Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-01-23

that much time unquestionably can be
saved, and many errors avoided by
the creation of an expert bureau with
nothing to do but to pass on the Eng
lish of bills.
The espousing Of the cause of this
legislation by the senator from Okla
homa gives the authority of definite
legislation intention to the report
which was published in this corre-
spondence not long ago that the Dem
ocrats might take means to prevent
in the future the introduction into con-
gress of bills containing jokers. There
probably will be no open antagonism
to such measure unless 1t be based
ostensibly on the ground of expense.
Sometimes when members of con-
gress want to nip prospective legisla-
tion and do not care to give their
real reasons, they plead economy of
service. A bureau of experts would
cost some money. but In the minds of
the advocates of such a bureau the
money Saved would many times re-
place that spent for salaries for the
bureau 8 experts.
Activities Of suffragIsts.
In the presidential campaign of the
summer and fall of 1912, Mrs. Modill
Mccormick of Chicago. who is the
daughter Of the late Mark Hanna.
showed that she was a resourceful
leader and an organizer who knew
how to make strong the foundations of
a campaign. Mrs. Mccormick has
just come to Washington to make the
leadership of the suffragist commit
tee on congressional action.
1t can be said that from what is
known of them in the past that Mrs.
Mccormick and her companion in
Washington are good strategists.
They have made simultaneous an
nouncements that they intend to get
the congressional action necessary to
secure a suffrage amendment to the
constitution. and that. second. and
even more important from their point
Of view, they intend to undertake Wig
orous campaigns in every congression-
al district in the United States next
fall to defeat candidates who do not
declare themselves in favor OF the
woman suffrage movement
1t may be that few southern mem
bers of congress will be influenced to
vote for the necessary amendment by
the prospects of a woman campaign
against them in their districts, but
there are a good many northern mem
bers. anti-suffragists at heart. who may
think they see visions of defeat unless
they show kindness toward the cause
which is bound to come into its own"
The suffragists have just completed
their campaign or organization.
There are generals, field Off GERS. troop
and company commanders and pri-
Yates in plenty In the ranks to engage
in the campaign. 1t is a militant or
ganization. but nothing of the English
the plans.
Rules Committee Against Them.
The rules committee of the house.
which has under consideration the
matter of appointing a committee on
suffrage. is antagonistic in spirit to
the plan, and 1t probably will be in
act unless the women who are in
charge of the campaign for this form
of recognition of their cause can move
the members out of the frame of mind
in which their willing souls would
sit" Chairman Henry of the rules
committee had his sensibilities much
rufIled recently by a sharp encounter
which he had with one or two of the
aggressively inclined suffragists. This
encounter was prior to the time that
the women had formulated a definite
plan of gentle attack" 1t is said
that Mr.. Henry has been Modified
somewhat and that with his col
leagues of the committee he will give
patient attention to the further pleas
which are to be made to him and that
he soon may find himself willing to
compromise If not to yield all that
is asked.
AS soon as the nominations for rep
resentatives in congress are made by
the different parties next spring or
summer. the proper local organizations
of suffragists will appoint tactful but
acute committees to call upon the
nominees and to ask them how they
stand on the question of suffrage. 1t
is taken for granted by the women
that all candidates of the Progressive
party for congress will be in favor of
mitted to the cause.
Not All ProgressIves.
1t must be remembered. however,
that the woman suffrage movement Is
not a movement solely of the Progress
sive party. There are thousands Of
women who believe in suffrage who
are inclined politically to Democracy
or Republicanism. 1t is probable that
the Democratic candidates will be ap-
preached by women of the Democratic
faith, and that the same rule of ap-
proach will apply in the case of Repub-
licans. A candidate of the Democratic
party may find that he is in danger