Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-15
SUFFRAGE + R AND PROHIBITION.
virginia congressman Will Soon be
Called Upon TO Vote on Measure.

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.Virginia's delegation IN congress :
considerably concerned over which
way to vote on prohibition and WON
an suffrage according to a correspoh-
ldent Of the Richmond Journal. Both
subjects will be taken up IN con-
gress within the next three week.
land voted on. Nation wide prohi!i-
ton will come to vote in the house
next Monday and woman suffraTc
lin all probability January 8. The
present Indications are that proi!-
|hition will get all but one vote FROM
Virginia, while the Susan B. An
thony constitutional amendment f1s'
woman suffrage will be opposed D.
I'll but one Virginia member.
Congressman Andrew ]. Montaguc
oc Richmond, who has voted: a32ils-
prohibition on former occasions i,
the house, will most likely VOC
against II again, although he IS a.
present non-committal The last time
the house voted on the liquor ques-
ton Congressman Car!in voted wet
with Montague, but Monday will mos
likely vote 'dy.' If Congressman {
Bascom Siemp Republican OF the
,,:uth district, votss foi the c0Tstl-
tutional amendment for woman sui
frarc, as he IS expected TO Go, his vii!
be the only vote the woman suffri-
rists will obtain from the Virginia
delegation. Senators Martin and
Swanson voted for prohibition whoi:
il was passed by the senate late in tbs
last session.
In voting dry" the Virginia mem
bers believe they are following the
wishes OF the Virginia people Who
voiced their sentiments when tf1u
state went dry two years ago. Sen
stors Martin and Swanson and az
Tho Virginia congressman. cNc"n.
Slemp. will oppose the constitutions.
amendment for woman suffrage or
the ground that it will REPEAL ever
law enacted i'll Virginia to safeguard
suffrage ard maintain Wll.te supr@'
macy III thc STATE. T'ltc- are not radi.
cally oppose TO women voting, bn,I
insist eaci, ~'atc LIQUID DC suprcmeI
n fixing il "~a qualifications 81
suffrage.
NO local cigi,t i 50 importan! t.
:hc states * thu right 10 control tn
Suffrage qualifications Of It's ci;i-
zcny," raiA Cnc 81 n" VIRGINIA mcNl
hers. With SIC vast divcrsiti-5
row existing a:nong the America:
;.coplc on account Of facc. nationally
an! language this question o@coae
increasingly ilnrUGta,it. II would i,
y. hazardous experiment under SucI>
conditi"ns FIR the local interests
INC state 10 ne turned over 10 the
mercy Of adverse Uiajoritica II Ia
distant communities. Fer ;h:a G""
,,,.' reason NC arc unwilling - II
YES; the federal government, throuG,I
CONSTITUTE an1er5ncnt o. oJh3r-
,,.isc with "ny jurisdiction 20 d@a'
with suffrage in thc states digcctlE
or Indirectly.
This proposed amendnisnt. IL
pa=scd. ,rout;. in practical effect.
under. the constitutional c,ac'ncnc5 !
cf tho Southern states w'hic!. fer " :
gcneration haze secured white su2rc
macy IT. those colnmuliticS. > I'll;
virgnian cxa!aincsl that The right Of !
suffrage in Virginia IS sotcc'iorded !
81 tllo provision that before > mn
a.. vcte h. nrpst pay his 1"'lca'. 81
y c,,.hs nj adrauec. thr"e rc"is :"
::.cuss;on. ;Tne -, rcrc.= cais- =:
1,.q. ~etgr$ I'D it ;%"lncn %"rc Al
I,vca "a vrto thcy co-;id - S" viii
CIT gayui,. ti,o polita:, under present
law Because this would 1c : DIS
elimination CT, account Of Sex thc men
.euld vote without paying Their
taxes. ar1 al The safeguards THROWN
.:rcltnd the vote il Virginia woull be
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