OCEAN CITY SENTINEL, OCEAN CITY, N. J.. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19!_1922 ^ - . F'"B. = ~ ' ' U,« IMMM U W -T -T *""* ALFRED CRESSK CAPTURES lil time threatened be very ser

Ocean City Sentinel u Printed and PnhllatMd Every Thuradaj OCEAN CITY PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO. Sentinel Build: njr, TM-T44 Aiburr A venae. Ocean City. N. J.. Teletihone 1JW P. J. EVANS. Editor LEWIS ti. BAHBglT. General Bnalnen Manater Th;. Comiiany mertee tha riiht to reject any adrertlalrar. All r«nmunieatlon. to t(.i. paper will be published only over the name of writer. • n„ ^ Sg&g&r "* " *" u"r !h" • ! t J .d> work promptly done by ekperieoced handi ' j OCTOBER 19, 1922 i WOMEN AND PROHIBITION IN POLITICS "Where tlo you think the women stand in this election ? "The Riddle of the ancient Sphinx could be as easily answered. ! Gabriel might know; but no mere human being might venture to make J :i prediction. Politically she will remain for all time, the "Unknown j Quantity." , Women and Prohibition have changed the complexion of politics, entirely." The quotations are fragments of a conversation which took place between two of the political leaders of a neighboring state, during the decent gubnntorial campaign. A higher tribute to women voters could not be paid. Higher testimony in favour of prohibition could not be offerod. Bearing in mind the part women played, in writing the word prohibition into the con- ' stitution of the United States the tribute to their power and influence for good, is a hundred-fold more glowing. No thoughtful person could fail to recognixe the fact, that the complexion of politics has ^hanged radically indeed, duiing the last l few years, many of which r changes may be traced logically, to the| advent of women into the! arena of politics, and the passing of the eighteenth amendment. , _ In particular is this true, in the sphere of what has been termed ^ net inapproprirtely, "home polities"; that is to mean politics confined to county offices, or at moat, the offices of a congressional district. ^ A few short years ago, the campaign revolved around the saloon. It was the hub of the wheel, and every candidate relied upon the socalled "saloon vote," to win for him the nomination, aid the election. ^ There was what was termed in contradistinction the "ch-rch vote" or the "reform vote"; but it ranked second in importance, 01 third, to ^ the saloon vole. ot The candidate visited every saloon in hi* constituency several ^ times during the campaign, and each occasion was celebrated, by free ^ drinks and open tap. m Very frequently it was understood, that the period of open tap tr lasted as long as the candidate remained in the house, consequently u| the most cunning tactics were adopted, to detain the political aspirant ^ *r long as possible, while the customers gorged themselves with 1 his largesse. In those days the candidate who could afford to visit the ^ saloon* most frequently, stood the best chance oT faptaring the coveted j n office. i Every saloon-keeper was a political boss, a petty Cxar before fc, whom the candidate knelt and cringed, with consummate sycophancy, m and to whose besotted opinions, he paid humble deference. j, Should it happen that a voter's daughter was getting married, or ai that he was giving a party at his home, all he was required to do was j q to notify the candidate and the liberal gentleman saw to it, that the local brewery sent down, a small keg for the occasion, with the can- t| didate's compliments. For a brief period the bootlegger took the place of the saloon- (| keeper, until in fact the persistent demands of the women voters for ; lew-enforcement, dragged the business too close to the gates of the penitentiary", to be comfortable. 8 The politician of today may be the same man as in p re-female- f suffrage-cum-prohibition days; but he is a different politician, having , £ ndopted new tactics, to keep pace with the changing sentiment of the public, and with the new army of women voters. * Ingtead of the saloon, the candidate for political honors, appears; o before the brotherhoods and organizations of a semi-religions char-!r aeter. He craves permission to address the women* dubs, and similar civic organizations, and explains his aims and political platform, j » He Invites questions, and makes an honest attempt to answer them, j i H»e candidate of today promise* just as much as did his prede- ■ censor, of a few years ago; with this deffence however, that unlike the ' old-time nominee, he endeavors to keep his promises, knowing well , ' he cannot, as did his political ancestor, cover his multitude of sins of t both commission and omission, with beer. Another very notable change in the complexion of home politics, j 1 brought about very largely through the influence of the "Unknown I Quantity," is the greater emphasis now being laid upon the moral 1 standards of r politician's private life. HIS private life often has more < to do with his victory" or defeat in seeking public favor, than his ability to hold and fulfil the duties of an office. It is becoming more <md more difficult for a man with a stain on his private career, to win j flection to an office of trust; fortunately few attempt it. A notable example of the influence women have exerdsed, in the developement of this sentiment, was seen just a few year* ago, in an :mportant city in the State of Indiana. From time immortal the poUtic-il Kaiser of the city, had been a man whose morals were disItirctly of the piebald variety, more black than white. His unofficial < cabinet of henchmen, were men of kindred breed, and tales of midnight baebannalian orgies, in company with notorious demi-mondes, found their way not infrequently into current gossip. "Rich men's spots are covered with gold," and a liberal well-filled cellar and purse, covers a greater multitude of sins than charity. There came a time when this political boss, dreamed dreams of occupying the mayoral chair of the city he had served so faithfully and well. There was no question concerning the man's executive ability, and business acumen; a shrewder and ahler could not be found in the City. Unfortunately for him however, he delayed his ambitions until the saloon went out of existence, and female suffrage came into exist- ; ^nce. The women's dvie organizations defied him to offer himself as a candidate. They held an indignation meeting in the largest theatre in the city. The salacious story of his double life, and that of his henchmen was proclaimed from the housetops, to the end that even men who hitherto had favored his candidature, were ashamed to own their allegiance. In the end the man withdrew from the arena, and discovered his health needed the more salubrious cfimato of Cal- 1 ifornia. From the dawning of civilization, woman ha* been the guardian of morals. Her position in the economy of the social fabric, made it j imperative for her to constitute herself the custodian of public morality; her own preservation demanded it of her. Now that she exer dees a power in the selection and election of public officials, greater emphasis is being laid upon the private morals of a prospective candidate than ever. The advent of women into politics further, seems destined to eliminate faetionism out of home polities. Factional wars played no in-

