Arizona republican., 1916-09-17
SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IT. 1916
Whatever makes men good Chris tians makes them good citizens.
 Daniel Webster.
The Candidates and Suffrage

It was a weak rejonder that Mir. Bryan made to the hecking of Miss Helen Todd and Mrs. E St Clair Thompson Tucson Thursday night when he re- piled that Mir Wilson the real friend of suffrage while MT Hughes declaration his personal opinion and does not control his party" Mir Bryan further said, The republican platform leaves the suffrage the states, and the democratic plat form recommends it to the states for favorable action"
 The reply of MT. Bryan uttered in the way getting of a hole in the presence of casual audience rather than for the satisfaction of two such well informed women as Mrs. Thompson and Miss Todd.
 There is really no difference between the national platforms of the parties with respect to equal suffrage. So far their influence upon unwilling concerned. the plank which leaves" and the plank which will be equally effective; that s neither will be of any effect all So, what ever the suffragists expect to gain from the next administration they must expect to obtain through the influence of the president upon his party in congress
 Now will go back to the records of the two candidates regarding the suffrage question and this record is plain and indisputable Mir Hughes has occupied but position He favors national woman suffrage He made that declaration in believe. the first public utterance after his nomination. He made it without solicitation and, have been told, against wishes reactionary republicans His influence is committed to it.
 As to MT Wilson's record which none of his friends will dispute. During the greater part of the three and half years administration there has been before congress national suffrage amendment Its advocates Mir Wilson early urging him to recommend it's adoption. He declined. He told them that he favored suffrage but like the framers of the blanks of the national platforms he said he believed that something for the states de- eide. He importuned frequently by various groups of suffragists but his reply unvaried.
 Two yeaers ago. with something of flourish. MT. Wilson went to New Jersey to vote for suff- and he presumably voted for it. but either he without influence did not his influence, for suffrage was overwhelmingly defeated in the presidents state.
 Throughout his term of office, the president and his congress especially the southern states The large number of important presidential appointments have been given the south Southern congressman occupy such commanding position in the congress the south has not had since before the Civil War. Of that we are not complaining and would hesitate raise the of sectionalisn We mention this matter only to call attention to the fact that the south is sodly opposed to woman suffrage, though has accepted time to time all the other sms of MT. Bryan who of all his party was the foremost and the ablest advocate suffrage The attitude of the south toward this issue fully expan- atory of the earlier attitude of MT Wilson
 Now, weeks after the unequivoca declaration of Mir Hughes in favor of national woman suffrage the president has declared that he has revised earlier opinion and he too desires that the women of the nation may vote though he has not definitely stated that even now he would go far force equal suffrage upon his beloved and reluctant south