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Wiwm Merely Matter of Justice. Whether or wontr. shall vote merely nutter of Ju.ti.. It Qur.il,,,, Iklana and the I'niled KUttw will be (riven suffrage lcau the UuIhIuiu snd Atmrli are Just," Louisiana's Great Opportunity. To Iuldaaa miii the gulden ommrtirattT of writing her U4inu in the iliwk of Liberty 1 nlncdlble lfli.ru, Louisiana Is given the griut opportunity of deriding the iikK do-im-utiU4 national luc before the people of the I iult'4 Stale today uff rage.

SHREVEPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1920 PI EAD WOMFN OF i I 4 A. P. PUJO ADVOCATES CAUSE OF SUFFRAGE THE REV. C. L.

jONES ANSWERS GOVERNOR Women Should Have Right to Vote, Is Opinion of Pastor History of the Amendment In Congress made great show of preaniiig tb.4 measure to a di-cision. But it S'joo, developed that much of the north anef! many ef the leading Republicans were' not bin-It of the movemtut and tim bill never even came to a Tola, Thm sane Republicans realising that mcHj a mensure wks not oniy fraught withi danger to the country, bat raiaiU Drafted By Susan I. Anthony in 1S7S. First Introduced January 10, 1878. by Hon.

A. A. Sargent, in the Senate Reported from Committee In the Senate 1STS, Adverse majority. 1 87 9, Favorable minority. 8KB, Favorable majority, adverse 1SS4, Favorable majority, adverse inlnorltj 1M6, Favorable majority.

1891, Favorable majority. 1 892. Favorable majority, adverse minority. 1S96, Adverse majority. 1913, Favorable majority.

1914, Favorable majority. 1917, Favorable majority 1919, Unanimously favorably. In the House 1RR3, Favorable majority. 1 884, Adverse majority, favorable minority. 188tj, Favorable minority.

ISfiO, Favorable majority. 1S94, Adverse majority. 1914 Without reconwiiendatlon. 1916, W'itbout recommendation. 19)7, Without recommendation.

1918, Favorable majority. 1919, Favorable majority. Voted Upon In the Senate January 25, 1S87. Ve.is lti, na.VH 31. Absent ii (of whom 4 were announced a-s for and 2 against.) March 19, 1914.

Yeas nays 34, failing by 11 of the necessary two-thirds vote. October 1, 1918, yens i4, nays 30, failing by 2 of the two-thirds February 10, 1919, yeas 55, nays 29, failing by 1 of the necessary two-thirds vole. June 4, 1919, yeas nays passim; hy 2 votes over necessary two-thirds majority. In the House January 12, 191K. Yeas 174, navs 204.

failing by 78 of the necessary two-thirds vote. January 10, 1918. Yeas 274, nays I3, paxsinj by 1 vote over necessary two-thirds majority. May 21, 1919. Yeas 304, nays 89, passing by votes over necessary two-thirds majority.

BY AR.SENE P. IHJJO. To The Unilrd Woman's Suffrage Club of Louisiana: In my opinion the Federal Suffrage Amendment prohibiting the United States nd tho stutes from denying the right of suffrage to any citizen on account of sex, should be gdupted by the general assembly. If it be adopted, women in Louisiana who possess the qualification required by the State Constitution, will havo the same right to vote that men hare. The rig-lit to vote ia not inherent in anyone, irrespective of sex, race, color or civil status.

It ia a privilege conferred by law. Article 197 of the Louisiana Consti-tution, among other things restrict suffrage to "male" citizens. The adoption of the Federal Amendment will strike the word "male" from that article, but It will stand unchanged in every other particular. It will then read, "Kvery citizens of this rtate shall be entitled to vote It haa been urged that this amendment ought not be adopted because nc-rro women will then have the same right to yote as white women. Thia objection is without merit.

Under our present State Constitution, negro men have the same right to vote that white men have, but ihere are very few registered in the slate. Negro women will make no better showing as electors In Louisiana than ncro men. In fact, many white men do not avail themselves of the privilege of voting. We probably have white voters in Louisiana, but about. 150,000 only, vote.

I know of no argument supported by reason or authority which justifies the exclusion of women from tho electorate of the state. I ask each member of the legislature to call to bis mind the women whom he knows, and to ask himself the question, if they are not in the main of a higher degree of mentality than the average man with whom he has come in contact? Women are better administrators, financiers and eeon-mists than men, within the scope of things with which they sre familiar. Every housewife in this state, on an average, will supervise an annual expenditure of three thousand dollars. With this sum the household will he kept going', tho children properly reared, their education supervised, and her influenco radiate for good in the community. Thu right of women to vote has long boon recognized in Louisiana.

