Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-13
SAYS THAT VOTES FOR WOMEN
BRING POLITICS FOR WOMEN
Edward Keasbey, Communication STAR Says Plenty
of People Who Would Willingly Grant Suffrage Not Like
to Women Enter Active Political Lfe-Another Contrib
The Evening Star Also Opposes Woman Suffrage

OF woman suffrage in this country had
the temerity to Compare their acts with
the glorious deeds of the heroic men
VINO IN independence and civil wars
iought for freedom and emancipa-
tlon. If those heroes of the past, who
lought in the open against an open
enemy, had read such an epistle they
would have turned in their graves.
That same advocate in his editorials
treated mere man, who would not
jump at his conclusions with such
eplthets as idiot, simpleton, igno-
raihus, ete-a queer way to argue a
question.
Society Coterie.
Here in this country coterie of
society and clubwomen, in eo-opera-
tlon with some eollege-br women,
TOOK up the idea of starting a move-
ment TO that effect Most of these
women, while on their pleasure tours
to Europe, took a great fancy to the
question, although they never before,
with few honorable exceptions, had
interested themselves tc any extent
IN the fate of their unfortunate sis
lers These women assumed the
leadership, and succeeded in pro-
noting the suffrage movement to the
present status. A novelty, especially
one launched by our fair sex, always
moves fast in America. 1t works and
moves, until the object is obtained,
and then it wears out. Some women
who wish to be in the limelight of
publicity will gladly fight for new
idea, as they would for a new hat or
q new dress, until they get them, true
to the motto What is not worth
fighting for is not worth having
Woman suffrage today is a ques-
tion a la mode as the F'renchman
says-a fad; and as the fair sex is
at all times very eager to follow up
the style, it was bound TO make re-
cruits fast, and among all classes of
women.
ut is hard to say how deeply suf-
fragettes are interested in the cause
and in its working for the benefit of
womanhood, as they seem TO believe.
While no doubt there are stanch and
sincere workers for the cause among
them, the great majority was brought
into the ranks by the propagandists
and their clgVer methods to convince
them of the wonderful results that
woman suffrage would bring to their
sex. Then, it is great treat for some
of them to appear as saviours of
Womanhood, to see themselves in
print, thus gratifying female vanity.
1.-THE suffragettes insist upon their
voting rights, but never speak of the
sacred duties and heavy responsible
ties that such privilege carries along.
Are they thoroughly conscious of the
fact that by granting them the voting
right the would have to share the
burdens and responsibilities with the
voting citizen?
"Then again, if women suffrage is
such a bitter necessity, how and why
is il that hundreds and thousands of
women all over the country are un-
alterably and bitterly opposed to it?
Are these opponents traitors to the
cause and their advocates; are they
ignorant to the issues at stake; are
they less intelligent to grasp Its
value; do they represent something
inferior in womanhood, intellect and
general worthiness? Are they not at
least as good mothers as the others?
Are they shirkers and dodgers?
Home Is the Pillar.
mo keen observer of conditions will
be inclined to believe that. On the
contrary, he cannot be in doubt as
to on which side he would find the
greater number In proportion of
women that cling to their homes.
These women, no doubt, represent the
best that is in womanhood. They
know that her place is in her home.
They are fully aware that their
sacred mission In life is to tend to
husband and children. They know
that a states pillar is the home, the
right kind of home, that the home
training of the child's character,
mind and heart is mostly hers and
that II takes most of her time to do
it. Husband and teacher, of course,
must cooperate with her i'm her task
to make good men and women out OF
her children. To raise children In
the right direction that is to the
highest ideal of man and worpanhood
is truly the noblest pursuit in, life. At
such times as these materialism, the
Unsuitable greed for money, as a re-
suit of our ever increasing burdens
and demands of life, tends to weaken
the morals of the human race and to
kill the noblest instincts in mankind,
the right kind of a home training Is
more in need than ever. Well trained
children are bound to become good
men and women. The good men will
take proper care of the polls and help
elect worthy men to the Legislature
and public offices for the benefit and
protection of the people. Thus the
good men will take care of the needs
and wants of the labor classes of
both sexes by enacting laws for their
betterment.
These antis, no doubt, know that
women suffrage has been fallacy
wherever practiced so far, they know
that the world in those parts has not