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Drunken Irishman

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30. Wilson had mixed results on women's suffrage...

Sat May 16, 2015, 04:49 PM

May 2015

He was very lukewarm in his support at best - and opposed it in the 1912 election (Teddy Roosevelt was for it). Wilson even said this in 1876: "Universal suffrage is the foundation of every evil in this country."

After winning the 1912 presidential election, Wilson said this about women voting:

"..they are too logical. A woman’s mind leaps from cause to effect, without any consideration whatever for what lies between. She thinks too directly to be enfranchised en bloc. She would run into all sorts of trouble.”

He was also a racist who segregated the White House, after it had been desegregated at the end of the Civil War.

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In 1915 during a speech in Indianapolis Woodrow Wilson said, "the trouble with the Republican Party [View all] still_one May 2015 OP

except that now it has been 130 years since their last new idea rurallib May 2015 #1

Excellent corollary still_one May 2015 #3

well the southern strategy mopinko May 2015 #2

I hope also still_one May 2015 #4

But while we like to point and laugh at the collapse of the Republicon Party be rhett o rick May 2015 #5

A broken clock is right twice a day Reter May 2015 #6

Not perfect, but he help usher in Progressive reforms that FDR took fully advantage of. still_one May 2015 #7

Oh they have plenty of new ideas. Fuddnik May 2015 #8

Great president, if there are great ones Zippyjuan May 2015 #9

From I understand he was the first liberal in the Democratic party. Very pro labor and women's still_one May 2015 #11

Personally, I think he should never have entered WWI FLPanhandle May 2015 #13

Besides civillian ships being sunk, Germany was trying to persuade Mexico that they would help get still_one May 2015 #14

Looking back from 100 years from the event, the Germans weren't out of line FLPanhandle May 2015 #16

we just disagree, and our involvement in Iraq I do not think is comparable still_one May 2015 #17

it could be Zippyjuan May 2015 #28

Diplomacy was short changed. As far as Kuwait is concerned, April Glaspie gave assurances to still_one May 2015 #31

agreed Zippyjuan May 2015 #33

sometimes Zippyjuan May 2015 #27

unavoidable Zippyjuan May 2015 #26

I agree Zippyjuan May 2015 #23

Wilson had mixed results on women's suffrage... Drunken Irishman May 2015 #30

no question about it, but it was the start of the democratic party moving toward the New Deal. still_one May 2015 #32

Wilson thought only "institutional men" should be allowed to run for political office. cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #12

We are talking about a different era. As for his position on women's rights, and labor rights he still_one May 2015 #15

I guess you forgot about that little racism thing. former9thward May 2015 #18

So was the most of the Democratic Party at that time. Things change still_one May 2015 #20

You are absolutely right. Looking at it further he was quite bad. What got my interest wads book still_one May 2015 #34

The Roosevelts Replaying on PBS-you can access on PBS.com Stallion May 2015 #10

I guess Wilson did not think expansion and protection of our national parks former9thward May 2015 #19

Not sure Theodore Roosevelt counted as part of the Republican Party FLPanhandle May 2015 #21

How did he get elected (in 1904)? former9thward May 2015 #22

Lots of Democrats did vote for him FLPanhandle May 2015 #24

It happens. former9thward May 2015 #29

Mathematically, that *must* have changed. Donald Ian Rankin May 2015 #25