Since the adoption of tho Constitution of '118 women who own property to be affected by a special tax. can vote in person or by proxy. Tho effect of granting to women the right to vote, in my judgment, will be salutary in a political sense. A man whose character can not stand scrutiny will not dure to offer for place. He would dread the reserve power lodged in a part of the electorate to require a higher standard.

Tho adoption of this amendment would bo the expression of an enlightened citizenship on the part of the people of the stato, through their representatives. At a recent meeting of the National Democratic committee, some of the states were represented by women associate members. Theso women delegates were of a high order of ability, strong Democrats, and greatly inter-ested in tho success of the party. The woman vote of tho United States may decide the next presidential election. It is estimated that more than twenty million will vote.

The action of the general assembly in adopting this amendment will be helpful to the party in the middle west and coastal slates. There being no possible chance of injury to the people of Louisiana by the adoption of the amendment, I sincerely believe that it is the 'best thing to do. He-sides, it is the manly thing to do. There is an element of social injustice in exerting power against those, who do not stand on an equal footing. Men pass laws affecting the very stand on an equal footing.

Men pass laws affecting the very foundation upon which the social structure rests womanhood. Their parental authority, their marital rights, their rights of inheritance, their civil status, their right to be recognized officially in the education of the children that they have borned, are gauged, weighed and measured by men. These prerogatives should be Bharcd equally with the women, as they now bear the burden, but do not share in the benefits that come from the exercise of political rights. Ratification to Date States Which Have Ratified the Amendment fThose starred ratified at Special Sessions). li BY REV.

CLAl'DE JONKS. The elaborate statement of Governor Pleasant on the suffrage issue sppesr-inp in last Sunday's Times is without question the very strongest argument st-ainst this ratification of the Kedern! Amendment by the Louisiana whivh has yet sppiarod. In an srticle which compels admiration from those even opposed to his views, he ha brought forward an array of reasons for the defeat of the amendment which, to say tho very least, have a somewhat plausible appearance. Nor can anyone doubt the (lovernor's sincerity, who stops to think of whot it is likely to cost him politically. With a loud cry of warninp, he fiinps himself apainst the tidal wave of equal suffrage sentiment in tho faint hope perhaps of repeating the successful exploit of Von Winkiereid, or if necessary, to emulate the brave Spartans at Thermopylae.

Validity of Argument Questioned. But, however much we may appreciate his heroic spirit and evident sincerity of purpose, we propose to challenge the validity of arguments by which he arrives at his opinions. l.et us, therefore, consider the reasons which he advances in support of his contentions that the ratifying of this resolution will be a dangerous step oh the part our legislature. Theso we find to center largely around the race question, and particularly as it may be effected by the suffrage amendment. First, ratification hy a southern state would act ss an endorsement of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, thus breaking the solidarity of tho south's opposition to the enfranchisement of the negro.

The Fifteenth Amendment reads ss follows: "Section 1 Tho right of citizens of the t'nited States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. "Section 2 The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." The Nineteenth Amendment, which seeks to enfranchise the women of our country, read as follows: "Section 1 The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not he denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. "Section 2 Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Now the CJovcrnor fears that the adoption of this proposed Nineteenth Article of the Constitution, granting the right of franchise to the women of the United States, through the deciding vote of a southern state would be interpreted by the north, and especially by the Republican party, as the withdrawal of all opposition to the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment, and that we would find ourselves com pelled to submit to negro political supremacy in many sections of the south. In support of his position. Governor Pleasant refers to the Abortive Force Bill, whk'h was before Congress in 1890, and which was designed by the rsdical Republicans which introduced it to force certain swuthern states into allowing the negro the right of the ballot guaranteed to him by the Fifteenth Amendment.

The Governor holds that the Force Bitl was killed and all such efforts since prevented by the united opposition of the southern leaders in Congress. Now, without in the least disparaging the strong and commendable protests made by these noble soions of a past generation to prevent, as they most suroly 'believed, the impending calamity of nero domination, we assert that the facts when viewed in the light of subsequent history and in this more dispassionate era, show that the south's great uneasiness at that time was hardiy justified, and at this time such danger is too remote even to be considered. That was the age of the "Rloody Shirt," and there were extremists on both sides who were guilty of waiving It. Thirty years ago the country had not fully emerged from the bitterness of reconstruction days. The south was still sore of heart, and portions of the north were yet suspicious of our loyalty.

