The Washington herald., 1918-01-11
PASS SUFF MEASURE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

hOh FANG ONE-
tory Of the suffrage fight. swung into
a plea OF political expediency for
Democrats.
"The President OF this nation and
the Speaker of this House hold their
position today by virtue OF the votes
of the women OF this nation. We OF
California well remember when the
first election returns came In from the
East that Wilson was defeated and
Hughes elected. II was the suffrage
States. the women who realized that
the Democratic party stands for Ihc
liberal rights OF the people. who
elected our ticket"
Representative Gordon. an Ohio
Democrat hotly disputed this. say
ing:
Hughes lost the State of Ohio be-
cause he was for this sort-the ma
uonal sort-of suffrage. The Rcpubli-
can and the Democratic platforms
both declared for suffrage by State
action. Any man who votes this
breach OF party saith should blush
for his votes and suffer a Just punish
ment from his constituents"
When Cantrill. OF Kentucky. read
the Presidents Endorsement OF suf-
frage. given out through the Con-
gressional Committee the Republican
side OF the House shouted, We made
him do IT.
'tAt no time am ashamed to con-
fer with Woodrow wilson," retorted
Cantrill angrily. land the opposition
him"
Republicans Jeer.
Republicans continued their jeering
while Cantrill read the Endorsement.
Representative Mondeu. of Wyoming,
was given but half a minute.
II devote this thirty seconds" he
said. ito say that, as representing the
original suffrage State, where women
have voted for forty-nlne years. that
this Is glorious day when the ma
uonal amendment nears its fhal
triumph"
IT," said Reavls, OF Nebraska. I'VE
are to deprive any one Of the vote be-
cause he loves peace and abhors war.
as the gentlemen say women do. we
must disfranchise the President OF the
United States and the majority OF the
male electorate"
As to New York.
'sThe most exquisite compound OF
humor and satire, Of cross-eyed and
club-footed logic" said Chandler. of
New York, ''is the contention that the
women won suffrage in New York
State last fall by the pro-German and
pacifist vote. Maybe our friends will
say that the soldier vote, which went
more than two to one for suffrage,
was pro-German. Perhaps they will
explain why districts which showed
some lack of sympathy with the war
voted anti-suffrage."
After Clark. OF Florida. Heflin. OF
Alabama. and other Southern Demo-
Gratis had declared their respect for
''uncrowned queens" too high to per-
NIT women entering politics. Rep
resentative Decker. Missouri. told
this story:
"Cheers for the Poor
"a banquet hall Of New Workers
met to discuss the distress of the
poor. They wined and dined antIi
8 a. m. and then their chairman
arose and declared eloquently his
sympathy with the poor women and
children who had not even bread.
He declared the heart OF every man
must be touched by conditions of
which they. all knew. and which I've
said he would not pain them 70 de-
scribe. He moved, therefore. that all
present arise and give three cheers
for the poor"
The Woman Suffrage Committee OF
the Senate. of whieh such prominent
Senators as johnson, OF California;
Hollis. Of New Hampshire: cummins,
Of Iowa. and owen, of Oklahoma.
are members, unanimously reported
the measure to the floor at the last
session.
Claim senate Gains.
At that time suffrage sentiment in
the Senate was increasing. A poll
taken on the Democratic side by SEN
ator Hollis and on the Republican
side by Senator Curtis. of Kansas.
showed that only from nine to eleven
votes were lacking 10 secure the need
ed two-thirds majority.
Suffragists say that this deficiency
has decreased since that time, and
that now that the President favors
the amendment. Southern Senators
win swing easily into line.
The suffragists even made the pre-
diction last night that Congress would