Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
ALL SHOULD WORK
FOR W0MAN'S VOTE
Forget Suffrage Differences and
Assure Party Success, Says
Salisbury.

Assuming that the Tennessee Leglsla-
mre will not reconsider ratification of
woman's suffrage and that the ratification
will be proclaimed by the secretaries of q
sufficient number of States, former United
States Senator Willard Salisbury says
the duty is manifest for political parties
and those who are managing pontlt al
affairs TO address themselves to securing
the support of the vast number OF new
voters added to the electorate I'D the
States.
He holds it is not question whether
one has been opposed to suffrage or tor
IL, but practical question OF opt;nnipg
a majority of the electorate for the
principles in which one believes. ii hewere
managing the Democratic campaign, he
says, he would address himself at once
earnestly to securing the support OF all
the women in the State for the Democratic
party He continues:
II have nothing to do with the man
agement of the party machinery but j
have no doubt as TO what ought TO pe
done under the circumstances. Inc OLD
parties have been running along with
half the number of voters having political
power, as those who will possibly vote
at the coming election. The new cleo
toratc must be reached and quickly. 1t
is a fact accomplished, and there Is abso-
lutely no excuse for treating 1T otherwise
and Immediately securingthe party loyalty
and support of every woman who has
vote ii possible.
al am afraid even among the women
who have so vigorously favored women 5
suffrage it is not yet appreciated that
every right obtained brings with 1t
inevitable corresponding duties Women
having been given the right TO vote are
now bound to exercise that right with the
best intelligence they can and Tor the bcst
purposes of society and those who have
welt defined political tendencies and organ
izing abilities are bound now TO perform
their duties as citizens IN o ganiZlng all the
women of the State just as the men have
been organized from the beginning OF the
government and TO see that the women
are registered and vote on election day.
II have some other views that may
seem rather advanced from my past
attitude on this subject, but they follow
as = necessary corollary to the views |
have already expressed here. think the
women OF the State arc entitled TO par
tcipate in the primaries of both parties,
70 be sent as delegates to the State con-
ventions and to have equal place on all
political committees.
III / were managing the poltcal
affairs of the Democratic party, should
Immediately take the necessary steps
topostpone say for two weeks approach
ing State convention end to see to 1t that
each political subdivision was represented
in that convention by women equal IN
number to the men delegates and that
they were given equal representatlo on
the State and county ticket, il suitable
l,, xtfll n
such nomination. Personally | have no
doubt they can be found in every county
nlhe State | am not looking backward
irrthls matter but forward.
Ultimately. doubtless there VIII be nc
distinction in sex in choosing candidates
for political office. but for some time the
women will doubtless tel having an equal
number of votes that they should have
an equal division with men rs candidates
for all offices. This / have no doubt Will
wear out after time and men and
women will contend for the same positions
on equal terms.
"Nhat | want TO do-ls to show the
women OF the State that if they desire j
they should have equal representation II
the Democratic party to the maxi
members.
IL don't believe there is or at least vii
be for some time any idea of sex solidarity
in politics, but at present and for the hrs
ew years when women vote, ! believe
is absolutely essential for those RUNNING
political campaigns to show women tina
there will be no handicap placed upor
their political desires or energies and tn
Democratic party particularly should wei
come them to equal participation III II
primaries and conventions.
1t is possible that putting TIN
vast number of new voters into tn
electorate in Delaware mey bring abou
great reforms and rescue tins State iron
the sodden and corrupt condition mt
which il seems to have come.
If such a change as this can be brough
about | shall certainly JOIN the stronges
suffragists in singing hallelujahs, bu
what / have said.aere is merely practices
politics and if we arc to have any chanc
Of carrying our elections it ought t
be at on ce attended to-"