Evening journal., 1914-10-21
ANTI SUFFRACISTS
FROWN ON THE VOTE
Speakers Say Women Have
Not Benefited By the
Ballot Elsewhere
GLAD TO SPEAK
AGAINST CAMPAIGN

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Under the auspices Of the Della
ware Association Opposed TO Wom- !
ans Suffrage a meeting was held In /
the ballroom of the Hotel DUPONT /
last night that attracted large and ]
enthusiastic audience, including not /
only those interested in the "antis'
and their work, but called out large |
faction Of equal suffragists
The principal speaker OF the even
ing was Mrs. George Duiheld Good
win, of New York. Others who spoke
Included Mrs. Henry B. Thompson,
chairman OF the Delaware Associa-
ton. Opposed to Woman's Suffrage;
Miss McIlvain, Of Trenton, y. j., vice
president OF the National Association
Opposed TO Womans Suffrage, and
Miss Emily p Bissell, of this city.
In the absence of Mrs. Preston Lea,
who had been selected TO preside,
Mrs David J. Reinhardt acted as
chairman OF the meeting. Mrs. Rein
hardt said she was glad the oppor-
tunity had been granted the people
of Wilmington TO hear arguments on
"Why Women DO Not Need the Vote,
so that they could see for themselves
that the ballot would be of little or
no use TO the women of Delaware.
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson was intro-
duced as the first speaker.
Briefly Mrs. Thompson explained
the policy OF the "antis" and in a hu-
merous vein asked the audience what
thew thought would be the result If
either Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait OF
General" Resale Jones were a Uni
ted States Senator? Mrs. Thompson
also brought out the fact that the
laws of the Suffrage States, Colorado
i'm particular. had not specially bene-
fitted either the children or the women
OF those States. and had given them
no further protection. She concluded
bv stating that the laws Of Delaware
were Just and that woman here GER
tainly had nothing of which to COM
plain.
Miss Mcllvain. as vice president or
the National Association. spoke prin-
cipally on the work Of that body, and
added that It is the aim Of the associa-
ton to help all those States in which
no association has been formed. Miss
McIlvain then pointed out that the
womans vote in Colorado had not les
sened Juvenile crime but instead had
Increased It.
Colorado n "HOrrible Example,"
"Colorado is notably one of the
most corrupt political States in the
Union. and yet women there have the
vote In Utah, too, scarcely anything
has been accomplished by the women
Of the State Mormonism has in
creased and prize fighting has become
a legalized sport.
Another thing" said Miss Mcllvain
"Out in California, where womel
have the vote, apartment houses ar
m greater demand than ever before
and apartments are not homes; bu
since the women have to devote 8,
much of their time and energies q
outside duties. the home must of {
necessity come second"
Mrs. George Dufiield Goodwin. Of
New York. was then introduced.
Mrs Goodwin, who Is q speaker
Of charming personality presented
her arguments In manner tina
ELECTED much applause. Mrs. Good
win dwelt particularly On the cit,
problem, stating that tho foreign
proportion Of almost every thickl1
populated city was a menace, an'
that II the foreign vote YVES TO max
up the majority. certainly no goo
could come out Of IL, especially a
the foreign vote represented, in tn
main. the Socialist vote.
Wandering From Ideals.
I'VE are wandering away from ia
ideals OF our motherhood said Mr.
Goodwin. 'fn clamoring noisily "a
the vote. n our mothers and the
mothers before them were able
bring into the world and 70 develo
through their wonderful spiritu'
powers and nobility OF character
the men and women Of the preset
day who have accomplished sur
marked success in all walks Of u
and have done things of such nation
import. without the aid % the bale
then why should we feel the need
the vote 10 help as raise our chi
dren and 10 make our homes plac
of sanctiiy and power? Dr. Am
Shaw. The noted sufrcgist, Is a
WAYS exciaiming about the glories
suffrage. and she invariably adds IA
The favorite argument Of the ant
a Heaven, Home and Mother. Al
80 II e.. without heaven. without hon
and without mother. the world wou
indeed be a sorry old place. On
notice how the child as soon as
comes into the house asks Where
MOTHER which is sufficient proof
the important part she plays on q
stage Of life.
This suffrage question Is a mino
fly proposition. anyway. In WyOI
ing women got the vote when the
were only 1000 women IN the enti
State. while IN Utah women succee
ID in getting the vote only thrOu'
The help ~ the Mormon church. Al
look AZ Massachusetts. Some Of Il
laws there almost strip man Of D
manhood. He o. a poor, downtrOdd'
thing. . creature who has no pro