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considerable part in times past. Especially was thks true where on'- c party was an overwhelming majority, and there was a constant fight floi1 jobs. In a small town in Ohio, one party had, nut so many years ag... '• so large a preponderaney in the vote, that the opposition refused t rominate for a local election. This invariably caused the major party to split up into tv. i; One faction at the general election obtained a majority nf one on the council. Whereupon the rival faction, discovered that ene;c the coundlmen on the opposite side, a merchant, had sold some f article to the value of $2.00 to the rity. The dty paid the bill. Inamurh as it is against the state law, for a rity offldal to sell anything , the dty ,on the night of the opening of council, a resolution t.. un«eat the councilman was submitted. The decisive vote was relegate.: to the mayor, who favored the resolution. For over a year, while tfhe case dragged Its weary- way through courts, the dty -was practically without administration or government. j With an Unknown Quantity to be reckoned against, and an un- h known quantity which is yearly becoming numerically stronger, a.. 'v more women are qualifying to exercise their franchise, the situation is becoming too complicated and problematic for factional strife, and aspiring politicians are driven perforce to depend more upon persona! - | qualifications, rather than upon "machine" power. l The late Senator Bois Penrose was upon an occasion asked, if he that the women voters, would become strong party adherents. "Not In the sense, nor to the same degree that men are," replied | that «hrewd m&sterpolitician. "The gang instinct is not so highly - i developed in women as It is in us."; Psychology is in perfect accord with the latter half of the Sen- ; ator's reply, and the history of the few years intervening since the ; was extended to women, tends to strongly corroborrate the half. During the past summer, in fact it was the firet week of August, while in conversation with a lady actively identified with a national ; organization of Republican women, we quoted the late Senator Pen- ! rose's statement "Mr. Penrose was perfectly correct" the lady replied. "That | have thrir party affiliations is well known. But their allegI is less to party than it is to party principle*. Prindples rank first before persons. 'My party right or wrong and the nominees of I party worthy or not worthy,' will never become the slogan of i to the degree it is among men. In my campaign work during 1 tbe last two elections. I discovered that the fact that a certain candidate, had received the party nomination for a particular office, did not In the least degree influence the rank and file of women, if the private life, and the public career, of the respective candidate did not 1 rnc««ure up to her standard of morality. The gang instinct is cer ! tainly not highly developed in our sex." Our personal observations have led us to the condusion. that the . strongest factor1 in the purification of politic* exercised by women, is • i thrir ignorance of party intriguery and machine diplomacy. And be it added, this ignorance is her crowning glory- Her ignor- . nice of the old tricks of the game is colossal — to her infinite credit, i The oi l time po'itieal machine, was operated by graft and appoint-; >i -ner.t. The candidate was expected to allow the sponsoring organize- i . tion to name all appointees to minor office. Teachers were expected toi I contribute to the organization treasury, if thiv would retain tl.elr j • positions. City employees were even assessed a cerain percentage ofj , t Heir wages. The job craze however has not abated to any marked degree, for I 1 there are always manv eager to attach themselves 1 1 the public pay j roll. r The granting of franchise power however, to a:t unknown and1 '"'Purchasable quantity, voters in whom the gang instincts is not! • highly developed, who may upset the calculation* and the maci-.ina-: i 'ions of the most perfectly constructed political machine, has made the ; continuation of the old practices, utterly impracticable; for neither job; I seekers nor job keepers can lie induced to support finandally an orga-i . nization* which, through the power of the unknown quantity cannot) f offer them any reliable guarantee of return for their money, t Thrice panopolied. in her sublime ignorance of the tricks of the: t game, women have also dared to invade the preprint* of the polling J t station. She has had the courage to challenge the right of persons,! i ; even political bosses, to exercise a vote. She has had the audaritv to j i, 'invoke and demand the aid of the law, to prevent certain practices of, l-Jhnarv lineage, but of dubious legality, Cbnsequ-nUy "marked ^allots" I and "padded votes" are becoming less frequent; and dead men are not ! n . t< -lay voting so frequently as they did a few year* ago. tj Women believe that the moment a' person falls into the hands of; 1- the undertaker, his franchise automatically ceases. Elected to office, her ignorance of the old ' trieksof the game, is' r again the secret of her power, and of incalculable value to the munie- , i- ipality. She goes into office as she goes to the market, determined to 1 get value for money, and all else being equal, buy in the cheapest ' i. market. i- The gang instinct in her, as we have said, is not highly developed;!

