The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-02-20
Comments of Suffrage Leaders

The spirit which has kept alive the
41-year-old fight of the National Am
erican Woman Suffrage Association
for the federal amendment was shown
in the hour of defeat when Mrs. Maud
Wood Park, who has led the congress
sional forces for more than two years,
left the gallery with these words,
"Our campaign for the next Congress
is already started"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presi-
dent of the National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association, and also of
the international Woman Suffrage
Alliance, said: ct is not the women;
1T is the nation that is dishonored."
The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, hon
orary president of the national asso-
citation, who is spending little time on
suffrage activities this week. because
of the meeting of the woman's COM
mittee, National Council of Defense,
over which she is presiding as chair
man, said:
while the idea of the divine right
of kings is being abolished in the old
world, we of the new present the ride
ulous spectacle of still clinging to the
absurd notion of the divine right of
| the male sex. 1t is to be regretted
that the United States Congress has
failed to measure up to the spirit OF
democracy expected of it by all the
world in refusing to pass the federal
amendment for woman suffrage. Soon
we shall be in the humiliating position
of admitting that ours is the only one
| of the great nations of the earth de
uying justice to its women. When
the civil war was raging, the women
of this country were appealed to foI
help in struggle toward making this
a land of the free in more than name
only. During the war just ended they
were constantly urged to rally to the
| slogan of democracy for all the PEG.
pie. Their patriotism, loyalty and
service have stood every test. They
have cheerfully done their part, as
they always will when their country
| calls. As members of fhe National
American Woman Suffrage Associa.
ton, imbued with American love OF
liberty and justice, it is not our inten
tention to surrender nor remove our
selves from tina scene of action. We
shall fight on with redoubled vigol
until victory has been achieved. anc
i the women of America given theil
rightful place in the nation for which
they stand ready to give their ALL"
Mrs. George Bass. chairman of the
woman's democratic committee, wireC
from California the following mes
sage to the national association:
"Reactionary republicans. seconded
by little group of 'me-too' senators
whose democracy is merely thread
bare tradition, have been able tt
again postpone the day of victory
Bus that is all they can do. Miss An
thony summed it all up when she
said, Failure is impossible
| You Cannot Prove 1t By Ohio
| Several days ago the Tampa Tri
bune had this to say:
Because Ohio by a tremendous
popular vote decided against suffrage
ate are trying to force the passage
of resolution demanding that Obi,
senators at Washington vote for the
Anthony amendment. And they tolC
US only we back-time Southern states
are opposing this method of steam
rolling"
The Tribune forgot to mention tina
the last referendum on suffrage takel
| ii Ohio was in 1914! The world hai
moved many decades towards rea
democracy since then, friend. On,
might as well bark back to what hap
pened before the civil warl
The Cleveland (Ohio) Leader, on,
CT the great papers of the middle
west, recently said this:
SIN the last election. Ohio lost sigh
of her anti-suffragists, and five of tn,
successors are in favor the amend
ment. This is said to put Ohio in thu
group of western and middle western
states in favor of suffrage"
1t seems that you cannot prove you
point by Ohio, Mr.. Editor.