Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-20
Chief OF Police 0bery


Many OF my closest friends do no. like
1t, but have been in favor of it all
the time"
Postmaster Linthicum
S"It is the best thing that could hap
been for the country" said Postmaster
Linthicun. at will make politics
more pure, and give higher and bet
ter standard to politicians | have
been in favor of il for some time. Wo-
men have shown what they could do
during the war. and theic ability to
handle war work proved conclusively
their just right and efficiency 10
handle the ballot. and to take part in
governmental affair. l want to en-
phasize the fact that with yomer vot-
ing it will have tendency TO make
politicians put up better men for can
didates on the ticket. and we may ex-
pect the best ticket possible"
Former Mayor Strange
"If the women want the ballot let
them have it," said former Mayor
James F. Strange II hope they will
make the best possible use of it,"
Regent OF ID. OF /.
Mrs W W. McWilliams, Regent Of
tho Daughters of Isabella, Ct st.
Mary's Parish, said: Il never did
agitate the matter, but as it has pass
ca believe that every woman should
DO her duty, and all women should
come forward and vote, whether OPP
posed TO woman's suffrage or not. No
matter how. / have felt before on this
question. l propose to cast my ballot
as duty. | have always ,elt that nv
family came first and l could not de-
vote any time or put forth any effort
to take issue in women voting. Now
/ shall accept the situation and vote
Is / think wisest."
Miss Theresa Davis
The chsirman of the Board of Trus-
tees of the Daughters of Isabella, a
large and strong Catholic crganiza-
ton OF women. when asked her views.
said: 81 think it is no more than
right 1t really is something that had
to come, and l believe it will do a
great deal of good"
District Deputy's Views
Miss Agnes Quinn, District Deputy
of the Daughters of Isabella, broad-
minded young woman, said she had
not taken a great interest in the suf-
frage question, nor had she been par
ticularly in favor of it. but" said
Miss Quinn, "as we have il ! think we
ought to make the best of it, We
ought TO do our duty and prove our
citizenship. | have always believed
that women who own property and
pay taxes should have sorle say in the
government think women must be
educated up to a point of making the
best use of the ballot, and | believe
women voting will make for cleaner
citizenship aud better politics."
Regent Of d. A. II.
Miss Katherine Walton. Regent of
the Peggy Stewart Tea Party Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton, said: up to the present | have
been altogether neutral in the matter.
and have taken no side, for or against
woman suffrage Now that women
have the right to vote, / certainly
shall cast my ballot, and think every
woman should do the same ! stand
for the best of everything. and | be-
lieve the best women should all come
out and vote"
Col, James w. Owens
James W. Owens, when asked about
the Nineteenth Amendment, said:
81 think it damnable! 1t means
now that Maryland is to be put under
negro domination Both the Reput-
lcan and the Democratic National
Conventions played towards in bid
ding for the vote of the 'suffs.' In
their hearts they did not believe in it,
but believing that it would come, they
made bids for the women's votes.
have fought it all l know how. ]
wrote President Wilson that | thought
he had enough to do to attend to Ma
tional affairs and that he was vioIat-
ing the rights of the States. / wrote
the Governors of Tennessee and
North Carolina that l had seen the
South in reconstruction days under
negro and Carpet Bag rule, and beg
ged them not 10 put over on US a law
that would produce similar conditions.
II know personally many of the lady
'suffs' and have high regard and re-
spect for them; believe they were
tonest and sincere. but that they have
fastened on US an enduring evil and
wrong
From now on old party alignments
will be destroyed, and regardless of
party new party, a Mans Party
viii arise from the asnes.
Our boosted freedom is myth.
Radiealism, unconstitutionalIy passed
the 18th and 18th amendments by help
of the votes of the Southern States.
then under Carpet Bag domination.
When the whites were disfranchised
The 18th and 18th amendment were
the result of hysteria.