Evening journal., 1914-10-29

the federation's endorsement OF suf-
frage was attacked by the 'antis,' but
the attack was quickly dispelled by
the fact that if such action on suf-
frage were unconstitutional, then all
previous resolutions on child labor,
forestry and similar matters requir-
ing legislative action would also
have been unconstitutional.
THE important fact OF the en-
dorsement is that the vast majority
Of that organization, representing
$4,000 women, was strongly for suf-
frage The State president of the
anti-association led their campaign
from the platform and used every
advantage which the position Of an
honorary president gave her, but
this seemed to make the delegates
only more determined to express
their opinions. l have great admira-
tiOn for the way in which Mrs.
Samuel Semple handled the entire
discussion and her absolute fairness.
"The threat that disruption will
| follow the endorsement of suffrage
by the Federation seems most un-
] likely to be carried out. Even II
the "antis" attempt it. there would
only be two clubs that would with
/ draw. both of these anti clubs hav-
ing Joined the Federation within the
past few months, obviously for the
purpose of trying 10 block the reso-
/ luton One of their speakers said
she spoke as the president Of the
/ Browning Club. but, when ques-
/ toned, admitted that this club had
only twelve members, and had Joined
the Federation only a few weeks be-
fore. The experience of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs, which
endorsed suffrage last June, is that
no clubs have Withdrawn in conse-
quence, but the number of new clubs
that have Joined has exceeded the
number affiliated in past years for
the same period Of time. Since suf-
frage was first taken up as a study
by the General Federation, over zoo
new clubs have joined. Mrs. Rudolph
| Blakenburg of Philadelphia, for six
years an officer Of the General FEEDER.
alton. stated that the officers did not
know Of single club that had with
drawn because Of the endorsement oi
suffrage, and openly repudiated the
statement made by the anti speaker
that the endorsement of suffrage hac
broken up many clubs"
Much has been said about th'
greater cost Of elections involved In
equal suffrage, and little about th'
actual money saving that has Otter
resulted from giving women a voice
in public affairs. Women are the
economical sex. at is harder for Z
woman 10 get a dollar than il is fol
man. ] will not say harder fol
her to earn a dollar. but harder tC
get one said Henry B. Blackwell
and he argued that. through a Ions
course of having to scrimp and plaI
TO make both ends meet, dollai
locks larger to the average woman
than TO the average man, and sh'
is less ready TO spend it without get
ting full value for the money.
I'VE have some striking example;
of this very lately. Dr. KATHERINE
Bement Davis, as Commissioner o
Correction i'm New York, is not onl.
running the prisons more humanel,
for the inmates than her predeces
sors. but is doing it at a great dea
less cost to the city. In Californi
the graft has largely been mocke
out Of the State government sine
women got the ballot In Chicagl
since the women voters tackled tn
garbage problem, new garbag
plant has been put in whereby th
garbage nets the city $4,000 a montl
b instead Of costing it $4,000 a montl
, as under the old systemic say moth
ing of saving the cost Of a lare
, amount of illness and death due I
: the bad smells and rotting garbag
! heaps. before the women took holt
: A prominent divine Of the last cen
, tury wrote:
Few old women keep house 3
wastefully as chS.ncellors of the eS
chequer keep the State. One Of m
reasons for supporting woman sui
{ frage is that / believe the womanl
, genius for administration, applied {
z public affairs, would be extremel
Y economical and beneficial. II
: quite possible that If women had ha
!. votes. Europe might have been spare