The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20
THE HEAT OF THE JERSEY
CAMPAIGN.
why Mrs. Lsckey Of South Orange
Despl.es Woman Suffrage.

| TO II EDITOR OF The SUN-Str'
] nave seen and read so much Of the
irreparable destruction that has come
to many citizens Of our several States
through the Vaccinations of woman
suffrage in the past ten years. SO
much Of the commercial ruin that
follows In Its wake. 30 much OF Its dia-
bolIcal ~pretenslons assumed In the name
OF social reform. 30 much Of its rule or
ruin policy. 30 much OF its attempt n
threat to yoke the State to petticost
domination. 80 much OF It's pernicious
meddling with the personal liberties Of
men. so much of its coercive and brow
beating methods employed by its lobby
lists in the Legislative halls Of the coun-
try. so much OF its political knavery n
trickery, n % much Of It's conniving
at the political ruin OF those who will
rot bow down to its dicta. that
l despise its very name.
I desplse Il for It's blgotry.
I despise II for it's mockery OF Jus
tice.
I despise 1t for it's injustice and in
rant philosophy.
despise II for It's boast Of power.
l despise 1t for Its policy Of ruling at
all costs.
1 despise II for It's attempted pollution
OF our national parties.
I despise II for Its ~pretence Of being
friendly to labor.
I despise It for the homes II has de-
spoiled.
l despise it for Its connection with
socialism.
l desplse II for its relation to Nor
monism.
1 despise II for the Industrial wreck
age 1t has accomplished in the name or
reform.
! despise 1t for the belief its adher-
ents entertain that man has made a
botch OF government and that woman's
vote is necessary TO keep our country
from going to perdition.
| despise IL for it's -estrangement OF
society. its arraigning of father against
son. brother against brother and family
against family.
/ despise II for its attempt TO subvert
the divine idea which created man the
protector and supporter OF woman.
! desplse II because II teaches that
woman does not need the support OF
man, that woman must be free 10 do or
not do everything she Wills, no matter
whether II BE- proper or improper.
desrise II for Its huge system Of
f~alsehood IL has built up at the expense
OF the poor and the sentimental.
I despise II because II arraigns sex
gains sex and tends 20 make the fe-
male OF the species the equal when she
is by far the superior OF the male.
] despise 1t for infesting the State and
nation with fanatics n d~emagogues.
whose rant!ng and frothing depend Upon
the purse Of the unsophisticated
despis. II for It's utter defiance Of
the rights OF those wonen who do not
want the so-called privilege OF particle
pating in the muck OF politics.
despise 1t for its deceit in telling the
nation hat when women vote wars will
be no more. as though war Is declared
or not declared through the ballot box.
despise 1t for the mannish acts and
performances OF its female d~octrinairss ..
despise IL because II rohs woman Of
the gentle delicacy and culture that
make men love and respect her.
] despise IL because | fear the neglect
that must come through Its operation TO
the children yet unborn.
despise II because IL fosters divorce,
thus adding complexities to a problem
already ~despoiling thousands OF homes.
despise IL because IL teaches as a
principle that the childless woman Is
really the free woman and that the one
we'd to a man who believes In large
families Is a silly fool.
| despise il for It's selection and APP
prevail OF nollycoddles and skirt bruited
men at election times 10 run the affairs
4 . CldAr " u IlllltHl
! despise IL because II has pushed into
the background men OF large minds and
whole souls who possess the very virtues
OF the gods.
7 desp!se IL because some OF its prop
sgandists believe in barnyard morality.
a principle handed down to them by
Joseph Smith. the father OF Mormonism.
despise IL as truth desp!ses false
hood, as liberty despise. slavery, as ION
esty desp!ses hypocrisy. as morality de-
spises immortality. as purity despises sin.
despise II as George Washington de-
spised oppression. as Woodrow Wilson
despises graft. crookedness and pre-
tence.
II woman suffrage Is not throttled and
Overwhelmingly defeated IN the APP
preaching elections in New Jersey.
Pennsylvania. New York and Massachu-
setts, the constitutions OF these States are
In danger OF being rewritten 10 the utter
confusion OF party programmes, and this
government OF strong men and virtuous
women such as was dreamsd OF b. Alex
ander Hamilton may perforce give way
in time to a nation OF beings undreamed
OF in the philosophy OF natur
Mrs. ISABELLA .. LAcKEr.
SOUTH ORANGE. y. j.. August 10.