The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-23
We Are Accused OF Being Too Gener.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: In
its leading editorial article OF SUNDAY
THE sun assume an attitude favorable
to- irving women the vote. conditioned
on hut a single requirement. that liz, "if
they want II and as soon as they want
It,. Your readers have learned to ex-
pect that In taking a position on ques-
tons or magnitude you Will do So on
stated grounds ind cative of the broad
est COMPREHENSION OF the most vital !-
sues AT stake some OF us perhaps
may no p~atdpned' therefore, III we reel
an unusual disappointment In MS case.
In mat article the reference to this
measure OF immense political and so
cfal consequence ~ The StSs only
recognition or the lar reaching vista or
ulStIs'rpuS posstnlIltes 10 Wnlch anti
suirragistr nave called attention. Those
possibilities, Whlch 10 IA greater or less
extent must become realities IN the
event OF the failure or women TO prove
eQua! 10 the TASK proposed Tor them.
run even TO the extremes or political
uein'raiizat!oh ana nati"nai extinction.
Ana YET THE Sun passing them by
without "phsideratlon ana even alud-
lts a'n'hn'S 10 MT 'rarris"hs incogftaht
rc'itarN 'hat no nartn can result. gives
an '"'Iress'oh vi oaslHs us approval "i
~ 1tIi",htseHlen VI Women on 'ne
a,'"se'her uhifnlspr'aht question or heir
"eSIre LOT the V"rt.
rp.'N.mk u ~ ",sn OF women 10
80 ~. Has, !, CIV "eu'aiiu e
" "'"y''''' ur,'''u' 'ne Jus''ce oi grant
w ""N'""S you VIII I~rth'
me- nor "h'E Is the justice OF granting
''' 't"n''Sf VI sroui'uS or mer" ueS'fe
"p' WV ''uS' ou' III .He oP'hlon OF many
% W. "o'e W we attempts 10 snow even
" remote connection between the require
in"ntS or justice ana an approval OF
woman suffrage has been In the least de-
gree successful.
To our way or thinking, the arguments
presented with that view are so hope
less!y distracted from every considera-
lion Of natural fitness and function. so
far removed from "A just appreciation
o' the representative capacity OF man
ana me essential dependence OF womaV
on ms executive ana defensive ability.
that they have not succeeded even in
clearing the ground for the Introduction
~ a question OF Justice between the sexes
IN the matter of political responsibility.
IN our view all the arguments put for
wari are wholly blind TO the courses
of evolution which have created OF man
ana woman complementary personalities,
each responsible" TO the other IN the pc
'u!iar Held Of most effective accom-
rilsAineht, and each in consequence jus
tlhed IN claiming authority only within
the teld OF natural superiority.
In the opinion OF not a few OF us, in
tdct' the accusation OF injustice lies
properly against the proponents of wom-
an sunraSe' We believe that so long
as we MAZE OF our species remains "A
lsH''ns animal, ~ long Inc rr"serNa-
I'm ~ "M ana "ruer ana 'he security
or government must remain his espe-
-" '"'lS"Nl'H anu HbpSV sacred uutN.
~ 'n' pIeH'H, rohu''loh or ''NlnzdtInn
~ sHsh,-T, s"ll.'ns 10 'n' "~'k'r sex
u, tue ourueh OF resp"hsinlIity Tor me
vi Sote.!I'het' can ne noun
49, n'!nt " ,Hc t'"sl
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100 80 "c-
r,re s,,yernm,o,t 70 nm,"nn NV W. a g
,tn,,s 10 90, ,ha 1910 ~ n',s "
s,n',' ~ h"nLln
,ha .a,. oort,n, - - - ''N's
.hs mos, die,,l, - No. - ',.r W
Mo roxt -fnr,rtIohio of an - fut
with which mankind 80 ,omn",,d "
struggle ~
II must bc prantod rur,h.r ,ho, :,
order to he safe the conduct ~ cnyern'
ment must ne INTELLECTUALLY sound :, 10
nropo.ed IN enfraucbfso man ,,u,,ans
Of women nearly ali az vhor, ora ,,nno
la -r.,v influenced hv sor,Inan. nu''
ION than arc memhers ~ ,ha -
sex and a,nos, none ~ Yhom Son.
fore ia as c,pabIs a, innar,ia, d..
men, resne,tinr ei,hcr ueasr,.s 'un
How can THE st,. recorcila ,his 80.
siye relaxation NJ the st,nda rds or ~
litical discrimination vltn e.. 80.
standing Of IN, extreme diWcuI,, a,,h.
safe conduct OF government "