Evening journal., 1914-04-04
Peoples Column
MRS. HILIEs AND THE RECALL.

tending the regular monthly meeting
of the Delaware Suffrage Association
at the New Century Club, on Monday
afternoon, ! protest in the interest Of
the suffrage cause and the spirit OF
fair play, against the incorrect report
of the speech made by Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles, published in THE
EVENING JOURNAL of March 81,
1914
The speaker, beg to say, did not
"igve utterance to extravagant and
offensive" statements at that time. Her
appeal to all earnest Delawareans was
to study and learn all that it is possi-
BILE to know 50 that we may have a
clear understanding and not be held
in ignorant prejudice. The speaker
was referring only to the question
under discussion. She conveyed no
thought of denouncing her state, but
was pleading for an aroused, intelli-
1 gent consideration of this vital Ques-
tion of Equal Suffrage. Nor did MRS.
Hilles say she believed in the recall
of Judges" There was no personal
allusiOn made as to what should or
should not be done to our judiciary,
/ What Mrs. Hilles did say was: IF
such conditions continue to exist,
could we not be excused for raising
the question of the recall"
Surely none could criticise who lis
I tened to the case as cited, of this
most villainous assault and the made
quate sentence of this man, who had
at other times been a menace in our
parks. The audience showed their
appreciation by most heartily applaud
ing this part of the speech.
You say the speaker is a keen, in
telligent woman" Can you credit a
statement like this (as correctly:
Men would have no knowledge Of
sanitation and hygiene If it were not
for the women" Mrs. Hilles pointed
out the differing viewpoint Of a
mans commercial standard and a
woman's humanitarian ideas, but she
did not belittle the efforts Of men
along this line of research. She told
of many improved laws relative to
women that have been enacted since
women have been helping frame the
laws.
l regret you could not have heard
this truly stirring" speech. You
would, no doubt agree with the
r, that the speaker has nothing
to retract. Respec.sui-y,
(MRS.) e. f, BUTLER.
Wilmington, Del, April 3. 1914.
We take the same pleasure in Civ
ing space to Mrs. Buffers letter that
we did in giving space to Mrs. Hilles
letter. We have no doubt that if Mrs.
Butler will refresh her memory or
consult her associates she will admit
that there is no newspaper in the
State Of Delaware that has given to
the suffrage movement fairer treat
ment or more liberal space allowance
than has THE EVENING JOURNAL.
In reply to the letter printed above,
we will say that upon Mrs. Hilles'
own showing she did not say what
Mrs. Butler says she did relative to
the recall OF the judiciary. Mrs. Hilles
insists she said, referring to the Cas-
sidy case, that "such decisions are
enough to make people believe in the
recall Of the judiciary" Mrs Butler
says that what Mrs. Hilles said was:
"If such conditions continue to exist
could we not be excused for raising
the question of the recall?" Now it fol-
lows that, if Mrs. Hilles remembers
what she said, Mrs. Butler has made
! very poor report Of it. because in
the quotation given by Mrs. Hilles in
her letter and the one given by Mrs
p Butler in her letter there are just
two words which agree, they being
"sueh" and recall" On the other
, hand, our reporter who was present
at the meeting, says the report was q
fair one so there We have it. Mrs
lHilles asserts she said one thing; Mrs
Butler, her staunch friend and advo-
cate. asserts she said another thing
/ and our reporter is equally insisteni
! in saying she said yet another thing
For the sake of doing full justice tC
. Mrs. Hilles, we were gracious enough
{ on Thursday to accept her assertion
4 that what she said in relation to the
= Cassidy case was that "such decisions
= are enough to make people believe il
e the recall of the judiciary" And nov
Mrs. Butler comes forward as an ex
ponent and advocate of reportorial ac
curacy and beclouds the settled ant
placid controversial waters by saying
that what Mrs. Hilles really SAID was
, "If such conditions continue to exist
, could we not be excused for raising
the question of the recall?" 1t is quit'
evident that someone is at fault anG
, clearly evident that Mrs. Hilles anS
: Mrs. Butler are not at all in accord
I relative to the recall utterance. l
I this thing keeps on circulating tn
= question what did Mrs. Hilles reall'
say about the recall?' soon will be
come as interesting and mystifynl
!. as the question, How old is AnnT-
Ed.
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