New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
ANTI.SUFFRAGE PEARLS
They Arc Cited by Miss Blackwell in
"Tu Quoque" Argument.

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The anti-suffragists hold the
sdfragists responsible for anything
that any feminist" may say. II so.
they must, of course, accept response
mist may say. Now, just see what
remarkable accusations can be
brought home to them by turning
their own method of reasoning against
themselves.
Anti-sulragists believe that hus-
bands ought not to be made to sup
port their wives and children. 4
volume published in New York last
year is entitled. shall Women Vote +?
\ Book for Men" 1t is written By
Conway white Sans. a member Of
the Virginia bar, and is dedicated
"To the Anti-Suiiragettes." Referring
70 the Virginia law whereby a man
may be sent to Jail if he shall. with
out just cause desert or wilfully neg
lcct to provide for the support of his
wife or minor children" Mr.. Sans
says page 49,:
These acts are nothing more or
less than insults to men. Are
the men Of Virginia and Of other
to system which places the police
man. tho sheriff and the jailer in their
family circle, ready, at the command
o. the wife. on the charge of nom
support. TO arrest and imprison the
head Of the family"
Anti-suifragists believe that women
ought to marry for money. At q
meeting held in New York City on
one day earlier), Mrs. John Martin.
prominent anti, argued against pay
ing women good wages. As reported
IN the New York papers. she said: "ln
every high salary paid to men society
t. the gamer. But with women it is
the reverse every raise in salary
makes her less likely 20 marry" This
means. o. course, less likely to marry
for money. When they have chance
10 marry for love the daughters Of
Presidents and of multi milionaires
accept il as delightedly as the poorest
factory girl.
From John Stuart Mills time down,
anti-sufracists have been urging that
the path Of self-suOport ought TO be
made hard for women in order TO
drive them into lovelcss marriages.
Into marriages Of the other kind they
do not need to be driven. any moro
than ducks need to be driven into the
water.
Anti-sufragists are opposed to pub
lie spirit and to al! forms Of public
service for women. "Notcs for Men"
IN anonymous little book highly
praised by the national anti-sutfragc
organ. says page 49,: AS much as
Ii
tho public good. by so much she de-
stroys the race she is trying TO
serve"
Anti-suhragists believe that every
mother ought TO be narrow-minded.
irrational and unjust. The same
author quoted above says page 47):
at is not by cultivating her social
instincts. feeling for justice, fair play
and broad human outlook. that woman
is going to help on the race She
can't be fair-minded, even. without be-
coming poor mother. Maternity,
like love. must be blind
Anti-sutIragists disapprove of limit
ing women's hours of labor. Their
national organ, in it's issue OF De-
cembcr, 1913. describes CALIFORNIA;
cight-hour law for women rs "a law
urged by sunragists." and publishes
AN article which says; NO more
cupid Law WAS ever enacted Wom-
en- arc perfectly competent to fix their
own working hours. \ healthy woman
ctn work rs many hours rs healthy
man." etc.
Anti.sud'ragsts ineite sex antago-
nism. Dr. Gregorius is the great
apostle of "masculinism" in Germany.
( Not long ago the daughter of the