Dear Miss Addams
I am enclosing statement of Mrs Harper. Without making it a personal matter of Mr Roosevelt can you not write a statement showing the partisan attack on Mr Roosevelt, the absence of any attacks or even mention of Mr Taft or Mr Wilsons attitude, the curious attack by suffrage officials on a party or on candidates standing for them and point out the essentials of a nonpartisan attitude. I do not believe that ever before now who have stood for suffrage have been so bitterly assailed or ever assailed at all. It seems to me so very short sighted for suffrage to be opposing the one party that is for them and ignoring the ones against them. I am not so concerned about not getting the women or the organization but I fear we shall lose many a good strong vote we have won. Men are already asking what we can expect from such women within the ranks. I think a strong educational analytical statement from you on the subject a real appeal to women to be fairly nonpartisan might help very much
Frances A Kellor
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