The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26

The National American Woman Suf- frage association. having quickly acquired the knowledge that in carrying a political point money is more efficacious than love or beauty, Is appealing for funds.
 The women. in preparing to follow in the footsteps of the men whose political depravity they would correct and elimi- nate, are anxious to pour Into the state of Ohio $i5,Ooo. Missouri $1o,oOo and Nebraska, Nevada and Montana s5ooO.
 To raise a sufficient amount with which to conduct their campaign. the leaders. among whom are the renowned Rev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, the gallant General Rosalie Jones (who would join Col Henry Watterson in debate) and the versatile Mrs. Antoinette Funk, have devised an unique scheme. In putting their plan into effect. they have issued call to the women of America to contribute-not only money but gold and silver plate. The plate will be dumped into a melting pot and the bullion obtained as a result, will be exchanged at government hints for the "coin."
 
 It Is a kind of martyrdom into which the leaders would have their followers go. They are appealing to that one character istic of woman which probably predom- mates all others. that which would sac- ,,fa +l,o ,.t ,f e.,ttl ff.- one they love- or something they believe to be necessary or-fashionable. The ap- peal is artful and entirely worthy of the fine intellects which conceived 1t. fore gone conclusion Is that it will be suc- cessful and that in the fall money will be poured Into Ohio to do what love and beauty have not-up to the present time--done in that state.
 For fear lest the average woman might be at a loss in deciding on what she should give for the fire of the crucible, the leaders promptly suggest They men, ton the thimble of girhood retained for daughter, or by daughter in memory of a sainted mother. They mention the battered silver cup which a baby used, and which is lovingly caressed by par ents in memory of the child which has grown up, or has gone In fact, they suggest practically everything made of silver and gold with the exception of the wedding ring.
 It is to be regretted that the wedding ring was overlooked In the first place, it is entirely possible that there are more women in America who would part with their rings rather than the thimbles which their mothers used, or the silver cups which their babies battered.
 And. then, but for that neglect the followers of the Rev Dr.. Anna Shaw, who was widely quoted as having criti- cised the marriage ceremony in that 1t contained the word obey would be at liberty openly to join in shouting the fol- lowing exuberant ballad:
 Wedding ring. wedding ring.
 I've found use for thee.
 I'll melt thee into shllings
 And thou shalt set me free
 It is natural to presume that women as brilliant as the Rev. Dr. Shaw and Mrs. Antoinette Funk (and, incidentally the suffragettes were extremely fortunate in having acquired leaders of such eupho- nious names), did not when thinking of the worn thimble and the battered cup fail to recall the band of gold symbolic of two lives in one The conclusion therefore, is that the wedding ring as gift for the furnace was not publicly suggested because that suggestion would have given mere man." in which term Is included poor old father" another moral at which with prophetic finger to point. All of which tends to prove be- yond question that these women poli- ticians are unusually astute so cunning that 1t will be with difficulty that blunt man prevails against them.
 In view of the excellent fcare with which the Rev. Dr. Shaw and Mrs An toinette Funk have guarded their every other aggressive movement. 1t might ap- pear ridiculous to suggest-in language as