Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-11
BOTH SIDES HEARD
Fob AND AGAINST
The Suffrage Question and "Yotes
for Women"
Pros AND ANTS HAVE THEIR SAY
A Regular Field Day for Sulirsge
Campaign At The State House
Afternoon and Nlahl.

Afternoon ana Night
Bolh slGragists and anti. suffra-
gists argued their cause at the State
Hou-e yesterday afternoon and last
night and advocates for and against
Votes fer Women" occupied the
centre Of the stage. or rather the
Speake- platform, above which there
is no clocS, but the place where the
clock ought 20 be.
Large audiences filed the Uouse Of
Delegates and the galleries we're
cr5 aided at both meetings but espec-
tally ia the evening. A large dele
cation of women arrived in the after
noon with a-petiti0n signed by 100,
900 names Of women from all over the
State The Baltimore delegation,
which included many Of the most
noted suhragists in the country was
headed by the red9ubtable DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw, known as the big gun
in the suffrage movement.
She had come all the way from
New York 20 deliver en- address and
the rest Of the members seemed to
rely upon her 70 make the convinc-
ing argument that they hope will
result in tn Legislature giving
them The right to submit the quts.
tion to the voters of the State as
to whether or not they shall have
the right to vote. They were not
in the least misguided, either, as
Dr. Shaw was in fine voice and her
address fairly scintillated with wit,
humor and reasons why women want
and should have the vote.
Senator Arthur p. German fol-
lowed DR.. Shaw and he also made n
strong appeal to the members of
the Legislature TO give the women
a fair show He went so far az
to entreat the members t. pass a
constitutional amendment giving the
women a right to the ballot.
Mrs. Oorald r. Hooker, president
of the Just Government League Of
Maryland, presided at the afternoon
meeting and occupied the speakers
chair with other Pros" on her right
and left. Many Of the delegates were
present, exclusive Of those compos-
ing the joint committee Of the House
and Senate, and most OF them re.
manned until Or. Shaw finished her
address.
she spoke for over an hour and ben
reputation as the silver-tongued ora.
tor Of the suffrage cause was not for
moment disputed. Her address
vas. in part. as follows.
81 have been a most careful watch
er Of the affairs in Maryland Of to
as well as all other section of the
country, but here in Maryland, where
you have so many delightfully."- charm
ing women and noble chivalrous men
and the ballot is so much needed by
the former,i it is natural that ] should
be little more interested in you and
the affairs of your State. This is
my third visit to this place, and the
third time / have addressed audiences
In this room, and each time we have
had a goodly number of our women
with US, and there is but one wa for
you to get rid Of Us and that IL to
grant us the request for which VIC
expect to be here year after year
until you choose to grant it.
She took q fling at President Will
son for refusing to recommend to
Congress the suffrage committee they
20 much wanted, ard upbraided hin
because he would not exercise his
judgment N the matter instead of
telling the m as he did what he could
not recommend anything that has not
the Endorsement Of the Democratic
party. She then said THE great
trouble with many Of the big men OF
today, like President Wilson, is. they
don't seem to realize +he fact that
women read the papers. So many
of the American men are not SO much
afraid Of the foreign male vote as
they seem to be Of the domestic fe.
n ale vote, while the latter is com
posed of their wives, daughters and
sweethe arts.
Che referred with shame to the fact
that in this country the women are
subjected to more indignities than II
any other countries on the earth and
said: "In France the women are
governed by Frenchmen; in Germany
the women are governed by Germans,
but here in America, the grandest land
Of them all, cur women are governed
by 8 motley cOnglomerati0n Of all
nationslities under the sun, exclusive
Of our own American people, OF
course.
- am q Democrat, but not a parti.
san one. It's q glorious thing to be
a Democrat, more glorious than "a
be a king. / believe in a government
ruled by the people, but / declare i,
unfair that the eolored men of toe
country should be enfranehised while
our cwn wives and daughters are de.
MED that right. The women Of Mary.
land prefer 60 have their political
freedom given them by the men Of
Maryland, but il they fail to do their
duty along this line, we win get II
through the national government. for
we are bound t. have it sooner OF
later. II the men Of the State vii
set a standard OF qualification for the
right Of franchise, the women Of tbs
State will abide by it.
OfLar eraorare IN fha asso~,,e,.