The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-04
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To Beat Suffrage Mrs. Gait

1 ers so certify to the secretary OF state
who Is custodian merely; he mails
certified copy of tho amendment anC
the congressional approval to- the gov
| ernor OF each state. who, also. merel,
as custodian, must transmit TO the mex
legislature for consideration. He has nC
| ohtre official connection with the mat.
| ter. He cannot withhold II unless ht
transgresses his official duty.
The people OF the nation gave TO the
| constitution the right to prescribe how
| II should be amended. No other method
IL possible. The only way for a refer
endum by the states on federal
amendment is to have the federal Con
stitution 30 changed as to provide
for II.
Already NulllHed.
when Tennessee legislator saws
/ that a vote for ratification IL a VIOLA
tion OF his oath of office he Is uphold
Ing clause OF the constitution already
nullihed by the federal Constitution and
which really exists no longer.
certain mon have. the Official right
to speak. States Attorney General
Thompson and Solicitor General Frier-
son are such men. They both have
rendered official opinions, and both con-
tend for the right to ratify. These
opinions are sufficient for the Tennes-
sea legislators.
ouotes Hughes Opinion.
"The suffrage association secured the
services OF Charles Evans Hughes, the
best constitutional lawyer In the ma
ton today, on the matter. and he holds
with Thompson and t'rierson. The OPP
ponents OF suffrage are as certainly
beaten In the supreme court as the sun
Is to rise tomorrow morning.
You cen fool tho people OF Tenes-
see, but you can't fool posterlty, II
you won't consider tho suffrage amend !.
menU tho action OF tho legislature win
pass irto history as a testimonial TO the
stupidity OF Tennessee You may think
you tct right, but posterity will laugh.
And II Is such a respectable prqtense
for the man OF bad motive 10 hide be-
hind. although some may act conscion-
| tiously on II.
"Ail tho nntis are getting behind the
constitutional objections these are the
| same New York people who call women
| skirts ard cry loudly that 'woman's
| place Ia the home,
"The only question the two parties
agree on is the ratification OF the fed
eral amendment In Tennessee. The
platforms OF both parties In 1915 rec
went further and urged It's adoption by
the legislature OF the thirty-slxth state
In time for the womon OF the nation
to vote IN November Both are sincerely
and earnestly for II, and both are ask
ing their Representatives In the Ten
Somebody In trying to double cross
the two, national parties by represent :
Ing that they come from national lead :
ers and don't want suffrage. They are
lust trying to trick you. wired WIN
Hays, and he says the men are telling
90 to see your representatives and
senators, and set them right Lot them
understand that II they want 10 claim
that their cathn prevent their consider
ta.as -. a.
the wish and VIII OF reaotionarieH.
woman haters, who hope TO keep
women diEfranchlsed forever"
In the concluding portion of her adj
dress Mrs. Gait rose to heights OF elo-
quence which stamped her one Of the
great orators OF the day. She told"how
we had fought the war to make the
world safe for democracy and had In
sisted before we would treat with the
German government that II reorganize
on q democratic basis, She named the
changes that had been made In the
constitutions Of Germany and other cen-
tlal European countries extending
franchise TO women, and how our allied
countries had also done so, II 1nally
had been brought about that we who
had talked most Of democracy we're
now the least dcmocratir ~ these
countries, She asked v the 100 900 ".
tlH white crosses In the wWr~ erfueteIiess !
meant, nothing Had we not accom- :
pllshed tho objects of the war. The
Question IN Tennessee was not one o!
tho state or of the natiob but anecteu
the whole world would America keep
faith with mankind"
IA the conclusion ~ her address there
was prolonged applause ana many
came up 10 shake her hand.
The following attended the luncheon
today AZ the Hotel Patten, at whleh
Mrs. b =. Montagne. Mrs r., u
vines. Mrs. u. w. HALE, Mrs. y. NJ
lewis. Mrs. 4. c. smith. Mrs. r. J
Allen, Mrs. p. r. Abernathy. Mrs j.
mrs; b. , Alllsen. Mr. ,,,,,, John q uI,Sn. TSrt
eli. Mrs. Marshall. Mrs Blocker. MISS
Annic snyder, Miss Edith Carter, Miss
Dodes, Mrs L. G. Schneider. Mrs Gar
vim, Mrs, H. n. Gavon. =,
Mrs. d. s. Alternately, Mrs; C. NJ
wi'NHh"TT WI. + f. assy' Mss w Miss a0is Msoli" kays:
weI, rSns Mrs sIias Williams, Mrs. =. u.
smith, Mrs. slater, Mise Jessie Turner
Miss Gilbert, Miss Alexander, Mrs. s
George w,Sls@. MSnSs, Mss MRS. " n. u r. %iilsms.
Mrs. M. VI Moody. Mrs. Joe clitt. Mrs.
Carrie Pickens, Mrs. John Fouche.
Mrs. Richard Ysarwood -,
Mrs. Iauderhach. Mrs SAMSON Mss'
w. II. Case, Mrs G. y, HOOD, Mrs. NJ
j. Harris. Mrs. Randolph. n
Mrs. !. +. wlliiorte, MIS-. Charles
Crawford, Mrs. J, G. saliee. MIS- j.
iauter Misch, Mrs. J. Lauter Niche
Mrs. Margerle Niche, Mrs. Can,reil'
Mrs. y. +. Hili. Mrs. Pheiphs, Mrs'
trae. MIS-. Florence opalberger. Rey'
i,urrough. Mrs. Parks Dr. Burroukh'
Mr.. George Andrews, Champ Andrews.
Mrs. G. A. Lyerly, Mrs. Purvis' Mrs
Edward Tunlc Mrs. Pines, Mrs' Davs'
Mrs Hunt, Mrs. CAMEL. Louis Jacobs
Mrs. Hovern. II. J. F1emminS, Mrs
Mrs Goodman. Miss w. Goodman.
Mrs ATLAS. Mrs. Duncan; MIS-, Fry,s
gmith. Mrs, John Cantrell. Mrs w.
q Johnson Mrs. John Evans. Mrs,
nenJnmln A. Allen. ". Y. Keith. Er-
win, Huchi Monahan and Wl'hoite'