The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-14
reviewing his campaign in the su--
frage States last fall, said:
Promised to Use influence


Promised to Use influence
AID sr tna women o. the wet
voted to reol lect you | promised thehi
l would spend all my energy, at any
sacrifice to myself. to get iae present
/ democratic administration to pass the
fedora! suffrage amendment. But the
present policy Of the administrators.
i in permitting splendid American "o-
! men to be sent to Jail in Washington,
not for carrying offensive banners
nor for picketins. but on the techn;-
cal charge Of obstructing trafTc, :5'a
denial even of their constitutional
right to petition and demand the pas
| sage of the federal suffrage amend
ment. It therefore becomes my pro-
found obligation actively to keep my
promise to the women Of the West.
"In more than 20 States it is pra"-
i tical impossibility to amend the Stat"
i constitutions, so the women OF those
| States can only be enfranchised by the
passage of the federal suffrage amend
ment. Since England and Russia IN
the midst of the great war have as
srred the national enfranchisement OF
, their women. should We not De JEALOUS
| to attain our democratic leadership,
| in the world by the speedy nationai
| enfranchisement of American women?
! Tc me, Mr.. President, as I urged upon
YOU in Washington two months ago.
this is not only a measure of justice
and democracy, it is also an urgent
war measure. The women o. the na-
tfon are and always will be loyal TO
the country and the passage of the
suffrage amendment is only the first
| step towards their national emancipa-
ton.
Reflects on Conservation
"But unless the government takes
| at least this first step towards their
erfranchisement, how can the govern
ment asks millions of American women
educated in our schools and colleges
and millions of American women m
our homes or toiling for the economic
independence in every line OF INDUS
try, to give up by conscription their
men and happiness to war for de-
mocracy in Europe, while these wo-
men citizens are denied the right to
vote on the principles which demand
of them such sacrifice?
'tFor this reason many Of your most
ardent friends and supporters reeI
| that the passage of the federal sur
frace amendment is war measure
which could appropriately be urged by
you at this session of congress. 49,.
It will hearten the mothers of the
nation, eliminate a just grievance and
turn the devoted energies Of brilliant
women to more hearty support O;
the government in this crisis"
! Turning to his work as collector o,
the port, Mr.. Malone continued:
'fBut now / wish to leave these
| finished tasks to return to my prors-
sion of the law and to give all my
leisure time to fight as hard for the
political freedom of women as have
always fought for your liberal leader
ship. T..
ut seems a long seven years, M
President, since I first campaigned
with you when you were running for
governor of New Jersey. IN every
circumstance throughout those years
have served you with the most re-
spectful affection and unshadowed de-
votion. 1t is no small sacrifice now
for me, as member of your admins
traticn. to sever our political relation.
ship. But I think it is high time that
men. in this generation at some cost
to themselves stood up to battle for
the national enfranchisement or
American women. So in order to ef-
fectively keep my promises made IN
the West and more freely to go into
this larger field of democratic efforH,
I hereby resign my Office as collector
of the port of New York, to take e..
feet at once or at your earliest con-
venience"