The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-30
SUFFRAGE IN THE HOME.
Effect Of wonan's Franchise on Fam
lily Life and on Government.

To II EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: The
notable argument against woman SUI
frage ever since before George William
Curtis entered into its advocacy. about
fotty-fOur years ago. has been that the
home would lose its sanctity, and as
Thomas Mott Osborne says. THE home
and the family would suffer" Besides
this, Mr.. Osborne shakes In the public's
face the other antique horror, at would
be a dangerous experiment: as IL OBJ
livious OF the fact that woman suffrage
has been in practice in twelve states
Of the Union for periods OF from three
to twenty-five years.
And along comes Henry l.. Stlmson.
who believes "a decreased efficiency of
government would result from giving
women the ballot. Such II NJ Associated
Press version Of a statement he made
In New Jersey recently. 1t might cause
decreased efficiency Of government by
graft and corruption, az lately In In
dianapolie, where only men do the vot-
ing. And besides. here are the 5000
policemen represented by "A patrolmens
benevolent association OF New York city.
who favor woman suffrage because. az
they "whereas"
In our practical experience as pat-olmen
We ind women to be rarely lawless or
iiiiH III pIoIbTNioH I y NHf "tit h'h
crs. and to comprise less than s per cent.
Of the criminals who must he confined In
prisons at public expense throughout the
country.
Mr.. Stlmson's MIND achieves an amaz-
ing fiuency of inexactitude in It's dread
that the sex which contributes 8 per
cent. Of the criminals, II allowed to share
the responsibilities OF government with
the sex which contributes ~ per cent.
OF them. Will work out "A decreased
efficiency of government
The report of the New York state
Labor Commissioner for 1918 shows 2?6
women and girls. mill operatives. to
each 1000 female residents OF this city
VI Amsterdam. Nearly half the workers
In Amsterdam factories are female
These several thousand have to earn
homes from week to week outside OF any
homes OF their own. THE home and the
family would suffer- SAYS Mr.. Osborne,
II these women were 20 have the ballot
Whose family. for heavens sake? From
among the wolne OF the nation who
toll for factory wages or office salaries
must come mothers Of the race. The
everlasting cry is that their place is In
the home. oh. the home but the crlors
are not AT all distressed that millions
OF women have no home. IL only they
can be kept away from the ballot.
Forty per cent. OF the industrious
women Of Massachusetts. says the
Springfield Republican. rave no prospec,
Of IA home. The 50 per cent. are con-
stantly IN contact with the Statewide
social cooperation in human affairs Ia
which their sisters contribute. The
structure IL the profound concern OF
both men and women. 1; would be a
noblcr structure OF legislation. IL edu-
cation. Of industry. of public election. IL
the controlling operation of II Were
somewhat evenly balanced between the
SEXES. Such ~ tho comprehension Il
states and countries that have gone
forward with equal suffrage. 40 lolgcr
dlsin yed by time WON cavils. |aTouslnc
"A universal coutumelious smile.
ALPHA CHILD
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