French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-10

suppose that Mr.. owen LOVeJOy Will
extend the right hand of fellowship to
the men who fought against the pro-
lection of little children in industry?
The New York Times, which has
| fought equal suffrage constantly and
persistently, says, in speaking OF the
recent election, "Thus. without an
fuse and feathers, quietly, intelligent
Iy. with practical good sense, the wo-
men voters are taking their first steps
in party organization and political
life" Mrs. James Wadsworth, presi-
dent OF the A~nti-sufrage League
makes the claim that only pro-Ger-
mans voted for suffrage in New York,
The soldier vote for suffrage from
New York city alone was 1883 as
against 8,757, or in other words more
than twice as many for Justice to Wo-
men as there were against 1t. DO you
think that these soldiers, located l n
the various camps, some already fight
ing in Europe, would like to be called
prO-German? Just he;e / would X
to state that We women of the Nation
al American Suffrage association, n
l am proud to be one Of these women,
we have a Service Flag, presented by
Mrs. James Lees Ladilaw at u last
convention containing twelve stars,
J representing twelve active members
now serving in France.
Two new stars were added ten days
ago, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, on a
government assignment in France, n
Miss Susan F. Ryerson, a bacteriolo-
gist expert in a base hospital at the
front.
The national association also bears
the entire expenses of a hospital unit,
astaffed entirely by women, under the
direction of DR.. Caroline Finley of
New York. Fifty women, including
l~octors. nurses, PSYCHOLOGISTS, am
)ulance drivers, electricians and
plumbers are connected with this staff.
his unit was first offered to our own
country, but there was no law or pre-
cedent by which our country could ac-
/ cept these efficient women. 1t was
then offered to the French govern
nment, and Immediately accepted. The
unite is to be stationed in the Chauny
villages in the devastated Aisne dis
trict.
Please listen to the following, 81
fought against it, wrote against it, did
all l could against it, but the Demo-
cratic party were unanimously in favor
of its passage, and a large proportion
of my own party supported it, and sc
it was easily carried through"
This is not a post-election wall from
one of the few a~nti-sufrage papers n
New York in 1917. 1t is a statement
from MI. Thurlow Weed showing how
he had opposed manhood suffrage in
his state in 1921. He and Chancellor
Kent had feared that the props of gov
eminent would fall if manhood suf-
frage became general.
"Posterity will deplore it in sack
cloth and ashes" the Chancellor thun-
dered. Martin Van Buren, dreaded in
.icreasing the voters of New York city
from $4,000 to %, 1000, and feared it
would drive all soberminded people
from the polls.
That wrote ThurIow Weed in
1881, was sixty years ago, and L
have lived all of these years under the
amended constitution, ard have not
seen the dangers that l once feared"
Undoubtedly the same will be true
of equal suffrage. Once adopted it
will never be repealed, and where it
has been tried it's repeal has never
ven been asked.
There are certain men in congress
who have a traditional and emotional
pejudice against women suffrage.
No argument, no logic, democracy or
no democracy, they had rather see wo-
men dead than at the polls.
S~Uffragists have grown weary of
this type of representative, so instead
of any longer trying to convert him
they passed the following resolution
in the last convention.
THAT if the 65th congress fails to
submit the federal amendment before
the next congressional election, the
association shall select and enter into
such a number of senatorial and con-
gressional campaigns as will effect a
change in both houses of congress to
insure the passage of the federal
amendment" There is no uncertain
ring about that declaration. The
federal amendment is expected to get
its hearings before the Suffrage Com
mittee on Jan 3, and has the promise
of a vote on Jan. 10. Mr.. Edwin
Webb Of North Carolina, did his best
to prevent the measure from coming
up, and failing in that he tried to get
a vote on the Tuesday that congress
adjourned, well knowing that most of
the members would leave Washington
Monday night.
Not a handful was expected to be
present on Tuesday.
The o was defeated. and we
are deeply grateful to Speaker Clark
and Judge Raker for enabling us to
get a fair showing.
The southern congressman who
have, opposed this act of Justice
through the old slogan of States
Rights will find themselves having
some difficulty in explaining why they
voted for a Federal amendment con
corning prohibition.
Gun country is today pouring out it's
life blood in " behalf of the right of
self-gOvernment, and the national leg
1slator refuses to allow women their
fair share in shaping the policies of
the nation, and framing the laws un-
der which they must live, or tries to
delay women coming into the right