Evening journal., 1920-03-20
'ANTIS' PROD
HAYS FOR AID
TO SUFFRAGE
Continued from First Page.


an act OF HOUSEKEEPING. and Its lead
ers as burglars" and robbers" VIII
were trying to break into the State
and steal their state rights and inde
pendence." snd William I. Marbury,
Baltimore attorney, described how IN
anti-sunragists Of his Commonwealth
had w.thsiOOd the assaults OF The equa
righis adhcreuts and attempts by ma
;ional political party leaders to gall
ratification by the Legislature OF IN
suffrage amendment Then Miss Row
was introduced.
The audience gave the youthful
anti-suffrage worker warm recep'
ton. applsudtug several minutes as
.--she stepped forw9rd TO open her al
dress. Miss Rowe said there were
many reasons why she was opposed 10
suffrage and that she was always ready
TO debate the subject ai any time WITH
anyone, She ques, loned The ability
OF the suffraglsts ITO think straight
and declared the present suffrage
movement proved her contention.
"There are 3S States In which the
people themselves never have voted
for suffrage she went on, yet we
now are facing an attempt to override
the will OF the people, a movement
pushed on by the soft hands OF wo-
.men--pushmg us TO destruction"
Miss Rowe reviewed the propaganda
or the German government In this
country during the war, which found
It's outlet In /. w. W.ism, strikes. agi-
fatlon and ldleness. watch Connect
tout" she said was the word passed
about but Connecticut was saved from
radicalism by the strong hand OF It's
Governor" She then read telegram
from Governor HOlcomb OF that
State, opposing any change In the Fed
eral constitution and refusing TO call
special session OF the Legislature
until the question was submitted to
popular vote.
Governor Harper does not yield to
the orders OF outside party leaders.
No. not even 10 the voice OF WIN
Haysr Miss Rowe exclaimed. She
then said she was amazed as she
travelled from State TO State "at the
weakness Of legislators"
Miss Rewe-nexl traced the fall OF |
Greece, Carthange and Rome 10 the I
rise OF women to power In tIeir gov |
by rldicullng those men who fear, she /
sa ID riog 90 10 the polls without the !
arm and support OF their dear wives .
or women friends"
"The great difference, between The
suffragisls and the antis." continued
Mss Rowe lis that the suffr7gIsts are
indiN idual'sis. whereas he antls up
hold The family as the unit In success
ful government"
Miss Rowe next assailed the women
who had picketed the White House.
had burned the Presidents speeches
and had invaded the hall OF legislation. +
She said the "antlsr were willing 10 be
"oid-fashiOned," and were ready 10 be
osild The home heaven and mother
crowd when the day comes that
those words are held In derision." she /
CT I'd. then the nation WILDE damned" |
The audience appl3uded this senti- |
meni with much vigor.
"Suffragists nowadays seem 20 be (
drunk with power" Miss Rowe went
on, "and think that we 'antis' are lght-
ing Tor a lost cause but we are will
ing 10 nght on for our cause because
we are not be7ten. So we have de-
cided we will go 10 the people OF the
United states. We are going 10 appeal
to the people OF Delaware. AS men
20 the Delaware legislators are
above the average Of legislators.
have found as have gone among
ihent"
Aiiss Rowe said that even II ratified
ihe Suffrage amendment would be car
r.ed 10 The Supreme Court Of the
United states. She then attacked Mrs. /.
Gait as having called Mrs. Kilbreth
wild wom'n," and charged that Mrs.
Gait. seven years ago, had declared
that "if the constitution OF the United
states stood in the way OF suffrage.
let's tear 10 into shreds" /
Miss Rowe declared that the Bolshe-
ylsfs. The Reds and the radicals were
plrning their hopes on the success OF
sUfrfr gei and suffrage was deliberately
pcpstilning The win OF the government
snd the people She also charged
there was "a great million dollar lobby
behind The suffrage movement" and
time might come when there would be J
an overthrow Of the American govern
lnent and q king seated on the throne
az washington"
she charged that ten days after the
people OF Texas had refused suffrage
by 5000 votes a. The polls. the gov J
ernor and legislature overthrow non !
ular viii and ratified the suffrage :
aIneudment.
Miss Rowe further averred that sur- !
fagists were "job-seekers, political I