Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-29


his natural rights in calling upon the
Virginia General Assembly To ratify
inc reasT ,,. equal smnrhss 'mSndmsnt
ters received by The Times Dispatch.
Power have also written favorinE the
adoption OF the amendment. while other
upon the subject Of the high cost OF
living and the proposed government
ownership OF railroads Some of the
letters are printed below
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
sir-Piease allow, me space. for a
cation of the President TO The Virginia
Assembly upon the question of wo
mans suffrage. This course on the
independent, and liherty-lovinc people
OF Virginia. certainly this section Of
less than an attempt on the part OF
the President. by the prestige OF his
office. TO prostitute the freedom of
local seN-Eovcrnmcnt The message
of the President comes with singular
and pointed oTrontcry just upon the
heels OF the celebration by the Nir-
Einis Assembly OF tho three hun
dredth anniversary Of the first cstab-
lishment of local sclf-Government on
American soil. And to add to his
ohcnsec. ne makes his appeal as a
Neither the Virginia Assembly nor
the people of Virginia will hc deceived
ny this. The President has not a dron
Of Southern. much less Virginia blood
in his veins and this may account. in
OF the PRINCIPLES upon which our gov
e ,rIe, S;nte and national. was.
with alarm the presidents established
by our President in attempting 10 CON
troll and dictate. not only tho policy of
the States in regard 10 their domestic
affairs. but also 10 dictate what public
officers they should elect. some Will
say that the President should not he
and King. George Ill. was not exempt
from the wrath and righteous ihdigna-
ton of lihcrty-loyine people is
George liz or is he doing - or has mn hs
done, less than KING George 10 DISRUPT
and tear down local Self-Eovcrnment?
20 or 6l-'65 left in Virginians they
VIII resent. and in no uncertain tones
this attack upon the rights of Virginia
to manage her own AFFAIRS It is time
10 act II the democracy OF our fathers
is to be saved. Action should have been
taken Long ago Democracy has been
the past four years. If il is To hc
saved, now is the time. and let vir-
lions. be the one to lead an" Let tFI her
Assembly now reaffirm her ancient
Bill of Rights and the Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions. Let the sriri, OF
jefferson. George Mason and Patrick
Henry breathe again
The war is over; We are free TO speak
ing and defending their rights lost to
the English people Magma Charta
thirty-seyen times in 900 years. and
or peaceful revolution, an equal num-
Der OF times. Let me appeal. Mfr
Editor. through you to the Virginia.
country and sec il they can find whore
President has attempted in this man
State. and let them search history of
all times so that they may see that
such instdious encroachments as. these
power and deSpot ism
But If Mr.. Wilson is making his
a1npeal rs a citizen and native" OF
has changed almost over night on many
weighty matters. When hc voted for
Jersey) he made it Il point TO say that
he was voting for New Jersey: that
he could not undertake TO and would
What has changed his views? When
he urged the Anthony amendment
upon Congress he gave as his reason
OF the war, yet he could never explain
how, and. as matter Of fact. the war
was at that time practically won.
What is his reason nov for the change?
Manifestly glutted and surfc!ted with
power necessarily conferred by the
war; he seeks no; only TO run the
affairs OF tho national government. hut
assumes TO take over the States. His
own State OF New Jersey, the people Of
which knew him much better than we
do. voted against him on the question
OF suffrage by many thousand major
iiy. VIII Virginia follow him when his
own State refuses
A word as TO the letter OF Homer s
Cummings. Democratic chairman II
is not enough IN Virginia 10 say Il
am a Democrat" Bv our works shall
we be known. and If the Democratic
National Committee is willing. for
purely party PURPOSES. 10 cast aside
every Democratic, principl" for the
sake of winning, then Virginia viii not
follow. but coutinuc to stand for a
As for un,n, e,rfI,ro i;solt :, &c
the most stupcndous and einsdious evil
now confronting civilization. II is
conceded by every thinking man that
society as involving the homo and tho
relation of the sexes is in utter chaos
This condition has developed in exact
proportion as suffrage propaganda has
developed and grown. Let Virginians
and the Virginia Assembly arise 10 tho
occasion and save. first local self
government and second. the State and
country from the dchasinG and dcgrad-
ing effects Of woman suffrage. | stand
in the shadow Of the monuments Of
Lee and Jack and make this appeal
HUGH y WHITE.
Lexington. Va
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