The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
IN anti
SUFFRAGE VOTE
and Ohio Show
Tremendous Change in
Public Sentiment.
OTHER SIDE OF QUESTION
Opposition Discusses Presidents Views
in Connection with Proposed
Suffrage Amendments.
OTHER SIDE OF QUESTION
nx MRs. HoRACE BRoCt<.

President Pennsylvania Asociation Oppnssd to
Woman SuffraEel
Those who have become interested In
the votes for women" question as a
serious social problem now demanding
our scrutiny as well as our study. will
be amused at the patronizing OF Presf-
dent Wilson. now. by The suffrage seek
ers. Though the President has always
been conceded to be a scholar. and
votes for women" has been an issue
since 184s. we are asked to believe that
lit Is doubtful II he had ever heard
the subject thoroughly discussed" be-
fore entering the White House two
years ago! Then. the suffragists tell
US. he was positively opposed to the
enfranehisement OF wonderland eight
delegations OF suffragists. subJecting
him to cross-examlnations, refusing to
shake hands with him and turning up
their noses" on several occasions. while
demanding action at this session of
Congress" and spending large sums OF
money TO defeat the Democrats" have
effected "a very great advance in the
Presidents viefs since he entered the
White House less than two years ago"
II am deply impressed with the move
ment for woman suffrage" the Presi-
dent recently wrote government en-
ploye, but havs thought that IL can
be best worked And most solidly and
COnCluElNelg utNGlOpCu oldNG 10
State under the Constitution as II now
stands, rather than by sweeping
changes in the fundamental law of the
nation
or course. this statement OF the Pres
idents views is diametricaliy opposed
to both OF the suffrage amendments he
has been asked to support, and his i'm
preston of the woman suffrage move
ment, formed after constant annoyance
IT, So
may mean an advance In his views
expressed when he was positively op-
posed to woman suffrage" 1t certainly
does not indicate q ''fiop" to votes Tor
women" to any one but a hopeful SUI
fragist without sense OF humor.
But this goes TO illustrate the kind Of
straYs the sinking suffrage agitation
will attempt to clutch. President Will
son believes that the woman suffrage
question can be solved most solidly
and conclusiveIy" by the States under
our present Constitution. Strangely.
this is exactly what anti-suffragists be-
lieve, And just what suffragists do not
wanti
Why do the suffragists want amend
ments to the Federal Constitution. IL
not merely to force votes for wom-
the will OF the majority. and the rights
OF States to qualify their own elector-
Rtes? 1t is the suffrage desire to slip
through" a suffrage amendment that
makes the legislature of Arizona. where
there are 43.S91 women over twenty
one, absolutely equal to the legisla-
ture OF New York in determining
whether the latter States 2.T57,52I
women over twenty-one shall be forced
into politics. We are asked TO believe
thousand suffragists in Arizona q right
million women shalp have in New
York!
There are 100000 suffra gists in New
York. they say. which by the way.
even il true. you will notice. is only z
per cent of New York's women, and
rather a remarkable claim to make last
week when a petition said to contain
39T.05S signatures New York women
was presented to the State constitution
convention in May. 1894. just a month
after the "anti-suffragists" organized.
Growing sentiment" and its surely
coming" are suffrage slogans that they
have repeated so often that the start
ling Significance of facts and figures
showing that suffrage is going instead
of coming. Is lost upon its advocates.
The suffragists in New York. according
to these figures. have been reduced by
practically half in twenty years.
Going Instead of Coming.
That woman suffrage is losing
ground steadily is known to all stu