The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

unmiNcd evil as only half Of the cab
intt are known To- be- in favor of woman
suffrage hut II may he safely assumed
mat even without nn official embargo
;h" opponents would have been too
shiewd To- declare publicly agains, II.
Nlile those in favor could hav, vastly
helped the amendments in The various
States by giving their Endorsement. Be-
fore the Democratic Cabinet Is cast
INTO outer darkness, however let the
women diligently search The records To
. ma ON" Republican Cabinet Of which
any where near half the members de-
| 'lared themselves to he for equal SUI
irage
Meanwhile" the women in he States
where suffrage amendments are pand-
ma WI 0"uhtless adopt the plan Of
'A'IG EE.ll'h sisters ali heciIr the
eminent speakers untl thy will have
% answer or run. II * reported that
Mr. Bryan is already hedging in adj
vance by saying to the ohio women that
ne cannot speak for their amcadmcq:
because the Democratic platform Of thl,
stat" has nOt Endorsed IT, They nltu-
'a.ly ash how il was thar as the uc,:i
highest official .u n" national admins
! irajun II" could come NJ with sG,h "A
| broais.de of Endorsement when il was
not In tn" rational platform
At present the Democratic National
Committee iS ON the blacklist along
with IN" Committee ON Rules Of the
Democratic House Of Representatives
and the Clngrcssioral Union makes n
logical argument in favor Of putting the
responsibility ON the party itself In
outlining rs plan of work at the confer
"nce held a, Marble House. Newport.
Miss Paul said
wv" are all agreed that II Is the
Democratic party which l. responsible
FOR the blocking of the national sur.
rage amendment. Again and again
mat party has SO gone on record through
the action of its leaders. it's caucus ana
ITS committee that an impregnable case
mas been built up against IT,
Now that we have I 900 600 women vot
ers we need no longer make our appeal
simply to men
Ihe time has come when, We nelieyr
we can really 90 into national politics
ana use these votes To win the vote for
the resi- OF MS II would he
unlntelligent not to use this power In
dehect n sufficient number Of votes from
me party in control T the Government
to PROV" that the suffrage question is n
live political issue that cannot be IL
nored." 4
Al this same conference Mrs. Harriet
stanton Blatch, after using the remark
so often repeated by her DISTINGUISHED
mother that all classes Of men seeline
acknowledgements had always had classes
OF enfranChised men To help them. but
women had To make the struggle alone
called attention Ia the fact that at last
there was great body of women voters
who could extend a helping hand and
said:
Give up the idea when Won are en-
tefing upon the political aspect Of our
question that il makes any difference
what II. mans personal views are as Ia
suffrage. Whether he Is FOR or against
he can give YOU only one vote. bur as
a cog in political wheel he is extremely |
important. We do not care !
one hlt whether n member of Congress |
Is for woman suffrage or against il; we |
simply want him To act so as to put tho |
question before the State Legislatures"
tn" Congressional Union has some |
very strong supporters among women
whose family Influence has been whnllv |
democratic, among them Mrs. Bavard |
Hllles Of Delaware whose father os |
Nlted states senator and Cabinet Mn
lister was long conspicuous figure in |
national politics, and Mrs. Oliver Bel /
mont Southerner by birth. whose
husband was Democratic member If |
Congress. The union has I'm a shor, |
'ine raised about $4,000 for it's cam ,
PaIsh WORK ana now has n large force !
OF speakers in the Western States. It's
oihcial paper the SHGragiSf. of Sen /
TENDER II, dovotes two pages To a
scathing resume of the present Admin
lstration, carefully compiled by Miss
Burns, which closes:
ITO sum up, the Democratic party IN
the SINty-third Congress has made n
record OF very decided unfrelndliness
toward the suffrage amendment. IL has
made this record through the action OF
Its leader, the President, in seven times
refusing all aid to the amendment;
through the action Of the Democratic