The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09

SufS theA es6esu NJ axNfsss VITA y
strung app~aA aafec0su u sac gates ies.
asasAt szsa WeUsn OF tne ctaUe ~
brown upon IN snoveuasnI
n Assu1o1sO Axescs5mrus.
M. 6AnkA OF aNVfa0.K. followed
Nj. Lave, saying IN Ears: N
The only questions concerning this
dsliDerause Douy on tho proposAs ~
give women the rlsnt 10 vote snOuio
w..
fsrst the necessiv for 70 drastic
an experiment.
Asc.nu. ne wisdom Of the expert
naehA 10 the ftgAt of conuitions ~
Ne see ana know tnstn. .
Thiro. Ian the QuAiaty OF the suf-
ftake - AUsanc0d W an increase oi
Inc uuAnIAly
aentisulen. this 10 . subject that
has been tns esneu out by liie aDieS.
aVciosOxIsss OF tue word. nave not
the time 10 60 into the complexities
anu perpleAuss OF tho proDi.in, out
wtsh to state tnat, - Tar as am aDtc
70 Judge, the arguments AGAINST We
man SUFFRAGE are oserw heini,nxIy con-
sincinS.
AZ u q singular fact. also land l say
II without any ais. aspect 10 the ladies',
whom l honor ana respect from me
Foundation OF my be1nst, mat the fs-
mAie Aex has little conception OF the
great quaiily 20 important to the con-
sututions or nat,ons---Jusuce!
It u not that women are unjust. 1t
II amply that by nature they are en-
oowc0 WIN. qualities whicn transcend
and submergs the Quanty Of justice
They are guided by sentiment. emo
ton. and above all OF love. and for
these quantities mankind bows down
and vonerato9 them.
They are queens and rulers Of their
particular realm to which the wisdom
of the INFINITE Creator has ASST sned
them. ana whom they step outside
that enchanted cacle the loss to go
ciety 10 very much 1raatsr than could
be any possible Yin.
Equal RiEhts 70 All.
Mr.. Dreamer. Of Richmond city. re-
piled to the gentleman from Norfolk.
declarinG that had Mr.. Banks spoken
much longer his own argument would
have converted him TO the Suffrage
cause. Mr.. Dreamer declared that
he came AZ the representa- tive OF \
peoplc who had as Q cardinal doc
trine the principle of equal rights to
all and special privileges to nona."
the organized tabor Of America. La
Dor had unanimously endorsed suf-
fraEe for women. We come" de-
should have equal pay for enual Aer-
vice. He declared that Gomen had
been made but half-citixens. He was
/ for one willing to be rated with the
minority In the support OF the meas
| ure,
He declared that the women behind
the movement would measure up In
intelligence with the members Of the
| General Assembly OF Virginia. He
declared that these ladies had served
notice on the Assembly that they
would be on hand with each recur-
ring Legislature to press their claims
until they had won their victory. This
announcement was greeted with loud
applause In the gallery. leading Mr..
Creamer to remark that he had
friends In the gallery II he did not
have them on the floor.
Mr.. Chalkley Closes Discussion.
Mr.. Chaikiey. OF Wise. closed the
diseuseioh with one OF the BEST
speeches h~aru In the House this ses-
sion- he declared that tn.s were nc
vtner arguments auvancAu against
woman suffrage than prejudice AM
sentiment he declared that Virginia
10 intensely conservative wlich waa
the reason that the Assembly WA
sids-stepplng" the question. tie had
not yet heard single MAJ say bu,
what suffrage would come. He de.
Glazed that the ladies would be the
leaoers now In the back home move
ment' a. they would % "back home
to tho constituents Of the member.
and that In two years there would .
more advocates Of the measure All.
four years there would be still more
For himself he did not know wheth.
er he would get back to the House
but SIX years hence ne expected te
, see the gentleman from Giles makins
a fervent appeal for votes S-r wo
men. while the gentleman froEi .k-<a
bridge. would turn from the "a Dill,
he had just introduced to vote for tn.
suffrage amendment, after he hat
, amended II by dotting an ~ ant
crossing So. He expected tn,
statesmen to be getting IN the bant
wagon from now on. At the con
clusion Of Mr.. Chalkley's speech Mr.
Haywood moved the pending question
The Bell amendment was voted dowr
ov viva vQca vote and the roll wa,
called on the original Question.
With each Of the dozen affirmative,
votes the ladies applauded vigorousl,
and NJ at .he END Of tho call, tn,
clerk called Mr.. SpcSs.r," and Mr.
Byrd voted an emc!hatic aye" tn.
galleries and tho House broke into s
storm OF laughter aid aUpixusc. tn,
vote was announced-8S noes; i:
ayes.
And thus ended the first chapter n
the struggle for votes for women II