Evening journal., 1914-05-05

and that she should rest satisfied with the pa
rade and with the recognition it received in Market
street For demonstration that essentially po-
itical the treatment accorded it by persons Of all
shades af partisan opinion was exceedingly generous
The situation should not be by even the re-
motest suggestion Of trade retaliation against mer-
chants who in the exercise Of their judgment,
deemed It wise to maintain neutral attitude on the
woman suffrage question Neither should Whining
ton suffragists permit Mrs Hies or anyone else to
lead the public believe they think they are JUS
titled IN doing their shopping n Philadelphia, New
York or Baltimore. il that be the thought Mrs Hilles
sought TO express. Such policy would be unworthy
Of them because it would place them in the position
Of denying to others that freedom OF thought and
ton they demand for themselves.
Mrs. miles should not forget that there are in this
country thousands Of business men who refrain con
sstently from making at their places business dis
plays Of any sort in honor yof any political organiza-
on that there thousands OF others who decorate
their places OF business in honor Of the functions Of
the political parties 10 which they, individually and
respectively, belong and that other thousands decor
ate for all parades without regard personal politi-
cal bias Il would be wrong for the suffragists to
think that everyone who displayed a flag in our city
on Saturday IS committed irreyocably to snffragsm
II would be for them to think that everyone who
failed 20 make such display Is unalterably opposed
70 votes for women In instances flags are flown
through loyalty; in others through policy and in
others again, through courtesy. It is exceedingly
difficult TO draw the line when it comes to a matter
Of fixing the motives underlying individual displays
For instance person may think polite or courteous
70 make display for a which may not meet
with his or her personal appreciation. On the other
hand person may deem Il violation Of commercial
principle to mir business politics even when he
Is heartily in favor in individual sense Of the
cause represent ed by public parade is merely
matter Of individual Judgment and we think the suf-
fragsts We're exceedingly fortunate in obtaining in
Market street the recognition and courtesy they re-
ceiyed on Saturday.
And as for using the lack Of display ais an excuse
for going out Of town TO shop would be interesting
to know whether, in Philadelphia New York or Bat-
more such a parade would have received in proper
tion to The size Of the city as good storefront dis
play and courteous treatment along the line of
march the that held here or rsaturday re-
ceiyed in Market street VIC doubt th.t il would and
we think the suifragsts should well content with
the situation It developed
Such statement that made by h.rs Hilles would
seem to indicate that Of the imperative needs OF
the Delaware Congressional Union for Equal suf-
frage is board Of 10 pass upon the wisdom
and tact contained in projected organization utter
ances. No doubt If such board censors had been
on duty yesterday the sinister ntolerant unpatrotic
and actless utterance scontaned in tho paragraph
quoted above would have been sent out from
suffrage headquarters.