The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-08-29
MISS LLOYD MAKES STATEMENT

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Will you kindly grant me space to
correct a statement that was made
In your issue of Tuesday, August 26,
concerning the suffrage tilt" in the
Teachers Institute?
Mr.. Curry expressed the opinion
that the Committee on Resolutions
should offer a resolution endorsing
Woman Suffrage. Supt. Turnipseed
said: ITO deal with politics would be
hurtful to the interests of the Insti-
tute."
said, woman Suffrage is not a
question of politics but of human JUS
tice."
In answer to further remarks by the
Superintendent, l asked, the question
and pressed for an answer, "Is Wo-
man Suffrage question of politics of
not reply i then changed the form
of the question and said, "Is not Wo-
man Suffrage question of principle?"
Supt Turnipseed replied, "It is a
question Of right and wrong. I be-
lieve In Woman Suffrage and snail
vote for it l said, May not the
Teachers Institute pass a resolution
on question Of right and wrong
The National Education Association
endorsed Woman Suffrage; the Ken
lucky Education Association endorsed
Woman Suffrage. Why may not the
Mason County Teachers Institute,
with equal propriety, endorse Woman
Suffrage?"
was speaking In support of what
l understood to be Mr.. Curry's prop
osition, namely, that the Resolutions
Committee Bring in a resolution en-
dorsing Woman Suffrage. I did not
make and l did not understand Mr..
Curry to make any reference to local
candidates or even to the pending rat
ification of the Federal Suffrage
Amendment.
think IT not unlikely that If res
olution had been brought In 1t would
have endorsed the principle Of Wom-
an Suffrage and petitioned the General
Assembly to ratify in 1920 the FEEDER
al Suffrage Amendment, but I made
no reference either to candidates or to
the Federal Amendment and did not
understand Mr.. Curry to make such
reference.
In democratic body no one has the
right to decree the passage of reso-
luton or to prevent its introduction,
and any member may ask that the
Resolutions Committee submit reso-
luton for free discussion and action,
to be voted upon by the members of
the body.
Free discussion and majority rule
are the glories of democracy. Major
tiles are not always right but so long
as free discussion and freedom OF &C.
ton obtain the way is always open for
the majority to get right.
According to statements given by
Superintendent Caplinger and Super
intendent Turnipseed there are SO wo-
men teachers and IS men teachers in
Mason county. There are many ques-
lions determined by law and law en-
forcement that affect teachers direct
ly, and all questions Of public concern
affect them either directly or indirect
ly.
Is this body of 100 teachers In Ma
son County adequately represented by
the Is men teachers?
Public School teachers are required
to teach patriotism and Civil Govern
ment. How can a person unfit to have
the power and exercise the rights of
citizenship teach citizens? And when
the duties and responsibilities of citiz-
enship are studied and appreciated,
how can a body of teachers who de-
liberately shirk the duties and re-
probabilities of citizenship consistent
ly teach their pupils that such duties
and responsibilities are sacred and
should be intelligently and conscious
ly met?
Yours for perfected democracy,
st ALICE LLOYD.
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