Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25
ANTS SAY WOMEN.
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"Our first instinct, when we women
started this opposition to women nifiager
was to protect our homes. My FIVE
children were small then and from my
own point of view | knew women could
not 20 into politics and attend to the
work that God intended them Tor. Somo
few women felt as ! did and we formed
modest committee. As time went on
and we saw the poor results IN other
States--increase Of divorce and taxation
breaking up Of the home.-decrease IN the
size Of the family largely due to the so
called Emancipation OF women, which
tends also to decrease marrlage-our
committee grew into An association.
To-day we see the danger OF ctirtail-
| ment of the freedom OF our nation In this
| forcing of the 10Th amendment upon the
| Constitution of the United States
| ing upon us something that we can never
| change. and no matter what conditions
exist no matter how terrible may be the
consequences, there can be no possible
appeal for us. -.
women by an amendment To the Constitu-
tion of the State of Delaware, and If
| thereafter it was found To be undesirable,
then the men and women of the State
could jointly combine to change 1T, but
if suffrage should be given by an amend
ment To the Constitution 1T can never
be changed.
Gentlemen, this is grave situation
in Delaware today. We are aroused as we
have never been before Thus small
committee of home loving women has
grown to include great majority of the
women of our State, working as they
/ povcr work eI before
Gentlemen, we trust you. We know
that YOU men are staunch. We have
| confidence that no outside pressure will
persuade YOU to betray your own people
We cay to you today, If YOU love your
children, if YOU love your homes, II yot
love your wives If you love your mothers
if YOU love your State and If you love
your country. vote against the bill
TO approve the so-called nineteenth
amendment to the Constitution.
REpuEs TO GOVERNOR.
Mrs. Henry Z. Scott devoted he
attention to replying To Governor Town
send and other supporters OF suffrage
She said
Gentlemen. members Of the Senat
and House of Representatives OF TN
Delaware Legislature
Il think we should all agree in our heart
that measure SO important as to afiec
the electorate OF this State for all tim
and To impose serious duty upon Tn
women Of this State should only he passo
after careful consideration and by vot
Of the people of the State.
, I'VE take issue with Governor 1owr
send and declare that he should not urg
the passage of bill to approve The 81
called suffrage amendment by specin
I stus. hs ry as n
elected nv the people TO consider tn
question.
I'VE take issue with Governor Towr
: send in that he has declared that he favor
: the massage of such bill because worne
have right 20 vote We do not thin
that he or anyone else can detetmir
+. what human rights are We think 20
will agree that no assertion OF lndivldn
rights will hold as against the good OF u
community AT large
Eve declare that il has never hce
proven that suffrage for women Is Rof
for the community AZ large
I "We declare that Governor Townser
( should remember that he is govcrn'
u of all the people Of the State Of Delawa
o and not of the suffrage party of the sta
:. of Delaware alone, and that the rigl
which he should stand for If the rigl
|. of all the people To determine thus matte
4 We take issue with Mrs. Gait wh'
!. she declares that she has the right to yot
\ Individual assertions of right mean not
v ing. One might as we'll declare for the rig
n to wealth the right to happiness, the rig
g 10 Heaven. We do wish more would
I said of the duty of the franchise and le
Il of the right of the franchise. The M
o of our country thought few months a
! lol a r.nht N take a drtl
!. when they pleased, but it has been dete
/ mined that no individual right shall sta
if not for the community good and '
4 denv that suff rage for women rs for I
= good of the community as whole.
y TAKE ISSUE WITH MRS. GAIT
"We take issue with Mrs. Gait wh
she declares that the vote should
e gwen to women and those that choose
:" exercise II may, and the Others need M
;. Such a doctrine is extremely reprehen
;. BILE and untrue. We believe that all ~
u sons qualified 10 vote should be ma
q to vote Certain 1T Is that under go
- olitical management IN close campaIe
"a practically all persons qualified 10 v,
81 are induced to vote
eve declare that the serious duty
d voting should not be placed upon
u women of this State 2ithout major
IL of the women of this State desiring IT.
rS ''In all the history of the emitted Sta
ii there is nothing so full of shame as
course of the Republican and Democra
di parties in urging with all their grt
"a influence the Legislators of various Sta
81 to vote for bills to approve the social
10 amendment against their good judgme
81 against the wishes of their constltuel
IT and in the face of the majority OF |
:" people of the States, while a Miss p
and other so-caIled suffragist lead
threaten that they will hold them resp'
sible if they do not do so.
D I'VE appeal to you to defeat the p
posed bin to approve the amendment
the Constitution unless the whole qu
lie tion is submitted to a vote of the peo
and by them approved. We appeal
you not to place upon the women
Delaware the grave duty of the suffrl
against the wish of the large major
ne of them"