The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

in this convention that did no, XIV,
within forty-eight hours after tho q,
ganization Of the committee that ~,
vote would be II against and a..
the women he knows less Of the lnns,
history of this convention than no
should know"
There followed many speeches NO.
all on the one evening forturu,.r,
Everything was said that could l.,
said. Members of the present 60,
vention cannot do better than rcal
the records of tho 1894 convention ,,r
debate material.
To be sure this year tho snrrr,,.
advocates can boast of the record =,
the women enfranchiscd since m,
last convention and the ants ca,
predict the periis Of femnism and
socialism. Everything rlSn IVA,
though; OF in 1894 Mlraheau Tow,.
quoted poetry N favor Of eou,i
suffrage; other gentlemen ouo,..
poetry against II. But they AZ, foo,
themselves and the question serlous,v
even when they explained IN. ny.
ganization Of the universe and n.
vealed their special knowledge n,
woman's sphere.
The Following extracts arc from
Dlihu Roots speech: "Our N,kar
has created man adapted to The nov.
formanoe OF certain functions in -ha
economy Of nature and society and
woman adapted to the performance q,
other functions. vons,
rules to-day by the sweet and noh'c
Influences Of her character
IN the divine distribution NJ powsrs
the right OF protection rests with the
male. II ia 30 throughout na,ura I,
Ia 10 with men, and I. for one. VII,
never consent to part with the divine
right Of protecting my wife, nv
daughter. the women whom love and
the women whom respect. exercising
the birthright IF man. and placA tina,
high duty in the weak and ncrveless
hands Of those designed by God 20 be
protected rather than 20 engage IN the
stern warfare Of government"
The vote Of the convention WIS N
against and "a in favor OF tho am.nt-
ment In 1867 It will bs remem-
hered the vote was 1872 against and ~
in favor Of woman suffrage.
Mr.. 0oodelle then rendered IN -.
half Of the committee his syrnpathy 10
the noble hand of Jealous. sincere ana
intelligent ladies' who had advocated
woman suffrage. I'VE would" he said
point her fwoman1 to that grea'
domain NJ philanthropy. Of charity an
education, OF the arts and sciences
~ A.. A.
has achieved. and may continue 20
achieve. such signal success for 'No
benefit ~ the world and for the elo-v
~ her sex, AZ should satisfy h"r h'-N-
est amb!tivn''
There are two reasons. surpreg s's
believe. why tho result IN 1915 will ~
different from the result in 1894 an
1857. One reason "a that every man
her ~ the convention Covcept ~
delegates AZ large was elected nv Fl
district which is organized rur euun
suffrage.
To him equal suffrage II not var
propaganda question 20 he decided e.
accordance with his own emotion
and pre1udlces. II Is the demand Nc
only N the many women IN his dis
'rict hut also Of n large number a.
the men who elected him and by WHOM,
M Will be held responsible.
Thu second question lies in me- On,
vious reason 10 he learned from 'Aa
| constitutional history " the State. ~ a
constitutional convention or IV2'
though not plagued by the question -
woman suffrage. was plagued ny 'N'
question OF extending tho male co.
torate, and Il refused an RmcufTncr'
which would have ahrogatcd proper,
l'ncations and thereby cn'ra~
Oh ispd all male white citizens r1.r
c"llor Kent sad in this convcn''or
Tho unprecedented danger from $50
experiment Of univcrsa, Suf'rtc"
was thinking or universal ma" s.'
frage only) applied To tho Whole .r-
lative department 10 no dream O.
! ina Cinat!on. II IS too might a. -
element for tho moral COus'i'u''. y ~
men TO endure. The teUdoucv ~ NJ
vers1l suffrage is 70 tcopari''" o.
rights and property and the rr.nc''
of liberty"
II was claimed IN that 1921 corHo'
| ton. moreover. that negroes -
he excluded. because they aye -
dom. If ever. required 70 share In %
/ common burdens or defence o. ~
State: because they are "lrcln"'
N exercising that privilege VIZ. o.
sort of discretion. prudence or '03s
pendence." Five years later an Rrl"~
ment abrogat!ng property qus'!"-'
! t,oO waa s,,h,OItfeS 20 ,he T%g's'e t.',
though n was not made - apply D.
persons OF color" WAS pa sse1 Ny -
voters. and all tho white men % 80"
York had thereafter TO adap. TIE"
selves "a herr they couh ~ m =
c,tement TOO mighty for 80 M.
constitution " men 10 endure
Next in order came tho convent
" 1916. which failed 70 ahrosata %"
residence and property res'r' ''.'
imposed on the mac negro 0'
Cons,it utton OF 1921, and which -
that Of 1921. was un'rouhle1 N' ''
woman suffrage question ~" 10.
convention was that OF 's67
constitution drafted IN thet Conr''
ton was turned down intsc; p,
voters, except for the jud'r'R-y
10 Il WAS not unt-l ls74-}t"ur ~ ~
after the fifteenth anlendmen' Do ~"
Constitution N the United states -
came a law--that tho Cous'!tu'' .0
New York State WAS no smend"'
70 abolish race Discrimination
From all which II will b" sec' 90"
II our Maker did indeed CRATE
adapted 10 tho performnnc" ~ '.'''