Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-15
Defeat Of Suffrage In Iowa.


South Side. Omaha. June Ito the Editor
Of The Bee: When the suffrage fight was
on in Nebraska in 1914 the charge was
made from one end Of the state to the
other by the suffrage workers, that the
only ones opposed to woman suffrage were
saloon keepers, loafers and criminals.
saw letter that was written to Mrs.
Crunpacker by one Of the most ardent suf-
frage workers in the state in which he made
the statement that she was working in the
interest Of the brothels and the lower ele-
ments Of society by working against woman
suffrage.
While Mrs. Crumpacker, who Is a woman
Of very high personal character. was greatly
offended at the tone Of the letter, she
deemed it the part Of wisdom not to pay
any attention to It,
The strong workers against suffrage were
very indignant over the charge, for it is a
well-known fact that all of the strong work.
ers against suffrage were Of as high stand
ing as the suffrage workers. Now. when
the great state of Iowa votes on suffrage
1t is beaten. with the anti-suffragists only
making . passive fight against 1t. Had the
same strong fight been made against It as
was made in this state in 1914, 1t is likely
that it would have been beaten by a much
stronger majority.
The suffragists certainly cannot claim that
the saloon keepers and buns beat suffrage in
the prohibition state of Iowa.
q Thousands of farmers all over the state
voted against suffrage because their wives
and daughters are opposed to 1t and because
they do not care to mix up in political
affairs.
People divide on the suffrage question the
same as on other public questions, and while
some tough people may oppose it, it is
more than probable that all who favor suf-
frase are not angels.
The republicans. in their convention at
Chicago last week, while adopting a mild
form of suffrage plank, were probably
largely opposed to the proposition, but the
plank was put into the platform as a matter
Of expediency. and the democrats will prob
ably do the same thing this week by putting
suffrage plank into their platform as a
matter of political expediency.
When the large body of women want the
right Of suffrage, 1t will be time enough
to give it to them.
Those who opposed the proposition in this
state in 1914 feel that they have been vim
dicated from the charges made against them
then. by the result in the prohibition state
Of Iowa last week.
r. A. AGNEW.
Suffragists Address Demo. Delegates.
Lincoln, Neb.. June lS.-To the Editor
of The Bee: Will you kindly pub
fish the enclosed article and oblige
E. M. BARKLEY,
President Nebraska Woman's Suffrage asso.
citation.
Josie-in-the-Sandhils, June I3.-To the
Nebraska Delegation. Democratic Conven-
tion, st. Louis. Gentlemen: As delegates
to national convention about to formulate
party platform, you represent a state
which is purely agricultural. Do you real
lie that women are the very foundation and
mainstay Of agriculture and therefore the
prime supporters of your state?
Nebraska %omen on farms and ranches
cannot leave their homes to take part in
demonstrations. for they are too busy at
this season helping in production which
eventually makes all the wheels of trade
70 round; but it is time for them to have
a share in government as we'll au in in
dustry.
For farm women of the state, particularly
those who live in the remote parts OF the
sandhills, who can take part in public At
fairs only by the vote. ask that the Ne
braska delegation do justice to its women
and honor to the state by working and yot-
ing for suffrage plank in the national
platform.
MINNIE BOYER DAVIS.