The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-17
NOT ON THE FENCE,

September Is, attempts to prove that
The Journal. through its challenge to
The Times Union, The Miami Herald
and the Tampa Tribune. came out
openly for republican success in the
coming presidential election.
The Times Union bases this assump-
ton on the following lead to its edi-
torial:
Quoting from the Times Union the
statement: 1T is probable that wom-
ans suffrage will fully double the re-
publican vote in Florida, and by this
we mean make it twice as large as it
would have been if the amendment had
not been ratified; there is every sign
that without the amendment it would
have been three or four times as large
as il has been in many years; it is the
duty of all Democratic women to reg
lister and vote" The Pensacola Jour-
nal says:
yet the Times Union knowing this
to be true, the Tampa Tribune knowing
this to be true, and the Miami Herald
knowing this to be true, made no effort
towards the enfranchisement of the
women of Florida, have held the wom-
en- of the country who have been con-
tending for the ballot up to ridicule,
time and time again and have not at
tempted to clear the situation in this
state and to bring home to the women
or the men the fact that the woman
vote is necessary in the South for the
maintenance of Democracy"
It may be that The Journal misun-
derstood this paragraph from the
Times Union. The Times Union says
that woman's suffrage will fully double
the republican vote of Florida. 1t goes
on to say that without the amend
ment, it would have been three or four
times as large as it has been in many
years.
Our understanding of this was that
the Times Union was speaking COM
paratively, meaning that without the
amendment the republican vote would
be twice as much and that with the
amendment the ratio would be three to
ane or four to one.
The Times Union says of The
Journal:
IF it wishes to be classed as demo-
cratic it seems to have forgotten the
fact that the adoption of the suffrage
enfranchised the negro
women of Florida as well as the white
women"
The Journal for many years has
pointed out on its editorial page, that,
while the Anthony amendment would
enfranchise both the white and colored
women of the state, that the white
women in every state but two, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, out-numbered
colored men and women, combined. In
these states, as the white men are
already numbered by the colored
men, and the white men have been
able to satisfactorily handle the situa-
ton, conditions would be little changed.
For many years Chief Justice Clark,
of North Carolina has urged the South
to enfranchise it's women for the very
reason that the white women of the
South out-number the negro women
and men combined.
In another and earlier editorial the
Union said:
"On the question of woman's suf-
frage the Times Union sat right on top
Of the fence. This paper is not fence
rider. When we have a preference for
one side of the fence over the other we
ret down on that side and we don't care
who kicks about it. But when we have
no preference we don't pretend to have
0ne just to keep people from accusing
rs of being on the fence"
Varv Uel1 fba0 That oxn1ainS
The Times Union was on
he fence. Not a very becoming po-
sition to any man or newspaper, but
1t least safer than down among the |
'anks of the fighters.
AS to the Times Union questioning |
he democracy of The Journal, or it's |
of democratic principles, |
rhe Journal is not at all concerned. |
Unlike the Times Union, it is never on |
he fence. This newspaper has givenl
is support to President Wilson and |
TODD for democratic principles since
was first founded.
The Journal has supported Presid ant /
wilson during all the years of his ad- !
when he was the target |
# attack from the Times-Union and
ther anti-administration newspapers
t fought the election of Governor
'atts, when it was leading a forlorn
ope, to which at last the other news
apers of the state rallied, and it does
ot fear comparison with the Times
Union, most certainly, when it comes
o a question of democratic principles
r conduct.
PUBLICITY FOR lake.