Milford chronicle., 1920-04-16
ANTI-SUFFRAGE MEETING
AROUSE SUFFRAGE WOMEN

Directly after the anti-suffrage
meeting held at Armory Hall on
Tuesday evening last, suffragists who
felt that their side had been ignored
by the chairman of the anti-suffrage
meeting because of the method with
which the vote on the resolution was
taken, held a large and enthusiastic
open air meetings, at which many of
the arguments advanced by Miss
Rowe earlier in the evening were re-
/ futed
A bevy of daffodils surrounded the
car from which Miss Elsie Hill spoke,
holding the large crowd of interested
men and women for over an hour
Bursts of applause greeted many of
her statements. Miss Hill who just
before the ratification of Suffrage by
the New Jersey Legislature, appear
ed at a debate in Trenton with Miss
Rowe, presenting the suffrage side,
and was ably equipped with argu-
ments. She appealed to the men of
Delaware to give justice and fair
play to women; saying that as a
Democracy is a government of the
people, by the people, for the people,
and that women commonly cOnced-
ed to be people, need the ballot for
the same reasons that men need the
ballot, because it is the instrument
which makes opinions count at this
time when we need to have the Opin-
ions of women counted
Mrs George Draper, Jr., prominent
in the ratification work in Milford,
said in a Suffragists of
Sussex are not at all disturbed over
anti-suffrage meetings, and anti-suf-
frage resolutions after seeing in what
manner the resolution was presented
at the anti-suffrage meeting held to-
night. We women feel strongly that
because a few women say they do not
want the ballot, is no reason why
these women should seek to prevent
other women who do. l believe that
the Delaware Legislature will grant
justice to its women, so we may take
our place proudly with the women of
other states. If Delaware fails to rat
ify, we will receive our enfranchise-
ment anyway; but we as Delaware ,
women, want to receive justice from
our own men"
Miss Anita Pollitzer of Charleston,
S. c., spoke as one of the many
southern women who are eagerly
watching the action of the Delaware
which has the oppOrtun
ity to finish the long fight OF women
for political freedom.
Dr. G. Layton Grier, who was
present at both the suffrage and anti
suffrage meetings during the entire
time, made the following statement
in the evening when Interviewed
1t is unfortunate that woman
should stand upon a public platform
as Miss Rowe did this evening and de-
clare to the world from her viewpoint,
the weakness of women. II would be
unfair for a notice to be given to
the public press, that the anti-suf-
frage meeting held in Milford this
evening. endorsed almost unanimous
ly the resolution presented by the
chairman of the meeting. The meet
ing was advertised as an anti-sutfrage
and i was natural that ey-
cry anti who could crowd into the
hall was present; so that when the
resolution was offered it was zeal
ously seized, and while there was
pretense made to ask for the OppO-
sition, the chairman made very clear
and decisive statement that she did
not wish an expression from the suf-
iragists. In spite of this a very good
y number voted in opposition to the
resolution; thus show
ng quite plainly that many of the
lest citizens of Sussex stand for the
lights OF women, and stand for i'm
Mediate ratification of suffrage by the
Delaware Legislature"