The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

the amazing total Of 24.cNo 0GH women who
would soon become voters! OF this num-
ber. she generously allowed several mil
lions TO offset each class of defective
male voters. and still retained enough
women who would be ideal citizens.
to register a larger vote than that of all
the men in the country at the last Presi-
Dental electionI The only excuse for
such an absurd statement is the fact that
there are approximately "A. 900 women
OF voting age in the entire United States
Again. several weeks ago. Miss Caroline
Katzenstein. then secretary OF the Phila-
deiphia Suffrage Association, naively
asked IL the IA, 600 oo0 women who will
vote in Is16''-according TO her "probabili-
ties'-are not surely a sufficiently for
midable number TO receive the considera-
tion OF every political party. An editor
with a sense OF humor headed her state
ment Counting the Eggs" and we shall
see that his insinuatlon is more than
justified.
BASED on Folly.
This assumption OF numbers not only
includes the nine full suffrage States and
Illinois and the probabilities that
every one Of the States now considering
submission Of the question to the voters
will adopt equal suffrage. but is based
on the palpable folly OF calling every
woman over twenty-one voter, regard
less Of the factors Of domicile. naturali-
zation, Indifference. etc. that make II
impossible with male voters. even at a
Presidential election, to get out over
so per cent Of the men who have reach
ed their majority. At the last vote for
President only 15.1H.4l5 men cast bal
lot, out Of 2s.ses.l51 men in the United
- 80 nd
the election decided by the votes of
8 go, 800. or less than one-third the num-
Der Of women that the suffrage leader is
going to be able to give away by mil
lions when women get the vote"
the country: and less than
half the number that the Philadelphia
would have behind the
badges IL a total OF seventeen States
should adopt women suffrage!
In other words, DR.. Shaw would have
us believe that, contrary to all exper
Ience with men, and the remarkably in
different showing by women voters in
full suffrage states, every woman over
twenty-one would faithfully cast her
ballot. and the aggregate would outnum-
Der the voters Of all the political parties
combined: while Miss Katzenstein would
have more women voters in her esti-
mated seventeen States than there are
men voters in all the States of the
Union, with Illinois eliminated!
Now. let us get away from these mere
dreams and consider the facts. The
nine full suffrage States of California,
Colorado, Idaho. Washington, Oregon,
Kansas. Arizona, Utah. and Wyoming |
had total population OF 7.731.5il. male |
md female. at the last census. or only |
Z. 80 more than the single male suffrage |
State Of Pennsylvania. II the entire |
population (5e3s. .5sD Of Illinois, a par
ial suffrage state, Is added to these nine |
States. we still have a total population !
II 1880. 132, or over half a million fewer |
han the number of women alone, accord |
ng to the suffragist.. who will vote in |
s1s! How ridiculous. then. are their |
Figures Are Ridiculous.
When 1t is remembered that the metro
,olitap district of the single city of Phil
ldelphia has more inhabitants than the |
Ire suffrage States of Colorado. Utah,
IDAHO, Arizona and Wyoming, the fig- |
Tres Of suffragists seem all the more
'idiculous. Suffragists have habit of |
dreams instead Of realities, Of |
lealing with the future rather than with
he past. Of pointing to their hopes in
tead Of to their achievements. A claim
Il 100000 or 100000 women behind
heir Propaganda is advanced. in spite OF |
he fact that their last petition to Con-
Irese-which was to have -oee.0o sigma