The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-04
WOMEN..GI.AT|.H.ER
AI The CBPIllITAL n I
PRESENT TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE ALL THE
PHASES.
OF WOMAN'S RIGHTS
''Tine to Make Question One of
Political Expediencl5"-
ion Of Opinion.
OF WOMAN's RIGHTS
(By Associated Prasa.l


of the woman suffrage question were
presented to the house judiciary COM
mittee today, accompanied by cheers,
ieers, Kisses and applause Desert
ing sentimental phases of the snf-
frage argument Mrs. Crystal East
man Benedict and Mrs. Mary Beard,
New York lawyers, threw down the
gauntlet 10 the democratic party in
no uncertain terms, warning the
committee that the political wrath OF
the 100000 in suffrage states would
be visited upon the party unless IA
Yorable consideration we're given the
constitutional amendment for woman
suffrage.
Apti-suffraglsts told the committee
that woman suffrage would be harm
fui, mot only to women, but to the
country" At the conclusion of the
hearings, DR.. Walker, trousered and
silk hatted, presented to the commit
tee what she called "the crowIing
constitutional argument" to show that
women already have the right TO vote
under. the constitution.
sin the meanwhile debate on the
suffrage amendment was continuing
In the senate.
The sufffagists who appeared before
the committee were divided. Mrs. Ans
tpinette Funk, Mrs. Medln McCor-
mick and Mrs. William Kent, repre-
senting the National Woman Suffrage
association, urged that, IL the commit
tee would not report the PROPOSED
amendment, ittreport AN amendment
TO all Of the suffrage questions to be
decided by q ! M II tbs
~ Ates stead OF by the leEislafures.
slrs. BHnedict Il Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Glen
dover ms OF Boston and DR.. Cora
Smith King, for the Congressional
aiii1hl daclared that the time had
Come 10 make the suffrage question
one or political expediency.
1t ib because / have the interests
OF this, administration at heart" said
Mrs. Eyahs. that / hope the demo-
cratic majority In the house will see
It's Wssy clear 10 reconsider what ef-
feet SaSii one-siied action OF the
saaaFElS,lsati6 caucus wouId nave"
Mrs, Evans and Mrs. Benedict
issue, ana declared that action on the
suffrage question must be taken at
this session OF congress.
Gentlemen" said Mrs. Beard, you
cannot answer US by shaking in our
faces that tatterdetnalion OF q states
rights scsrecrow, AID then expect us
not to read the newspapers when you
rgpudlEte your platform and violate
express states rights in the matter OF
q presidential primary. You cannot
tell us that the platform will not al
low tills 6uffrage discussion because It
10 silent about it, but will permit the
repeal OF the canal tolls exemption,
which Il expressly fcrbids. II is un-
defestianating our resources to sup
pose that we can't plant these facts
into the hands OF 10 coo, 900 voters, in-
soluditig over 3,000.0 900 free women.
The POLITICAL party which will enter
sinto possession OF the federal govern
Inbnk on March 4, 1917, will believe
that Woman suffrage Is q matter OF
natiotiAe concern and transcendenS ma
tiohal Importance" -
The representatives of the National
Woman Bufrege association disclaim-
ed naftir patton In the warning of the
Conversational union and for some
time the committee roOm was In con-
fusion, with half q dozen women try
Ing t1 explain things.
Outing the dehate iFt the senate
Senator elepp declared that all the
sinister II dnences OF the country were
lined nr against woman suffrage. He
said tliat he regretted that good peo-
pie Allowed themselves to be used as
q mask for these evil influences.
Se9AtDr Bryan Of FlcIitia made the
flret extended speech against the
altaendfnens, He contended, first OF
ali that the states sllunld be allowed
stu deal with ilie question saving The.
California had no more right 60 say
tFhetlief the negro women of Florida
lafoHEs vote than Florida had 10 say
ts,as The Japanese should vote In Cal
ifctaips S.