Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-13
WOMEN VOTE SEEKERS
and OPPOSING SISTERS
cHEERED BY ELECTION
ne Show Fair Voters Do
's "a Fight for Reform, De-
clares Mrs. Horace
Brock
.,ooHw CRIES OPPONENT
By M'LIss

.fc,lon Of wilson IL a killing
scr @ ss.e,sctlon Of Wilson has boosted
Ine 100 per cent. The Netional
ns o..s suffrage Association wanted nun 10
roia IN along. but because o, II" "V"-
rin ~ ,ol,cv couldn't say sol
partisan pstl pa,sctlon OF Wilson shows that the
fne fne,..ai Union knew what II was
Confressn. n sent It's cohorts into the
shout "n-..nr and South Dakota, the
west ~, we concentrated on. declared
eus@ ss The Democrats now fear us.
- .,cceeds like success. Suffra-
Nosnns o,h camps--the National Asso-
~. and the Congressional ohlon-.o
cesr,h,ne OF theAnti-sunragi gis,s, are wear- AZ
~ ectinistic smiles ano o''nons '"'O '"'
20 wagon OF the winner
! ,~,,son's sudden popularity WIN sne ..ss ,aunes
q tn'r waa demonstrated this morning
uesn n..,,,t of a statement made by Mrs.
= me sroc,. president OF the Ant-suf-
Ssss Society.
~nrow TO SUFFRAGE"
LECTION OF President wilson,"
i.,-.rt declared, 'is n blow to suffrage
Ms .r,,,rnh for those opposed TO votes for
ano There have been twenty iegis-
vom'" .ovv that have condemned equal
/ hure ard the action of the whole country
uI now strong the feeling is against
--sr,s voting. The advance OF prohioi'
vn.,S other reforms In the states where
r,r,en do not vote, and the absence OF any
vomsn vo s.s,its IN the States where women
suS ssa franchise is to my mind the best
nHes nN.,.r, that any one could possibly offer
ss.t eoual suffrage. The anti-suffragists
sre iubilant."
~poohl II is to laugh" were the scorn-
u ~nrs. with which DIR. Eleanor NJ.
sssrs..tsud-Moore. worker in the Woman Suf-
trnvs marty OF this city, met Mrs. Brooks 8
.-tsnent The outlook has never been
tr,rnter. President Wilson's victory proves
s..c,u.ively that there will be no con-
s-ar,nr Of the woman's vote--either by
.,ss,eu or by vested interests Statistics
,o,r that the women did not all vote one
~ AZ II was predicted they would do.
~ that they did a little independent
thinking on their own part
.suffrage is an issue all by itself Mrs
prccrs attempt TO link IL with prohibit
don Is ridiculous She argues against
su.nr,re because some States where the
romsn do not vote have banned liquor. We
"A not claim TO have cornered all the re.
forrn movements But think of the States
where women do not vote that have re-
,ected prohibition Maryland. in the last
election, Is one OF them. Montana, on the
ether hand, where the women do vote. de.
Cl&rcu tof ptphibitioh- oo ehoe ScbNicS tina
argument"
MRS DRINKERS VIEW
Power, not weakness, was demonstrated
~ women in the election, according 20 Mrs
Frederick Drinker.
The woman's attitude in the election, .
she aid. "has made a great impression
uhoxd power. don't know what effec,
this ril have on the politicians Of the bis
Repubucxn States of the East but I fee
certain the question of the enfranchise-
nsnt Of women will be given deeper con.
sidsn5on than II has ever received before
n tbsy think well follow local interests
= II has been said the women of Illinois
1h then ! think wen get suffrage a,
quickly as possible II. however, they
think we're too progressive, our work will
b harder. But the election has proved
that the women are not to be ignored"
Miss Caroline Katzenstein, of the Con
nesslonal Union. who has just returned
from Montana. where she was campaigning
against Wilson and for Hughes, likewise ex
pressed her entire satisfaction at the re
election OF President Wilson.
"As Miss Alice Paul pointed out" sh
nid, 1T made no difference to the woman
Party or the Congressional Union whicl
c>ndidate was elected Our fight agains
Wilson showed our strength. We Iessene,
The Wilson majorities in many of the suf
lrsge states and swung Oregon and Soutl
Dakota for Hughes. In consideration of tn
appeal that Wilson's he kept us out of war
hogan made to the average woman, we hav
sxcellent reason for satisfaction.
Nov that Wilson is In. we are perfect
ntisned and more hopeful than ever. Jus
e soon as Congress opens. we are going Z
Washington TO bring pressure to bear 70
He favorable consideration of the Susal
D Anthony Federal amendment. Presiden
Vi's2p said he would fight with us. We ex
+ pcs him TO-"