Evening journal., 1917-02-20

cherish, soon be lost? Do we well
come the idea of jury duty? OF pc
litical canvas? DO we not seek in
women softer touch, a gentler SYM
pathy. a higher influence for good,
wrich would he swept aside in tho
hurry and press of political life? And
can VIC afford TO lose our ideals?
"In time will not this hardening OF
women make them lose a certain
charm? viii Il not eventually les
sen matrimony? and in the end will
not this reflect upon the State2 Can
We think OF any higher or nobler oc-
cupation for women than the great
and honorable one for which she is
fltted-the occupation OF being a
mother2
Hence We say that the ballot will
bring no corresponding benefit to
woman. or the State, and that the
! interests Of the family and home
would be menaced by any further
political activities.
Fate With Legislators.
Gentlemen. we know that our
fate is In your hands. IL rests with
YOU 10 give or withhold the ballot.
You have heard the able arguments
of our Suffrage sisters; YOU have
heard their appeals for justice, and
the account of their sufferings en-
dured because of the lack OF votes
for women all of which is yet to be
proved. You have doubtless been in
touch with the two clever State or
ganizers, who have had their head
quarters in the site for some time
past
you have heard mo with great pa
tience. and / tell you frankly we have
never had a State organizer. we have
no headquarters; We have no women
from outside the state working for
| us except our speakers. who is a ma
| tive-horn American; we have no paid
! lobbyists: we have not organized
| every hamlet, as tho president Of tho
/ Woman's Congressional Union states
! they have done Our work has been
personal, and our support has been
spontaneous, and yet we come TO you
representing the majority OF tho
women of New Castle County and I
firmly believe the majority Of tho
women of the entire State-to ask
you TO allow us TO remain non-par-
tisan; to remain free; free from 20.
litlcal burdens; free from the
shacklos of the ballot"
Mrs. Thompsons speech was greet
cd with great applause by member
and visitors
Responsibility on Delaware.
Miss Price, who followed Mrs
Thompson, stated that there is NOR
responsibility on Delaware in the mat
ter OF giving or Withholding the vot
from women than any other State be
cause OF the fact that in other State
the question OF amending the consti
tuition goes back to the voters, Will
in Delaware the Legislature acts alOn
in this particular.
Miss Price commended that the ma
tional platforms OF the two grea
parties do not bind the members o
those parties TO women suffrage as IN
suffrage speakers claim. She said tina
the section dealing with suffrage Il
the Democratic and Republican plat
forms means only that the platform
OF the two great parties have simpl.
said the States have a right TO settl
the question themselves.
Miss Price said the women opposed
to suffrage are opposing u because
OF the fact that they look on the bal
lot as a sacred thing. and that II
canvass were made II would be found
probably that more women opposed e
G suffrage would say they would vote
7 n the ballot is given to women thar
r there are suffragists.
She said those opposed 10 suffrage
would make that answer because oil
Ie the iact that they held the ballot
+ sacred but are willing TO allow IL e
v remain TO their brothers husband.
D. Miss Price also argued thai Amerj
L can born women are citizens Of mi,
l. country, although the suffragists sb,
st stated claim she is not even a citizen
IN Miss Price said she thought the wo
le men would be OF more value 10 IN
" country IL she remains out OF polite,
& and she added that she considere
= that the average woman in the HON
p works just as hard as the men.
n Miss Price said the women may
! able TO do most of the work that 1
= men are doing now, but that the m
, can not do the work that the won
r are doing. aud consequently she did n
/ think it fair and just for the men
, force the women 10 do their work.
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