The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-10-27
WILSON kept US OUT
OF WAR lis SLOGAN
OF UxTH|NK!NG

Wilson kept US out of war is
merely the slogan OF the unthinking,
whereas w ilson keeps us out OF
suffrage is positive tact. Since
taxing office he mas been the head and
'front.' OF the opposition to the federal
suffrage amendment. lie has defend
ed his opposition to the federal sui
rrage amendment. He has defended
mis- opposition in statements made to
fourteen or more Populations OF
women, and to prominent men of his
party, including western congressman,
who went asking his support. His
statements, contradictory each to each,
are important because they show that
the president has not dealt fairly and
honestly with this issue
10 the first deputation sent on
March ~, 1913, he said that, he was
too busy with tariff and currency
bills to assist woman suffrage. Six
months later-that he was mot an
individual but the spokesman of a
party" and could not urge legislation
which was not in his platform. Later
to delegation of 500 club women he
told of his passion for local self
government and how suffrage was a
matter for settlement only by the
states, etc.
To deputation of voting women
dec. 6, 1870, he said he was open
minded" and would confer with his
colleagues on this matter. To non
voting delegation six weeks later, he
reverted to the state by state" excuse.
In June this year. in answer to a
prominent Democratic man who went
to him direct from the Woman's Party
convention to urge change of atti-
tude so as not to drive Democratic
women from the party, the president
replied: I'VE must not yield to ar
guments of expediency; AND BE-
SIDES, THE WOMEN CAN'T DE-
LIVER THE VOTES" On July
18th, he refused the request of west
ern Democratic congressman to allow
the amendment to be voted on in the
house, whereupon the leader said to
the women, He doesn't care what
happens to us. He prefers to get the
support of the anti-suffrage element
In the big eastern states than to yield
to sentiment in the western states"
Yes, MIR. Wilson voted for suffrage
in New Jersey, knowing it could not
win with Boss Jim" Nugent against
it, the same man now reported as his
campaign manager in that state.
Being at that very time responsible
for the blocking of the federal suffrage
amendment, Mr.. Wilson said, Il in
tend to vote for woman suffrage in
New Jersey because | believe that the
time has come to extend that privilege
and responsibility to the women of
the state" The Democratic campaign
committee has now falsified that state
ment by substituting the word
NATION for the word STATE and
circulating it broadcast on hand bills.
A notable conversation took place
on July 24th between the president
and Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch of
Kansas, when he cast aside the states
rights argument and made the Negro
problem in the south his excuse. Con-
ronted with the fact that nowhere to-
day do the Negroes rule, even where
the outnumber the white men, he
said, Yes. | know that, but congress
doesn't" His opinion as to the ignor-
ance of others was further shown
that day when he told her that women
would not vote on this suffrage is
sue in November because it would not
be intelligent to them. Why, then, is
Mr.. Bryan going through Utah, Ari-
iona, Nevada and other states, de-
voting at least one-third of his oratory
to this one issue of the campaign in
an attempt to counterfeit the acts pre-
sented by the Woman's Party workers.
Questioned by the voting women
w ~ xyDc IL
deny women self-government, he re-
Piled, Women are not yet ready for
the ballot. They will have to wait"
More than half a century ago women
were told to wait because it was the
Negroes hour. Now in 1916, the
Democratic party advocates political
freedom for Fillipinos and Porto
Ricans. But President Wilson and his
party leaders tell voteless women to
wait.
When will this injustice cease?
After November 9TH it will be Fighter
only if women voters, now for the
first time powerful enough in numbers
to be considered in presidential cleo
ton, will send Mr.. Wilson and his
party down to defeat in the suffragl
states, even if in the United States as
a whole they are returned to power
1t will cease only if they are willing
to say with Mrs. VIM. Kent of Cali.
fornia, (wife of Congressman Kent
himself a suffragist, up for reelection
and the national chairman of the Viii
son Independent League), 81 am op.
posing Mr.. Wilson because of his hos.
tility to the freedom of American
women. MEN WILL NOT PUT
SUFFRAGE FIRST; THEREFORE,
i WE WOMEN MUST"