The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-06


may be liberty there must be equa!i,y
in order that there may be cdualtv
there must be fraternity, which is i'm.
possible except under at least the IN.
tentialities of blood relationship in law.
full marriage. When you want to pivo
suffrage 10 women whom you do nm,
admit into that sacred circle Won nro
doing something which from your own
standpoint. nationally, interrationauv
and socially, is stupid In other
words, unless intermarrage bctwco,
whites and blacks is approved tho
suffrage should not he granted IN
women, The "antis" are properly
represented by John Sharp William,
Senator Nardaman from the sana
State - Mississippi. the only state
where there IS preponderance Of
negroes-announced that he shorld
vote for the amendment. and said
II do not think that any possible dam.
age could be done by investing women
with the privilege of the suffrage"
Senator Brandegee. in order TO main.
tain his position, declared that the
suffrage was not right, that the
trainers of the Constitution never in.
tended that it should be amended by
action OF two-thrds OF Congress and
three -fourths of the state legislatures
without submission to the voters; that
members Of Congress should vote their
own convictions and not be Influenced
by public sentiment: that 1t should
rot be amended by every passing
within and used to regulate the daily
habits and domestic concerns oc the
people. When asked what We are
fighting for over in Europe Senator
Brandegee answered: ITO make the
world safe for the Democratic party"
He called the agitation for this amend.
ment a ghost dance" and said: This
question of moral rights is beyond me,
all this lingo about the women Of
America being enslaVed is pure
trumpery. and all this talk about
striking the manacles AMI shackles
from their limbs is perfect ;pmmyroL"
Nobody had said wo!d on THIS
point) He admitted that all the au.
thority the amendment would have
over the election law Of COnncctlcu.
would be to prevent its combining The
suffrage to the male sex, but said il
It took the vote away from himself
and all bachelors he would not object
He declared that wherever you found
the men bad you found the women
bad, and the latter would do ruth.u.
to improve political conditions he
said he didn't know whether he
favored the Fifteenth Amendment or
not, but he had sworn to sustain d.
and he further disclosed his attitude
toward all reform measures hy do
nouncing the child labor law and the
prohibition amendment
There have been many inCor .rlo.s
debates on the floor of the Senate. bat
none quite so ridiculous as thu ore
in which the Republicans implorcd tie
Democrats not to abandon then ro.a
ribbed doctrine of State rights Ire
Republican RrandeGee asked TO have
read the imprisoned plea Of Charles
;. Fairchild. CleNelands Secretary OF
state, not to destroy the right ot thr
people of a state To self government
by this Federal force bill" and tie
equally imprisoned argument of E,.
erett T. Wheeler that such AN amend.
ment TO the Constitution * SUBJ er-
sive of the Fundamental principle O,
our Union and is not democratic m,
German. Not one of the old time ot.
jections to woman suffrage i,sel; va,
made. The quebec" members Of Tire
Senate spent half day simply juck,'.
ing TO prevent a vote and suCCcr4rl.
They knew that IT would he ll' A
temporary victory, that the question
would come up again as soon as Coz
gress reassembled after the recess aud
another half day or more he cons iluei
They knew that the sut1raglsts .Nu4d
not let the matter rest for a ~Iu-..
day and that the amendment vu4
ultimately be submitted. They rueW
that to delay it now would send tnu,.
sands of women into the Congrc--.nnlt
campaigns who with tn, Qlo.t.l
eliminated would give their fan sos-
vice to the demands of Ii" wa Tr,r
fully understood all these ir.'-. a9d
yet by mere political tactics tho, ,-.-
ated this undesirable situation 1h-
entire responsibility for it rests ou The
opponents Of woman suffrage Let
this be recognized by tire cOun,r,
Ira HrsTEn HAnfE..
Editorial Chairman Leslie S0ra-s
Bureau.