Evening journal., 1916-08-03

a part impossible, The Democratic /
party is now in power and refuses to !
pass the Anthony amendment. Let us
give the Republicans their chance"
This mobilization may not be done I'm
day. but it will be done. unless wise
Statesmen see that TO ALLEVIATE
great host of leading women would
be a national evil beyond repair.
Sucn are the facts on which the
WOman's Party rides to power II
rs. as someone has said "a cOntemp-
tible minority but It. knows the his
tory of minOrities in politics. It's agi
tation is called a extraordinarily af-
fair So was that of the abolitioni6t.
That It has created political situa-
ton for the leaders Of both parties
is a fact of recognized significance.
Only Mr.. Wilson's blind admirers de-
ny II, and i'm vain. The wOmens con
ventio i'm Chicago, by the records Of
the press and eye-witnesses, was a
triumph. It was marked by the alb
sence OF the maUdlin sentiment
crude emotionalism. and open dema-
gogy which have been TOO painfully
apparent IN every mans convention
since the origin of American poll
tical parties Il knows what it wants.
II makes no compromises and offers
no concessions y Justice is not sub
ject to truck and barter With more
intelligence than is shown by most
male citizens it recognizes that party
responsibility is the hope Of demOc-
racy. and that great results are not
to be attained by wheedling individ-
uals or electing good" men but by
holding parties-their organization,
leadership rank and file-respOnsit
BILE for promises and performances.
The Woman's party says TO pOlitl-
cal leaders you declare that our
cause is just and that you favor it,
Prove your honesty by helping us
win at once by the easiest method. q"
The Congressional Union does not
propose to waste time trying to win
that portion Of public ignorance that
is influenced by parades. or doling
out cakes and ale on election day. It
refuses to ogle and smile sWeetly for
! the gentlemen" II will not go out
/ into the streets to plead with loafers.
1t will not weep in public about moth
er and home. It's leaders are willing
to plead with the voters for other
causes. but they will not take a sex
conflict to the cutters. They know
| that everv man who really believes
in the "justce" of their cause will
give his support to the Federal
amendment, that talk about States
rights when three-fourths of the
States must give their consent is
either ignorance or Hypocrisy, and
that the shortest cut is through re-
sponsible legislative action. Espe-
cially. they will not listen to the op-
ponents OF direct government who
tell them democracy requires a ref
erendum
Il is no band OF fanatics that the
Congressional Union is mobilizing.
It is no lost cause" which it pro-
poses to champion Every organiza-
ton Of women in the country-the
millions Of club women and teachers
has endorsed woman suffrage. The
parties-all OF them-have endorsed
it, Nine-tenths of the intellectual
leaders among the women have en-
dorsed it, An ever increasing stream
of informed women is pouring out of
our schools and colleges. Political
tutelage is unnecessary for those to
whom the gateways of knowledge are
open. The ineXOrable social forces OF
the age are marshalled on the side OF