The Washington herald., 1914-11-28
WHY ANTI-SUFFRAGIST
TAKES HEART
Mrs. Stoddard Claims Election Re-
turns as Victory for Anti
suffrage.

rs it not ridiculous with the proved
facts before US for the suffragists to
state so vehementIy as they do that the
liquor interests kill SUFFRAGE" said Mrs
Joseph NJ. Stoddard. a member Of the
board OF directors Of the District of Co
lumbia Association opposed to woman
suffage, and an ardent and brilliant
worker to keep women In the home
This was put to the test and found
wanting when California. a suffrage State
went wet" continued Mrs Stoddard
Facts dIspeI mere theory and suffrage
arguments, and rashly made statements
dissolve into thin oblivion in the face of
such authentic statements. They show
again and again that women put to the
pratiCal test of politics are failures and
that the men do not wish to see them
there.
The Suffra gist has a great deal
to say with regard to the liquor inter-
ests associated with the anti-suffraEe
campaign" Mrs. Stoddard continued,
Such statements cannot possibly last
as they are more than counteracted by
true facts against the suffragists.
The two States which were conceded
for suffra age-Montana and Nevada-are
two OF the wettest States in the Union.
The only dry spots in Montana are the
government supervision. Nevada has no
states that met suffrage with open
arms"
North Dakota, a truly agricultural
State is prohibition State wide, and this
State went overwhelmingly against suf-
frage. So, Is il not ridiculous with the
facts before you, 10 say with sufrragists
that the liquor interests control the
antis?"
So says Mrs Stoddard. who has an
argument for evety suffrage proposition.
and declares that she has studied the
cause" from an unbiased viewpoint, but
so far she has never heard one argu-
ment made by 4 suffraEiSt that could
convince her that they are on the right
and winning side.
THE result OF the last elections on No
vember is a elimination and yindica-
tion of the principles for which the anti
suffragists stand and have come into
existence" Mrs. Stoddard says. TT only
accentuates the fact that this is a de-
mocracy by the people and for the people.
and they have plainly shown in this re-
cent action that votes for women are not
for the best good OF the country.
For months and months suffrage cam
paigns have been actively carried on in
seven States which took part in the cleo
TONS InlS month. lnOuSdnQS collars
were spent by them in persuasive work.
hundreds of miles covered with autos.
getting at the farmers and voters in the
outlying districts. tons OF literature dis
tributed and spread broadcast In North
Dakota in the month of August alone they
held $50 meetings. all Of which required
speakers and funds. In Nebraska a suf-
frage organization has existed for over
n score of years, and yet that State went
1850 against the measure.
1T is odd to make the statement that
the sufIragists' methods defeated their
cause" Mrs. Stoddard said. But In
reality We believe that this Is true to
great extent"
We feel that We won a great victory
on November 3" said the anti-suffragist.
"and that the men-the voters-upOn
whom this issue absolutely rests. do not
intend to thrust the millions of home
loving and satisfied women into the
thrOes and commissions Of an emotional
epidemic. which is only another name
for the reStleSSness of the women today"