The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15

Camvomalum Nc oays We Woula NE
Tor m q Omay sne Moss % the mes,
wsmen meany wanted 20 voar.
-. $500
S,--s. -,
"&h' WINE -VSAA'n9 os'"rs
th@ N9esonma American woman suffrage
Association at the Arlington Hotel. II
was a Rood aimed hlna that started in the
back of she auditorium and quickly uDraaA
A. 80 -. :. - -. a. T,-s.
- - - -
w. n'vs"s na' Eee""o IO' opp"~ns ~o"A~n
suffrage. Inc President gnvo no est-
dencs % having noticed the dlscowteava
but slhs incident was noted I'm ths-ofHcsal
tr.r.c,auA NJ cha .rn.,h v,x~r o,,e- .,,tA,,
wx-s.- -
addFees 90 tho forey-eeccnd annual oon-
vsnsion % tho Suffrage Association WON
ham oousiA.rab.s appln, nm. althousb. ths
- =. -, 49,, ,.,.,,,,,.,s,-. -. a..
-.
80 ~ %.
Ne to'd tins eunraeettes thassns- had be@n
sarlffnee bach I'm IA. suhool DAVIS wi,mn In
al - -
r,s =.
suffrage.
"As that time.7 said Mr.. Taft. SfW&e
orthodox. but In che actual polleicaa
sxpsrS~ncs haxl--Or I have had--T have
modiG,~d my vSsw, somswhaf.s
Rxplninlnwhip opposition 20 tha sulPrMmo
uov1mwne tha Prnwisasne aid.
eve anvnovo ana anDport n nonular.
raursssnsetivo G0verumsnt bocans~ o..
the whole every. Intelligent class whsoh
really In fut~liiRsne knows I'm own intmr-
s~ss ana IN better aralifiet 20 S,st~rmlDa
how thoss lntere~ts shall be cared for
and prcnarved than any other ciaa.. m
matter how altruistic.
but. continued the Prszidspt. Il
nsll your attention to the two ouaiif,-
casions I'm that ssatsm~nt-oue In that the
e9nne xbosld bs irtrTIiw~ot eso,swh IN
know iss own inte~usssL The theory
that Hotseutoss or any uneducated.
altogether uninsellsrent claas IN eltssA
for sslS-Rovernmsnt az once. or 70 taxa
mart In government. In a theory that
wholly siis.une from. but this oSalif,ca-
tIon 10 noe appiicabls to the Question
here.
The other qualification to which Z
call YOUR attention An that the cla~a ahould
A a whole smro enough 20 Iook after
its interests. 20 take mart Al a :. hole in
the exercise OF political mower N IL An
conferred. Now AZ Il does not cara
enough for thia. then IL seems IN me thas
the DANCER N. N the mower IN conferred.
that 10 may be exsrcised by that mart
Of tha claaa leasa desirable m pollfscnl
ocnStftnensa and be neglected bv manv
Of those who are intelligent and patriotic
and would be most desirable a membcra
OF the electorate.
II wa. at the end Of this s~ntsnce that
the slffra Retses began to hiss. In the
hack mart u the hall he sound WA very
noticeable and the Pr.s:dent's stenne-
raphev cauxht IL. for IN the traOscrityt Of
the notes appeared these words: -piaa~a
from severnl parts OF the halt.
MY dear ladies the Preaideut wont
on. won mrSt sht~ Yourselves eo,aal
TO self xovernmsn. by exercising in Hs-
t~ninR 20 opposing Arguments. that de-
eree Of restraint without which S,,cc~mwf,.l
s,,sg- wovernVr ~nt is imuos~ible
-IfI co.,ld In nur. that woman "A a olann
i'm the community incIuding ali sha
iut.lligeat women momt de~irnbl. a
political constituents. woiId sxevvine the
franchise. I -ho,DId bs in favor Of H. Az
present there n considerable doubt uDon
this point. In certain Of the State. which
have tried n woman suffrage has noa
been a failure. IL has not made. 4 thipk
auv Substantial difference in politica. I
think Is IL perhaps possible 90 say ,has
its adoption has shown an Improvement
I'M I'M. bodv poIisic b,,t !, has bepp te-sod
only in those States where the pouulation
II spar.o and where the probIsm Of en-
Trusting such power q, y,omen i'm In.
population Of great citI.n
4. not pre-eus@d
For thi. reason. ~ Won win uermis
,os IN saw ~ INV i,npresalon h tlsat tha
IA an bsfore Won in securing what Won
thInk o,,eh, To be granted In re.p.ct 10
the Dolitical rights OF women In NOT IN
convinc,nx men hut Il 4. In oonvinoln1
the ma ior;,v az youy own clasa of ths
xv,aao,n ~ ex,endinx the s,,sYraae "a tharn
and Of their duty 90 exercise n,
Nov that in INV confession Of faith.
I am xlad 10 w~Icom. Won here. am
xl.A a. vx,l ,oune nm int~llkxrnt boAv az