The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-05-30
FRIDAY, NAY 80, 1919.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

-. WOMAN SUFFkAGE..
Woman suffrage is upon us. The
question will come up in the Senate
Monday and final vote on the bill
which was recently passed in the
house will come shortly. There is
little doubt thatNit will rass. -.
- Now that we are about to have it
what will we do with it? Its ar
dent proponents expect it to work
wonders in the political life Of this
country. But there are some who
are so cynical as to \observe that
the world will shuttle along much as
ever. That is our view. We be-
lieve in equal rights for women
equal everything for women-equal
responsibilities, even. That is on the
promise that man and woman are on
the same footing in this vale Of
tears. And we. do not expect any
more from women in the way of up
lift than man has been responsible
for inf the past. g..
There are some problems, espec.
tally in the South, however. which
will come up for solution with the ar
rival of woman suffrage. The most
important is the possible drive Of
the negro for, political recognition.
It is an old question and much non
sense as well as sense has been writ
ten on the subject. At present the
negro in the south is not ready for
full participation in the ballot. The
problem has been met and solved in
the past; we feel certain that South
ern States will dispose Of the matter
mas wise and expedient manner as
: possible. =. :,-.... d,
b W. P. Pollock, Of Cheraw, former
: United States senator advances new
idea to restrict the negro's partici-
] patton; in politics. He proposes an
5 amendment to the State constitution
with the following provisions:
mo person shall be eligible to vote
! In this state unless such person shall
present &tegistration certificate to
the nanagS1 tef the election; and no
se2a&oh certificate shall be is-
-Fse t8eny person unless such person
shall present sufficient evidence. to
the registration officials that such
person ID not an illegitimate to -tAsi
third generatiop.s cSneernins tks|
Eopsssd .conssuitsaall- aaaeaamsat!
M. Pollock said:- j.
/. ''If such an sn..adment to the con-
sttntion Of the several Southern
9tates were adopted, the race ques-
tisl would be>practically solved. No
sae should object to such a provision,
~ It would not only solve this vital
question, but it would place a ban on
= .-illegitimacy and would encourage
marriage and the keeping Of the FAM
lily relation sacred. And we all know
that the family is the very founda-
tion. Of our institutions and our civil
ization.
"If such an amendment is adopted
: in the various States, there would
never. be any danger from the vote
Of the negro women when the right
of suffrage is extended to the wo-
men of America under the federal
woman suffrage amendment, which
will be adopted by the senate, within
the next few days and be sent to the
several States for ratification.
"Pending the ratification of the
woman suffrage amendment the
next Democratic State convention
should extend the right to the white
women of the State to vote in the
Democratic primary of our State in
recognition, not only of the right of
the women to vote, but also in recog-
milton of the invaluable services rem
dered by the women Of South Caro-
lima and of America in helping win
the Great War for civilization and
Righteousness. If should be a mem
Der of the. next State Democratic
convention, propose to try to have