Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-08
Advocates Of Equal Suffrage
Advance Arguments for Votes

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Hir.mThe impassioned appeal OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AM ,.n,n for Virginia to reject
ssarnes, and they are hghting a losing
rejects, the amendment is going to be
adopted. sympathy is lcsscned, how.
ever. by unwarranted confusion or
ana still further by the implication
mat those interested in suffrage are
profess ionai woman suffrage agita-
political Office seekers" Woman SUI
lrage does not affect the colorcd vote
me aine ndment leaves each State 10
free to do. ~
There arc many thousands or vir
G ta!.karv "omenmbread,,winners. home
iessional and industrial women.
writer's and artists. farmers wives.
CITY Observation-Disclosures law,
our Commonweaith. eagerly DESTROYS
mat our Legislature may ratify. An
one OF these women ! resent being
CLASSIFIED under any of the titles quoted
above.
ne HumraEists were, were willing to trust tho
het3re legislative committee In be.
haif Of the woman suffrage bill. and
AS a s!rginian urged those men then
y, ~ submit the question TO the men oI
haItsn '', "a, ana ,.1, not TO Malt until the
,neht me same appeal was made by
Mrs. b. r. Valentine and many others
IN lhe sessions OF 1912. 1919 and 1916
me Virginia Legislature refused 20 do
THAT democratic thing and nov i, is
to-, TO-, late TO undo the Injustice done us
then, except by ratification or tho
Federal amendment.
The majority Of the states and me
people are einphatically not "agains,
= MAJ s sun II they were az 4insi
nave enfranchised it's women The
simple truth is that tho ma ior,.v nf
men ana women are not set educated
great reform. The way has 10 g..
:hown TO INC mass by leaders in
onoukhi and action This IL true IN
cyerE progressive step. and has been
true al! through history The ,nass -,
p.op!e IS not opposed TO woman sur
;n'g Se- ,hey are merely not informed
-. Icsaro 10 woman suffrage. DpDo-
sition breaks down ana intarnet
awakcns IN INC average man or woman
heh me !acts are fairly presented
IN, ne democratic spirit that is rousing
.na world TO-DAY. IL is one o, the
SPIT SPIT Ian acknowiedg that va"
man the nAtura. CONSERVATION and oro
tecior OF life. is directly Interested in
s"c!aI and political programs The
tsJ.ct the amendment. ana so lnny AZ
ne ne nave that power u is foolish To
- t'ic .'llnONE
.otce Dill The amendment is Eoinr
10 De ratified because Il is a rorw,rs
nio "sneht ana government by the PEG
PIC is steadily becoming more ,,on,f,
We contend that the Virginia Iii ~
NSn'a. in the statement that "ail pow
Is Ecsief in and conscquentiv ne-
ana sound foundation Tor woman sur.
rag AS long as one woman i'm Vir
SIM" wants 10 vote, II is unjust "a
IN .nai woman her RICH, as one .of
virginia women are asking rnr ~.
nS.!3t II is an intoIerable ana auto.
bbrasie piece OF injustice to deny them
The ant,sunragists have allied them
Se.Nes with that class OF pol;ti,.ian
%ho Is afraid OF democracy. Certain
pera'le,a"s are afraid OF women voters
privilege may be overruu and a 49,
road TO really representative govern
h hiSn' take rs place Women voters
ca IN principle than in party, and the
oIlpticlan may not be ablcto con
Fol Womcns votes
me ant!sufragist is frankly arr,,d
81 women, she may be SAID 70 be ann
woman her dis;-ust OF other women
ana herself is so great. y man re-
GeMuE aid 10 an antisufragis,. Don't
YOU .hink you have sense enough 20
vote! She replied, Yes" but berorc
she could say more, ne said. Then WIN,
IRE you worrying about woman sui
why are the antTs worrying? II
tney nave sense enough TO coIlec, ami
utiNze SUCH remarkable an! varied ar
Suinents against woman suffrarc Nv.
WorFE ABOUT their inability TO vote?
W ny not accept the .ncvita Die and join
!o'rcs win the suffragisis in helping
20 euuSate the future woman voter SO
maj ma. she may make the best possible
AntIsufrage arsumen, needs wha,
the President advised the coun.rv -
follow In industrial disagreements
More light and less heat" The light
OF iact d!scloses that votes for wom,,,
mas not demoralized or Injured ANY
country in the world where il has mad
!, iair test. and that women have stead
ny WORKED Tor improved social condi
IONS when they were given the halo,
Det,eats Tor woman suffrage are negli-
Eiole when compared with Victories
:oF woman suffrage. Woman suffrage
is not coming. II has conc.
LUCY RANDOLPH MASON.
University OF Virginia. Sept .. 1919.