The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17
BRYAN IS OUT FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Publicly Espouses the Cause in
"COmmOner" After Years
of Silence.
PRAISES TENETS OF VOTES
Washington Sees Administra-
ton Move to Gain Favor
Of Suffragists.
PRAISES TENETS OF VOTES

WAsHiNGToN. July l6.--Secretary OF
State Bryan has publicly espoused the
cause OF woman suffrage. After years
of refusals to commit himself on this po-
litical issue the Secretary OF State has
written an editorial article for the Com
moncr announcing that he will support
the suffrage amendment pending before
the people Of his own State OF Nebraska.
Mr.. Bryan says that he has delayed
expressing himself on the subject OF
woman suffrage because he has been
busy gathering information about 1t and
because he has been engaged with ma
tonal issues. In some quarters Mr..
Bryan's declaration in favor OF woman
suffrage was interpreted as an attempt
on the part Of the Administration to get
into the good graces OF the woman SUI
fragists Of the country.
II IL well known that the suffragists
feel they have real grievance against
President Wilson and the Democratic Ad-
mnistration because of the Presidents
steadfast refusal to exert his influence In
behalf Of the woman suffrage amendment.
II Is thought the open advocacy of suf-
fraee by Bryan may he offered 10 the
suffr agists Mt this time as proof that tho
democracy Is not opposed to the cause
but merely considers II state, not a
national Issue
som et hing for Mr.. bryan.
A desire to make political capital for
himself Ia also attributed 10 Mr.. Bryan
in connection with his suffrage statement.
The Commoner editorial article says in
part;
THE voters OF Nebraska will at the
election next November adopt or reject
a proposed amendment extending suffrage
TO women on equal terms with men. Az
q citizen OF that STATE 1t will be my duty
TO participate in the decision 10 be rem
dered at the polls
81 have delayed expressing my opinion
on this subject. partly because ! have
been seeking Information and partly be-
cause my time has been occupied with
national questions upon which the en-
tire country was acting but now that
the issue Is presented in my state.
take my position. | shall support the
amendm@n shall ask no political
presents for myself that | am not will
ing to grant to my wife.
1.-THE FIRST objection which 7 remember
to have heard was that as women can
not bear arms they should not have a
voice in deciding questions that might
lead 20 war. or In enacting laws that
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began
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