| Show Shall Women Be Regular Regul in Politics Yes Mrs Livermore No M r t Tiffany iff any i New York Js IB It to b bo m my party th the Individual rIght right or wrong ronS or That was as tho the question which recently arose in iii a discussion of women and party re regularity larity Mrs Arthur Arlhur L. L Livermore Livermore Liver- Liver more chairman of or the Republican women's state executive committee and lO alternate at large Jargo to tho the coming Republican Republican Re Re- publican national convention was the advocate o ate ato of party loyalty Mrs CharIeR Charlen L. L Tiffany chairman of the ho Manhattan branch of ot the tho ua lc of ot Women Voters and a n member of or the Democratic part party party par par- t ty was tho the advocate of independence In tho the interviews subsequently the two women elaborated on their points of or view An humble two spot which occupies its position in a straight n flush sh Is better than a n. queen In tho the discard sal said Mrs Mr Livermore That to m my mind is tho the thoi i cst argument for affiliation with and w loyalty to political parties The two- two spot is a i. i poor InC Ineffectual thing thins when It stands Glands alono and greatly overshadowed overshadowed owe owed by tho the queen but place It in a a. po position position position po- po where It can round out a n ban hand and that humble humble- two spot most certainly gains in Importance I Sees See Need d of op o operation Co-operation Seriously speaking the question boils bolls down to a matter of or co operation I Women have learned tho the value of that tt during tho the war They carrie came to appreciate elate clate that no rio matter how willing they were the they could do mighty little unless they tied up with an organization or a group which was directing Its Ita concentrated concentrated concen concen- effort cHort toward o orm's single attain m ment en t. t 1 This same samo lesson was mu illustrated In Inthe Inthe In InI I the makeup of the tho armies Nothing of or I Ivalue value was gained until all the armies I of or the time allies were placed un under er the leadership of ono erie man marl It was mass action actton that counted ml mass S action that was powerful mass action that turned r the the trick It Jl should not ho bo forgotten that during tho the drive of oC this one man leadership man many Ideas and antl ideals Meals and principles of men who it may be possessed pos pos- equal abilities equal foresight and equal l wisdom ha hind had to go by b POS POS-j tIre tho board Everybody E appreciated that in order to arrive e at an any antage point tho the l individual ual must bo be e forgotten an anthe and the he ideals of or the time big movement re re- re Just lust so long fong as these Ideals and arid principles were sound an and fine tho thomen thomen thomen men felt fell that they the could afford to take talo a chance in placing power within the tho hands of the ono who represented them How greatly justified they were In taking tak talc In ing ing- this stand the tho war has hILs proved According to Mrs Tiffany party part affiliation af affiliation a- a af- af I is necessary an and valuable but she draws a distinct line lino of oC LIon as to where loyalty to a party ma may end Women Should Help Shape Platform Women aro are a new force in the po polItical political political po- po life liCe of tho ho nation she sho said I Some men recognize that fact others do o not Until all of them thorn or at nt least a majority of them do o. o it is foolish Coolish for I them to insist upon women's loyalty to toa toa a program with which the tire they have havo nothing noth noth- I jn ing to do No 0 political party part should depend on the entire loyalty of ot Its I women members if thc they timey have haye not had a in shaping the tho platform of tho the party an and helping helping- to select the candi candi- dates Jl H Is a wise party part that knows Itson its own on women It Is tho the wiser one that will tho the most moat quickly incorporate them themI into the management of the I tion tipa Women are aro enthusiastic women I ask asic for no office returns In payment I I for their service ser women work for tor the tho community with no other aim than Its Ita good and therefore the they are interested in party ideals and the tho reform of party methods Thc They The want to aligned with an nn organization whoso whose performances and antl platform the they can conscientiously I I In Indorse I I I There Thero is no analogy analog between tho the group of electors who come corne into Inlo the party part each year car as aa they come of or ago age I I thc and great bod body of or women who have ha within the tire last few tew years been admitted admitted admit admit- I te ted to the franchise and those of tho tim I latter class ought not to bo be asked to work their wn way as laboriously as ns tho tIre thoI young oung electors are aro expected to Our I women leaders are by no means mean novices in the political movement The They como came I II into tho tire vote lolo mature maturo women and nn mature mature ma ma- I ture turo minds and mature principles les The They ma-I ma do o not havo have to learn leun tho ropes They know what party organization is an and tho they know what the they want in tho the way vay I of or party reform nn and party po power cr and the they cannot be made mado to grow row sentimental I tal over party slogans that cannot be translated in into to action I I f Sv m I Iz z lr a at t II IIA A Act ct IC 1 I AdA Mrs s. Arthur L. L Livermore and md below rr Charles L. L Tiffany |
