Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-21
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Reason Governor Miiler's Structures
May Be Ignored by New Voters
Outlined in League
Bulletin .
BY SARAH ID. .LONRIE

week sfterward Sbn Il a ,nomber of tho
league and o very potcnt Republican woman,
and she likes Governor Miller so sbo was
herself filled with conflicting emotions
l wondered AZ I rc,ld ber letter IL nossibIr
something she had said rareicssly 70 her
guest Of honor at that dinner might not have
being O silent pprson. she had inst said moth
ing He would think Of her as a Rppub.
liCan--the state woman's Rhnublican execu
tive committee had in fsc, not On tbc nrc
vious week in her ballroom. lie would think
Of her as only sympathetic md could easily
have launched forth against the women who
had taught tho women voters of New York
state that il was perfectly nossible TO splu
their ballot and yet have il count,
The result in New YorL statc ~ Tho women,
snlit ballots was tLst Ssn,tor Wadswortb
ran far behind his marty inst as Senator
Pcnrose did here in Pennsylyania II was a
little fruit OF the tree Of nol;ticsl knowledge
that the managers of o;tbor marty d;d NOT
intend their new women voters 70 bite into.
let alone learn 70 like rho taste Of. Part
Of their "oid. t;mc rei;s;on', 10 tbat sn,;tt;ns
OF the party candidates and substitutino On.
other--is dangerous first for the validity Of
the ballot and il IL succeeds for the success
of the party. 1t looks as though the voter
owned the ballot. not the party! Which il
the last thing a Mr.. Barnes Of New York or
party wn'p OF any state desires
< rop a..
u '"' '"uS III NheS'loh' VINO WIS
hemDer OF the league as we'll as
saus' vi nrr hepuohcan committee know
I't lacC 'hat " was her long ana energetic
@ MoLh M y member OF The great Suffrage
P"iN' Mn'Sn cVehtuaiiy turned into the
,.t"R"e o' " omen voters mat mas made
NV ~ useful ana 30 lnteihgent hepublcan
party mtmcer. ana II she let the league 60
nnsuns TO her guest that evening it must
nhVe oreh because she teit 1t useless to press
NV poin' Just then and there.
ManH Oh us ieague members who are also
H%Jou % pst.. members ma IT dlfhcu!i to get the
70 VI 'Ire VIII ana party loyalty across 10
% %sSn,e 4i our own sex Their whole idea Ia
,,n ,nst OF consumption instead OF volunteering
"rorna iat re raas., .a.ntI ou no' . .hr
voter. Their idea Of foIlowinr n Iea5ar ia
theirs not TO make renIv thonab some ons
Inns hundred And sn - ,nas S',t .. IN
some Of ne tbrougb noroi,ssroSn a. ~ ~ 'na s
some of us through inability 70 riro -" ,c Sn snu
for the faith that 10 in -. Cor ~ ,oan,,o 10,
II 90 Wv '"e"' '''
RtI IN the February issue OF the League
i'uI,,stLn or fhlladeiphla county find
%mr ~ ne' f:.ft s.fMtrneht as TO why the mem
". " auH poIltn,ai party should enroll In
N;,,or VI women voters E1vcrnor
..,,,,
.ro.o,,s. ~" ."oo' '."'o"
.dGs r. o, luestl"n before YOU give your name
" rs "u''pHSiuI issue because suffrage to
ou as woman does nor mean only voting
,I ba ,t, pSr'f in.erestSi no matter how good
party, irrespective of party interests, Re.
caaSe II Fou want to work between elections
lor IesSIatiye measures, or If you wan. TO
use your influence for propaganda for future
legislation, the league provides you with the
means TO do this in the simplest and most
intelligent way. Because when you vote with
your party, at election time YOU can do so
with background of knowledge gained in
H"Pei.u"ntN ,t @ OF your party leaders that will
nut your vote on more logical basis than
mere ooeUence to machine dCtNm.
THE five following questions as 10 ,,e
L league have been answered to my salts
s;hl, - the hostoss '"xoC nf " Ii!s answers; ios
had .hom hal, H., ", rIn"r Mit,rr had
saved some nrnson. onrnrons s u" Woulu nave
much future annoyance to h;mssT o,ota n,to
tbase answored "%o",io "mJt =" "sn.Sr"' 1 quote
nrmbor ~ mo 7 o1nro p,'r,o," ~" 'nc Sahe
u VI" '''"sue "u"c''n
What the League I.
The League of Women yo,ors :.
tion- vide rsanzation of women for political
education. and for united action on legjsIo
tive measures that belong to all parties
..xv.. A..
"""' INC league Is Not
Inc League OF Women Voters is not a
,...i 1o"n pa ~ - not = separate po'
liticsl party. Its members belong to all par
ties. II does not work through any one
party. therefore 1t must work through a
union OF like minded women in all parties.
..Wbv . Jea,u. ~ wo,. xo.
..coa.',.o ''"e" ,o'ers'
because msnE wot3eil are not yet ready
10 vote ior party candidat"s irrespective OF
a candidate or a Legislative rDos "" no't , ior
wish to know all the reasons for and against.
because, though all election work must he
dom. bv Union 81 forcas ''tnool"ns n can be
Iitical body that is moi nartissn hm% pc.
inteilircnt on the issues =, .tato Wv t"'l ~
Good medium Of oIrhanso @'"No %" a. J." very
where there is a sharp diSision oF fo,,in' fuo'eet
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How II Works
'Eirsi Ry nduratiop th,o,.I l.-