Evening journal., 1920-03-30
Those Clamoring for
People to Rule" Re-
garding Suffrage
amendment Are Those
Who Would Deprive
Women, Comprising a
Great Mass of the
People, of a Vote
LATEST
ANTI ARGUMENT
speclal 10 The Evening Journai.

Special TO The Evening Journal
DOVER, March 3O-The latest argu-
ment, as well as the weakest up-to-
date, which the Dmocartic party in Del
aware has advanced against ratification
Of the equal suffrage, appeared yester-
day in the editorial columns Of the
Every Evening. It argues that becaus
the great political national conventions
OF 1916 did not go on record in favor OF
equal suffrage by federal amendment,
neither Of the great political parties is
nationally committed to women being
given right TO vote by an amendment to
the Federal Constitution.
But It ignores all the history which
has been made and all action which has
been taken by both parties since 1916
Il Ignores the fact that. sino 1916 both
parties have recognized equal suffrage
is a national and not State issue. that
the United States Congress has passed
a resolution proposing an amendment
to the Federal Constitution which will
give women OF America equal franchise
rights with men, that the Republican
partys national organization has twice
gone on official record by unanimous
vote urging each State ratlfy this pro-
posed amendment, and that national
On n-ocratlc leaders from President VIII
son down have urged the same thing
upon the several State Legislatures.
Il seems incredible that the editorial
management Of the Every Evening is in
ignorance OF what has happened during
the past four years in the suffrage
movement, OF the action OF Congress. or
the official attitude Of both old parties,
OF the ratification Of proposed amend
ment by 80 American commonwealths.
Il seems incredible that the editorial
management OF the Every Evening, Del
aware DemOcracys official newspaper,
does not know the world has moved
since 1916, and that political platforms
written in that year are as dead as
mummies and out OF date as hoop
skirts.
Why IL was the Democratic conven-
ton Of 1916 at ST. Louis which wrote
the platform from which the Every
Evening now quotes that called upon
American people to support their candi-
date because "he kept us out OF war"
How ancient and horribly out OF place
that slogan sounds today The Demo-
cratic platform OF 1916 said nothing
whatever about a League Of Nations.
yet does the Every Evening therefore
assume that support Of the League OF
Nations is not good Democratic doc
trine2
The Republican party platform OF
1916 said It recognized "the right OF
each State TO settle this question (equal
suffrage) for itself" Quoting that, the
Every Evening attempts to make 1t ap-
pear that by urging the Delaware Legis-
lature to ratify the suffrage amendment
the Republican party is violating It's
platform Of 1916 and attempting to deny
the right Of State to settle questions.
10 arrives at this conclusion by stating
the words "the right OF each State TO
settle this question for ITSELF mean las
the majority Of the people OF each State
may declare" In other words, the
Every Evening advances the startling
proposition that the legislature has no
authority or right to decide anything.
that IL does not represent the people
and whatever action IL may take upon
any subject is subsersive OF popular
government. That is simon pure Boil
shevlstic doctrine. That is unadulter-
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