The Washington herald., 1915-08-10
~SMALL, BUT VOcIFEROUs."

know just how long they have been
organized, but not till within a few
days have they thought the issue
enough to bestir themselves. Now
as the time for the special election
which is to occur on October 70 to
determine whether or not New Jersey
men really want New Jersey women
to have the vote is drawing neal
they have reused themselves. But
it is with an air of optimism and
perfect self confidence that they have
issued their pronouncement.
They call for the cooperation oi
all who oppose votes for women in
New Jersey for any reason whatso-
ever.
Every man of voting age" says
this pronouncement," should be pre-
pared to answer this which
is the most important economic and
social issue that has come before the
voters of the State for the past fifty
years--with intelligence, with cour-
age and with clear vision.
THE answer to a demand of a
small but vociferous and noisy mi
nority OF the women of New Jersey
should be forcible and definite. The
amendment should be defeated over
whelmingly."
Small, but vociferous," and there
fore not to be feared, say these over
confident males of New Jersey.
Well, as matter of fact, it is just
those small, but vociferous," things
that have turned the tide of history
more than once.
No doubt when King John of Eng
land first heard that the barons
wanted to have him sign the Magma
Charta he thought of them as a
small, but vociferous," element that
could easily be squelched. When
women in New England first demand
ed the rights of education, a century
ago. staid old college presidents who
one and all scorncd their pleas,
thought of them, too, as small, but
vociferous, minority"
True enough they were in the mi
nority, much more in the minority,
in fact, than are the women now who
want the ballot. But it wasn't many
years before. through their efforts
their vociferousncss if you will-the
old order had changed and now any
woman can get college education
cutie as easily as her brother-in fact.
L little easier.
AS far as the -ightness OF the case
goes these male antis may be beyond
criticism. But when they think that
through the issuing of a few pro-
nouneements they can put down the
small. but vocifcrous.. minority, they
will have to guess again"
Our anti-suffragc correspondent re-
Gently wrote US that there are Just
four kinds of women in this country.
Sec whether or not you agree with
her. Here it is:
She who wishes the vote, and
knows why she wishes it, is a femi-
mist. Oppose her.
She who wishes the vote, and does
not know why she wishes it, is a
suffragist. Instruct her.
She who docs not wish the vote;
and does not know why she does not
wish it, is asleep. Awake her.
She who does not wish the vote,
and knows why she does not wish
1t, is an anti-suffragist Follow her.
Why not classify the sterner sex
in something the same way?
He who opposes votes for women
just because he would like to think
that all women are dolls and play
things. and hasn't any place in his
scheme OF things for the woman who
can think. Show him.
He who opposes the vote because
he wants to shoulder all the respon-
sibilities himself and devote a good
share OF his life to making the wo-
men OF his family happy and safe at
home. He's usually not such a bad
sort after all. Marry him-if you
get a chance
He who wishes women to have the |
vote, because he has found that it |
makes him drawing card at New
port teas and dances. He is covertly
looking for a suffragist with money
who will annex him as life partner.
If you come under that category, call |
his bluff.
He who wishes women to have the !,
vote because he has fairly come to
tho conclusion that it is only wo-
mans just portion in life to share
the privileges and responsibilities |
that are now exclusively his. He is
the politician who comes out strong
for the suffrage without for minute
thinking of the votes that this view
might mean for him in the future. He /!
has been distressed for years at the
thought that women did not have an |
e0tial footing with men in all tb;ooe