New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-13


said Mr.. Henin. "when We men, with
iunp IN our throat and the room
darkened. ask you to journey througns
40 ne "a wife. There's no appear III
You cast n vote i'm the negative. Most
s,,r,ep NOW control one vote. and. as J
told a blushing suffragctte the other
dav II YOU are given the lranchlSe
you'U control two votes IN every mousse
hold and that's too many.
Chairman Henry of the Rules 'oin-
mittoo asserted that he would vote lot
the rule. but against the resolution
saving. 81 shall never cast my vote
here for n resolution when VIII taHe
from the states the rght 10 say WHO
shall exercise the franchise
REPRESENTATIVE Campbell. ranking
Republican of the Rules Committee,
ebarply criticised the administration
Tor It's opposition 20 woman suffrage.
sWitb due Difference 10 the opinion
Of the President" said Mr.. Campbell,
"this question is of greater moment
than the establishment Of employment
arencies. even after two years Of Dem
ocratic administration.
"The President and many Of his fol-
lowers insist that granting the right
of suffrage 10 women Is one that must
be dealt with by the states. lie m
yokcs the doctrine Of state sovereignty
with the same enthusiasm and con-
fdcucc that others of mis- party IN
voked that doctrine in favor Of human
slavery in other days
The doctrine Of states rights would
be a better shield 20 use against wom-
ans suffrage if it we're also invoked
against federal authority in prevent
ing the spread Of yellow fever and the
ravaees of the boil weeyil m Southern
states and the establishment OF en-
ulovmcnt agencies in the industrial
centres Of the North, where there are
to-day so many jobless men.
Wants Uniform Laws.
"Tbe laws relative to votes and vot-
ing should be the same in all our coun-
try. Experience and conditions incl
don't 10 the matter of establishing
qualifications for voting argue for the
Same law for all parts of the country
and for one law instead Of forty-eight
10 accomplish the same general pur-
nose. State lines have been yielding
TO the demands for government from
Washington more and more IN recent
years. The selection and maintenance
therefore of the government at wash
ington. as a matter of right. should be
under franchise and election laws en-
acted in Washington" 81,
81 am opposed 20 this resolution
Representative Dies, Of Texas, de-
clared. because ! do not want Mon
tana and Colorado rammlng suffrage
down the throats of the people OF
Texas. ! wish to speak against the
resolution on behalf Of millions Of
American mothers who are detained at
home to-day on more important busl-
ness"
Mr.. Dies insisted that if the ballot
would right the wrongs that women
suffer at is a wonder that men do not
vote themselves into a state of utopian
bliss!"
Representative Kent. Of California,
whose wife is a suffrage leader, SAID
he would support the resolution, be
cause II proposes TO bring the ConsIl-
tuition down to date
"There is 10 reason why the cause
of woman suffrage should be met
piecemeal and solved in fractions,
argued Representative Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania. There is no magic
power in the state line to make the
women of Illinois fit to vote and the
women Of Kentucky unfit TO vote
Backed by Experience.
Supporting his resolution. Repre-
sentative Mondcll said: Twenty
years of political experience eighteen
as the only representative Of the peo--
pie of a suffrage state on the hoor or
this House qualities me, | believe, TO
sneak UNDERSTANDING of the effects Of
woman suffrage. We have not solved
all the problems of government. We
do not claim 20 have become perfect IN
legislation or administration IN Nyom-
ing. But our experience has at least
demonstrated beyond controversy how
utterly without foundation are each
and all of the stock arguments against
the exercise of the elective franchise
by women.
I'VE are, and have been, of the from
tier. and some of our communities and
people have been considered by the
hypercritical 20 be n little rough and
ready almost wild and woolly IN
that forty-ive years no woman, to my
knowledge, has ever been annoyed or
insulted or received any but the most
courteous treatment IN the discharge
of her political duties. If there have
ever been any family dlsagreements
over politics they have never reached
the public ear. II any woman has neg
lected her family Dame Gossip has not
reported it.
an grace and charm, in devotion TO
duty. no women on earth excel those
of that commonwealth where for two
generations women have voted regu-
larly During this period the women
of Wyoming have quietly and mOdeStly
exercised a constant, helpful and bene-
/ fetal influence on legislation and ad-
ministration.
After forty-fve years of experience
there is no division Of opinion on this
question among us. Our people would
as soon think of surrenderlng their
charter Of statehood as Of depriylng
their women of the ballot"
How Members Voted.
These Representatives voted for the
passage of the resolution:
Nas,-s Adalr. Alexander. Anderson. Anthony.
Austin. Avis Baker HaWhart, BMhHck, Bel
I california;. BofeIaIs. Borlaud, Bitten. Brown
. tNrw YORK;, Bran. Buchanan. Butler tampheti.
Car. Casey. Chandler. Church. Clancy. Cline, Con
I Decker. Dietrich Dersham Dickinson. Dillon. DOO-
. little. Dukkcr. Egan. Edmouds, Evans.
Fau. Ferguson, Ferris. fess. Fltzhenry Fordney.
Foster. Foa leo. Francis, Frear. French. Gallagher.
Gagan. George. Gilmore Good. German, Granan,
Greene, Cl.st. Guernsey. Hamil. Hamilton, Ham
lin. Hau. Haugeu. Hawley, Hayden, Hayes. lleige-
Hughes. Hu.mgs Humphrey. johnson. Kahn. keat-
ing. kclstcr Kelley (Alichgan). Kelly lPeunsyl
yauiaJ Kent. kc'tuer kiess. Kiukaid. kukead.
kirkpatrck Know land. Lafcrty. La Toilette. Lang
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