The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
ANTS CONTEST
SUFFRAGE DATA
Votes for Women Figures
Turned Against Organiza-
ton by Opposition.
VOTE CALLED "UNHOLY"
Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard Argues that
Feminine Ballot Aids Liquor
Traffic.

Although Mrs Ida Hustled Harper adds,
subtracts, and multiplies with big num-
bers, the ants are not discouraged and
they do not think lit is time to get out
! Of the way" We may theorize and make
sweeping statements for and against this
question of suffrage for women. but iron
clad facts dispel theory and unauthorita-
tive statements, like mist before the sun.
How do We know that the majority of
women are either opposed to voting or
have no desire to use this privilege when
IL is granted them? II is cOnclusively
shown by a comparison Of woman and
man suffrage States that this is
true in spite of the continuous
claims of the opposing party. In
the six suffrage States of California,
Colorado. Wyoming. Utah, Idaho. and
Washington COregon. Arizona. and Kan
sas did not have woman suffrage until
voted on at election November 5, 1912,
the United States census shows there
were in April. 1910. 217O,152 men and wOm-
en- over twenty-One years of age mot in
Guiding japanese and ChineseD.
The total vote actually cast for Presi-
dent November ;. 1872, in the six woman
suffrage States was l.521. $50. so 40 per
cent of the men and women of those
States voted. In the six adjoining and
neighboring States of Kansas. Nebraska,
souri,. where men alone voted, the total
number Of men twenty-one years of age
and over mot including Japanese and
Chinesep, was 2.295.1l9. The total vote
for President November 5 1912, was l.
So 9S4. showing that 69.1 per cent Of the
men over twenty-One years of age actual
" voted. or - per cent more OF the pos
sible voters in the male suffrage States
voted than did the possible voters in the
eF,- alf fnfr Cf1f
Feminine Vote Small.
II 69.l per cent of the men voted in the
woman suffrage States las meA in the
adjoining male suffrage States did vote)
then an analysis OF the figures show that
only 1871 per cent of the women over
twenty-one years of age in the suffrage
States actually voted. If more than 1871
per cent of the women did vote in the
six woman suffrage States, then less
than 691 per cent of the men voted. so
il is impossible TO escape one or the
other conclusions that the women do not
vote as generally as the men or when
given the ballot. II they do vote. the
voting does cause less interest to he
taken in politics by men. and in either
case the suffrage cause is harmful to
a republic.
This does not demonstrate that the
women who have the ballot consider that
the right to vote is privilege and
duty" II does show that women will
not vote II they are enfranchised." a
statement which Mrs. Harper takes issue
upon in last Sundays Herald.
From the fact that twelve dry counties
were added to the thirty already dry in
Illinois at the recent elections is not sure
or adequate proof that the suffraEists in
various other States are not in favor of
the liquor interests. There are about 100
counties in Illinois. This month twelve
new counties We're added to those al
ready dry by mans vote. as a result of
the elections in which men and women
participated.
II can be demonstrated and proved that
for every county that went dry at that