Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25

ne looked into the matter be found there
was no good reason why suffrage shouih
not obtain. He told how bis whole family
had been converted, and said; ana
that' 4 what's going TO happen all OVER thc
country, whether you are IN favor On u ~
not" He said women have The snrne rlpns
Of voting ms men have. III she S n'asinR
you good wife she has the sarne fight
as YOU TO a vnicc in the government,
dMake Delaware the most distinguished
State I'm the union" he pleaded.
Speaking Of the Negro vote m Della
ware be said he comes from county
where there are more Negroes than IN
anv other county in the world, but that
that makes no difference. In Memphis,
,,ho,e xvoroen vote at elections, the plan
works we'll and IL has resulted IN the best
act Of officers the city ever bad. In Deia-
ware. he said suffrage will add 5oiOvo whis
women voters and 1900 Negro wornen lil, \
voters. which will give the WHITES 'So,vo
majority instead Of lS,DCO. f0u ~oShb .g
be proud Of your women, but You WIn
not a;t,e them the Same rights that the 1
Negro men have. You let ner Ihafi'aso |
yo,Ir home. but will not let her have a
mart in tho management of the govern
ment. He echoed the prayer of the cbap-
lain TO give the Legislature COURAGE
Courage to do what ~ right. According
tn HOLY writ, neither God nor man ever
| had any respect for coward.
rEARrY AN oUTBRrAE.
During Senator McKcllar's speech
| there was an interruption and rather
/ dramatic incident. which came near caus-
! ing a break in the already tense lines
] among the members.
"Tm not going 10 ask those of You
/ who want 10 discriminate against the
/ women Of Delaware" he said
sTf you do. well respond. SAID Repre-
sentative MeNabb, interruptlng.
Well" said the Senator, these who
/ want 10 discriminate against Deia~are
"9''I'lr That S !, not fair said McNabb.
Senator Alice jumped 70 his feet and
/ called for order, for tunuit was threaten
/ ed
Senator McKeIlar withdrew his gugges-
ton President Short raped for order
and the incident closed.
SENATOR sTEH1ITG's APPEAL.
Senator Thomas Sterling, Republican,
az South Dakota said suffrage should be
granted to women as a matter of pure
| ABSTRACT rights without other considera-
tions He said in part
'fWornan should be granted tbe vote
because Of the fact that intellectually
and socially she is endowed az men are
endowed and bas like ideals, and aspira-
tions. il not higher ideals than men She
Is a citizen and she constitutes one-haf
Of the people.
docs not involve any breach of faith with
the States. because all the States agreed
at the beginning that three-fourths of
the States might amend the COnstltu-
ton. The objection that 1t interferes
with the rights of States was an obIec-
t,on made TO the thirteenth, fourteenth
) and fifteenth amendments, but without
avail
s'It does not interfere with the principle
Of local self government, nor with any
theory of States nights which the trainers
! t az the Constitution had in mind.
fT have little patience with the argu-
rnent that Il will unsex women to particl-
= pat. in the suffrage. Already she IS en-
: gaeed IN many Of the caIlIngs Of men, as
: witness Office and clerical work performed
/. bv women. The departments at Washing
!. ton are full of them. Who ever heard that
2 s,,ch pursuits deprive woman Of her grace
: and charm and her influence The work
> in which she mas engaged has, on the other
e hand developed and ennoDied her and
gwen her a broader outlook on iEfe, ana so
e even in greater degree, viii hs:r psArtlclEra-
D ( fIpn p0tlflE1 StEeftRiAltf
hance her influence, which in the nam, a-'
+ I have every reason 70 believe, viii b'
z for the good, rs It has been IN other sphere
Of life.
Y Delaware occupies a peculiar position
e. trust she will be the thirty-sIxth state q
y ratIfy It viii be proud distinction 10
lf tins State to put the amendment Int.
N effect As understand, it was Delaware
$. deciding vote that brought about IN
d adoption of the Declaration OF lnde
D. pendence by the Constitutional Congress
IN Delaware was the first State 10 ratIfy "a
id Constitution of the United States m
Is should keep In line with her glorious rec
As ord already made. The States that hav
10 already ratified contain a population
re about seventy-eight million people Wit
seventeen million women voters. The:
States and these voters appeal to II
LEGISLATURE of the State of Delaware
= rise TO the occasion and cast the needle
ls vote 10 make equal suffrage througho'
VI the United States an accomplished TACT
At another point IN the speech, whe
us the Senator referred incidentally 70 Il
40 Peace Treaty, Senator Handy arose AZ
ab .b tried TO say something, but did not Insls
tn Senator Mekellsr said delay on the pa
al of Delaware will merely postpone Il
= granting OF suffrage. 1t is sure to con
/
70 If not before. Delaware might as Ne
-, have the glory.
us He said it Was not 3 party matter, o'
'ct asked the Democrats 10 hight with yot
On own party" which urges sltfrage
y President Wilson has been tor SuitT21e
= from the very beginning stand oy MI
~ and by your party
eF The eyes Of the world are on Del'
ware" he said 1T has made you ialnou
90. live UP TO your opportunity, DeInocra
", and Republicans both, Stand oy the WOE
flt en- and the women VIII stand by you.
EN- The Round Robin signed by
70 members of the House yesterday did n,
is originate with Representative McNab
Tor according TO the latter.
TT was gotten up by Republicans
'o- he said. when asked about it. And
'en didn't know anything about it until tn
ee, Showed il to me Fourteen others hi
all sighed when WAS asked to sign.