The Washington herald., 1914-12-27

he is quoted as saying, where the
women don't vote. Every pork-and-
beaner has said he was coming along
and of course we'll have to give them
"a benefit to get them out OF town, but
they'll follow me-" People who have
TO be helped out of town cannot be a
very serious loss. Did the women's
vote do it?'' he was asked. Yes" he
answered, but they didn't know what
they were about That Is where he
was mistaken, for all the amendments
had been thoroughly discussed by the
women's organizations throughout the
State, and they knew exactly what they
were doing. Surprise has been expressed
that the universal eight-hour and liquor
prohibition amendments failed. The
former was so badly worded that the
San Francisco chamber Of commerce
urged its rejection. The prohibition
amendment not only forbade the selling
Of liquor anywhere, but imposed a 500
fine IL family served a glass of wine
at their own table, and for the second
offense a $500 fine and year in prison
for the head of the family. Altogether
millions Of dollars are invested in vine
yards in the manufacture OF wine,
brandy. etc, and thousands of people
are employed in them. The law was TO
go into effect in five days. Since women,
taken as a whole. are neither fanatics
IOOlSr IL Is not lnGy
tried to carry this amendment.
At last accounts, a committee of one
hundred prominent women. representing
their various organizations were meet
ing in San Francisco to examine and
sift the many bills presented by the
clubs, and determine on the ones TO be
presented to the legislature. They were
said to be unanimous for those TO abol
lsh sex qualification for jury service, to
L.. Ia III
property laws, and to prevent the writing
Of names on ballots. They wanted also
to establish a colony for protecting and
helping feeble-minded women and girls.
Whatever they decide upon, II is quite
certain to receive the careful attention
Of the legislators whom they have helped
elect
In all the States where women vote,
they are exercising a very perceptible in
fiuence on legislation, and this will in
crease as they grow to realize their pow
er. In Illinois. where they have the mu-
nicipal franchise. they have Just defeated
a second eftort by the board of educati IN
To prevent the reelection OF Superin-
tendent Ella Flagg Young. II was pro-
posed to do this by a secret ballot, but
Mayor Harrison, whose appointees they
are, informed them that the women's or
ganiZations OF Chicago had petitioned for
an open ballot In all future elections, and
this would be had. As a result, Mrs.
Young was elected by fifteen to five.
Mayor Harrison probably will be a can
didate to succeed himself next spring.
and he is a clever politician.
Vice Due TO Liquor.
The Wisconsin legislative committee,
after fifteen months investigation. has
flied a report declaring intoxicating liquor
lied vice, and strongly recommending
more control and restriction Of it. This
is the State that loudly boasts OF defeat
ing woman suffrage by n vote of 80. 900
after the most notorious campaign ever
made against it by the liquor interests.
The Supreme Court of New York has
just rendered a decision that property
which is the result of the husbands
earnings and the wife's savings Is not
their joint possession. but belongs to the
husband In this most important of all
it says, there Is no part
nership property This is not news, nor
is it an exception: IL is the law in all
States, and yet the anti-su1ragists urge
women not to allow the ballot to Se
thrust upon them, and thus lose the great
legal advantages which they now possess.
Pressed for a bill of particulars, they
say the wife now in many States has
control of her separate property, but how
many wives have any property separate
from the accumulations during maria &c,
all of which belong to the husband?