The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-12-03


fact that woman suffrage is
being very keenly contested for by
the ring politicians in which ever
section the agitation has been strong
enough to make the measure receive
recognition.
1t will be interesting to take note
of some of the data which it has been
possible to compile, since the cleo
tions of November. East of the
Rocky Mountains, the suffragettes
carried no State, and in Illinois where
suffrage was granted two years ago,
fewer women took the trouble to
register or vote, than at any time
since suffrage was granted them
In those States where women
voted, it will be of interest to learn
some facts: in Chicago, less than
sixty-fve per cent Of the registered
women voters, went to the polls. In
Nevada, the suffragettes played the
time-honored game Of politics, along
the identical lines Of the male mem
Der of society, and the steam-roller
was used with almost success, but
in time rider" was discovered in
proposed bill which defeated fo2
the time, the use Of women as politi-
cal assets at the poles. The same
story comes from California, the
women lobbyists who were trying to
put through certain Bills, being suff-
ragettes in the pay Of professional
politicians.
In North Dakota, a State conven-
ton of women's clubs was in the
hands of suffragettes, who promptly
over-rode anti-sentiment, steam
rollered the Convention, and rail-
roaded through resolutions which
will make many of the club women
valued assets as lobbyists
In the Omaha, Nebraska meeting
Of the Federation, the session was
enliyened by the epithets liar
big FOOL and the user was the IA
nous Woman-preacher-su ffragette,
Or" Anna Shaw.
In Montana, the anti-suffrage
movement was headed by a Mrs Oil
plant, and SO keen were the men Of
some parts of the State for the sue
cess Of the votes-fOr-Women move
ment, attacks on Mrs. Oliphant were
published in several of the papers,
doggerel verse. being used in many
instances. f4 -..s at
In one fact alone can the danger
to the commonwealth be recognized
as a tremendous one, if universal
suffrage on all matters were given
to women, and this is from the
women of the restricted districts of
every town and city. This is a fact
that cannot be overlooked, denied,
palliated nor explained away.
The menace Of these women has
no offset in the vote of a man, and
it will be well for every citizen, man
and woman of a community, to study
the matter from this viewpoint, be-
fore expressing themselves for stuff
rage or working in it's behalf.
This element would be q controlled
vote, and those in control would be
the saloon keeper, the police, the
politician whose ring rule" would
line up the three-the police, the
saloon keeper and the women them
selves This is not a pretty" phase
of the suffrage question, but it is
one we must face squarely. These
women are recognized; practically,
they are given a license; every town
official and county officer knows who
they are and where they are; moth
ers know they have ruined the lives
Of boys of sixteen and eighteen~y years,
and yet they are to be given voice
in municipal matters, once the votes
for-women movement is strong
enough to make this measure law.
There is no way to deny them; we