The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-28
TWO Big ISSUES
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woman to each then men. oreoNcr. inc
RcpubIicans went about II so GrudEinElS
and the diStaSte so apparent that me
women who had been negotiating with
them aren't apt 20 feel any gratitude TO-
ward the officials Of that party.
So much for the past lew months
But If YOU 80 back little farther theTe
can b." no question as matter OF history
Ghat the Republican PARTY as "noie
and ,hos. states i'll which the Rcpuoll
can p:lrty is usually dominant have been
the ones that are really responsible Tor
the passage Of the suffrage amend
mCnt.
cratic narty in the South faces con-
dltruns ,rhlch cause II TO be predis-
posed rather toward limiting suffrage
than toward extending ~
Fault Of Republicans
Everybody knows why this is SO, ana
every fair-mnded person sEmpathiZcS
VIII the position in which the Demo-
cratic party finds itself in the south.
But that the Democratic party. as a
result Of this condition, has 1t mind
turned away from any Thought or In
creaSing the number OF voters there Gull
be no doubt whatever. ,.
The fact is that seven OF the elght
States in which the Amendment mas
been submitted and has been defeated
have been below the Mason ana Dixon
line. mississippi GeorEia' Ala oama'
Maryland. and Delaware are the only
states that refused To atify Everybody
understands that this condition, IL seen
truly as a matter Of the history OF now
n came about long ago. is the mlsl9r-
turc Of the Democratic party and inc
fault Of the Republican party. Hut that
fact isn't going to prevent me RCpupli-
cans from making as much poHtlCal Capt.
tai out OF it as they can. .-,
However. the interest in this is chiefly
historical only. All these theories. 10 ne
effect that the women are going 10 Vot"
democratic because or gratitude LOT
Tennessee: or that they arc going TO
v,Gc Republican through gratitude De
cause the bulk Of tn states that gave
suffrage its momentum were RcpupIi-
can, IS nonsense.
! think II is true that the vote OF the
women this fall Will distribute itseit
between the two parties. in slishtIy
different proportion from the vote OF
the men. But the reason won't ha!c
anything to do with gratitude, or WIN
anything In the past. me reason VIII
be because Of the way the parties nap
pen TO he lined UP on the !ssueS-cspec-
tally TWO Of the issues, and the Wa! 'ne
women happen 10 feel toward the per
snnalIlies Of the two candidates as
thos., personalities emerge during the
campaign. Women probably Will always
vote 4 little more on the basis OF tnc
candidates personality than men VIII.
Bul most Of all, the women voters
this fall Will be pretty sure TO taKe &C &c
count Of TWO issues that are going 70
appear in the campaign. one or THESE
Is the League OF Nations. The women
on the WHOLE. Will tend TO taNor ina!
party which seems TO hoId out 'Ilc "oS :
sincere prorniSc for III" limitation OF
war. ANY politician who fails TO rea!lzr
that th. women are krcnly interested IN
the prevention or limitation OF wars -
due for Il bump.
or course. IL may BE- mat before W
e;ti.tion comes for reasons that VIII
develop later. this issue Will n1t IopN
ms between the two parties, quit" Inc
same as IL does now,
Appeal Of Prohibition Issue
BY November III" Democrats MAY
no, seem 10 HAY" TIE monopoly. Hhirh
In mis- writing they unqucst!onahiN
have, on organized effort I" prevent or
limit war, as an iSsu" in ihIS camps S",
1t Is Inrunceivablc that IN" ErpuputhnN
should COntinu" 10 permit 'h' lem"
Gratis L. HAY" their present monopoly OF
tno idctl!stic side OF this issue. More"
over YOUR Spond"nt Is aware "l
concrete developments now uhu'F va!
which will make the relative POSITIONS
OF the Democrats ana E"puo!icAns "',
the issue nf organized effort against
war seem different from what they now
arc. -, , ,
The other issue which will arnHai t"
the women voters, and which VIII p!aH
= larger rurt in tn" campaign as IL
rors On. IS prohibition. .AnyOn" with
The raiIrtrst capacity for observation
knows that women are more Sir"n&iy
opposed to liquor than men Women
viii l." moved Ia take III" initiative 10
leave their homes and go oIi and vote
Ly so concrete and obvious mora is
sue As this iS TO a greater degree thah
they can b" moved by any other ConSid-
Grafton whatever.
Big Issue IN Wort.
IN ~ row this wet" versus DRY"
issue has emerged only locally In the
En,; the campaign has not :" far been
d!Cus>cd in terms Of this issue But IN
rhr West and Northwest the attitud" OF
the two parties toward prohibition Is
right now Just as bis an issue as the
a,-ur o. Nations. \ little later on IL
MN bn recognized al! over the country