New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-05
Strengthens Belief That
President Also Has
Enlisted in Cause.
WOMEN HAVE THREE
CABINET MEMBERS
Administration Support Hoped
for Much Desired COnstitu-
tional Amendment.
tFrom IN. Tribun. Bureau J

Washington. Oct T. Strengthening z
self will vote to give women the ballot
in New Jersey this fall. his son-in-law,
Secretary of the Treasury William
Gibbs McAdoo, announced to-day that
he was so strongly in favor of woman
suffrage that he was making a special
trim TO New York so that he could
register and qualify himself to vote
for the amendment at the election.
This following the Presidents private
secretary, Joseph T. Tumulty's. similar
announcement on Saturday, gave the
suffrasists here confirmation of their
belief that the President is now an
enlisted soldier of the cause"
Secretary McAdoo is the third Cabi-
net member in three days TO climb on
the suffrage band wagon, and all three
will have chance to mark their
ballots in favor of woman suffrage this
fall. Secretary of War Garrison an
nounced on Saturday that he would
vote for giving the women of his state
New Jersey, the ballot. while Secre-
tary of Commerce Redfeld will vote in
Brooklyn for giving women the vote
in New York. SO the suffragists have
numerically more than made up what
they lost when former Secretary OF
State Bryan resig.ed. Secretary of
g
suffragist. and several other Cabinet
members are believed to be IN favor OF
votes for women, although they have
never announced it publicly.
Expect Constitutional Amendment.
The suffragists are jubilant at the
announcements OF the three Cabinet
members. in addition TO Mr.. Tumulty
within three days. and are predicting
as a result that the amendment to the
Constitution which would give women
the right to vote in every state in the
Union will have much better chance
of success at the coming session OF
Congress than ever before. The women
mustered a big vote last year, but
nothing like the two-thirds necessary
in each house.
All three of the Cabinet members
have strong followings in Congress.
az shall vote for the woman suffrage
amendment to the New York State
Constitution" was the statement of
Secretary McAdoo. Women are an
economic factor Of constantly increas-
ing Importance in organized society. In
business and industrial life they have
been forced TO play larger and more
conspicuous part than ever before IN
the worlds history. They have met
these new demands and responsl lbilities
without impairment of their higher and
paramount duties 10 society. ! am sure
that all The theoretical objections
against their exercise of the right OF
suffrage will prove as groundless as
were the earlier objections OF the same
SOFT to their larger participation IN the
business and industrial life of the ma
ton.
Will Bring About Reforms.
"The right to vote may, and | hope
will, strengthen the power OF women 10
assist in bringing about many sociaI
and moral reforms in which they are
equally, if not more vitally, interested
than men. Suffrage may give them the
opportunity of contributing notably 70
the progress of civilization and the ad-
yancement Of the general welfare. Ger
tainly. as the weaker sex, women are
entitled to at least an equal opportu-
nity with the stronger sex. and espe-
ciailv in all that intimately concerns
the welfare of both.
"The American women have made
game fight and a fair fight for suffrage,
and are entitled to win. They have ap-
pealed to the reason and intelligence OF
the country and have not adopted mill
tant methods. They have also taken the
right course in resorting to each state
for action upon a question which is pc
culiarly in the province of the states