Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-29
"rT,HERE are no antis!"
"put.-"

"TTyHERE are no antisr'
J. But"
Indeed. I mean It. Any good woman
who processes herself an anti-suffrngist
viii admit that she wants to have a voice
in the framing of legislation for the pro-
lection OF her children. for the cleaning up
Of her town. for the better moral condi-
tions IN which her boys and girls are
srowifs pp-n you omit the words
woman suffrage"
Thus does Cora Harris. essayist and
novelist, whose books have dealt with
women In her native Southland, answer
the reminder made to her recently that
In her latest novel, "The Co-Citizens,
Just published by Doubleday, Page & Co.,
there are no women antis to Interfere
with the activities of the good women OF
Jordantown. into whose hands was
thrust unceremoniously the responsibility
Of obtaining equal suffrage In their COM
munity..
MRS. HARRIS IN A SERIOUS MOOD.
II was an unusually serious. an un-
usually direct, an almost prophetic Cora
Harris who uttered these words, on the
occasion Of one OF her recent visits to
New York / For although Mrs. Harris
makes her home In the valley of her ma
tive Georgia. she comes to New York
Hevery now and then to have that quiet
mid New York's impersonal roar that
ds. nay impels work. Wittily analytical
Rrchingiy eplgrammatic In her conver-
ion. as she is in all her books, Mrs.
rris' visitor was prepared to hear a
ightful play OF paradox almost toe
btie and bewlldering for mere man to
How. Instead. he heard an earnest
raightforward expression OF the spir-
ImY Iaaa - atNfFr f.
How IL Il, Mrs Harris" the author
was asked. that II every woman is at
heart a suffragist, your heroine in The
Co-Citixens' at last chooses love and a
| home instead Of a political campaign with
kher hance7" lat
II seemed fair question. for an inter-
lew at least. and Mrs. Harris, with the
characteristic dellberation which marks
yaln her utterances (even the ones which
Southern smile. well. you see," she ex-
planned. Il am hrst OF all interested in
: problems OF life and love-the primary
nablems Of my story--of any story"
le visitor recalled to Mrs. Harris
ID how selah Adams, after helping to
bring about the suffrage victory, said;
T1I marry you. Bob, but not for such a
honeymoon as that Chis campaign for the
regisiature). Oh. I'm sick and tired of
plitics. never want 10 hear the word
pain. I'll Just barely vote for you. that's
r. she sighed.
Urn make q confession to you. now it's
er and we have won; it's been horrid
m first 70 last. When we are married
want 20 sit At home and darn your
ks-you do wear holes in them. don't
~
pMEN THE DOMESTIC CITIZENS.
~. HaFris nodded with degree Of
~ .aI.m
the balance wheel, the beautiful
r1 wheel that Il 20 large a factor
III eW woman's makeup. II was only
natural Mat after the woman suffrage
victory Nah should suffer a certain
revulsion &nd turn from politics. Be
sides. We are really donsstic citizens. II
men will unite us we can be useful in
fnence count for good, but we will
always run right back home. Moreover,
I'VE will be far happier in the perform
ncc Of the little honsehoid duties for
he knowledge that always there II a
r<eter thing 70 be done outside the
s@. Esss s sanss ms@sR Rss E si1ss tass gll sut
N Al that they VIII be co-citizens Of IN
'nahf value 70 the community selah
be good wife and citizen"
rne co-citizens. beside being a
~ u such worth as you or the public
~ decide continued Mrs. Harris"
<ptet<pts pfactieaf working formula
for orirs'n< about woman suffrage. given
cerlein conditiensf The women OF Jor-
6nutowr uAaeo uFes of sEhe tremendous
power that was put into their hands IN a
s<<i<mntif manner. which soon brought
under their control the money. the land.
and the press Of their community"
p a would net be fair 10 quote Mrs Har-
u (rffher hers as Il would be telling her
1nd spelling u Tor those who are
~ Rad A ahe has said enough.
Pc 20 Ience The neporfe that she
HnI -sn1f4e,tt But Mrs Harris
1rn individual point Of view on
*|'rH witch makes Il lmpossIhlr
e0<H' 1I1 c1I4|ce Ihe aulIraxe