Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
Sent Out Copies.

After the aforementioned memorial
Of the congressional committee of the
Equal Rights Association was printed, I
sent copies of it to some persons in every
state of the Union, and wrote them let
tiers in which / requested them to pre-
pare similar memorials and have them
presented to Congress.
In response to my request, I received
a letter from the governor Of one of our
southern states in which he writes: I be-
lieve that your proposed amendment is
too broad in its terms even for those
who believe in woman suffrage. Accord
ing to the wording in your resolution.
person could vote for a United States
senator whether he had been a natural
izeu citizen or not. and whether or not he
had assumed legal residence in the
state In which he offered to cast his bal
lot
Il think that what this governor writes
is Just and wise. So I now ask you gen.
tlemen to make a report from this COM
mittee advising our congressman to al
ter the proposed amendment Of our fed
eral Constitution for popular election of
United States senators and make 1t say:
The Senate Of the United States shall
be comprised Of two senators from each
state elected for six years by such Of the
people thereof as are twenty-one years
old, of sound mind and unconvicted by
law of any crime and then add such
words to these as You, gentlemen, think
proper to remedy the defects in this reso-
luton which the above governor has men
toned and every other defect OF SIM
liar nature that may be IN 1t.
Condition Of Slavery.
Il believe that every intelligent man
in Congress realizes that the white men
Of the United States now are holding
the white women of this country in what
is a condition of slavery to negro men
by withholding the ballot from these
women after negro men have been en-
franchiSed.
Quotations from holy writ, to show
Gods view of the equality of men and
women, followed in great numbers, and
Mrs. Bennett concluded:
And Christ expects to draw all men
into allowing their wives to reign with
them on earth, when they realize that
He intends that His church shall reign
the fact that He says in the Bible-.As
Moses lifted up the serpent in the
wilderness, even SO must the Son of Man
be lifted up John. BID. and 4, II /
all men unto me- John. 12:s2J
when our Creator manifested himself
in the flesh to die upon a cross, and drew
His church UP q seat by his side upon
an everlasting throne. to reign with Him
eternally In the heavens. an host OF an
gels rent the skies with the glad acclaim
GLORY to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will to men.'-Luke
2, II.
What, then, must these angels think
to see the white men Of these United
States seated by men of every other race
and color upon our big American throne
looking with complacency down upon
their own wives standing as humble sup
plants at their feet. q
II pray God that the white men Of these
United States may lift their wives up to
seats by their own sides and not be
forced to come down and take places by
the women OF their own flesh and blood"
None Of the suffragists took advantage
of the opportunity, offered by Chairman
Overman, to address the committee, and
adjournment followed.