The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
OBJECTIONS TO EQUAL
SUFFRAGE ANSWERED.
BY CHARMING WOMAN
Eloquent and Impressive Ad-
dress Delivered by Tennes-
see Suffrage Leader.
GOOD ARGUMENTS GIVEN
Interesting Meeting in Behalf OF
Votes for Women Is Held
in Court House.


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Objections to equal suffrage were
brilliantly and effectively answered
and pleas in behalf of It were elo-
quently made at q gathering OF rep
resentative men and women Friday
night in the court house here BY Mrs.
Guilford Dudley. of Nashville, Tenn,
a noted suffrage worker and presi-
dent of the Tennessee Equal SuffraEo
Association. She spoke under the
auspices Of the West Virginia Wo-
mans Suffrage Association.
Mrs. olandus West presided at the
meeting and introduced Mayor q. II.
Gordon. who. in a few well chosen
words in which he declared that he
was heartily In favor Of equal ntlf-
trage and gave reasons for his stand.
introduced the speaker Of the even
ing.
A Charming Woman.
In no particular did Mrs. Dudley
fall short Of the advance notices
which heraided her coming. She II
young. graceful, tactful, and aitugoth-
er charming. With most pleasing
stage presence and with the divine
gift Of oratory. she held the closest
attention OF her largo audience.
Speaking without notes, rievcr at q
loss for word or n fact, Convincing,
lucid and inspired with the Justice
Of her cause. she held her hearers en-
tranced. Mrs. Dudley 10 Of the slen-
der type, pronouncedly southern IN
appearance and accent. This only
added grace to her gestures and
charm to her diction.
Briefly reviewing the history Of
suffrage Mrs. Dudley showed that IN
the beginning men were not allowed
to vote unless they were members of
the church. Later properly quail
fication was imposed and the suffrage
was broadened. Then that immortal
Democrat. Thomas Jefferson, saw that
there was danger OF this country be-
coming plutocracy and through his
advice the bars were again lowered.
Now there Ia no restriction OF race.
color OF Of property as to male SUI
frage. She said that there is now al
most no thinking man who denies
that women naturally have an equal
right with men to the franchise. Tho
only serious question Is upon grounds
of expediency.
The Highest Compliment.
The speaker then took up the ques-
ton from this point Of view and an
swered many of the objections put
forward by the organization opposed
to equal suffrage. She accepted the
oft-heard challenge that sswomnn's
place is the home" as the highest
compliment that could be paid. Il Is
her place and how ably she ILLS It IL
shown most effectively In those states
color or Of property az to male sur
that women could so efficiently lay
the taxes upon property that they
should have something to say about
how the tax money should be expend-
ed. She 10 particularly interested 10
the schools. the health Of the city and
of the home. A clean municipality
both morally and physically make ea-
sentially home questions. Since tho
days Of our grandmother women are
no longer the queens Of the home.
The men have usurped largely the
domestic manufactures and duties Of
the women. The children arc NO
longer educated in the home but at.
tend man-managed schools The
cloth from which the family ID
clothed Is now made In great mills
owned and managed by men. Tho
housewife can not turn awnter spixof
In the kitchen without coming n con
tact with q political question Having
usurped all these things the onIy
thing for women to do Is to secure