The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-07
f6anca ana am sincerely glad to
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n ol1ncAinT his fssss and raising his
\ - exffui voice 10 fss strongest Pitch
1kpr Trinkie proceeded to the
serious aspect or the situation.
s IlNw l wish he cried, " that l
AeXe& kpeAking tonight to body OF
MN who had not set their minds
Aea1hst reason. But am dealing
5k8h men who have lived fer many
yGAx0 under a government which does
NET recognize tho rights OF women
/ 1f Yun were only jury. to be con-
Stpcea by the logic and justice OF the
armament what would be your Ser-
I Dict, Why don't you tell US the dir.
Terrace in taxation between men and
waetsfrns Why should women be tax
ID without representation?
Turning to Senator beedy. who was
t14e only speaker TO be heard, he
hurled MT him this question: What
Mw, divine or human, can you cite
Alxpwjng distinction between man
ma woman Taxation without rep
fascination is as good a slogan as this
bowling and growing about states
Ashxs"
= AS right Of the party introducing
the subject, the ants opened and con-
&uded the debate Ten senators spoke
Araiusl ratification and seven for the
amendment
. The galleries we're crowded 10 suf-
location all through the day and until
0es hate hour OF adjournment, The
apor OF the senate was also pack ed
With visitors. The walls being packed
With chairs ana dozens of men left
handing against the walls and crowd
nag almost to the center % the floor.
r.fsfns blows Tor and against sui
Lage~were Signals for sustained APP
piause, some of the moro rousiuy
ststexnents being greeted by yells
from male listers who gave vent To
their pent-up emotions IN manfts-
seldom observed ia the decbrous
chamber.
Senator Paul started the debate FOR
the proponents at ratification The
Republican member from Rocking
ham. ssrved throughout the war as a
Ga plain and his powerful plea fog
aaaal = hts WAS based largely uu fhe
service rendered the country i- +f..
women who accompanied the soldiers
70 the very battle fields 81 5ss.....
NG1s aud the Argonne.
The question permits Of little ae-
baftg. he said 1t Is not W h. Tier 4ou
are going ia grant Ia the women Of
this eommonweal q privilege. but
ttssss4 are going to continue to deny
ttssssAs;his inherent right which is
theirs. could not enlarge on tb5s
III talked for hours
ADVANCED EEEMiNISM
As TAR as rhetorical excellence was
tUfrff7sed, the first speech OF 8he aAv
whicA--was made by Senator Beverly
f1uPxea any that followed lIis a.
sas1k sgsAs not on eqGal suffrage SO mach
~ On what ne described as advanced
f..sS Nj l.. .
3tacse psyche political waves which
Are bearing down ua and being ac-
1Fpted as inevitabie?''
y III the Trinkle resolution is passed
Ne will have been reduced To a de-
atured state, useful only on the map
n means Of hnding postofiiees"
lie also stated that woman's suffra &c
kfula triple the vote of labor organ
Nations I'm this country. The or
hnizafion Ct labor, he said. was q
necessary thing but the offensive Il is
baking on the federal government
1nculd require the attention Of every
Htizen. We are liable to the tyranny
~ the many" he said. and ] must
EDafess that | would prefer the ty-
amy Of single despot"
II Senator Goodrich started his speech
n declaring himself not opposed to
Nonan's suffrage. He said III The
natter was before The people of the
Nate. he would, as a citizen. vote for
a He denied that suffrage was a
Eght, maintaining that it was a prisi-
hge
Z His plea was for defense Of the
Principle cf states rights NO mat
- Whist HE rest Of the United States
Noes he said, ''let Virginia say we
tsiii stand for thc right Of state 10
control these matters.
Aer the women who served throughout