Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-01

HELM AGAIN HITS
VOTES FOR WOMEN
"Greatest Peril Threatening
EngIish-Speaking People"
Says Representative.

LYNCHBURG, Va, September l.
Representative Hefiin of Alabama flung
another challenge to woman suffragists
today when in Labor day address here,
under the auspices OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, he pleaded for
woman's work at the home instead of at
the ballot. He declared that "in the
mad clamor for the ballot women are
hazarding much and entering upon a
perflous Journey" and warned them to
Stop. Look. Listen
"Ohio defeated woman suffrage by an
overwhelming majority said Mr.. Hefin.
Michigan defeated it by tremendous
vote. New Jersey had woman suffrage
and, by common consent of both men
and women, abandoned it. The militant
suffragettes of England in their rage of
wild fanaticism are trampling upon the
laws of God and man. They are commit
ting assaults on English officials and
burning the churches Of the living God.
Upon the home-loving, man-trusting.
consecrated Christian women Of the
United States rests the safety OF our
institutions and the perpetuity Of this
republic
Quotes Apostle Paul.
Mr.. Hef1in quoted Pauls saying to the
Ephesians: The husband is the head
of the wife even as Christ is the head Of
the church, and he added: Some of
these sunragettes have little patience
with Paul and the teachings OF the
Christian religion. At Birmingham, Ala,
a very distinguished former official Of
the state asked a suffragette how she
got around the doctrine Of Paul. and
THE Calmucks," he continued, ''be-
lieved that the first Inhabitants Of earth
we're divine and had wings and luminous
faces. but there was fruit called shine,
which was sweet and very tempting.
They began to taste it. but. alas. it de-
prived them of all their projections. Their
wings fell off and the brilliancy of their
faces disappeared. Beware. my good
woman. There are grave dangers lurking
along this road Of equal suffrage.
Foresees Sex Antagonism.
"My friends. just as sure as you live
and live and God reigns the harmonious
relations that have existed between the
sexes will disappear with equal suffrage.
Sex antagonism will spring up in its wake
and sentiment between the sexes will be
destroyed. Create antagonism between
the sexes, destroy sentiment between the
sexes and the American home is doomed
and the American republic is dead.
This woman suffrage movement is the
greatest peril now threatening the Eng
disappearing people. In the name of the
American home, in the name of our be-
loved institutions, in the name Of genera
tons yet unborn. ave. In the name of the
gentle, home-loving women Of America
call upon you to fight this dangerous.
deadly movement and to save the life of
this nation from the dangers that threat
en- 1t.
1T is neither proper nor necessary that
women should vote. The exigencies Of
the occasion do not authorize or demand
it. woman suffragist said: am fight
ing for my emancipation The emanci-
patton she is seeking is emancipation
from the plans Of nature and the laws of
God. The family is the social unit, the
harmonious whole with one head, not two
heads
Congratulates Virginia.
Congratulating Virginia on the fact that
woman suffrage did not exist in the
home Of Washington and Jefferson" Mr..
Helm declared his belief that 1.-The wom-
an suffrage movement is not conducive to
the charm and gentleness of the highest
encourage the ideals Of the Christian re-
ligion nor make for modesty and refine
ment-" He portrayed the mother service
as the highest and noblest mission in the
world and said that to train the voter
was more important than to vote.
Il stand he said, with uncovered
head at the shrine Of gentle, modest wom-
anhood. The mother contributes sons and
daughters to the commonwealth and the
country. Her sons carry on civil govern
ment in peace and fight for its preserva-
ton in time Of war. Her daughters keep
the fires of maternal love forever burn
ing. They are the golden links in the
endless chain Of the Almightys plan to
people the earth with beings whom God
with his image blesses. 1t is as true as
Holy Writ that The hand that rocks the
cradle rules the world
Mr.. Helm closed by reading excerpts
from statements against suffrage made
by some of the women In suffrage states.