The Washington herald., 1914-11-16
IDA Hustled HARPER'S
ARTICLE In MIX-UP
Linotype Lines Get Transposed-As 1t
Was Written.

The linotype is responsible for an an
noying miX-up in the very instructive ar
ticle of Ida Hustled Harper on suffrage as
printed in Sundays Herald The part in
| which the miX-up occurred should have
| read as follows:
The women are not needed and are
wasting their time and money. For
twenty-five years before their association
/ came into existence suffrage amendments
were defeated right along by the same
elements that defeat them now, but when
women of education and social position
banded themselves together for the same
object they were recognized and accepted
as valuable allies. They supplied an ele-
ment OF respectability that was sadly lack
ing and their speakers and literature ap-
pealed to a class that the other oppO-
nents could not reach. They also gave
the press a fulcrum on which 10 rest the
lever OF its opposition, as all the ancient
objections had become sd weak they could
no longer be used. II, however, the wo-
mems branch Of the anti-sU1ragists
should disband tomorrow II would not
make a feathers weight of difference in
the result OF campaigns. Everybody who
has any knowledge Of the situation in the
seven States that have just voted on suf-
frage amendments knows that where they
were defeated it was primarily the result
of the fight made on them by the liquor
interests and their various auxiliaries,
and where they were successful II was
because their advocates by the most
heroic efforts were able to overcome this
implacable foe.
This henceforth is to be the situation.
By no wish or action Of the suffragists
their question has now become insepa-
rably bound up with the several phases
Of the temperance question and for awhile
- win amendment NJ
paigns will be harder than it has been
since the tide set In towards victory in
1910. If Nevada and Montana have been
carried woman suffrage now prevails in
fully one-third of the territory OF the
United States. While this proportion does
not extend to population and therefore
not to representation in the lower house
not to representation in the Lower House
many United States Senators as would
Ohio and Illinois, and increase by four
the number who will doubtless vote for
a national woman suffrage amendment.
Had one more state been gained, twelve
-one-third of the number Of legislatures
necessary to ratify it-would have been
secure, but even now that Of Illinois
would probably vote in favor.
The women acquire valuable experience
with each campaign and perhaps the
most important Of the one just closed
was the unwisdom Of "blacklisting" can
didates and fighting an entire party. The
members of Congress on the blacklist of
the National Association all were re-
elected and apparently no Democratic
member was defeated in the nine woman
suffrage States, where the Congressional
Union went out to punish the party"
Gilbert and Sullivan couldn't have wished
a more delicious theme than that OF eigh-
teen little women going into nine big
States to administer q drubbing to a DOM
inant political party. Internationally they
alienated some Democratic votes in the
campaign States and there Is little doubt
that II the money and effort thus expend-
ed had been devoted TO some OF the hope
full of these States there would have
been several more victories to rejoice
over. Two live Senators friendly to
woman suffrage are worth more than one
dead one consigned to a political grave
yard for sins that he didn't commit.
The National Association seemed not to
go any farther than simply naming its
enemies. being too busy with its cam
paigns. Possibly in States where the
sunragists are very strong they may be
able to, defeat hostile candidates for the |
legislature, as has been done in Massa-
chusetts, but 1t il not advisable to try
the big stick on an entire party In any
State.