Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01
\ Times Dispatch Readers Give Views
60. on Affairs of State and Nation
: Prompt detection E..ential.

,.rsvy Prompt detection Essential.
To-the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
SSfr,SEPrompt rejection OF the susan
e Anthony suffrage amendment by
IN, essen tial to give encouragement; TO
her sister States which have not Se;
aetcd-r,upon This amendment. snd -
necessary to win for them and for rs
the thirteen States required TO XIII this
dcstruceise measure.
Virginia. the birthplace OF the fran :
ground,, in defense OF her sovereign
rights, OF one OF the eioodicet civil
pivotal State, aud as such mas been
subjected TO much more than ordinary
suffrage pressure.
Legislature are the desce oil the
men who more than utiy years ago
risked- life and limb for her protection,
and arr. entitled to such a heritage OF
courage as Shall enable them To with
stand this pressure and crush the
gtructfon OF their mother STATE.
Let them bear in mind that even II
Cons rsss---induced by the card index
sytem or the :S'hshmess o. ot'iee- seek.
Totc---has submitted this amendment
1or final settlement 20 state l.cS;sla-
snres. the cause OF good government.
true womanhood, motherhood, little
children and OF family life and un!ty
upon which the preservation and e.e-
:. Re5ection o: this amendnent-the
2oi9t product OF Susan Il Anthony and
Erred Doug lass-by thirteen states will
hill ft:tnnd enable the country, before
shG Tevolutionary measure Is I'M
tssas "a decided nSi to Eei upon fnch
the American people time 20 think
OF the twen;y-scven rauf%ins states.
10 throw OFT this YOKE. Texas has a
snmH8iSn on 20 resciuG ratification:
Maita campaign Tor 'cfrrendum, In
Missouri ratifcation Is uncons;iiutiou-
ei',- Ohio. which has twice defeated
Eoman suflrasc at The polls aad re
Gsssal,esd II in i"l' by = majority Of
courts. referendum on -atifica ton.
while The CONSTITUTIONS o. Tennessee
and Florida prohibit ratification by
present Legislatures.
.7lshe FINES Dispatch. which has won
the confidence OF the neonle by its
stron: and consistent policy. is right
when It states ,lnfcrs-;iailyJ thai thr
mambers OF the Virginia House OF Dele
gates were led into th"ir recent vote
kooH!edEe OF our present situation
and the vital necessity for prompt re-
5eetten. on the part OF both houses OF
tho final triumph OF state rights.
i:et each legislator 80 cast his vote
that Virginia may hc speedily relieved
sister States. and take her place in
the foremost ranks of those who stand
Tor the nrescrvation Of her own theory
Richmond, Va. January 30, 1870.
The MARYLAND Defense League.
I'd the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Str.-Thc Maryland League for state
LEGATION BY the General Assembly OF
Maryland OF tho Susan l.. Anthony
ame ndment, measure designed to
force woman suffrage upon all Of the
States of the Union. without regard TO
local conditions and rrcs pcctive OF the
wishes~of either the men or women OF
in tho formation OF THIS organization
was the request OF number OF women
In Maryland. who asked tina, the men
assist them in their fight against the
passage Of the amendment.
:. II is considered that the power OF a
State TO determine the basis OF its.-cc-
torate Is ono or the most sacred of its
Of this RICH, is to destroy the stat.
Tho passage Of the Susan L. Anthouv
amendment would accomplish this re-
suit and reieSatc the state TO the class
Of a. province.
Each state has the power 10 cn'ran-
ch!st women when Il decides to do SO
II Is WRONG that this choice Should be
forced upon tho states that do rot de-
have ample oppcrtuni,y 70 gain SUI
rage In each state. That their efforts
along these lines have proved d&as-
trous has been evidenced by over.
whelrnfpg defeats suffered when The
question has been thus submittcd Your
stcntion is directed to the ahsurdity
exiting in a number Of States where
the people have rejected woman suf-
IraSc AS state measure, hut where
me t'eder"i amendment has suhSe-
0nentiy been rushed through the state
III is believed that the extension OF
factor In The woman suffrage move
ment.e- The danger OF the movement
rests IL thc entrance OF woman into
Tho political game, with its Inevitable
erect on the home ana family relation,
the placing OF woman. heretofore re-
sTd anl,} r. man nan, az his superior. on
and ntagonism between men and wo-
men, and the dVGiopn!cn, OF the temi-
psi F m@ y, "hSrafn woman strives
both 'econcm!cal!y and politically In
short, the movement aims at the dis:
LnPtion OF the existing social organi-
IL Is thought that only small mr.
n"r..y OF elthcT men or women in the
country really favors the woman SUI
rage movement. bu, that il mas gained
hes6~ay because this noisy minority
nas made itself heard and because pol
W,riIans havc heen afraid 10 oppose it,
Nhile inc iarger and more conservative
majority has remained silent.
Inc night against the amendment I,
states have ratified the amendment
twelve more rat!fica;ions are necessary
10 pAse-1t, and in Ohio. the amendment
10 defeat H.
AS an ,irean iza,ion in sister state.
we ASK your conS!dcrat Oh OF the qucs-
ions herein presented. and, for the
reasons stated urGr the rejection OF
the anne ndnlcnt by your Legislature"
i. llEMSl.EE JOHNSON
:, Baltimore, Md. January "a. 1920.
More AhouI Honie g.
TO; the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
aSir.-FIf Route No. 9 is mapped SO it,
Will hug the &. ~ O. Railway from
Newport News 10 Providence Forge. il
nay seem an injustice 70 a portion
of the people OF New Kent Count,
but ! am positive tina, !; will be tie
greatest justice 10 the state and ma.
tton-the whole travelling public. y l.
hugs the 6. & O. Railw way from New
Forge. but TO Richmond.
WY: DO YOU ask For the same
dent seems TO think It an injns,icc
ana for many mo!e-!H fact. for ali
!, NrstMIt Is the mos, economical.
Route No. ia 10 he concrete -oad
Iiarink for one nornerl OF Ne .ham