Evening journal., 1920-01-23
MRS FUNK FLuNKs UNDER sAssE REPLY

- xvolt1 n he highly interesting Instructive and not
little amusing the women Of America II they couu
read fun copy the correspondence that mas recehy
nassed between Miss Alma B. Sasse, chairman OF the
renuhlica NVoman's state Committee OF Missouri, and
Mrs Anioinetfe Funk director education OF the Demo-
Z cratic National Committee.
Mrs Funk having made statement rejecting upon
the financial condition Of the United states during the
Harrison administration Miss Sasse wrote her ienshy
letter showing concusyely the prosperity OF the nation
ndr ,be HARRISON administration and exposing the evil
efrecis OF the Cleveland administration which followed
She then took Mrs Funk to task for statements Whoh
she deemed 'unbecomlng a director Of education
Apparently angered by this presentation Of author-
fave statistics the in charge Of the educauon VI
The American people from the Democratic viewpoint de-
cned n ener more into detail in discussion Of the ques-
lion of finance and closed her letter wlth ihs raher
pcppery personal suggestion'
81 am not interested in your opinion OF the Harrison
administration neither am interested IN your opnion
on anything and do not solicit IT, Your serihon ou
sneral morality and advice 10 to the best way 10
conduct my life and work is not needed When am
looking for that kind Of advice the Holy Rollers uu9
s,and have an organization us and nave siso
. si,n stored away among my junk calendar lssueu
~, fvdta Pinkham can refer to those. Any further
communications from you Will find their way INTO 'i'
1sasie-basket"
.,a with further discussion OF the Harrison admin
s,raion and took occasion to remark that Mrs. Funks
e,,er- from which the above quotation is made is
real Democratic classic" Another comment Of Miss
sasses is: .,u,.o
Noy H. on the question Of good morality ana ADVICE
,he HOLY Rollers and Lydia Plnkham meet your heeu i'
= ~ from me to complain Everyone to their own tasie,
mn when YOU use the Holy Rollers for your pohtieal
,nration and Lydia Plnkhams calendar for your poil-
col textbook, It is time for rational people to take
. hand" =. ,h.o,y
Miss sasse did not reclprocste in the plan TO throw
,er in the waste basket but said she would De gao ~
have further communication from Mrs Funk ana Wouiu
~, ni read them but nle them away for future reier
nce In conclusion she challenged the Director OF Deo
crae Education to quote from the records PROOF u ~
,s,oment against the Harrison administration.
.Failng TO do this shall consider 1t an admission on
o,r mart that your charge is without foundsuoh anu
shall then take up with you some OF your oner s'a''
,onts made in your ST. Louis address, she wrote
since the newly-enfranchsed women OF he 0Vun'i :
~ interested In the relative merits OF the hepuDii0S"
nen,ocratc parties and since the Director OF Euus
,, NJ the Democratic party deemed 1t pertinent 70 SA
statements regarding the Harrison Administrator ms
y, ,,ell for women throughout the country WhelheE no
hlican or Democratic to write to Mrs Antonette RUM
= washington d. c. and Miss Alma sasse' IN 81 Louis
,touri for full copy OF the correspondence thS' ha
d between these two representatives OF women No'
~ who have been chosen for and have been eohuuc'n
,,o,,orsi work in behalf OF their respective parties
The controversy may possibly assume the propor'ion
IN, lincoln Douglas debate the feminine side oi ou
national politics