The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-17
Suffragists Hiss Statement That Opposition Represents 50 Per Cent White Women
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1 humble judgment they made a mfsta kt upon the evident idea, however, that the
 adoption of this amendment, would open
 up the flood gates and let in women of
 every description, thus overlooking the l fact that ample protection had been made 1 by the wise men of 1901 which mormulat- | ing our present constitution against the | illiterate and ignorant of every sex or race"
 COMPLIMENTS COLEMAN Judge Anderson paid high complimen.
 to Judge Thomas w. Coleman, one of the
 most widely known jurists of the state, | for his efforts at the 1901 convention when the suffrage laws were decided up. on.
 Continuing Judge Anderson said: They tell us that if this amendment is adopted that the best women of the 1 land will refrain from attending the polls. and thus place the ballot in the hands of the illiterate and immoral. Have you ever known the best women in Alabama to shirk their duty in the face of fear and emmbarrassecent, when emergency called for action? Did they do 1t from 1861 to 1865? Did those thousands of Red Cross girls who left luxurious and palatial homes last year to nurse our sick and wounded desert a patient when the hellish missiles dropped upoAsshe hospitals and tents?
 " ou should be stimulated by the action of the great state of Texas. They tell us that the Texas legislature adopted this amendment over the vote of the people. It is true that the amendment there which was considered only by men fell few thousand short of majorty.sbut when that brave band of Texans assembled at Austin realized that if the women had voted, instead of there being twenty thou sand against there would have been more than 200,000 over and they regarded their women as people and not as cattle, and when the future history or the Great Empire state is writing. these brave sons will go down to posterity with the heroes of the Alamo
 We have a man at the White House who possesses the patriotism of Washing ton, the learning of Jefferson. the courage of Jackson and the vision of Lincoln. President Wilson evidently loves the south and Alabama, for he realizes that his election could not have been possible without it's aid. He has evidently seen the handwriting on the Armament and realizes the inevitable success of this great wave toward civilization, and like watchful father he has remonstrated with us from deserting the ranks in march to righteousness and justice.
 Those of you who are not in favor of women suffrage and who voted for the recent liquor amendment are es- topped from sidestepping this question upon the doctrine of states rights, and when you return to the wife of your bosom are you willing to say to her, my dear the states rights did not keep me from voting to deprive my neighbor of his wine and beer. but pre- vented me from making you my equal Are you, chivalrous men of the south going to wait for the other states of the union to make your wives and your daughters your equal? Time alone can tell what your verdict will be, but a | little frame parchment hanging in every l home and hamlet of Alabama bearing | certain names in gilded letters and 1 written above all, Sacred to those who | favored the emancipation of Alab anna 1 women"
 Mrs. Julia Parker of Selma, followed | Judge Anderson in a three minutes speech. She said the women have too long been treated as irresponsible be- | ngs, and that the time for women to | share the responsibilities of govern nent has come.
 NESBIT IS SPEAKER