<10 PRIZE IN SPECTACULAR > RACE ON SATURDAY Alfred Cresrf. of Green Creek. **' • d . p .ndup of Cape May j* ' - • ' '■ at •te. . Wi". . : H. ' Powell, of Ocean City. Martha oj .1. J. P. Ko\'i horse's chance . wept ;. din n-nir . when his sulky ^ threw a wheel. tii Happy li.. driven by Boh Crease ,, \ in .i Mid.1. Goodwill, the Bri-lgeton horse- „ man , earned off the honors for the (' . . : r t 1C u<>- over Ocean Vitw. B i tip meet was a sticces- and well o patronize.* by the racing cnthus- :..!-. ' t JOHN M.VCMiH RECOVERING ( ; The numerous friends of John ^ MrVeag'.i. v. -11 ^rejoice to hear that 0 .be is .improving rapidly, at the 1 Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia. " under the treatment for a fracMr. McVencii met with a' severe . inlui> August 1Mb. which for. a (

I ,, ^ f jU certuil firm should tie awarded a 1 ! lonlract, .-imply because they a. '.-trans financial supporters oj the ' party organization, and one of the "ring". ile other competitors are prepared to sell service; equally a- good, for a lower price. These are Some of the changes for better which women arc introducing mto the sphere of home politic.-, and which she is destined to ■ introduce into national anddntornatioal politics. May tiro good angel- keep hot nhva; -, sublimely ignorant of the .camouflage, corruption. :-!-.d,.giaft ••{ machine politics. May the kind keep in iu* the gang-in dinit- undeveloped. J Conditions are improving largely to the new view of tire poli- ' tician, who. has an eye upon the women's vote. f Trust the politician to kngw hi- people; trust him to know that it ! will lie useless for him to seek thrir suffrage unless his, private life, and p-blic perforumnccs will boar scrutiny. ; All business transacted through this <ffice is in accordance with the following slogan. "TTris office does and maintains strictly a brokerage and is in no way interested iu personal speculation." Results: A sale completed on the above principal profits both Seller and Buyer. Write for listings and maks your headquarters with Clayton Haines Brick REALTOR 411 EIGHTH ST. OCEAN CITY N. J. Ewing T. Corson REALTOR ASBUfJV AVE OiPEAN CITV. N.J. "BENNER BROTHERS" House Painting and Decorating High Grade Work Our Specialty ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY OVEN 819 Fourth Street, Ocean City, N. J. ■ Mk I [fig* I Wr s * or ■t; i; i mm *" *

!• is understood that Mr. McVeagh will lie compelled td wear a pla-ter collar for a time; but it • i- fully anticipated, thut he will iw in the near future able to walk around. ' J Fortunately Mr. McVeagh is i 1-eariog up heroically under ,the affiliction, and is as optimistic us < ever. He entertains the hopes , ■if lining buck in Ocean City soon, ! ami of tieing able to resume his i occupation as. a carpenter ami., BOUND FOR JAPAN Mr. and Mrs. T. Yoshikuni. who are associate.! with tit -• former's cousin, S. Narazaki. in the Japa-,u-e Novelty Store on the Boardwalk. left Ocean City Thursday, bound for Japan. Mr. and Mrs. Ko.-hikuni will be gone for n period of six months, and while in Japan, will be guests of Mr. Yoshikuni's mother. En route to the Pacific omi.-t. they propose to visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and the City of Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. A o-'tik Ji.i have made for themselvce a host of friends in Ocean City, who wish them a safe voyage an.l a pleasWKI.L, DIDN'T THEY? "James, compose a sentence using the word ruthless," said his ; teaclier. 'The N. Y. Giants were Ruthbut they won the world series just the same," said Jlmmle, quick

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