Evening journal., 1914-01-02
WORKERS SATISFIED, WILL NOW
STIR UP MORE STATE SENTIMENT

mout TO the Federal Constitution. en-
francmsing the women Of the country
and to vote for it in the Senate She
Isad that for years the woman hal
been pleading for 10 as the sixteenth
amendment but owing TO two other
amendments having recently been
made they were now compelled 10 asst
for It as the eighteenth amendment
She declared that many women In this
State have been asking for a long
time 10 be given representation In the
government
81 ask now of you that YOU viii
favor this amendment she concluded,
after which she introduced Mrs. w. S.
lHines
Mrs Hilles spoke briefly, remardrg
that she did not come as an official
loi the suffrage organization but az
Ia member representative of the other
members. She said the women De-
sired To make every effort TO influence
tine Senator of their earnestness Of
their fight and TO win him over to their
cause.
"We want you to understand clearly
that we do not intend TO rclinquisl
! any effort until our cause Is won,' she
! declared earnestly
, senator Likes Woman Fighter.
G 'l'd like TO have a fighter like you
back of me- said the senator with
c "a smile, and causing "a general laugh.
q Miss Vernon was next introduced
c. as the representative of the Congress
e sional Union and spoke In the con-
o vincing style that has made her tho
ID leading exponent Of woman's suffrage
Be- in this State.
q "1 am sure that almost everyone
"a who Is keeping up with the times
m knows that woman's suffrage is bound
AZ to come she began.
ne "lt is not I'm the power of anyone
at TO stay IT, The question Is, how sooi
s- viii Il come? We believe that thu
most direct and quickest way to Sc
ne cure IL Is by an amendment TO th
he United States Constitution Havin
determined that, we are working %.
Jed ncstly TO accomplish H. Our qucs
lrN lion SIS. are you going to vote for
.he or notf n IS "a direct question and "
lil want direct answer
lh- "NOu are entitled TO an answer
ne replied the Senator II shall not vol
lsi for the amendment as it Is wrntte
lv' al present He then explained, Z
wv above stated. that he would favor ti
IVY amendment If IT. could be change
~ so as to permit each State to dete
mine which of It's citizens shall vot
He remarked that there are mar
,,or negro women in this State who cou
VA vote should the amendment pass
~, its present form. and he could n
fhe favor IL unless amended so that q
,eo- negro. as well as the uneducated W
,fso men, could be excluded He add
mia that he might try to change q
.,b- amendment that way himself q
dis though he could hold out little ho
ible Of It's passing in that form at pre-
mo- ent. though it might later.
Senator Salisbury went on 20 sts
iets that woman, suffrage might not acco
n lplish everything the women thought
the wonld
rom Voting isn't everything. and
1eft doesn't accomplish everything he
i, of clarcd. lie suid that nearly an won
fire lare against the liquor traffic, yet M
sing lof thc States whore the women hl
NOR suffrage are wet and others dry. He 5
woman had been voting in Wyoming
Mrs forty wears. vet that state is as
Toto TODAY as Delaware was few ye
lxes- ago.
tho No Influence in Affairs.
Gov, ~We are not asking what we are ia
-. with suffrage" exclaimed ono member
So ithc dclcgatiou "but are urging that
ehe fought TO have Il.
t n, Don't you think Indies have as m
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