Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-19
DU POINT AUDIENCE
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orv of her pleading which won the pledge
of devotion that stayed the impulse oil
nass;on and appetite when absent from
home and homelike environment. IT was
her voice of admonition to which response
was opcn when the call OF country was
first heard. her heroic sacrlhce wIich
buoyed up hope when the command TO
advance was given: her tender touch
which smoothed the fevered brow when
tbc auonies of war filed the earth with
the dSinp and the dead; and her mother
heart which suffered greatest agony when
wars rayaces submerged humanity IN ltS
own blood. 1t was she who chung to the
faith that wars will cease, and better
way in the Providence of God must DC
found. ,.,.
ITO her we owe the uplifting and re-
6ninp influences of our race. i o her we are
IN debt for higher standard of life, both
Individual and social, as well as political
To her our churches point to a deeper
faith in things spiritual. To her our
schools 60 for the keenest devotion to the
training of childhood, for stronger man.
hood. and sweeter womanhood. 10 hcr
o,,r institutions must look for a firmer grip
,,r,on the humanities. On her we must de-
mend for better state in our political NE
"As wife and mother she will always be
the queen of the home. As power OF per
sonaiity she will ever be the guiding In,
fluence In our schools. As sprltuai
force she will continue to be the chief re-
lance of the church. As member oi
society she will become more and more the
determining factor in the betterments OF
social and industrial conditions. AS q
citizen she will exert IN abiding and n
saI,1tarv influence upon the political liie
of people. -
"Her nature readily responds 20 the
humanitarian calls of the times. Nhat
the masculine character refuses TO heed,
she more sensitive to duty, will answer
with less hesitancy and without becoming
any less a woman. No man, no woman,
ever lowered a standard by performing q
duty.
"Woman. Gods noblest creation, man
better counterpart, humanrtys perennial
hone, the worlds object most To be al
mired and lovedl The past has not been
kind to her Much of the worlds woe IS
recorded in her prayers and her tears;
rnuch of humanitv's burdens has been
borne on her frail shoulders; much OF
historv's tragedies, which we all would
fain forget, is written IN the agonies OF
yomankind throughout the world.
saR,It a better day has dawned. She
who was first to reach and last to leave
the sepuIcher of Him who brought 3 new
life has generations ago come INTO ne"
inheritance step by step until today she
marches bv the side of her brother almost
his euual in the rivalry of life. America,
the first great Republic the most powerful
representative democracy Of all history,
IS now about to decide whether by our
organic law, the Constitution, we snail
remove the last barrier who denies
her equality with her brother. From
whatever angle the issue may DC viewed
my duty, as | see 1t, Is clear. VIII hoC
assume q superior intelligence over her
who has in a thousand ways proved her
em,aI with her brother. / will not, simply
because | have the power, with hold
from her a right which she can clam with
coual force that | may monopollse 1T.
| will not deny her a privilege which L
demand for myself. / will not refuse her
entrance to 3 field of duty IN which her
abilities peculiarly qualify her TO exert
an overwhelming influence against preva-
lent evils and on behalf of the good of
humanity. / shall, so far as In me lies,
remove every barrier against her right
and privilege, and shall open WIDE the
door of opportunity to her performance
of public duty by placing IN her hands
Americas most effective weapon, the
ballot. democracys instrument OF COM
mand."
Congressman T. H. Caraway OF Arkan-
sas. after making remarks replete with
humor, said not man IN Delaware would
impeach the intelligence. integrity and
high character of the audience and not q
legislator would say there Is anything
radically wrong with woman suffrage. he
denied that women are controlled more
hv emotions than Judgment. ii politics
are a dirty pool, who made 1t dirty? he
asked. Women will not make the pool
worse. he declared In his opinion women
will not destroy home, church and State.
He hoped no man who believes IN the
teachings of Thomas jefferson would vote
against woman suffrage.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, dis
tlnguished suffragette, made the closing
address. She said IN part:
For 90 wears the educational work fol
the enfranchisement of women went Tor
ward without a pause. victories wert
won here and there, and sentiment IN
creased everywhere. When quarter o.
a million women voted In the city o.
Chicago In 1914, this sentiment through
out the country seemed to double ovel
night 1t gathered in groups, 1T became
outspoken, IL asked that something b'
done. When In 1916 the two big politica
parties came out squarely for woman
suffrage, a sharp turn In the onward
march Of the movement was taken anC
every sign-board along the way pointed
to certain victory not far ahead. When ;
wear later Q917) the great State of New
York, by a majority of over 100, 600, gave
the vote TO women, the final victory wa
practically won.
'The Inconsistencies and anomalies o
the situation began 10 work upon To e i'm
agination of our people. 4 woman, 10
instance, might move from Delaware L
New York or California or many anothe
State, and there she could not only vote
but she might be elected to the Assembi.
and help make laws for the State. Sh
might even be elected to Congress ant
held make laws for the nation, and thel
she might return to Delaware, where sh
would be denied the right TO vote Tor
dog-catcher An American woman ha
lust been elected TO the British House G
Commons and was elected by her blum
common sense and American humoI
but should she decide to return to her oil
home in Virginia, she would not be truste
10 vote for a school director under tn
present law. Kansas City is two cities
one IN Kansas, one In Missouri, with th
big Missouri River flowing between
On the Kansas side the women are voting
enrolled with the parties, serving as elee
tion officials and keeping things clear
On the Missouri side women hold preclsel
4be same political status as that accorde
n idiots and criminals. These anomalie