in
| charge being obliged after Il passed to
remain In Albany two weeks and get an
amendment through Doth houses TO cor
rect an error In punctuation. At last 1t
was ordered published. and after this was
done il was discovered that the word
resident" had been inserted in place Of
| citizen" investigation disclosed that
every trace OF the original bill had been
destroyed,
| Treachery 10 suffraSists is not confined
TO the British Parliament. The result Of
years of work by the women was wiped
| out and they never again were able to get
| a favorable vote until now. when il has
been forced by political cXigency. Should
| this eXigcncy have passed by 1918 they
will find II exceedingly difficult To have
the action of this Legislature ratified I'M
less they have been able to create a pub
lie sentiment which will compel it. and
that is the task which now lies before
them-not small one in a state with as
| large population as New York. made up
| from every nationality on earth
! The wording OF the bill" which il
| really a resolution. is somewhat involved.
! and. as the Legislature has so many
! times shown ITS inability 10 frame a bill
which would stand a legal test. il is I'm
| possible not to feel some anxiety regard
| ing this one. The clause relating 10 the
natura liZation of the wives of foreign
| born citizens seems 10 provide that they
/ will not need to take out the actual pa
/ pers, but only TO prove to the satisfaction
/ of tho proper court that they have rcsid-
/ ed in the United States five years and
during that time have behaved as per-
sons Of good moral character.
! 1t was impressed upon the suffraeists
/ that since they insisted upon absolute
! equality of rights they must consent that
women voters shall pass the same test as
! men voters Under tho present law the
I naturalization Of man naturaizes also
1 his wife and his children under q years
of age. If he brings his family over here
when a son is 20 that son can in one year,