The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-03
Would Gross Examine
Him About Woman's
!. Suffrage Stand =,
Is. =. ts - :,
UP TO-THE ATES
HE TOLD THEM
~ 50 ''ts- -:
Avoiding the Feminine Traps,
Wilson Finally Had TO Tell
The Party That He
Objected

white housc today and drew from
PfTident Wilson a final refusal to
ndcedc to demands that he support
the movement for woman suffrage
amendment to the federal. constitu-
| ton. The president reiterated his
| Statement to the previous delegation
that Ills party hnd not embodied this
qAestion In it's platform. and then for
the'M Mfst time announced his personal
te0htictiOn that tho suffrage issue was
Fdhe for settlement by the states and
not by the federal government.
.The women went away plainly dis
appointed and chagrined. ,.some Of
tthem talking OF immediate action
against the democratic party. Head
ed by such leaders az Mrs. Ellis Log
,'an. Mys Harvey w. Wiley. Mics Theta
Chile Dorr and Miss Alice Paul. they
marched tn the white mouse with
binds playing and banners flying.
They masHcd tllemselvey In the his
tolic east room. many carrying babies
who added their share to the unusual
scene by cooling or crying according
ito the speeches.
leaders Talked.
Once inside the white housc the
women made no. demonstrations and
allowed their leaders to do all the
fstnlking. There was no, applause as
the. president entered the cast room,
| accompanied by Col Hartc, his mill
tnry aide, In full dress uniform. Mrs.
Ellis Logan. president OF the district
! or Columbia federation OF wumcn's
clubs. told the president of the adop-
tfon OF suifragist resolution MT "a
recent general convention, OF her. or
l,ganization in Chicago She then in.
ifroduceu', Mrs. Wiley and Mrs., Dorr.
Tho latter tpokc''of the strength Of
the suffrage m6vcment;. untt >eaid ;that,
l the EtsuntiQn has changed fmaseriaity
TThere wnr:n short palise> and thsa tue
president ntepped forward and an,
Swarel his callesa. 9s:;.., al -:
| Presidents Talk.
| "No one could fall to be impressed
: by this great. company Of, thoughtful
/ women" said the president. land /
wont to assure you that IL, r. to- me-
most impressive. hcvo stated, once
before the position which OF the lead
er OF party fee. obliged to take, and
am sure that You will not wlsl. me to
state 1t again. Perhaps 1t. would: be
more seryiceablr Is i .ventured, .upon
tho confident; conjecture that the Bal
ttmore convention did, not. smhody this
very important qnestion In. the plat,
, form which 1t adopted because OF. its
conviction that the principles; Of the
constitution which allotted these auasr
, ttons to the, States were we'll consId-
| cred principles icom which they did
not wish to depart. :, - Il.
"You nave asked t. sta.e my per-
sonal position with :rgarI to pend
lIihg MEASURE It rs shsJ .ccD:iction that
tnTs is q iiintior fos settlement by tins
States and not by the Federal gov
iernment, and therefore. that being my
personal convictions and 1t being OBJ
|,vious that there iss M ground on your
l part for discourage lent In the. prog
Press you are inak'...;, and my, passion
being for locai sc government can
only BAY that siEc you turned away
ff6iii1 me as q Il der OF 4 party and
asktds me my TO ..ion as man, ani
obllgad to stat, t very. frankly.
Lee c. It States. T:
sa''I think thas very few persons. per-
itaps, realize tie difficulty of the dual
dutyi that n, Ut be exercised by Afa
president OF Tho United States. ! He. as
presidont. T., an executive charged
with the administration OF. the law.
but he Ia the choice OF a party as a
leader In policy. The pollcysis. deter
mined by the party or else upon untis-
sinf and new circumstances, by tho
determination OF those who lead the
party. This is my situation as an In
tiividual..a Il " u e ss,:. a.
"Issit NOT a fact chat I'VE have very
good precedents existing for altering
the electorate by the constitution OF
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