Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-06
PACE EXPLAINS VOTE
ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Continued From Page Onel
There is more liquor being made in
this circuit today than ever before;
while there have been a number Of
prosecutions, it has, for the most
part been some ignorant negro WHO
is merely being used as the tool of
another. l believe that this higher
up, the man promoting The enter
prise, should be diligently sought and
vigorously prosecuted; then and only
then can we bring about better
respect for the prohibition laws.
End. Your second question is:
"Has or will anybody contribute %
your campaign expenses and would
you mind furnishing us with the
names Of those who do?"
My answer is no one, | am sorry
to say, has contributed penny to
my campaign expenses, no one has
promised to do so, nor do | know ct
any one who has any such good IN
tentions. My expenses have con-
sisted of four items, newspaper an.
nouncements, county assessments,
postage and gasoline, While they
have been little more than my
means justified, | was able to secure
some temporary financial assistance
through a loan, and / respectfully
refer you to Mr.. Lee Hudson,
Cashier of the Bank of Commerce,
for detailed information as to this
arrangement and with full authority
to investigate my account and
checks.
Immediately after the election /
will, as is required by law, file ard
publish a statement of my campaign
expenses and the name of any one
who contributed thereto.
3rd. Your third question is:
What has been your attitude TO-
wards woman's suffrage in the past
and how do you stand on the ques-
ton at the present time"
In answering let me first say that
| am unable to understand the rea-
son for this question. Does my for
mer or present attitude determine
my fitness for the office Of Solici-
tor General, Or would my attitude
prejudice a lady in her vote for tins
office? | can not believe SO. But
you ask and shall be anewercd.
was a member of the General
Assembly of Georgia in the yea.
1919 when the Federal Suffrage
amendment Commonly called the
Susan B. Anthony amendnent) was
submitted to US for ratification or re
lection. |, together with 131 other
members of the House, including the
representatives from Macon, Schlev,
Lee, and Stewart counties, voted
against the ratification of this
amendment, while 50 members voted
for ratification. This vote win
be found on page 908 of the Journal
OF the House for 1919. | voted as
did our distinguished representative
IN Congress, Hon. Chas r. Crisp, and
as did every Congressman from
Georgia except one; | voted as did
the overwhelming majority of The
representatives from the South, and
l dare say all of us were impel.ed
by the same reason, namely, because
1t was a question for each State tc
decide for itself and Georgia, nos
other Southern States, didn't need
dictation from Washington on the
question, and because we didn't like
the way the amendment was pro-
NOTED, having been originated by
some Northern women irlmediatelv
following the War between TIE
States and was later supported bv
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and nu-
negro organizations.
While this question was under
consideration by the General AS
sembly not single woman in Sum-
ter county requested me to support
this amendment, but numbers of
them, including very probably mem
bers of your organization, requested
me to vote against it.
My present attitude is of no I'M
portanee; the Federal amendment isl