New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-20
Harding Sees
Great Benefits
From Suffrage
Women's Finer Moral Sense
and Social Instincts Will
Mean Higher Aims in Our
National Life, He SAYS
Welcomes Grant of Vote
Rates Victory Along With
Achievement of Indepen-
dence and Emancipation

MARION. Ohio, Aug. 49, Senate,
Harding declared to-day that the gran,
of suffrage to American women would
be especially welcome to the Republi.
cans IN the coming campaign because
a great moral and social reform. re-
Gently achieved, is menaced by the
covert purpose of our opponents to at
tack il"
He predicted that voting women
would stand with the Republican party
through realization that il had led
in achieving social betterment, while
the Democratic party had "notoriously
refused 70 enforce reform policies.
american women" said Senator
Harding in commenting on compile
tor Of ratification of the sufrare
smenGment hy the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. have won their suffrage night
which as an organized continuing
movement has covered three-quarters
O. century. Their victory is drama
tic, because il comes as the reward of
& great final drive that now has in
sureG 70 all American women a full
participation in the most crucial ma
.ional election in many years.
Women Won Own Victory
"Yet. important as are the issues in
this political contest, we may we'll
doub. II history will recognize any
other phase Of IT as equal in impor-
lance TO the fact that in this year the
women O. America for the first time
took their full part in determining the
national destinies and maintaining our
nationality.
However much some Of us may be
pleased with the congratulations which
to-day assure US that we helped to
bring about this result. the fact re-
r.al-s that the women won their own
victory. Their lorg struggle against
many discouragemen has been a
splendid preparation for the duties
now imposed on them. They Will be
full partners in shaping national pro-
grams and policies.
However they may divide POLITICAL
Is. their finer moral sense, their social
instincts. their primary concern for
home and fam y and health and edu-
cation VIII be q constant inspiration TO
an insisteace upon higher and better
aims in Cur national life
whoever Will consider the practical
contribute ns Of women TO national ad-
vancement. especially in the quarter
century since the woman's. club move
ment became 4 driving force. must rec
osnlze What il means to enlist now the
full power Of womanhood in public at
fairs.
Rated With Great Deeds
81 lock upon the enfranchisement Of
women as an accomplishment to be
rated along with our achievement Of
independence. our preservation Of the
CAion, our emancipation OF the slaves
and our contribution in the World War
to me rescue Of civilization itself.
As 70 immediate political effects We
Re7ublicans may and do feel secure. In
this campaign We face issues on which
We may be confident that the voice Of
womanhood will pronounce for us. Once
more the zeal independence OF our ma
ton Is involved. 4 great moral and
social reform, recently achieved, is
menaced By the covert purpose Of our
opponents 20 attack it,
"tafranchisei women will make no
mistake IN choosing between the Re
publican party, which has led in every
movement fer social and Industrial
nettermen., and the Democratic party.
Wa.cA has VIGOROUSLY refused to en-
dofce these enlightened policies in the
fSOutn, where Il completely dominates.
-sor VIII women forget that more than
Iour-riths Of the ratifying states are
Republican sr&tes'