South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06

mitted some years ago. Therefore
this article is absolutely non-partisan
dealing with a timely subject that
everybody is keenly Interested in to-
day.
believe and I think that every
Intelligent woman believes that all
democrats and all republicans are
not angels. OF course, there are
women as there are men who feel
their particular party is flawless re-
gardless Of what names appear on
the ticket. Naturally they vote time
after time for the party Perhaps
1t Is not generally known that both
political parties do not count that
class Of voters at all. Instead, they
estimate very closely the number
they can depend upon to vote for
their party whether the men on the
ticket are first-class or third. Those
voters are the political numoskulls
who are not even considered. Then,
who really does determine the cleo
tiOn? 1t is the intelligent voter
whether he stands for a lawful or an
unlawful Enthusiastically one
who casts his vote for a principle
whether for good or evil-that the
man seeking office is anxious about.
Women seemed TO realize the value
of intelligent citizenship even before
they were granted the ballot. They
gave scores of lectures TO fit them
selves for the task of casting an in
telligent vote. Even more, they
taught less educated women the cor
rect way Of using the voting ma
chine Yet today the women in the
first ward and perhaps 1t is that
way all over the city. are being ask
ed to cast a straight ballot for no
other reason than that they might
spoil their vote by trying to split it.
making their big mistake. Mistake,
/ say. because it insults the intellect
Of women by telling them TO vote
straight because they haven't brains
enough TO split their ticket.
Take for granted, the virtues OF
both republican and democratic
nominees. the question is: will the
women of South Bend support a wo-
man in preference TO a man % One
man answered. lilt mus. NJ IL
either OF the women candidates for
office are successful it will be the
men who elect her-not the women"
Is that true? The answer is soon
forthcoming In no other instance
can woman demonstrate her power
to elect a woman, as in the first
ward Of South Bend for the reason
that the ward is a strong republican
one i'm which the democratic citizens
will cast this year their ballot with
few executions for the republican
nominee for mayor. Now what
chance will a woman candidate on
the democratic ticket stand in the
first ward? Slim, you will answer.
but if the wOmen-republican and
democratic unite in the interests OF
one OF their own sex who is entirely
deserving and cast their vote for
her. they will demonstrate the fact
that women will support a woman
against a man and that they have
sufficient intelligence to ignore po-
litical propaganda and split their
ticket so that women may gain
foothold in the activity Of the city's
next administration. VIII women
use their heads or will they be made
into mere puppets for petty politi-
cans in both parties? If that proves
so. then it is to be regretted that
they were even given the privilege of
voting. South Bend doesn't need
more voters but wise voters lending
their support 20 a principle not to
party. intelligent enough to split a
vote and sufficiently Informed to
know when a vote should be split.
If women do not live up to what
they have promised of themselves,
giving their support TO efficient wo-
men candidates whether they are re-
publicans or democrats. then South
Bend is going TO have a difficult
time to induce other women TO come
out for the things that women have
always pretended TO stand for.
Politics. at best. has been a dirty
game. and women are not going 10
fight every inch OF the way into OF
flee TO make this city better for
women and their children to live IN,
unless they have the support of those
women.
I thank you.