Evening journal., 1920-03-20
pOt-hundors and dosp0Ilors Of tho

pot-hundors and despoIlers OF ih'
home"
Home is not merely four walls
she said, home is where the heart Is
The suffragists would stop child-bear
ing and prostitute the home"
Speaking OF chivalry, Miss Rowe said
the sufTraglsts were striving TO break
Il down: TO wreck the ideal OF ''wo-
men FIRST. which had so long and splen-
didly been upheld by brave and val
liant men,"
She announced that "things are not
nearly as bad for US as the suffraglsts
say" and that they are circulating Pc
J titions In oklahoma 10 overturn the
ratification by The legislature
4 Now, In concluding. my friends
went on Miss Rowe, Il want to an
nounce thai things are not nearly as
bad for US as the suffraglsts say they
are. Tie people OF Oklahoma already
are circulating petitions 10 overturh
the ratification OF suffrage by the L0g-
islatur there. In other States, too. The
people are rising against the dOmlni-
lion OF political leaders whose ony
thought Is 10 catch the women's voles.
! might tell you about West Virginia.
but my time Is too short"
The audience applauded vigorously
and there were many cries Of go Onl
Go onw
Smiling at this reception and snap-
ping out her words Ike shots from
machine gun, Miss Rowe quickly re-
viewed the fight recently in that Stale.
She told OF the tie vote over ratlflca-
tion In the Senate at Charleston, OF
how Mr.. Hays tried TO rush a Republic
can suffraglst senator from Chicago by
Slrplane or special train or any old
way" and how Governor COrnwell
had suddenly accepted the resignation
OF Stale Senator A. r. Montgomery
who had left the State, and had thus
given the sutfraglsts victory.
The audience applauded for several
minutes.
Mrs. Henry B. Thompson proved her
capacity 10 had OF heckling by oppO-
nents at the outset Of the meeting.
An aged woman, occupying a seat on
the third row from the front In the
center Of the room, spoke up after Mrs.
Thompson had delivered her opening
addr IS.
Tell me, Mrs. Thompson" the wom-
an cried. "why do you oppose The vote |
for women. know that they should |
vote"
Il can't explain that now," relolned |
Mrs. Thompson. "some OF the other
speakers VIII do that"
The woman made no further attempt |
% question Ms. Thompson, but sud
lenly. during the address later by Miss
iOwe, she arose and marched from
he room, an action which was accom-
'anied by much LAUGHTER and some
pplause. There were no other inter-
uptlons. Although an Invitation was
xtended 10 the audience 20 ask ques-
ions at he colse Of the speaking, no
NJ asked any.
Years ago, when we were all young,
'e used to discuss marriage" said Mrs.
thompson. In her address, opening the
leeting. Some girls said they would
OF mind being married II they could
Ell the right man, but they had never
zen him always said my trouble
as that they were all so nice It was
ard to make a decision. That is the
iay feel now. The Republicans and
democrats are both so attractive and
ave been so good TO me / could not
ecide tomorrow, II ] had the vote,
which party would belong TO.
1T Is a strange thing how the sufrra-
lists in other States seem to be able
0 cOerce the men into submission by
threatening that when they have the
Ote they VIII knife any man n he ever
uns for Office, unless he votes for
mirage, so the poor creatures give In
nd viii probably get knitted anyway.
he suffraglsts cannot ooerce our Leg
lators.
why Is Il the politicians never seem ,
realize that the ants will have
lte. too, and when the time comes he
.utlest anti may turn. particularly In
lsware, where they abound In great I
lmbers.
"Suffragists claim political success
r those men who advocate suffrage;
Is is not the case. Some OF our most !
ointment men have been defeated by y
with suffrage, and those 1
en- who are not afraid TO declare their T
nvlctions 10 the world are admired 5
ID respected by all and win the people
their side.
some ave years ago the Delaware '
Opposed TO Woman Sun- o
81, raised the money to take an i'm a
,rlial poll OF the adult women OF the
ate. We found u was eighteen 10 y
ic, opposed to suffrage. y
From the reports OF the sentiment }
Kent and Sussex, we have reason 10 n
.lleve that that ratio still exists. II Y
Il. not change. Delaware women do Il
% want "a vote; no political coercion a
n prove otherwise; no highly-paid
ganizers can force Il; no suffrage u
apaganda can break our morale. We r
e opposed TO suffrage. We. the ma
rlty, demand fair play. Delaware n
pn will respect that demand. n
I'VE have been very patient In Della o
,re, but at last our patience is wear
2 threadbare. Our legislators are u
ed of outside interference, OF tele- D
ans. and secret instructions. They u
ow the wishes OF their constituents n
ey resent being dictated to by some
litician who sends a telegram to a 4
laware legislator TO ratify the Nine
NTH Amendment. comfortably sediet
his office in Washington, absolutely
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