New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-11
Why Glory in lnfe-
riority, Asks Voter?


Forum:
r. A Lawrence says, from her point of
view. writing the letters she does forms
but one unit in the work forced upon us
OF opposing still further burdens and re-
sponsibllities than those placed upon us
by God and nature" We do not see how
this and other duties can be forced upon
us by any one. If she refers TO voting
certainly no one can force her to vote.
II she does not have the ambition or IN
terest in anything except what God and
nature" force upon her that is her own
affair but she admits that per cent of
other women wish to exercise their duties
as citizens Of civilized nation. VIII she
explain what right even 90 per cent have
10 prevent them from exercising this
right? She is certainly wasting more en-
ergy in preventing these few women from
doing their duty than IL would take for
her to vote once a year, even If she were
compelled TO do so. We question her ac-
curacy, but she says that only IS per
cent OF women" want to vote. II has
been forty years since Miss Anthony cast
a ballot TO test the wording of the Con-
citizens. II It has taken forty years to
enlighten per cent. il will take. at the
same rate, over 400 years TO reach the
women of New Jersey and South Carolina.
Now. if the ants are going to keep no
this opposition and the public spirited
women are going to keep up hiking. "
soap box speaking and pleading, they
will certainly do a great deal more than
perform the duties and responsibilities
placed upon them by nature and more
than they could find TO do by being per-
mitted to vote or not. as they saw 1T.
FITNESS OF MEN AND WOMEN.
She says: Does Voter stop 10 think
that in upholdlng women who are fight
ing for the ballot ne is corroborating all
their contentious of the general unfitness
OF men," etc. No we never heard that
men were unit to vote, but we have heard
a great deal about the unfitness Of WON
IN. Men, however, do realize that, in this
state and city sometimes "A majority of
men are not fit to vote. but they vote.
However, we also know that nearly all
the criminals are men and that nearly all
women are on the side of honesty and
decency, and thal a majority of the 'peo-
pie" and women combined will not con-
stitute a majority for graft and crime.
REARING CHILDREN JOKE.
Then comes that old joke about rearing
children again VIII not some anti" please
go to the library and examine the United
States census report and be convinced
that in the states where women have
voted for years the percentage OF chill
dren which have been born and reared
is even greater than where women are
not allowed to vote and cease harping
over such ridiculous idea that every
woman on earth is so busy in bearing and
rearing children that she does not have
an opportunity to know one candidate
from another. nor time TO vote IL she
does?
GOOD AND BAD WOMEN.
Is there one woman I'm New Jersey who
does not know whether or not Woodrow
Wilson was good Governor and would
not have had time to vote for him? 1t
seems ncredulous that any woman could
be so Indifferent about her own state that
she would not crave the right to do "A lit
tie more than the simple duties imposed
upon her by God and nature" and mani
fest some interest outside her own home.
Yes, "Vcter" does recognize that there
are good. bad and Indifferent women.
but the percentage OF pad women is ex-
ceedingly small compared 10 the percent
age OF bad men. See prison and court re-
| ports II YOU question this.
Now will some one please explain 10 a
voter what the majority of women have
| TO do with the case? While personally
! the writer Is convinced that large ma
jority OF the women are public spirited
and are becoming more SO and that they