Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-20

depended upon Delaware whether the
amendment shall be ratified. We also
begin to believe that such adoption means
the beginning of the end. II you adopt
the amendment, what rights will you have
TO determine who shall govern You and
what rights would be left sacred2 II
this ratification comes about then 1T
would seem as though the dreams of our
fore-fathers of an indestruotible union
are about TO vanish into air. II this
amendment is adopted, it does not take
away rights from the people Of Delaware
alone, but from Maryland and other
States
CANNOT AMEND LAWS OVERNIGHT.
'Is it possible that the people of
Delaware are making joke now, OF the
most essential power they have? To lose
aright that is The beginning OF civil liberty?
When you allow any law 20 be imbeded IN
your constitution by amendment, II ~
different from British laws. In England,
the Parliament can make law today and
amend ii tomorrow. But that Is the way
with your constitution, or the constitution
Of the United States. Once the constitu-
tion of the United States is amended, you
cannot change il the next day, or week
or month, or wear, but you must wait
until 35 other States agree with yom
MIR Marbury then told of the struggle
that Maryland has had with the amend
ment, and how the people of that State
fought political leaders To standstill
despite extreme pressure brought to bear
upon them.
Government is a mans job, J" sad Mr.
Marb,Iry. "No one unless they have
revelation from on high can say how a law
will operate. Ii may work satisfactorily
al the start only 10 be found lacking event
uallv When they become unsatisfactory
YOU realize that sometimes a monarchy
ls not the worst form Of government.
There should be no change IN government
at the expense Of civic liberty. The
women of this country don't need the vote
TO have power or to use the same with IN
telligence and brains.
wHrRLwIND OF AHTI-surpRArr Fhcrs.
Although the speakers that had pre-
ceded her had created favorable impress
sion upon the audience, II renamed Tor
Miss Charlotte Rowe, field secretary OF the
national anti organization to sweep II
fgurativcly speaking, of ITS feet. MISS
Rowe is human dynamo, once started on
the anti side OF suffrage and the fact that
she is the chief exponent of the viewpoint
of what the anti's believe in, makes her
the most dangerous and formidable OPP
ponent of suffrage today.
Miss Rowe paid her respects to her
opponents, to The political leaders who are
trying TO force suffrage across IN delaware
and tried to stop, but the audsnce wouldn't
let her.
'TTell ms about West Virginia and New
| Mexico and Texas they shouted. And
she did. Possessed of the very valuable
powers of mirnicry. that IS one OF public
speakers most valuable assets, she COM
bined facts about suffrage with a display
OF hunor that visibly played upon the
emotions and thoughts of her audience.
/ Il was a straight from the shoulder SUI
! frage address.
Miss Rowe began by paying splendid
| eulogy TO Governor Holcomb of Con-
| necticut, and OF how during the war
/ period Just passed, Mr.. Hoicomb had
| fought the foes of this government IN
their propaganda spread about in his
| State Her climax to this portion of her
/ address came with the reading OF letter
! from Governor Holeomb, that Miss hil-
I breth received last night, stating that he
was opposed to suffrage and would not
| call a special session of the Legislature 10
! consider it, The letter follows:
| CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR OPPOSES SUP
/ FRAGE.
state of Connecticut, Executive Cham
bers, Hartford, March is, 1920
Miss Mary G. kilbreth, New York
| City.
"Dear Madam: Your letter is before
me. The Constitution of Connecticut
| ARTICLE 6, Section p limits the privileges
| of an elector to white male citizens. An
amendment TO the Constitution article
| 23l struck out the word white. Article
| ii provides how amendments to the
! Constitution shall be adopted; first a
majority of the House of Representatives
! shall adopt the amendment, whereupon
| it shall be printed with the laws adopted
at the same session, II, at the next
session, it is adopted by two thirds OF
each House, IT shall be transmitted by
the Secretary to the town clerk of each
town and be submitted to the inhabitants
at meeting legally warned aud held
for the purpose of voting upon II. II 3
majority of the electors approve the amend
ment it becomes a part of the Constitution
~ am opposed to changing our Consti
| tuition in any manner not provided fol
| therein.
''If this cannot be done, then l insist
that il be voted upon by n Legislature
whose members are selected knowing thai
thew are to vote upon 1t.
"Our constitution authorizes the gov
ernor TO call special session in case of j;
special emergency | have decided tina
a desire of a few--be they more or less
TO have a vote upon the adoption of tbs
Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment
prior to the regular session next January
does not create Especial emergency
within the meaning of that provision ii
the Constitution. | have had yer,
numerous applications to call speoia
session, but thus far have not been con
vinced that my construction of my powe
to call a special session was erroneous
This construction is not influenced b,
my personal views on Woman Suffrage
nor by those of Chairman Hays.
Respectfully yours.
(Signed) Marcus H. Holcomt
CAS- ! go from State to State" sal
Miss Rowe. 81 am appalled, with the lac
. of appreciation that the Legislators hav
of suffrage. Most of them have littl
conception of its tremendous responsible
ties. 1t wants to call your attention t
the remarks of Mrs Gait the suffrag
, leader, who | understand said last night
, that the antis had given up all arglmen
but the cry of State rights We have no
, given up the fight We believe in all {
, the principles now, just as much as "
ever did
/ Il have heard speaker, Senator Spen
, Ger, who was to have spoken last night
but who did not appear say, that the me
/ need the women to support them IN thei