The Washington herald., 1914-12-13
Other Issues Hurt Suffrage Cause
ANKzSWTTHTHE LIQUOR INTERESTS, ,SAYSWFaTER
Cites Ohio Fight as Good Example

In the November issue OF his paper, the
Commoner. he says:
"The vote on woman suffrage was so
close in Nebraska that IL Is safe to say
that the activity Of the saloon against
II was sufficient to defeat IT 1t il dis
appointing that In so intelligent a state
as Nebraska those who conspire against
the home should be able to tie the hands
OF the mothers OF the State while they
the conspirators-plot against the sons.
And how humiliating It must be to the
good men who were deluded enough to
join hands with the sRloon-how hui
initiating II must be to them to be
found on the same side! Well. this con-
dition viii not last long. In little while
the people will understand who are the
real force against woman suffrage and
why-and then votes for women will
win by an overwhelming majority"
Nobody understands the political game
better than Mr.. Bryan and he Is speak
ing Of his own State. He declares posi-
lively that the suffrage amendment was
defeated by the liquor dealers, those
who conspire against the home and tie
the hands Of the mothers" and he points
to the Humiliation Of the good men who
were deluded enough to join hands with
them-to be found on the same side" !"
He doesn't mention Mrs. Dodge and the
members Of her association. who went
into Nebraska and organized the few
women who would agree to il, because he
probably never heard OF them, but they
boasted OF this achievement and took q
large share of the credit for the defeat
Of the amendment, as they always do.
Now IL the men who voted against IL
thereby "joined handsS with the liquor
interests and were ION the same side.'' Is
this not equally true OF the women who
talked and worked against It?
Despite my own and other represent
ative anti-suffragists' afidayits that our
organizations and workers have never
received financial support from any liquor
interests at any time the suffrage
charges goes on says Mrs Dodge.
Many people believe to the contrary in
spite OF "affidavits" but. waiving that
point the fact remains indisputable that
in every State where a woman suffrage
amendment is pending it Is Fought openly
and vigorously by the saloon interests.
gamblers, white slsvers'' and other
forces Of evil. Mrs. Dodge goes into the
State with her forces and works with
might and main for the same purpose.
The former circulates her literature far
and wide, folds il in with their own, pay
for having 1t published in the newspa-
pers. Either she gives II to them or they
buy it of her or else they must steal
it-they couldn't get IL any other way.
There may not be a hard and fast al
lance, but there certainly is an entente
cordiale. Mrs. Dodge never has cleared
her skirts OF the charge published by
the National Forum, organ Of the Mon
tana liquor dealers, that her personal
representative came to Butte to confer
with its editors in regard to the pending
suffrage amendment and agreed to re-
turn to Butte and lay her campaign be-
fore us for our consideration" Mrs
Dodge says: I'm several instances
charges by the suffragists, were so per-
sonal and libelous that We could not. as
women with regulations to defend. neg
lect TO bring prosecutions in the courts"
Yes such suits have been Instituted sew
eraI times but were never heard OF af-
afterward.
Now National Issue.
The Anti-Suffrage Association has an
active and enterprising press bureau.
Sometimes the same article happens to
get signed by several different persons
and sometimes several articles signed
by various individuals bear the ear
marks OF one writer, but that doesn't af-
feet their subject matter. 1t is wholly
impossible to keep up with them. There
is one this week for instance signed by
Mrs. Horace Brock. president Of the