The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
MAYOR AGAIN STIRS
MRS. BLATCH'S IRE
Mitchell Tells Critics Suffrage
Causes Loss Of WOman's
Courtesy.
HIS JAB Is RESENTED
Votes Leader Warns Anew Of
Fight If Mayor Seeks
to Be Governor.
HIS JAB IS RESENTED

Mayor Mitchell and Mrs. Harriet STAN
ton Batch continued at long distance yes
trday the fray begun at short range a.
Carnegie Hall on Saturday night
when the Mayor had read the suf-
fragists' criticism Of his Carnegie Hall
speech on Saturday night he said
"They assumed that l was opposed to
woman suffrage, whereas ] am not. II
the suffrage question were put to "A pop
ular vote and l was convinced that the
majority of women wanted II ! would
vote for II. 1 admit l am not enthusiastic
about IT,
can radical movements go forward
through sacrifices Woman suffrage seems
to be progressing at the expense OF what
we have always priced. the courtesy OF
women"
Does Mrs. Mitchell believe in suffrage
for women
"Yes. she believes in it," replied the
Mayor.
''Then probably YOU will come to sup
port it?'
The Mayor laughed. bu, did not an
swsr.
Mrs. Blatch's Reply.
Il thought the audience received the
Mayors remarks with the greatest
courtesy" said Mrs Batch, after hear
ing that the Mayor had said that ALI
movements advanced by some sacrifice
and that suffrage was advancing by the
sacrifice Of womens courtesy.
"The Mayor must not call all SUI
fraGists to account for what have said"
shs continued Il am only one suffragist
and I do not in the least mind being
hated. I had 1t in mind to say n great
deal more, but l restrained myself out
Of courtesy. not to the Mayor. but to
his wonderful Commissioner of Correc-
ton. who was on the platform.
'sThe audience gave the Mayor re-
markable welcome. They stood UP to
greet him. There was not so much ap
plause at the end OF course. but there
was some.
''when any one has made such an eyre
gious blunder as the Mayors it is. a little
cruel TO refer to II. hut II the Mayor
thinks a careful examination of his speech
viii not show anything against suffrage
he ought TO reread 1t.
''If We had been body Of voting men.
meeting to boom some fad OF which he
didn't approve he would have welcomed III
and let II go at that. He wouldn't have
felt called upon to express his personal
views.
He Is very wise when he says Don't
ask me to anslyxe the brain workings OF
the women The vast majority OF men are
SO accustomed to insulting women that
they don't know when they do It. We
know men don't understand women. But
We do understand men, for We have
brought them UP. We knew exactly what
he meant BY that speech.
Speeches Mixed, Maybe.
'l think he hadn't thought out the sub
tect very carefully and got the speech hs
intended to make TO the ants mixed with
ours. l can only hope he gives them the
one he intended for us
Mrs. Batch spoke OF Mayor Mitchell al
tea given by the Women's Political
Union for Wall Street business men Al
downtown Delmonicos in the afternoon
THE Mayor said the women could have
anything they wanted said Mrs. Blatch
= What an Lbsurdity when Mrs. Mitche
can't convert him to suffrage! He sale
IL seemed natural to have DIR. Davis "A.
Commissioner OF Correction now, but 4
will seem Just as natural to have tn,
women voting In 1916. What VIII Thu
Mayor be running for then-Govcrnor
He will be So sorry.
"The women are going to bring mora
pluck into politics. ! want to congratulate
the men VINO had the moral courage t
come this afternoon. Men are really tn
coy and timid sex. My grandfather wa
q Judge of the Supreme Court. but whei
anything happened at home he used &
throw his handkerchief or his napkin owe
his head and leave my grandmother 4
deal with It,
"Of the women OF to-day | should sa.
that they are finding out that bric-a-bra
and furniture polish are not the realitie
Of life
Among the men present at the meetin
were Marcus Marks ex-Assembiyinan Sey
mour. Winthrop Burr. Thomas Manson
Ernest Stevens. Henry Wise Miller Al
muth Vandiver. Norman de II. White
house. Calvin Tomklns. Justice Charles |
Guy. Capt. J. w. Miller. l.. u White, Sid
ney Borg and f. Robbins Walker.