Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-09-05
Heflin Again Hits Votes For
Women.

Representative Hefin, of Alabama, flung
another challenge to woman suffragists
Monday when in Labor Day address at
Lynchburg, Va, 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
I'm the mad clamor for the ballot women
are hazarding much and entering upon a
perilous journey" and warned them to
Stop. Look. Listen"
Ohio defeated woman suffrage by an
overwhelming majority" said Mr.. Heflin.
Michigan defeated ii by tremendous
vote New Jersey had woman suffrage
and, by common consent of both men and
women. abandoned it. The militant suf-
fragettes of England in their rage Of wild
fanaticism are trampling upon the laws
of God and man. They are committing
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 per-
petuity Of this republic"
Mr.. Heflin 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
suffragettes have little patience with Paul
and the teachings of the Christian religion
AT Birmingham, Ala. very distinguished
former official of the State asked suf-
fragette how she got around the doctrine
Of Paul, and she replied quickly, Damn
old Paul"
THE Calmucks. he continued, believed
that the first inhabitants of earth were
divine and had wings and luminous faces,
but there was fruit called shine. which
was sweet and very tempting. They be-
gan to taste it, but, alas, il deprived them
of all their projections. Their wings fell
off and the brilliancy Of their faces dsap-
peared Beware, my good woman. There
are grave dangers lurking along this road
Of equal suffrage.
MY friends, just as sure as you live and
live and God reigns the harmonious rela-
tiOns 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 de-
stroyed 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, aye, in the name Of the
gentle, home-loving women of America
call upon you to fight this dangerous, deadly
movement and 10 save the life Of this
nation from the dangers that threaten il.
1T is neither proper nor necessary that
women should vote. The exigencies of the
occasion do not authorize or demand IT, A
woman suffragist said; I am fighting for
my emancipation The emancipation 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"
ConRratulatine Virginia on the fact that
woman suffrage did not exist lin the
home Of Washington and Jefferson Mr..
Heflin declared his belief that "the woman
suffrage movement is not conducive TO the
charm and gentleness Of the highest woman
hood. that il does not inspire and encour-
age the ideals Of the Christian religion nor
make for modesty and refinement" lie
portrayed the mother service as the highest
and noblest mission in the world and said
that to train the voter was more impor-
tant than to vote.
Il stand. he said. with uncovered head
at the shrine Of gentle. modest woman