The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-14

duel between the influence OF men
and the influence of wbmens, in
politics in this country has now
come.
Plenty OF women, are arriving
here today to take part In helping
to tell MIR. Coolidge that he has
been picked to try to beat Mr.. John
W.. Davis and Mr.. Robert Marion
La Toilette for the. Presidency
Men. have no objection to allowing
women to be prominent, as much
as they please. in all ceremonies.
Want Say in Decisions.
The question now agitating the
women is: Can we take some part
in the decisions as well as lin the
ceremonies in both regular parties
as well as in the third party? !: his
question is now coming forward
more and more.
The women have taken ore ster
into politics and have got there
physically. The political report tel
sees them in large numbers in al
conventions OF all parties and In. al
gatherings of every sort having II
do with politics. The men get VI
and make speeches coneratulatine
themselves and the country anC
thanking God that the sweet and
uplifting influence Of women is nov
present in our. political progress.
The women purr, the men speak
ers perspire and fan themSelve.
and feel satisfied, They have flat
tered and placated their womeE
folks
Then they go off and decide al
the policies and all the important
matter of the gathering all By
themselves with no women present
Then they come back and tell tn.
! women what has been decided anC
tell them. that only by their heroi'
and Invaluable intelligence ant
energy can these things which
have been decided get put int
action and into success Throughout
the country.
Women Work Effectively.
Then the women get busy ant
start doing it. They work hard
They work cleverly. They worl
effectively. They work. That il
what they do. They. hew, wood ant
they carry water They never. how
ever. are permitted to help in de
Gliding what trees shall be Choppe'
down or where the wells shall b
fdug.
That is the view of the matte
to which women politicians ar
4 coming at this time. They begil
/ TO perceive that in sense the;
men folks are handing them tn
good old historic stuff. They ar
feeding them on beautiful word
| and letting them have all the mic
clothes. and all the prominence tina
I they may want without letting
them in the end have really any
thing to say at all about what ac
tually finally happens.
This reporter has covered all thu
recent political gatherings this yea
of all parties and factions. He Ii
moved to write these word
through hearing once more toda!
here in Washington the good oil
clap-trap from men politicians t
women politicians about how i'm
fportant and influential the womel
Of the, country now are in polite
and craftsmanship. -
Women Shut Out.
! The fact Is that in not one of al
1.-THE national politicak gatherings II
the. United 3. States during Thu
political season have women beer
4 admitted to the inside comforting
in the course of which the ulti
mate actions and results of .thos'
gatherings have been determined
Women have got suffrage. The!
have got office and position. The!
sit in chairs on floors and on plat
forms in convention halls. I The!
are allowed to come. They are al
lowed to work. - They are per
united to form committees of theil
own, and to go out and get votei
fore the party. They are permitted
4 to do. all the chores that they wan
to do and they are permitted t
! have all the plaudits and bouquets
that their hearts may desire.
deliberately Kidded.
They are being deliberately
kidded. They are getting given al
the appearance and all the sensa
ton. of, being in politics without
being In fact in politics in the de
termining and deciding sense.
Having listened to just abou
Hundreds of hours of bunk on THU
4 topic from men speakers on plat
| forms IN the course: Of this cam
j paign, this writer, Is obliged In al
impulse OF candcr and sincerity t.
-kpoint out both to men Politician
land, to women politicians and t
/ voters that ifsthey3 will just thinl
abbut 1T for asmoTnent and put thu
bunk Hasides they will realize tha
ksecurely established official woman
i ~ n
Country. which Is Mrs Emily Blair
Of Missouri, vice chairman of thu
Democratic national committee, Il
permitted or is able Whichever way
one chooses to expressly to really
share with men the picking o.
candidates and the actual writing Of
platform planks for her party.
The sum OF the national results
OF women suffrage in the United
States to date. from the standpoint
OF technical political Influence fol
women. Is that they are conspic
uous In, the public eye and are en-
Enthusiastically permitted to labor fol
their parties without being allowed
to get into, the inside fof the mo
ments or decision when the future
or those parties as to matters OF
actual policy and operation are
fixed. srI. ,.E
Among. some women politicians
there is growing revolt against
this kind Of thing. They are get
ting tired Of prominence without
power, of toll without command
They begin to realize that once
more men by means of flowers
and chocolates have been trying
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