French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-18
THE W0oING or TIM WonEn.
.lBy "a Islplsy Ba1nvsIl. & Hsndsr-

sides, The women did It.
Marvellous attentions were paid to
the women by campaign managers on
both sides, special literature fortwom-
en- was sent out by Republicans and
Democrats alike giving most urgent
reasons why they should support Mr..
Hughes or Mr. Wilson.
Women were entreated and persuad-
ed, promised and fiattered, they we're
petitioned to speak. they were heard
respectfully. and their influence was
eagerly solicited
For many years we eastern suffrage
workers have heard the unfailing
complimentary talk about our Indirect
influence.
What did the men consider it worth
in the recent election?
In the states where women have the
vote Democrats and Republicans both
sent some Of their strongest and best
speakers, money was freely used, at
tentions of every descriptions were lit
orally showered upon the women, not
emitting the time-honored persuasions
of candy, flowers and drives!
How many speakers were sent to
urge women for their direct influence?
How much campaign money, or atten-
lions of any sort were given to women
in the states where they have no bal
lot?
If indirect influence is really so
powerful why did campaign mana~ers
so studiously avoid any effort to OBJ
tain it?
In effect, eastern women we're told ::
owe have neither, time nor attention to
waste upon you. We want votes, you
have none TO give us, so We concen-
trate our efforts upon the women with
the ballot"
More endeavor was made to win the
women IN the enfranchised states than
in all the rest Of the country.
Power commands respect. Surely
the women OF the. eastern states have
learned much by the campaign of 1916.
Not only so. but men, too, have in
creased their wisdom, many of them
having come out boldly in favor of
equal suffrage because they have seen
that women are neither demoralized
nor unsexed by exercising the rights
accorded them in the equal suffrage
states.
Judge Thomas scully, Of Chicago,
says:
"Within the last three years diff
ferent atmosphere has pervated our
polling places and our political gath
erings. Politics has become part of
the home life; issues are discussed in
the family. intelligent voting has in
creased. our elections have become
more an expression of real democracy,
and less a manifestation of strength
between petty factions and rival organ
izations. AS judges and clerks the wo-
men are efficient and adept. We have
fewer mistakes in precincts where wo-
men are on the job than where men
alone do the work. The women are
conscientious and insist that every
thing at the polling places shall! be
done properly"
Dennis J. Egan. chief clerk OF the
Chicago election board, says:
"Do you remember how 1t used 10 De
a. few years ago at ward meetings! All
the boys smoking black cheroots; the
air blue with smoke and sulpnurous
with profanity, and then the audience
would adjourn to Mixes place Win
candidates. and proceed to get nan
shot if they weren't so already. wen,
a change has come over the spirit OF
orr dreams. The rough stun has Deen
cut out. Why? Because the women
ore in notifies. Believe me it's tldleo
nolitics up. At the polling places we
know from cold, plain facts. that the
entrance of women as judges anu
clerks has increased the efficiency Oh
our election machinery in phenome-
nal way" o,o.
Tn n recent address from DR.. Charles
! Dabnev he declares that the desire OF
women to take part in civic lie Is
not a desire to escape from the nome
hut desire to defend the home; to ad-
vance the interests of. the home, IN
Guiding the larger home the city ana
state. -~--' Z : = - - -.
! In such a complicated civilization
ae ours public questions of all kinds
are forced into the home, not only eco
nominc and political questions. put
those of health, sanitation, educatloh
and morals, and concerning all ot,tnese
woman will be most helpful, because
| she is profoundly interested IN every
thing that touches the lives OF the
family.
/ DIR. Dabney goes on to say that the
opportunity to participate IN puDllc d.
fairs will tremendously stimulate the
interest of women in all higher edu'
cation, and we ought to be preparing
Institutions for them.
For this the new woman's college
will be vocational as we'll as cultural
it will train women to work as well a:
think; giving them the same opportu
mites as are given to men.
The census shows that women al
ready work in all but three of the three
hundred occupations listed. Most o
these occupations require the sam
training that men receive.
The woman physician, pharmacist
chemist. architect, sanitary enginee
and teacher require practically tn
same training as men. Eighty pc
!. cent. of all teachrs in the land ar
. women Nearly all of the traine
nursing. and most of the social servic
Yoono in