The sun., 1894-04-27
THEY DECLINE TO ARGUE.
ZEE <N1I-WOMAN sUFFRheIsTS RE-
PLY TO 1HR sUFFRAGISTs.


Es,sas .. Espisastio- Prove Us.vsiiinE
we decline 10 argue p
This Il the message which Mrs, Arthur NJ
Dodge delivered yesterday In the name Of ths
antI-womsn suffraRista II was at msetina
at the homo Of Mira William A. Perry, % East
Thirty eighth street Mrs. Dodge was present
hy Invitation. for the woman sufrra gists have
been extremely honorable in war. They have
net only asked no favors OF their enemies. but
have said TO them: Meet us on fair
neld and 10 the victor belong the spoils {"
II is rather an extravaRsnt assertion. how
ever 10 say that Mrs. Dodge was present
st the meeting. She put in an appearance OF
angelic breyity. but m managed to make II clear
even In that short time that the women she
represented had nothing to Offer In support Of
their protest except their names. Some OF
thess names she read with much impressive
ness. Mrs. Charles Eunkle was speaking
when the messenger from the enemy's camp
arrived. 90 Mrs Dodge sat down on the edge
Of her chair and looked very ~ at ease until
the remarks we're finished. Then che was In
trodueed By Mrs. Perry.
II am sorry am not TO speak after instead
ef before the gentleman who 10 to answer the
Brooklyn preamble" said Mrs Dodge. In con-
pection with her next remark. that she had no
arguments to offer. this sounded as II Mrs.
Dodge was slightly afraid OF what tho gentle
man might have to say u overheard some
OF What Mfs Runkls said" she went on. and
she seems 10 look at the matter with res pect to
the abstract right or wrong OF II. decline to
argue. We might argue for twenty years. and
We might convince each other. and then again
We might not. The ladies' who are getting up
this protest refuse to argue Twenty years
later. when thero Is another Constitutional
Convention. perhaps we may be ready for ar
gument We do not think the time has come
for u now. All have to give you to-day is the
following protest with some OF the names
which has been slfned to It:
I'VE women. citizens Of the state OF New York.
Nvsnttous years Of sEsN believing that 1t will be
against the best interests OF the state to impose the
obligations OF the ballot upon the women OF the State
protest against striking out the worI male from
Astssis H. section !. Of the Constitution.
Some OF tho names which have been signed
70 this" said Mrs. Dodge. loudly and clearly.
- u sure Of her ground on that point. are
Nrs Clarence Beebe. Mrs. David H. Greer.
Mrs. Richard Watson Glider. Miss Jeanette
Glider. Mrs. George White Field. Mrs. Thomas
Jaayisr. Mra Pisrpont Morgan. Mrs Richard
u. Hunt. and Mrs. Abram b. Hewitt. This
committee will have headquarters at tho Wal
dorf, who're the signatures to the protest will
bsIeceived every week day from o A. NJ. till u
.sssy ss ncs ssnl that Sn roSas
sssaregs would be sxpedisnt now. and We
tD 'S1Ss' Sss boass TUNED to TO- bu, Mrs.
EsEfy. who 10 as quick to speak Of point as
sAs to see one. stopped her .,..,,
Against yoman suffrage itself you protest. but
simply the comforting OF It nowI'
nd have no arguments to OFFER" said Mrs.
"YSi you said th.. yos did no. consider IT
Z ar itp ply /. aE.sti9.n Of Judgment as to when
We dsoline to argue" said Mrs. Dodge.
msysS ..ia aX1e Mrs. psSry. s9 I'sa the protest once
.MS. Dodge. whose cheeks were getting
sIogtns moro paipablr. reread It.
:einS. 81 70 M; IT.. rfS5 S1ss
ssneT Ssan pity she da Ro
EusEis who .pSke S ."siors s's Mrs. :. D%4s. & % h"d
n S @ i 80 Ssn aTssd
assiIse;: insrsa,,ins ca.,L, the iE1oIan, yS,s; n,
7; f.sss i've :sy. :l:s II sHGs Ssds H. ass
msnnere. habits. and SO on. which is not under
Va. sssisd ~ the batsh. and Sd1p wa. sw siwuyS sf
centre OF immlgraiion:. A hundred years ago.
S :S.s asss esSs.n as n0fn snsuasss a%Sss
snd dialects spoken in II We have always
Ssss soa: .lons 81, so%sss.Ss snS s%g rcI ss1 We
;.: % tS:y tS:y T:s s..s mean ,s h..
lsh Are Pot ArsEchiss 9r sosalI.ts Their
They become Americapigsd very rapidIy. i
% no, ant!elPsts any alteration q our puklie
The deaty IA ,s % toasy Il: ts ~ ths ass Ssnss
and ni The ses1 WsS aSs eSyess Si
other other and very small olasA It has
people should enjoy that " wealth % Il ma sa. bnss bsss
tss .oHd % Il .sHs.' to 70 ma live ;hns
Uns MiDs shUad be
these people who have done so much for her.
II %sas s9s no ,Sns. to- So%ss s:
ftsIhoolfI Tor Instance: Out q ths schools 81
fbSIt these fhnEs Ia all matters Of munic-
SarasisS sssplnx: az " were. they are more
u Mr, Treble fucker. the President Of the
berry. The most common @ Idsi oSstsep. " Which
sasn;a sas .avse.,S oj woRan E suffrage has to en-
When We get opposition, We get hghtipg-we
Get ,nteEs.t. Now. as We have heen told very
soI up . set .i resolutions which they call
sIgumsnta Those arguments resolve them-
sot Sss ms Ii the i. aHa boy ysns %so.S
mother told him to go TO bed. He gave .
& % wsy fs aSas and
bedP This Is the only reason ] have been
kbls TO discover In talking with these people.
u IL suggestive OF the domestic animal who is |
Leputed to get into the msnEer occasionally.
There is no common ground on whi'h we can |
meet them. Furthermore. they decline 10 |
argue. so we may as well eonhne ourselves to |
the opposition which men make TO the move
msqt
"In this regard We can divide men into two
great classes hrst those who favor a much
We have now and AecOnd those who say thar |
women cant vote any way Il is OF no uso to
AIgps with thi, latter class. The only way is
10 show them that women can vote. As for the |
othsr class, do not agree with them that We |
should have q restricted suffrage. ! do not |
mean that am not in favor OF Qualified suf- |
frage. which IL quite a different thing An
educational qualification Is no m ore a Trstrlc-
Llon of the Suffrage than a requirement for
ia Ii IL within the now wer OF every |
n4n to learn to read and write, but II is quite
BeItatn amount OF property.
:. One ot the foundation principles OF our