Arizona republican., 1920-08-15
Sancho Panza Roosevelt

S5ncho PanZa RooSeVet
 And speaking again straight jackets, that straning influence which Governor declares been removed from him might with advantage to the democratic party and Franklin D. Roosevelt be at tached the who is talking wildly We have in his recent utterance on the suffrage question evident purpose to appropriate to the democratic party all credit the complete ratfi- cation question. upon other basis than the the of the legislature of the thirty sixth and the seventh democratic state had voted it's ratification.
 It can be of no advantage to the democratic party O have a comparison instituted between the record that party the record of the republican party with respect suffrage Both are very clear and both are divergent. already we'll under stood that wise democrat would prefer to let the friends suffrage forget it. Mir Roosevelt endea- the impression that Mr. Harding, If unfriendly to suffrage is -comnlittal. MT Roosevelt goes back five to interview in which Mir Harding is quoted as having said on that subject. that he wish dictate to the repuo lcan party
 MT. Harding had but recently been elected to the United States. There is unwritten in the senate, and senators have learned by experience that better to obey it, that new like children. should be seen and not heard The may well have thought that to assume position of spokesman for his party as to this any other subject would presumption. Yet the shows that MT. Harding voted for the suffrage amendment which was introduced by re- publican and received of majority of the republicans it first rejected because it failed receive of majority of the demo- crats.
 quotation by MT. Roosevelt of the remarks MT. Harding recalls some thing the must wish the country to forget-the remark of President Wilson the subject about the time at least. the same year.
 He was, he said. a delegation of suffragists who called upon him exercise the same powerful influence in the democratic congress put forth with uniform success in behalf of other egs lation. that though he strongly favored votes for women he was opposed to a federal amendment giv- ing them suffrage. That he believed WIS a privl- lege for the states to confer Thus MT. Wilson was against amendment while MT. Harding. whatever he might said, voted
 When finally in a lf-hearted manner Mr Will son shifted his position congressional elections of 1918, democrats accepted this Is assent to do as they pleased and enough of them voted for the amendment effect it's adoption. But large number of democrats, those jealous of states rights voted against while republicans generally, of both houses voted for it. Now. record of states this Twenty republican legis latures promptly ratified amendment. Only two refused to do Only democratic states have ratified it. but the seventh, hope brought to do Except these six states. every democratic state where it possible bring up the subject rejected the amendment
 Tennessee where it is now pending and which we sincerely hope will tomorrow complete the work of ratification had twice refused entertain it. That its attitude changed by pressure brought to bear for political purposes there can be no shadow of doubt
 It was the tactless Sancho Panza who learned painfully are certain subjects which time and place forbid; that it is to speak of a halter in the house of one who has been hanged