The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-28
NOR IS THAT ALL

NOR is THAT ALL
AIpHD ~ MIss BRoxsoN SHE
rnovns worms SoR WOMEN
- NOT USIvEHsAL PO-
LTTgcAL PANACEA.
Eightesn hundred women. five hun
dred and eighty-three men, and two
newspapsfmen went home last night
and looked into the ''forty-two
volume series" to see what was really
meant ny term. "One celied Amoeba,
Miss Bisseli. formerly OF 1.-THE Out
look" and. therefore. OF course. she
Anti sutfragette or Association Oppos.
ed to Woman's EufIrA~e, meeting held
Ia the auditorium Of the Jefferson
Hotel last night. One OF the news
papermen discovered what the term
meant, but because he believes In
orthographic research he refuses 10
divuigs what he discovered
| A large number OF women. and
quite q number OF men, who are op.
posed to woman's suffrage, attended
to hear the matter discussed by Miss
Bisseil, formerly OF the Outlook Maya
sine, and Miss Minnie Bronson. who
dailiee with woman labor problems
Each Of the ladies put forth such
arguments that they almost persuade
ed the men present that women were
moro than competent to handle the
ballot. Both ladies were arguing that
women's Suffrage was thing not 70
Ne desired, but the clarity OF their
arguments was such that 1t was hard
to believe that any persons who could
talk AS they. did should not be allow.
ed TO " whether the men wanted
them to or not.
Judge George L. Christian intro
duced the speakers In - speech that
would. at least, give no offense to
the suffragettes Of the city and State.
Judge Christian daplcred the fact that
a number OF women had labored hard
and long before the Legislature to
bring the vote to woman and noted
the fact that the movement had fail
ed. He could cite no good points TO
tho arguments of the suffragettes and
handled them In most chivairous
manner ON the point Of their short
Miss Bissell opened her argument
with the statement-she is. by the
way. from Delaware--that facts are
more stubborn than suffrage" At the
| close OF her remarks she said: IN
Denver the omen vote. In Delaware
the women mould public opinion.
The which would seem to be some
comparison Of the methods OF gov
eminent and procedure of two Com
| monwealths.
Miss Bissell delivered most able
argument before the assembled anti
suffragists, In which she denlon-
strated that the woman In politics
! was a thing Of infinitesimat weight
and proved tho hypothesis OF the 1tai-
| tan gentleman who carolled la DON
/ ma e Mobile" According to her state
/ ments the woman in politics has about
| as much weight as the reformer
| druggist at the corner who had for
| gotten to register.
4 Miss Bissell showed that the gov
eminent of New Zealand. which she
said was the prize argument OF the
stfYragettes WAS completely 10 the
had on account Of the woman ballot.
| Che showed that tho pension list was
! greater than was necessary. that the
emigra nts eutnumbered the immi-
| grants by large majority, ana that
! the State was practically pauperizod
just because the women held the ups
per hand and insisted that their
measures be carried out.
I In speaking OF the ofs-repeated ar
| Eument that woman OF property
might not vote Hhile her cuachMan
! might. Miss Bissell asked. What
would happen II the coachtinan hap
| pened to have a wife and three
!. ansghs ass q, Which RrRuase1t was
SUFFICIENT tor the audience in hand.
After Miss Bissell had made refer
once 70 the fact that ALI the way from
the one-ceiled afiioeba UP to man the
greater differentiation Of sex 10 the
work OF higher development" and
had proved her case, Miss Minnie
Bronson took her place on the plat
form and enlarged on her arguments.
Hiss Bronson argued that those
who advocated suffrage for women
I we're like the crank. VIM declared
that there was no such thia9 - crawl
tation. When nobody disputed their
! statement tho >cranks declared that
they mad proven their Case. Miss
Bronson said the suffragettes yelled.
and considering what the London sur
fraxettes have been doing lately
! yelled 10 a good word. Get out OF
the way Of Progress. We are Fro
Gress." she showed that the problerns
that thS women who advocate sufrrate
! the work Of men for years and years.
Furthermore she proved that the men.
| who have consistently trodden women
| into the mire Of oblivion, have been
| fairly and reasonably successful In
their efforts In these regards.
In conclusion Misa Bronson showed
| that those States which have ollow-
| ed the vote to women are certainly no
better n any case. ana In q great
many regards much more onerOiis to-
| ward women than the States In which
the suffrage for women movement Is
laughed at. -
When Miss Bronson left the plat
form Judge Christian asked for an
| opinion and those present applauded
| TO the extent II their hands after
| which they retired to seek the A.
| In the forty-two voltme series 70 md
out what the zone cellsd ASuocha'
meant.
"SQUARE ME-" BEGS
! LOVER or EDITOR
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