The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-02-23
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VOTES FOR WOMEN. +
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there within the past few weeks, and
already they are discovering the "57
varieties of opposition that are Of
fered by those who believe in Gin
direct influence" as witnessed by the
remarkable letter from the represen-
tative from Lancaster, whom one
prominent member of the Lancaster
league emphatically declares does
not represent her, and who equally
emphatically declares that if all the
women signing the petition for pen
sions for Confederate soldiers could
only vote for pensions for them, she
/ is quite sure they would stand a
surer chance Of getting them.
! However. she contributes this par
Iticular "Hines" and those of his wa
! rieties" to the suffrage column in
order that it may speak for itself
The following is part of letter
which appeared in the Lancaster
County Citizen of Feb. 8:
II have received a petition signed
by many of our splendid women
Isions be given our few surviving Con-
Ifederate soldiers. Poor old tottering
remnants of the Lost Cause" they
who were so true to South Carolina
in the days Of their strong manhood
are almost forgotten by her when
they need her succor the most. am
going to do what l can for them, but
the problem is a difficult one. 1t is
so complicated that few of the mem.
bers will interest themselves in II.
take off my hat to these ladies, they
are of the type that made the civili-
zation of THE South" the most re-
fined and ennobling of any that ever
inspired mankind to call forth all
that was great and courageous in
him. What a difference in the inspir-
alton he derives from them, and
those of their sex, (there are very,
very few of them. am glad to say
that stand in the corridors of the
capitol and beg him to let them
vote.
Even thus soon many men brush
by them abruptly and their hats, so
reverently raised to every woman re.
naming within the sanctifed sphere
of the purpose of her creation, re-
main upon their heads.
But night and day, whenever a
member will render them the slight
est attention. they beset him, and
if any considerable number vote for
their plea for the final debauchery
of their own sex. it will be with
them, like it was with Samson, that
she wept before him the seven days,
and when she pressed him daily
with her words, and urged him so
that his soul was even veXed unto
death, that he told her. My
strength is not in my hair, however.
but in my head, and l told her too,
but what | told her was that l would
save her from herself if l could, ana
work and vote against her plea for
self-desecration.
Yours very truly,
Harry Hines, Rep.
Columbia, Feb. ..
a member of the legislative com,
mittee, who had personal experience
working for the bill in the legisla-
ture, declares:
Lobbying among women Of Co
lumbia is by no means recsnt thing,
as one might infer from Representa-
tive Hines article. 1t has been pop
ular for some 80 years whenever a
bill in which women are interested
lis up for consideration-such as pro.
Ihibition. child labor, the redlight
abatement, etc. In fact clubs and
organizations frequently send dele
cations of women to use their in
Ifuence with the members during the
lperilous passage OF said bill through
the legislature.
"As for discourtesy from the men
who thus soon brush by them
abruptly and their hats remain
upon their heads'-Mr Hines can
only speak for himself and it is a
gross injustice and misrepresentation
Ioi the other legislators whose cour-
Itesy to women who visit the house
has been frequently commented upon
by the women themselves.
at is worthy of notice that while
Representative Hines was penn ng
this illuminating letter, the legisla.