It was at such a time that a comparatively few extreme Republican partisans fathered and for a while, believing it would be popular with their constituents. (Jov. Legla. Rer ft il June 10 241 Tt June 10 I'nan. June IS t'nan.

I June 1 27 3 June 18 I'nan June 17 I'nan II Juno 24 32 Inne 2S 34 5 1) June 29 I'nan. July 2 nan. PiVd. July 3 283 July 20 20 2 July 30 38 i Aug. 2 Fnan.

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1 Fnan. Nov. 5 24 lec. 1 38 4 Dec 4 Unan. It Pec.

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F-eb. 7 Fnan Feb. 10 18 2 Feb. 11 29-6 Feb. 12 Fnan.

Feb. 19 17 6 TJ Feb. 27 March 10 IS 14 March 22 Unan. 1.1 nit party passing it, and It WM therefore wisely dropped. It is only necessary for as to reflecfl upon the wonderful changeg that hairej taken place within the past generation1 to see how far removed we are from the geet'ongl strife that then fillee? tSet The Spanish-Ameriean war eamo and heroes frmi north and sooth alitai marched and fought side by side nncW the same glorious Tag.

The World ar came, and boys from all parts of onr common conn-ry were shuffled like cards in a deck before they appeared in gallant array on the immortal battlefields of Europe. Weoka and monthw of service and suffering with one another, forever wiped out what remained the old sectional spirit. The boy; from the south learned to respect an love their comrades in arms from the-northern states, and the northern boy found as much reason to admire and. hold in affectionate regard their comrade from the south. "We were pal and I love thera as a brother," said a machine gunner from Minnesota In reporting the death of a member of hia company who enlisted in Arkansas and fell at Koissuns.

The war service and welfare work, at home and abroad, haa left nothing whatever of the old sec-tional hatred. But let us consider further what haa happened since 1890 to still furthei change sentiment that would not then permit partisans of the north to strifco the south a body blow by forcing negro supremacy. Hundreds of thousands of white eiti-xens from the north have come south to live, and have studied the race problem and its dangers at first hand, and have passed this information to their relatives and friends in the north. Tens of thousands of negroea have moved in the northern states. There have been frequent clashes between the races at scores of points in the north.

And It can now be truly said that the northern people are completely disillusioned, understanding the absolute necessity of white supremacy to preserve tho peace and welfare of both races. Even should political partisanship ever attempt to compel the southern states to enfranchise the negro, the closely knitted business interests could be depended upon to prevent such a dastardly crime. The south with its great resources and wealth holds a most effective boycot weapon, should an effort be made to force this issne. From every reasonable standpoint it would seem, therefore, that the fears of Governor Pleasant that ths Republican party or northern people would en- deavor to establish negro rule on the south are groundless. The Souths Solid Front.

However, the Governor insists that this calamity has been only by the south's solid front in opposing the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment, and that to maintain the present white supremacy, there must be no action taken in the south that would seem to endorse that amendment. Consistency in this matter, he urges, is our only salvation and, therefore, that this consistency most be adhered to, even though it prerent fifteen million white American women, from eiereising their inalienable right of suffrage. Now let us look at this matter of consistency as it relates to the south' solidarity in opposing the Fifteenth, Amendment While it is true that the) white people of the S'iuth are and-always have been and always will be. a unit in preserving the rule of th Caucasian, yet they have not in eveiy instance felt it necessary to maintain, a hostile attitude toward the Fifteenth. Amendment, os Governor Pleasant: would have us believe.

It should bet observed that something like half of! the states of the south those states; wherein the white majority is gulfl-eiently large to guarantee white supremacy permit the negro to vote while the other remaining states havei found it neccary to make use of the. Grandfather Clause as a means of maintaining the white rule. This of (Continued on page 15) RATIFICATION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US? VOTE Hou.se. K4 2 Fnan. t'nan.

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3510 47 -40 Fnan. VOTE Senate. House. No vote 11820 (For) 98 23 9321 62 22 64 38 Year 1 2 Wisconsin 3 'Kansas 4 'Ohio 6 'New York 5 Illinois 7 Pennsylvania 8 Massachusetts 9 'Texas 10 Iowa 11 'Missouri 12 'Arkansas 13 'Montana 14 'Nebraska 15 'Minnesota IS 'Now Hampshire 17 'ftah 18 'California 19 'Maine 20 'North Dakota 21 Pakota. 22 '('nloradn 23 24 25 2t Ithode Island Kentucky Orngon Indiana 27 28 Wyoming 29 New Jersey 80 'Idaho St 'Arizona 32 'New Mexico 33 'Oklahoma 34 'West Virginia J5 'Washington Delaware States 1 Alabama 2 Georgia 3 Mississippi South Carolina 6 Virginia Maryland Connecticut Vermont North Carolina Louisiana.

