The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-29

giving such aid In the only way In
which ii can be made effective; be-
cause equal suffrage has worked salts
factorlly wherever tried, as indicated
by Its rapid spread and by the further
fact that there Is In no state or coun-
try having equal suffrage any move
ment to revert to male suffrage only.
A declaration by a man Of his lnten-
ton TO become a citizen of this coun-
try neither makes him such citizen
requires him to swear allegiance TO
this country nor requires him to re-
nounce allegiance to the country Of
which he has been a subject. He re-
mains an allen, owing allegiance to
some foreign country until he is fully
na~turallZed In accordance with the
laws controlling that subject. Within
this state we have today hundreds
yes, perhaps t~housands-of alien ene-
mies-men owing allegiance to our en-
emies, men who cannot be compelled
to fight our battles, men some of whom
are subjects to be placed In retention
camps because they are not only
allen enemies but because they are
pro-German In their ~sympathies, and
yet these men have a right to cast
their votes and, 1t may be, In certain
cases to be the deciding vote In choos-
Ing a 'pro-German' for political Office"
C. n. Lusg, State Superintendent Of
Public instruction IL favor this
N npnndpnnpf for ftun nnnnp Rrut \
see no argument for male suffrage
that does not apply equally to the
giving of the ballot to women second
ly, while / believe that all citizens
should have the privilege Of the bal
lot, ! do not believe that II should be
given to any persons until they have
become full citizens of the United
States and have lived In this country
long enough to become acquainted
with its institutions and under condl-
tlons that develop sympathy with the
purposes and spirits Of AmericanIsm."
Frank M. 6yrne, ex-Governor-"I re.
gard the adoption of the Suffrage
Amendment to the Constitution
Amendment r, sometimes called the
Citizenship Amendment-as vitality i'm
portant. II provides that only citizens
OF the United States can be voters In
this state. South Dakota Is one of the
few states that gives noncitizens the
right to vote. A foreigner who has
merely declared his intention to be
come at a future time q citizen of the
United States can vote at our cleo.
lions. Surely II Is not necessary to
argue that only those who are citizens
and who owe full allegiance to our
government and country should have
the right to vote. Also the amendment
removes the discrimination against
women and permits them to vote on
the same basis as men,"
William Williamson, Judge, Circuit
Court, Eleventh DistrIct.-"T have al
ways favored woman suffrage because
1t is just. The women of the state are
entitled to the ballot as q matter OF
right and are as well qualified on the
average to use II as the men. The
suffrage amendment, as 1t will be sub
mltted at the next general election, |,
OF particular Importance, as II no
only gives properly qualified womer
the right to vote, but because II ex
cIudes all persons of foreign birth wht
have not become citizens of the United
States. All citizens should give tn,
amendment loyal and active support
c. G. Sherwood, Circuit Court Judge
Third District have been In favoI
and worked for Woman's Suffrage fol
many years, and Ii seems to me that 4
Is coming at this election In the stat,
of South Dakota, as II is coming or ha,
come practically all over the world
Aside from all the other reasons FOL
giving woman the ballof, she has done
such splendid work In every field o.
activity that man has heretofore filleC
In this war that II has answered every
objection. She has even put on a uni
form and carried a gun with honor ant
given a good account of herself II
battle. | sincerely hope for success al
the coming election and believe 1t Il
hue