The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-01-22


that much time unquestionably can be
saved. and many errors avoided BY
the creation Of an expert bureau with
nothing to do but TO pass on the Eng
lish OF bills.
The espOustAS q the cause Of this
legislation BY The senator from Okla
homa gives the authority Of definite
legislation intention TO the report
which WAS published In this eosre-
spondence not long ago that the Dem
ocrats might take means To prevent
In the future the introduction into con-
gress Of bills containing joksrs. There
probably will be no open sntasonism
TO such q measure unless II be based
ostensibly on the ground of expense.
Sometimes when members Of con
gress want 70 nip prospective iesislar
ton and do not care to give their
real reasons. they plead economy Of
service. A bureau OF experts would
cost some money. but in the minds Of
the advocates Of such . bureau the
money ssved would many timss -
place that spent for salaries for the
bureaus experts
AetivitIss u ovmraolsts.
In the presidential campaign Of the
summer and fall of 1919, Mrs. Nsdill
Mccormick Of Chicago. who 10 the
daughter Of the late Mark Hanna.
showed that she was Q resourceful
leader and an organiser who knew
how TO make strong the foundations of
. campaign. Mrs. Mccormick has
Just come to Washington to make the
leadership Of the suHragist commit
tee on congressional action.
II can be said that from what 70
known Of them In the past that Mrs.
Mccormick and her companion in
Washington are good strateg.sts.
They have made simultaneous All
nouncements that they intend to get
the congressional action necessary to
secure . suffrage amendment to the
constitution. and that. second. and
even more important from their point
OF view. they intend to undertake Wig
orous campaigns In every congression-
al district in the United States next
fall to defeat candidates who do not
declare themselves in favor Of the
woman suffrage movement.
II may be that few southern mem.
bers Of congress will be Influenced to
vote for the necessary amendment by
the prospects of q woman campaign
against them in their districts, but
there are a good many northern mem
bers. anti-suffragists at heart. who may
think they see visions of defeat unless
they show kindness toward the cause
which Is bound to come into its own"
The suffragists have just completed
their campaign or organizati ton.
There are generals, field officers, troop
and company commanders. and pri-
Yates In plenty in the ranks to engage
In the campaign. 1t is a militant or
ganization, but nothing OF the English
woman's type Of militancy enters into
the plans.
Ruies Committee Against Them.
The rules committee OF the house.
which has under consideration the
matter of appointing committee on
suffrage. Is 'antagonistic in spirit to
the plan. and 1t probably will be in
act unless the women who are in
charge Of the campaign for this form
OF recognition of their cause can move
the members out Of the frame Of mind
In which their willing souls would
sit" Chairman Henry OF the rules
committee had his sensibilities much
rufiied recently by a sharp encounter
which he had with one or two OF the
aggressively inclined suffragists. This
encounter was prior 70 the time that
the women had formulated a definite
plan OF gentle attack" II Is said
that Mr.. Henry has been mollified
somewhat and that with his col.
leagues Of the committee he will give
patient attention to the further pleas
which are to be made to him and that
he soon may find himself willing to
compromise II not to yield all that
Ia asked
As soon AZ the nominations for rep.
resentatives In congress are made by
the different parties next spring or
summer. the proper local organizations
of suffragists will appoint tactful but
nominees and to ask them how they
stand on the question OF suffrage. 1t
is taken for granted by the women
that all candidates OF the Progressive
party for congress will be in favor of
woman suffrage. for the party is com.
mitted to the cause.
Not All ProeressIves.
1t must be remembered, however.
that the woman suffrage movement lie
not movement solely OF the Progress
sive party. There are thousands Of
women who believe In suffrage who
are inclined politically to Democracy
or Republicanism 1t is probable that
the Democratic candidates will be ap-
preached by women OF the Democratic
faith. and that the same rule Of ap-
proach will apply in the case of Repub-
licans. A candidate of the Democratic
nvfu an h.