States Now in Special Session It Met March 22. Which Have Defeated the Amendment REV. W. F. O'h ELLKY, ran tor Ihinlap Memorial Church, I am in favor of tho enactment of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Con stitution granting tho right of suffrage, to women.

I am unable to dis- eovi any reason lor defeating It sot-fieiently great to overcome the very urgent and valid reason for ratifying it. If governments "derive their jnst powers from the consent of the governed," as our forefathers declared, it seems to me that no elempnt, however large, has any more right to as- the prerogative of denying suffrage to another portion its equal in I lineae-e. intelligence, refinement, and devotion to country than have an autocratic few to arrogate to themselves such powers. While it might be permissible, even advisable, to determine the right to vote on some such basis as intelligence and loyalty, there is no justification for such determination on the basis of sex alone. Female descendants of those who made our nation what it is should not be denied the priviiego of helping to preserve inviolate tho noble heritage land sacred trust that is theirs by being forcrd to remain mute while issues of great amount are being decided.

This does not, seem just, especially when we recall that men whose traditions, ideals, and training aro decidedly different from ours may come to our shores and, after a brief period of residence, exert a powerful influence in the nation's affairs by right of suffrage. True, with the enfranchisement of our womanhood, we will get the undesirable aiong with the best, but the former will not predominate. The presence of tuch an clement should not cause us to deny the right of suffragl to a constituency that is predominantly as good, or better, than that which now holds the reins of government. The finest of our womanhood should havo the right to voice their sentiments in an adequate and effective way whenever they cure to do so. This is their right, and it is not man' prerogative to deny it.

VOTF.S FOK WOMEN State Federation Of Labor Endorses Votes for Women American Federation of Labor endorses woman's suffrage by resolution: "Whereas, The American Federation of Labor has advocated equal suffrage throughout its entire career, and made equal suffrage one of its cardinal principles, believing that a Democracy is impossible where a part of its citizenship is denied the right to vote, the American labor movement has steadfastly defended and advocated Democracy in America; "Whereas, There is now pending before the next session of the legislature, the ratification of the federal amendment to the constitution of the United States, which will give women the right to vote; and, "Whereas, From present appearances Louisiana will have the deciding vote on this great and splendid measure, and as one of the principles for which labor has stood through all these year they should appeal to the legislature to ratify thi measure which will carry into effect one of the principles of labor snd give a democratic expression at this time from our state, when there is so mueh autocratic sentiment being displayed in this country; therefore be it "Resolved, By tho Louisiana State Federation of Labor, that we nse every effort, to secure the passage of the ratification measure granting woman suffrage to the women of America; be it further "Resolved, That a copy of thia resolution be sent to Mrs. Lydia W. Holmes, president of the Women's organization in this staitc working for the ratification of the federal amendment." Resolution No. 13 Introduced hy J. J.

Hudnall. Reported favorable by the committee on resolutions, and unanimously adopted bv the convention. VOTES FOR WOMEN Andrew C. Querbes, Banker and Leader, Urges Women Vote BY ANDREW C. QfERBES "I sm strongly in fsvor of Woman's Suffrage, and am glad to go on record i as espousing the cans.

I was opposed to it until I had the opportunity to observe their splendid noble wrk during the war. It wa then that I was "I am in favor of ratification. In granting women the right to vote. I believe that many corrective measures will be put in force that will redound to the benefit of the home. It will be the means.

I am sure, of bringing about legislation for Hie protection of women and children. I am especially referring to the right a man now has to sell the home without his wife's consent I shall welcome the enactment of such laws that wiil prevent man from selling hi home without first gaining the consent of hi wife to do so. Yes, sm heartily in favor of Woman's Suffrage." Thmnas Edison Woman should certainly have the vote, it il oaly right, and it is expedient, to. WE SHOULD WORRY I should worry, I should fret, I shonld marry a Suffragct; If she'd vote and get my goat I would wear a petticoat. Crawford Young.

A student of the Shreve-pnrt Hifrh school. 14. 1 23 Orv. Lcgls. Pept July 24 Jan.

