The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-08
The ExpEolENcY OF SUFFRAGE
EY STATE AMENDMENT

~ lti' i8 Ata'fit hHH#ff saHA NFTh
Mira Fire Robinson. as publicity chair.
man of th" Woman Suffrage Party.
made the following statement which
eas published in the Daily state Times
OF that city
= have read with much establishment
the statement made By Nh. Charles
Mclean. field agent Of the National
Association Opposed ia Woman sui
lrage m the reprint of an interview
published ln the Siate-Timps. MAY II.
10 the effect that the submission of q
suffrage amendment IA the state cor.
sliutIuH would bc a concession tc the
18th amendment and the proposed
Susan II Anthony amendment 10 the
I federal constitution Mr. Mclean con.
tends that such submission by the
general assembly Of the suffrage qncs
/ tiou 10 the voters Df Louisiana would
BE- "a ytrua} acceptance Of the pFinci.
/ pie ul IHalieuable right to suffrage
aud A departure irem the principle Of
tate rights and the southern conten.
lIon thai Suffrage is a matter OF ex.
|prdieRcy property decided bH each
state for itself according go It's cir.
cumsianers and needs from the stand.
point of It's own welfare, and without
regard Ia lhg Whims. desires OF pre-.
tensions Of auy individual or set at
individuals at either sex or any race
i quote n length Mr.. MrLoan's own
rather verbose definition Of evpcdIency
az applied 10 suffrage. the more clear
~ 10 show that the submission Of such
an amendment 20 Iouisiana's consti.
tuition would be- complete eyemplih.
cation thai This ancient doctrine II SIN
u fuiI force and effect IN Louisiana
today
IN other words. Governor Pleasant
like other foresiRhtcd men Of the day.
soes that female suffrage viii soon be
universal In the civilized world. and
that the Susan D Anthony amendment
vlli eventually be ratified by n suffi.
.eirnt number Of the states 10 become
the laW ef the land
II is likely that II viii not be ratified
By Louisiana fer reasons purely south
.rru but IN anticipation Of It's adoption
by the nation at large. Il IL good
politics wise cXpediency for Louis.
lana IN advance Of such almost certain
action by majority Of the states, 10
pass a suffrage amendment to les own
constitution and by succeeding laws
so cen6Ho and adap' tg 60 existing con.
diiions ia the state as 90 bring ont the
great advantages thai Tho eulfanehise.
mpui of It's superior WomaHhooa would
effect. aud at the same time prevent
the niredurtIop ~ the objectionable
element in female suffrage that ron.
Eerfatiye people dread Suffrage by
state amendment viii nut the state IN
position unassalIable hy national
suhiragists and anttsuHraslsis alike.
n suffrage aaa best shifted IA eur
people be- already In successful apara.
tiap when national suffrage come In
there viii be- no necessity to lisclpline
Louisiana for any failure 20 raijfy the
national amendment If .ucb action rs
any future general assembly should
If tbig ho not e,no,iienoy
raised rs tho nth rauer uhst IL 20
= lw uat Ia C,ypruar pamasspt.s
confidence and am cepsegyepiIy moi
10 epesl fer him, h,y ,Irag
the inference that any person Of dis.
eprnmeul would naturally draw from
The Tact that he, formerly not friendly
tp suffrage. has Suddenly changed front
ana recommends IN his biennial mes.
sage 10 the state legislature the adap.
ton Of state suffrage. It ia not indis.