The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
OBJECTIONS TO EQUAL, B
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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Votes for Women Is Held
In Court House.
Objections to equal Suffrage were
brilliantly and effectively answered
and pleas in behalf OF II were elo-
Quently made at gathering or rep
resentative men and women Friday
night In the court house here by Mrs.
Guilford Dudley, of Nashville. Tenn,
noted suffrage worker and presi-
dent Of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage
Association. She spoke under the
auspices OF the West Virginia Wo4
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 suf-
tfsgo and gave reasons for his stand,
introduced the speaker OF the even
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A Charming Woman. Il
In no particular did Mrs. Dudioy
fall short OF the advance notices
which heralded her coming. she is (
.e' sac.tui Huu altv setn-'
OF charming. with most pleasing
s,ase presence ana with the divine
slIt Of oratory. she held the closest
attention OF her large audience.
Speaking without notes. nevnr 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 is OF the slen-
ana go. po s sg s,,,9. - N ,
aSgs s anse anu aecen.. LIDS lonty
ah.s, $50 - ~ ne. sessures ana
Aa.n ~ Aoi u''.i'n' a {, n
Sricly reviewing the history ~
s SUI Mrs. dudley showed tnat ~
.ne peslnning men were not allowed
20 vote unless tney were members Of
l q churcn. Later property quail
ncaliona was I'm possd and the su'ftake
was proadened' Then that Immortal
democrat, Ihomas JEFFERSON, saw that
there was danger OF this country be-
coming plutocracy and through his
ADVICE. the pars were again lowered.
NOW there is no restriction Of race,
color or OF property as to male Htif-
frage. She said that there Is now a.
most no thinking man who denies
that women naturally have an equal
right with men to the franchise. The
only serious question is upon grounds
OF expediency.
The Highest Commitment
The speaker then took up the nties-
ton from this point of view ana ~
swered many OF the Objections .r,,f
forward by the oreanizafion .onnossS
to equal suffrage. She accented The
oft-heard challenge that nwnn,ar,s.
place IA the homeV az fba hiehn.S
compliment that could be Maid. III
her place and how ably ahe nils a ~
shown most effectively in those states
where women vote. She did not claim
.nat women could 80 emcientay lay
.tne taxes upon property mat they
'shouia nave something 70 say about
now tne TAX money should be expend-
so. sne 10 particularly interested IN
ene SCHOOLS, the neaitn OF the city aud
OF the nome. A clean inunicipality
Dotn morally and. pnysically make e.
sentially nome questions. Since the
Gays OF our grand-mothers Women are
no longer the queens OF the home.
me men have usurped largely the
uomestlc manuIactures and duties OF
the women. The children are NO
longer educated IN the home but Mt.
tena man-managed schools. The
ciotn from which the family II
ciotned is now made IN great mills
owned and managed by men Tho
nousewife can not turn water apieot
IN the Kitchen without coming In con
tact With political question HnvinH
uSurped all these things the lonl1r