The Caucasian., 1913-07-29
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Washington. July 28.-[Special.]-
Women opposed to suffrage find that
they are working at a disadvantage,
more particularly in trying to prevent
the passage of a resolution for an
amendment to the constitution allow
ing women to vote. They find that
many senators and members of the
house are earnestly and outspokenly in
favor Of women suffrage.
The wives Of senators and represent
atives do not hesitate to proclaim their
belief in women suffrage. But sena-
tors and representatives who oppose
suffrage do not want ito get mixed up
In the controversy" They do not want
to Invite opposition from the suffra-
gists in their home states and dis
tricts Nor will they permit their
wives to become identified with the
anti-suffrage movement for the same
reason.
Other Handicaps.
The antis also feel they have other
handicaps. They are obliged to be
''antis," which in itself is not good
argument with which to 60 before con
gress Then they cannot be so pro-
nounced, so militant, so manlike in
marching, proclamations, etc, and con
sequently are not creating as much no
torety or making themselves felt IN
any such way as their sisters who are
out for votes.
There was time when any one would
have laughed at the idea of an amend
ment permitting women to vote ever
passing congress. And now, although
It requires two-thirds vote in each
house, there Is quite likely possibil
ity Of its passing before the world
grows much older.
Gave the Senate Treat.
One thing which the Bryant -BristoW
affair accomplished and which must
be placed to the credit Of that episode:
It gave the senate treat. Not only
the senate, but the people in the gal
leries enjoyed the privilege Of hearing
and seeing James Hamilton Lewis In
action. Seeing is used advisedly,
for simply In hearing Lewis without
seeing him one loses half OF the real
entertainment that goes with q Jim
Ham" performance. Lewis Is the
greatest word juggler that ever appear
ed In the senate. Rhythmical sen
tences pour forth like q waterfall; ad-
jectives galore are used to enforce
every idea Sometimes the ideas get
lost In maze OF words s
Lewis gets out but the listener is
often lost In q labyrinth. from which
he emerges long after the performance
closes It seems as though Lewis took
hundreds Of words and tossed them In
the air, kept them dancing from his
ten finger tips and from the points Of
bis brilliant whiskers. With smiles,
perfect gestures, with immaculate
|adornment, he Is easily the most pic
turesque and interesting figure IN the
senate when he is speaking.
And what Is more to the point, his
colleagues have already found him to
be a brainy man and good, level
headed adviser. 80
MARITIME Wins.
In his fight against washed money
Senator MARITIME has for q long time
|endeavored to have 5S7 letters from
bankers protesting against the system
printed In the Record. Senator Smoot
stood guard. and MARITIME was finally
compelled to pick out half q dozen and
condense the ideas OF the others, but
In the end he had the protest printed
In the Record. His next move Is to
get legislative action doing away with
washed money.
Warning The Galleries.
Session after session OF the senate
the presiding officer warns the gal
leries." When omething occurs which
causes laughter or even applause. the
vice president or the senator who may
be II the chair solemnly announces
that applause or signs Of approval or
disapproval are not permitted ii the
galleries.
i Oftentimes he goes so far as to say
that the sergeant-at-arms will clear
the galleries. II the demonstration IS
repeated. And. like as not, 1t is re-
peated. During the recent Bryan de-
bate It was repeated 1--WE times, but the
galleries we're not cleared" I" In fact
The galleries have never been cleared
for any such cause. ss
Jack and the Giant.
Big Ollie James and somewhat small
Senator Linpitt one from Rhode Island
and the other from Kentucky are alb
solutely unaIike. They do not think
alike: their ideas, training. environ
ment. make them dissimilar. And SO
they fight over the tariff Protection
cannot 30 much too high Tor Lippitt.
and II could Be pared down to the bone
Tor james, and then some. When they
are Iii action one cannot but think OF
The old tale Or Jack and the giant,
although there II no laughter II this
case. nong other BIG Things about
Ollie James = his voIee which oVer-
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