New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-16
And Woman Suffrage Is
Keystone of Arch, Says
Mrs. Oliphant.
MRS. MCCORMICK
CALLS FOR HOLIDAY
Governor of Each State Asked 10
Set Aside May 2 for Vote
Demonstration.
IRON The Tribune Bureau

washington. March 15.-Feminlsm Is
rut down by the ant-suffragists IN
statement issued from national heaopuai
,ors Tonight as the real reason behind the
demand FOR woman suffrage. Inc issue,
according 10 the statement. when Is sisi'eu
bv Nirs Orvine D. Ouphant general SET
re,arv Of the New Jersey state Associ-
otion Onposed to Woman Suffrage mas
narrowed down TO a question u ''0''0'
morality and civilization.
"Woman suffrage" Mrs. Ohphaf'' says
.gs the keystone in the arch OF femliiisiIt'
o,d feminism, as outlined by the SUI
frasists. appears TO be revolt asdli's'
the true duties. responsibilities ana loedis
~ vomanhood During the month OF
lTnhr,,arv two feminist mass meetings
were held in New York CITY, an inc
sneakers being suffragists, many OF 'nei"
noted leaders Of the votes for women as'-
,st,on The presiding officer OF these
,n.et,nrs was Mrs. Marie Janney Howe
leader OF the 25th Assembly District io'
the New York state Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION" o.
statements made at the feminist meet
,,rs nv Miss Rose Young, Miss Henrietta
p0Hrpn
d,ct and at a Trenton meeting oy u''
Mary Bennett Ware, to the enec' NC
woman must be free TO live her own i''o
according TO geminist ideals, are ouo'eu
nv Mrs. OIiphant. who continues:
"a nemphlet entitled Bond Women Is
-,,h,,shed and issued by the National
American Woman Suffrage Association,
Nav York City. This pamphlet is one OF
that Organizations campaign oocuileii'''
II saws. among other things:
THE free woman's concern is TO see 10
q. mat she shall be in a position 10 pear
c,,I6ren II she wants them without solicit
&c. maintenance from any man, whoever
ba NAV he. and this she can do only II she
60 earning money for herself or Is Pio-
,;ded for out Of some common lunu ioI
limited time Feminism would hoiu ina. -
&c neither desirable nor necessary io'
,,.o,,en when they are mothers to leave
ut. chosen money earning work Tor any
,au,,+,, ~ time. The fact that they 80
of,en do so largely rests on traol'ion'
which has 10 be worn down.
N1rs Ouphant comments on all these
quotations as follows:
"That feminism is a live and vital issue
- the suffrage campaign is a fact DC
oo,,so their official campaign literature
,,rgas and demands feminism; their
sneakers preach feminism; ther case
for woman suffrage praises femlnlsnA'
and the official catalogue OF the Nauohai
American Woman Suffrage Association
commends and advertises feminism
eft &c hardly necessary for me TO say
that the women opposed TO suffrage stano
for the conservation of the home the SUI
frseists for the sex revolution, when
means the disruption of the home. WIZ
We have better government under fefhi-
MIST ideals. with woman as man com
ret,tor and sex antagonist, or under the
old regime. where woman's work IS 10
form the character Of the future citizen
OF the Republic?
"shaU we abandon honor. morality,
civilization at the call Of minority OF
women. whose slogan is Votes for Wom-
en- but whose evident intention is sex
revolution? Let me suggest rather that
the time has come 70 conserve the wom-
anhood Of the country. and thereby pre-
serve the nation
Mrs. Medin Mccormick. chairman Of
the Congressional committee, says that
letter has been written 70 the Governor
of each Of the forty-eight states asking
him 20 proclaim n suffrage holiday on
May 2, in order that the worMngwomen.
as well as all others. may participate In
the suffrage demonstration which Is to
be held In every part Of the country on