The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-26
Suffrage Speaker Says That 8
First Bill She Expects to
Lobby Through
Indifference Is
Bane of Politics
Mrs. Archer Jones Delivers
Philippe Against Those
Who Do Not Exercise Their
Rights of Suffrage

Every seat was dlfed at suffrage
headquarters yesterday afternoon
when Mrs Archer Jones spoke on
The INSTRUMENTATION OF Woman. ."
She said that suffragists ar. ortcn
asked: why areu women satisfied %
WHY can't they stay IN their place
aud let well enough aIone?T The rea-
SON is that well enough has not vet
been achieved and society needs more
expression OF woman's particular kind
OF intelligence and ability 10 hurry up
ina state of things. according IL the
speaker.
She further said: If our persist
encc III balloI-seekinG If q fragrant
show of characterization at refusing
to stay put then 20 lie il. In the
last Atty years we have attained bv
sort Of scven-ieague- boots process
OF evolution a place on which We are
the near-equaI of man.
From our new exalted orbit We
want 10 shine in the social system as
tiie co-Voter with man in the manage
ment Of the worlds affairs. Some OF
US may not shine with more COM
mFndable radiance than some men
In fact. when our lnsubordnat'on
does actually express itself Iva politics
spme OF ns may snow n weakness now
and then
When people ask us Suppose you
did vote what good could you do
Wouldn't the handed, petty
natured women. vote along with the
broader type'3 We hope SO. because
this would reduce our variety to two
kinds only--the good and the bad
eliminating the Indifferent There is
always the chance If converting the
cad, bat even Ia Biblical times IL
seemed the only way IT, deal with the
Indifferent MAS 10 spew Them ont or
the mouth
However. ewen IN The matter of in-
difference. II would take real activity
on our part 70 excel men IN their in
difference. One Of the first bills ! in.
tend To lobby through the legislature
is 10 ht a hill requiring every intel
Iigent taxpaA ing man in Virginia TO
vote on every question pertaining TO
the public welfare He shall either
vote. pay a tine or go 10 jail. II he
il indifferent lie shall also Toe aacofn-
Portable when 7 get my bill passed"
TIE speaker related an incident in
the history of tie Atlanta suffrage
League. on receiving q letter ad
dressed 10 him beginning. Dear Mem
Der ghe party addressed took the
pains to write To the secretary and
Inform her thar he was not Il suffra-
,s!st and Was not d member OF the
league. and there Mas no earthly rea-
son why NC should be addressed as
Dear Member ana asked 10 contrib
ute 10 such a cause"
The secretary, highly Intelligent
and very systematic woman. took, as
she should. the trouble to powder her
nose, etuttt her hips cock fner hat alta
fetching aneie~-and called upon the
protesting one showing to him his
@pu SIGNATURE on tho regulation mem
neTship card of the league. There
WAS the play 81 pleasant association
of ideas expressed in his face az he
Inspected the card. He smiled. looked
Up AT the lady and said; That Ger
tainiy is nay name IN nay handwriting.
Ill bet YOU and I'll pay a small con-
tributior 10 your league. that some
pretty girl made me do that II Is
certain that when women vote we
shall have to deal very firmly with
susceptible men and scare them oil
every little while with a slight show of
brains else they viii, vote all their
fellowmeu out Of ONCE. fayoring pretty
women with wonderful eyelashes
Being an equal suffraEist / believe
that votes fer women will prove as
powerful force In civilization as gum
powder, and will almost dispense with
the crude, brainless base use OF that
destructive force. Where il there 4
man who Is not applying in his best
pursuits the influence. advice and help
Continued on Second Paxe1