New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-07
WOMEN TOLD TO
HUSTLE FOR VOTE
Herbert Parsons, as "Prac-
tical Politician" Advises
Personal District Work.
MRS. REID EXPLAINS
NEED OF SUFFRAGE
Shows Its Necessity as Preven-
tive Measure to Cure Evils
That Afflict World.

Herbert Parsons, Mrs. Ogden Mills
Reid, Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr and DR..
John Lovejoy Elliott were the speak
ers at the two meetings yesterday at
the suffrage shop which the Women
Political Union has opened at SOB Fifth
az. True to her motto of "voters first"
Mrs. Norman De K. Whitehouse. who is
conducting these meetings. had the
men lead the programmes.
Mr.. Parsons, who spoke in the after
noon, was introduced by Mrs. White
house as practical politician" and
made good the description by laying
down for the suffragists, out Of his
experience as a district leader, a prac-
teal plan for winning the vote.
You are certain of having YOUR
amendment submitted next year." he
said. You are practice lily certain that
IT won't be tangled up with any other
amendment; prohibition is not going
10 come uD. You can win If you 20
about it the right way, and the eifec-
tive way is to cell upon each voter.
There are 5000 election districts in
the State Of Ncw York. If you have
5000 women who are willing 10 get
cut and work allot one district TO each
Of these women. Let each woman see
that every man in her district is called
upon and his answer recorded. If he
argues against equal suffrage. 20 back
TO him, meet his arguments. Poll
ticians know that a candidate with
poor qualifications who makes a thor
ough personal canvass stands better
chance than a man with better qualiii-
cations who neglects this"
Mrs. Reid. who spoke at the morning
meeting. commented upon the fact that
the suffrage shop is next door 10 the
uptown Red Cross headquarters.
at is a coincidence" she said. that
these two movements should be housed
here side by side, enjoying the gener-
Gus hospitality Of the same man. OF
the two the Red Cross makes perhaps
the more personal appeal; 10 work for
il satisfies the human desire 70 help,
to relieve suffering. But what many
people don't understand is that wom-
ans demand for the vote has its root
in the same craving.
"To many the cry Of votes for wom-
en- signifies an aggressive egolsm, and
perhaps there is something of that in
this movement fer our rights. But IN
the main it is not the attainment OF
the DallDl. uNt luf u-c VIZ AciA mani
of IT.. that we are thinking Of.
THE noble work the Red Cross is
doing is curative. We want the vote
because with it we can do preventive
work. and prevention is better than
cure. We want the right TO try and
prevent the suffering which organiza-
tions such as the Red Cross assuaRe.'
Next to humanitarian cOnsldera
4 ..fI fh. IaUgpEgpn-
ing side OF life required that women
should have the franchise.
There are some things that men DO
better than women she admitted,
probably always will do better than
women. But il Is generally agreed thai
we are the better hOusekeepers. But
we can't keep house by staying always
in the home, as the ANTS advise.
These are the days Of specialists, and
womans specially. housekeeping, IS
needed in civic matters, IN national
matters.
DOUBTLESS II is pleasanter for q
woman. when she can, to stay snug
~ home. / don't think the world real
ICES how much women sacrifice IN go
ING out to work for reforms. don't
think in realizes how much sutfrsgist5
cacrlflCc. nut no NollAl'ol ltAvAAh -
accomplished by sitting at the ire
side; we must get out and work. The
cnfranchisemcnt of women rests with
themselves. Men are very generous
and helpful; they have proved that
this last week, in coming to speak
mere. But i'm the end the vital moylng
power in this struggle must be the
women
Mrs. Dorr, the second speaker in
the afternoon, babe New York suftra-
gists take warning b. the result m
Nebraska. where the women, she said,
lost their amendment because they
didn't get out and work
at is true that the liquor dealers
there helped defeat us" she told the
audience. "but ] campaigned in Ne
braska. and 10 WAS the lazy suiflagl SIS
who couldn't lend a hand because they
had their home missions meeting or
their club meeting. or their bridge
party. or their housekeeping TO look
after-it was those women who
Knocked our amendment in the head
Mrs. Henry Wise Miller was chair
man of Yesterdays meetings. Among
he ushers were Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs.
Jack Minturn and Miss Barbara Ruth
erfurd.