The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
GLASS URGES THE
PRACTICE OF THRIFT
Congressman Taylor of Colorado
Talks to Senate on Subject OF
Suffrage.

Congressman Taylor of Colorado
Talks to Senate on Subject OF
Suffrage.
The senate suspended business yes !
serday after getting halfway through |
the calendar to receive and honor two /,
very distinguished guests from the
national capital, Secretary of the
Treasury Glass and Congressman Ed |
ward T. Taylor. of Colorado.
Secretary Glass. former member
of the state body. was warmly re
cetved by old friends and new mem
bers alike and invited TO address the
| senate informally. Mr.. Glass was in
troduced by Lieutenant Governor
| Buchanan as a distinguished Vir-
ginian and American. who occupies
position second in Importance only to
| that of the president"
The secretary touched briefly on
| several topics of the day. after giving
his hearers an intimate glimpse Of
the ideals carried by him to his pres
ent high position. He urged on the
senators, and adjourned them to carry
the message to their people, to prac-
tice and preach thrift as the only way
to insure the prosperity of the ma
ton and to combat the high cost of
living encouraged by constituencies
profiteers
Mr.. Glass expressed the belief that
shattered France would pay Of the
war debt more quickly than ex-
travagant America and warned his
hearers to expect the quick and COM
plete financial and industrial recov-
l or af h,Ir rf
talk was thrift, with an oft-repested
plea to invest in government securi-
! ties. a safeguard. he said, against the
menace OF Bolshevism.
Congressman Taylor, member of
the Congressional Democratic Com
nittee for number of years and
recognized as one OF the ablest mem
bers of the house OF representatives,
introduced the subject of woman's
suffrage into general assembly
which has sedulously avoided 1t with
IA sureness and courage bred of hard
! campaigns and complete conviction.
Senator Mapp moved that the wish
tor be heard on the subject and tw .
senators, Leedy and Holt. asked that
, they be recorded as opposed. The
representative from Colorado was
greeted with encouraging applause and
proceeded directly to his subject. He
claimed thorough familiarity with all
phases Of the subject by virtue Of the
fact that Colorado has sad suffrage
for twenty-five years.
1T has been such an unqualified
success in my state he said. that
we would no more think of excluding
women from the polls than bald
headed men or any other class Of
citizens"
Referring to the presidents plea
TO the general assembly to ratify the
a r1a
body on it's mettte to heed Mr.. Will
sons request at does SEEM he
, said. that when this great Virginian.
! this supreme leader, the greatest man
on this planet today. appeals to you as
matter of right--it does seem to
Il me that you will adopt that bill"
II Mr.. Taylor based his contention of
the right Of women to vote on three
j, points: "First--Bocause II Is right.
second-lIt has been an unqualified
tsuccess wherever lit has been tried.
4 Third-Iti Is absolutely coming, You
u could no more stop 1t than you could
Sop the tide or the evolution OF the
: human race"
He also laid stress on another
and more sordid reason. that OF
political expediency. In this con-
nectfon he said: Both national par
ties are falling all over themselves
ito fngratiate themselves. with the
women The Republican states are
al, falling in line as rapidly az pos
siblA We Western Democrats have
to fight for all we get and we are
Ihoping that the Democrats of this
g-eat state will set the example for
4 the other states OF the South, and do
So without delay"
i Mr.. Taylor concluded his speach by
Il reminding his hearers that. II they dld
4 not feel any debt towards the men OF
I the West. they must concede an
4 fbligation to the women OF that sec
ton who placed President Wilson IN
1.-The chair at the last election. He
was loudly applauded several times
curing his short talk and at Its con-
4 cjusion
/ Prior to the arrival OF the speakers,
Senator Cannon introduced resolu-
! ton permitting consideration OF
h3u providing an increase in the pay Of
members OF the general assembly to
800 q month during regular scs-
sions and $50 month during special
sessions. The resolution met with
absolutely no opposition.
i The house bill providing ten per
\ cent bonus for state employees at the
seat OF government was concurred in
by a vote Of twenty to three
i message was received from the
house announcing the refusal OF that
J body to adopt the report of the con-
ference committee recommending the
il consideration OF bills relating an,
increase In the pay OF school teachers.
Several local bills were passed and the
house bills scheduled for second
!, reading were Of necessity postponed
~ permit the senate to hear the two
visitors.