Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-16
WOMEN ADDRESS BIG
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
Enthusiastic Gathering Last Night
at Clayton Park, in the Twelfth
Ward.

Twenty-Five hundred persons, including
| two thousand women, stood at the inter
section of Third and Clayton streets
roarlv two hours last night while Miss
| Ellen Samworth of this city. Miss Maud
Gorham Of Swarthmorc, Pa, and James
T. Byrrcs, Representative IN Congress
| from South Carolina, discussed the League
of Natiors and other subjects. Music by
Ucnry's Bard intorspersed the addresses.
The meeting. orc Of the most enthtislastic
the political campaign, was under the
| ouspiccs of the Democratic women Of tie
Twelfth ward.
Councilman John j. Murray presided
and smoke briefly H., congratulated his
constituents on ths large attendance and
thanked them for electing him n mcnbsr
of CITY Council. He told thsm the Demo
cratic party is campaigning for righteous
rcss and Democrats must decide whether
Justice shall prevail. He advoted clean
politics and clean election which he said
| Dcawar, has not had for 20 years. lie
declared the Republicans have crucitien
citizenship on a cross of purchased votes,
and he asked the women TO purify poi,ics'
Miss Samworth mentioned responsiblii-
ties which have como TO women with
acknowledgements She held that all adult
persors should have a right to vote on
matters concerning them She comph-
mcnted the 10000 Wilmingto women
who hav, rrgistered for the ger rcrai
election and hoped they will have a high
conception Of democracy Urging them TO
take inter, st in government she stated
the eyns of the world are on them. She
| said merely doubling votes will not bsnetli
Delaware women had nothing to do with
nominations or platforms this year. she
remarked. but they will have something
10 do with them in the future. She ad-
| viscd the women 10 elect good men. out-
hnirg govsrnmenH she commented on the
/ ami = of Tho MAYOR and Councilmen. She
referred 10 the garbage crematory ana
criticised It's recent management
Comparirg the standards Of the napr
nol,tical parties Miss Ssmworth dtpfe-
Gated the power Of Wall Street to create
panics and the efforts of the Republicans
| "a put a tariff wall around the United
| States To illustrate so-call1d pro
lection" she cited -four milled IN vii
mlrgton beirg sold cheaper IN London
than in this city. ShG asserted that more
had been done for workII gmca, farmers
and tho common peonls generally IN the
last light years than IN any other PERIOD
| az Amen an history-ldeals had been put
in govern ment, ard tho people had reached
q higher plane. Among Democratic
achl .vements she mentioned the ilghtech-
I tn ard Ninatocnth Amendments 70 INC
Federal Constitution. she stated res
| deaf " lson treated Ncuco with oTothefiF
! consideration She ridiculcd the Repubh-
cans for making the League OF Nations
nolitical issue. AnslyzIng Article 10, she
showed if does not take from Congress
tho rIght to declare war. She Thought
President Wilson injected high ideals m
government and international ahnirs.
picturina the horrors Of the recent war,
a{iss Gorham advocated the League OF
Nations which she said is the only pre-
ventive of war She thanked God because
President Wilson kent ont of the conflict
as long as ne could and went IN when he
did She predicted another great war
within 100 wears il the League Of Nations
i abandoned. She declared the League OF
! Nations was not made by one man, ana
mentioned Taft's, Root and Hughes
/ amendments, most ot whlcn were auoItfu
Had Germany reckoned with the United
States the Germans would not have gone
70 war she stated. and If the United States
goeS IN the League Of Nations there VIII
never be another big war. Miss 1iorhsm
/ Ikened the Leagues assembly TO the
stockholders Of private corporation and
the council 10 the directors She EN-
/ nhasfzcd the fact that no recommenda-
fion az the council will be carried out
except bv unanimous vote. she beheVed
no DolItical chicanery can keep the Cnlted
J Sts tes o,tt Of the League Of Nations when
r,oonle understand il She said any nation
Withdrawing from the League and gong
10 war will be boycotted by the other
nations. She construed Article 10 as
| means to enforce peace. She heid that u
will reduce armies and navies 70 mini
| mum and lower taxes. she declared y y
an extersion Of the Monroe Doctrine ana
| prevents making secret treaties
REPRESENTATIVE Byrrcs urged the women
10 work for the Democratic party and vote
the Democratic ticket He challenged the
| Republicans 10 point 10 any pralseworthy
| legislation proposed by them during the
/ I'd wears thew were IN power citing
| Democratic achievements, he MENTIONED
The Dcpart rncnt Of Labor the children $
md wotpeu's bureaus tho Child Labor
law and the Fight-Hour Law. He asserted
/ the Democratic party freed more slaves
than Lincoln dad He said Cox voted Tor
labor legls Iatlon and Harding voted
AGAINST II He ceDs,ued Harding for
votine TO reject Brandeis when the latter
was appointed Supreme Court lus9Ce-
He predicted that tho majority Of the
/ United States Senate, now on Da'i VIZ
soon be IN jail He declared the kopubIi-
cars spent 81 10000 trying to find q
Democratic thief and failed. He stated
Harding revcr introduced an lmpor ant
bin IN the Senate lie remarked that the
Repiblicars erected fence. instead Of a
platform, and put straddleif on 1t lie
ridiculcd Hardifgs "sympahy, Tor Ire
land He ikered Harding on the League
Of Nations to "Finregan on again and on
Again lie predicted that the kcpubll-
ears. Il victorious at the election, Will
shift the burden Of taxation from the rch
to the poor.
/ The League Of Nations, Representative
Byrnes explained. will settle disputes by
reason instead Of violerce He likoned the
assembly to a grand jury ard the council
10 a petit Jury He directed attention TO
the fact that should the United states
want to go to war and step out OF the
League Of Nations there would be ainot, g
the countries remaining IN the assembly
Panama, Haiti, San Domlr go and eight
other little nations that the United states
controls body and soul" H. remarked
that we would be in ''devilish bad com
pany" should we stay out Of the League
Of Nations; We would be in bush
league" and would have 70 stand up and
defend ourselves agairst the whole world.
He requested the audience to vote Tor