21 Jan. 24 Feb. 13 Fob. 17 No 24 10 181 States Which Hare Not Acted Gov. Legla.

No regular No reerular No regular Regular seslon 13 8 22 vote ewssion this vear. session this year session this year. In May, 1920. (Because of Constitutional Provision election to intervene between of and action on an amendment.) Which Cannot Take Action This Got. Leeis.

Majority of Conirress to Presidential Florida Tennessee lerlslatnre asked pass amendment. suffrage si Ate. (First Prize Suffrage Short Story Contest) What ratification Oh, just their engagement vows. Yon see it was this way: lie was young, enthusiastic, desperately in love aneS willing to do any and all things to got his girl. Their income had a littre consideration but "not enough to mar their happiness.

They set the date to marry letting all i other events take care of tfhemselveg. And, to make matters doubly happy 'for hi girl he assured her of the 'Tear of flowery ease that would follow her marriage to him; he drew pictures her command of maids, not to speak of her delight in witnessing his prow-em in businew and any and all field his endeavor. She promised him her cheerful reliance upon his command and wishes, her thought to be of him alone, her deed's for his happiness, her administration of their home for hi pleasure. The ratification! It came in this way: He continued to make 125.00 a week; he took the hardsips of doing without cheerfully, for the doing without was inevitable. She c3id her best with his modest ineome, declared that a maid annoyed her, destroyed their privacy and her opportunity to serve him.

Bat, being intelligent being she saw the flaws in the administration of affairs that permitted merchant to profiteer at her expense, to make the money for their fat wallets while her young husband slaved for them. She saw that her husband an untrained worker, that she was an untrained worker, that neither one had been given a publie school education to fit them to good citizens, a good wife or a pood husband, except slong line of BIG PEOPLE ON Abraham Lincoln go for a.t sharing the privilege of the government who assist in bearing its burdens, by so means excluding women. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley If worn in suffrage were not desirable for sny other reason, it would he worth whila msrety because it would ensure bettor pure-fond legislation.

Jane Addam City housekeeping has failed partly because women, the traditional housekeepers, have not been sonsulted to its multiform activities. Wlllism Dean Howells Everything in the movement to give women the suffrage appeals to my reverence and sens of justice. Tom I- Johnson A truly enlightened snd democratic form of government would, of course, recognize the equal right of women. M. Carey Thomas, President of Byrn Mawr College It is the only necessary for generous and unprejudiced women to realize the present economic independence of millions of women workers for woman suffrage to seem to them inevitable.

Mrs. Florence Kelly Until women re enabled to perform their foil duty in the selection of officials who enforce isws, their effort to persuade legislators must remain in Urge degree Hen R. Llndsey Outside the eorrnpl and self-seeking, the vile and vmsl, the man cannot be foond in Colorado who would J1 "away with equal auf- U1 Francis tyirk, President of 'he United States Niciety of Christian Endeavor I hve een the operation of wo pud uiirae in New Zealand sad of of endurance instead of execution snd realization Therefore, being much in love they studied their problem; they found that their united thought brought sensible conclusions. Her husband talked to some of the city officials who had been boyhood friends, gave his wife's views and found that they were received with worse than indifference. Ho realized that she had thought more deeply on the subjects at issue than he had, that she belonged to clubs that went deeply into such topics, could bring facts and figures to bear.

Then it was borne in npon him that the citizen who could best serve tflieir community and their country were excluded from any voice, and on thi aceount were not even taken into council. The word "ratification" had been frequently sounded in his ear without making any definite impression Ratification! How had they been able to ratify their marriage vows of mutual love, service, luxury, benefit to their community, etc. Not at all! because the wife could ratify nothing to which she aspired. She was a nonetity, she was not entitled to register her opinions, her wishes, as a guide to the laws of her community. Ratification! Of course, the ballot; that would enable them to ratify to each other the promises they had made by together voting for better opportunities for their children; by working together to produce in their world the results they were not able to accomplish with the ballot restricted to the one giving vital issues less time, consideration or understanding.

Ratification! The Ballot! An equal voice for men snd women! BIG SUBJECT other parts of ths world, snd my belief in it has been strengthened. Lincoln Steffens All democrats believe in woman snffrage, and whoever does not believe in it is Dot a democrat Alice Freeman Palmer The higher duties of women will be assisted, not hindered, by intelligent discipline in the others. Charles Edward Rossell I believj in votes for women just ss I believe in vote for men, snd for the same reasons. Maud Holllnpton Booth -All the evils that effect the home are largely dependent upon politics. Women should have the power to deal with these.

