Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-23
THE WOMEN VOTERS ARE
MAKING A GOOD BEGINNING
But They Must Acquire Political Power
After the Manner Of Men Before
Their Wishes viii Com mel Respcct

TT SEEMS to be the impression of the
u members of the League of Women Voters
now meeting in Harrisburg that the problem
of government involves something a little
more important than an effort Of the outs
10 get in and of the ms to stay where they
are.
They even went so far rs TO ask n Re.
publican and q Democrat TO explain to them
tho differences between the tariff views Of
the two parties.
The Democrat. who is q member Of Con.
GrcSs. attacked the provisions Of the Ford.
ney McCumbcr Tariff Law: and the Re.
publican. who once sat in Congress. defended
the same law.
Yet rs every one knows there is no radical
difference between the Fordney -McCumbcr
law and the Underwood law. There are
differences in detail but both laws are pro-
tccIiv" in the broad sense
Tho Democrats, in practice. believe in
protective" Quite. on the things which they
max" or raise and low duties or no duties
AZ all on thc things they buy: while tho
EepublI"anS believe in FREQ trade or low
duties on the things they buy and high
duties on the things they sell. Tho protcc.
tive duties in the Fordney McCumbcr law
on things produced in Democratic States or
Democratic districts were voted for by the
Democratic representatives from those dis
tri"ts or States.
Tho two speakers lodged the task OF de-
tinin; th" tariff differences between th" two
parties for tho very simple reason that it
is impossible. save in ferns Of tho higher
mathematics. 10 define the invisible or the
nor. existent. and n discussion "f the higher
mathematics on such an occasion would have
been inappropriate.
As the women can tell "A hawk from a
handsaw. not only when the wind is south.
erly but when it is north northwest rs we'll.
they douhtlcss got tho information for which
they were seeking, though i was conveyed
to them by indircction Intuition. which
serves them we'll in their ordinary activities.
cannot have failed them on this occasion.
Tn" League is non partisan because It's
pUrpos" is to assist it's members in qualify.
ing themselves for intelligent political action.
They have informed themselves Oh tho proc
osscs hy which nominations are mad" and
candidates ar" elected.
They are now seeking further information
on the way laws are made and on III" pr.n.
,ipIcs which the laws seek to formulate
II every woman III the stat" wcr" as
curious about these matters as arc tho lead
ers in tho organization. We should soon have
n body Of women voters much better quail.
fed to act intelltgently than the body Of men
voters
They would discover 'hat in mun!' pal
affairs the prctensc that q Republican should
be elected rather than a Democrat is purc
bunk. for there is neither Rcpublcanism nor
Democracy in street paving or good schools
or water supply or police protection or fire
fighting. II would also be apparent 20 th"m
,ha, !n tho state Government tn" main issue
IS efficiency, and that such differences AS
there are between the Republican and Dom.
ocratic parties relate TO questions Of ma
tional policy. with which tn" States "annot
busy themselves.