Theodore Roosevelt It is the rht women to have ths ballot; it is the duty of man to give it; and we sll need woman's help ss we try to solve the many and terrible problems set brfore us. Julia WartI Howe The elsim of woman to an equal opportunity with man was seen to be just when Plato so stated it, in terms which the subtest his hearers could not rainsay. Rev. Charles Aked Nothing since the coming of Christ ever promised so much for the ultimate good of the. human race as the political emancipation of women.

Mary E. Wooley. President of Mt. Holyoke College It seems almost in-' explicable that changes, surely as rad- ical as giving women the vote, should be accepted as perfectly natural, while; the political right is still viewed some-' what askance. i Brand Whitiork I believe that winon should vote because they are ss 1 believe that men should vote becaus they are at ATTENTION DEMOCRATS! r- Do look at what the Republican States are doing for women.

Doe it not stand to reason that this virtually means doubling their voting power. Will you sit indifferently by and permit the reins of Government to be wrenched from your hands because you are unable to overcome primitive ideas and prejudices? TO OUR PATRONS AND READERS: This Suffrage issue of The Shreveport Times sab-mitted for your information and entertainment It has afforded a special opportunity to plead the "rights" of our sex through illustration of -woman's, accomplishments. We have told much that we know, and also abstained from" tell-ing other things we also know. Loving the other sex, individually and collectively, we have treated them with the affectionate consideration we feel. And, as publishers of this issue, we hand to them our thanks in as generous proportion as we have received generous courtesy and support.

May the Lord love them, for we do, as daughters, sisters, wives and equal suffrage pleaders. We present our cause, Ratification of the Federal Amendment, with the substantial arguments that will bring conviction to the doubtful, and first-aid explanations to the inquiring; we ask only that our issue be read. As to our advertisers, we feel a just pride, after our cordial appreciation of their support to our undertaking of a special issue, in the splendid industries we are able to exhibit as our community business. As to the work done by the memliers of the Shreveport Business and Trofessionid Women's Club, aided by friends galore of the cause and the club, we modestly refrain from self-praise, no matter how turbulent our inward self-glorification. We fed that we have not yet reached the stage-when there is "nothing left but the shouting," repeating a classic and democratic saying, and feeling that the shouting will come in due order with "Ratification!" We remain, Your oledier.t servants and friend.

MRS. EDITH BROWN BAILIE, Editor-css. NELL B. LYNN, Business Manager. Author of 'Oil' Is With Us to Finish When asked if he stood for equal snffrage, Guy Arthur F.npey said: "Too cannot put It too strongly when expressing my -views for equal guf-frspe.

I wag not for it before went over but after my experience in England, after the wonderful things I saw done by women. I recngnite them not only as the equals but more than the equals of men in every line of endeavor they attempt. "Do yoa know that saw women in England doing the severest as well ag the most dangerous snd the most menial work. I saw delicate women driving heavy trucks. I saw peeresses scrubbing hospital floors; I saw slight girls on scaffoldings doing riveting, hardest of physical labor.

A woman saved my life when it needed intelligence, care and devotion to her duty under the mot arduous and difficult eireumstsnees." "Am 1 for equal rnffraffe? Most emphatically I am, snd glad to be quoted as being 4 seiple of the cause of "Votes for Wonrg." State Senator of This District Is 1 On the Right Side To my mind ft is the manifest destiny of women throughout the world to obtain the ballot. The evolution of woman's suffrage. In my opinion, is both a system of thought and a definite end to be. obtained. Viewing the question in concrete, I believe firmly that granting the ballot to women will tend to purify and elevate polities, and the disadvantages and difficulties which have been pointed out, will be overwhelmingly outweighed by the good to be derived therebv.

E. WATT.ES PROWNE. VOTF.S FOR WOMEN Florence Nightingale That women should have the suffrage, I think no one can be more deepiy convinced than I. It is so important for woman to be a "person." I entirely agree that woman's polities! power should be direct and open, not indirect VOTES FOR WOMEN The Highland elan Campbell wears tie rweet gait as it family bsdga. Caddo Representative Will Give Right Vote am in receipt of your letter and am glad to state again that I wiil assist yon at the next session of the legis-lature in securing the ratification of the Susan B.

Anthony amendment. The oniy objection to the ratification of the Federal amendment that I have heard urged with any seriousness is that the ratification of such an amendment would destroy the control of a state over its suffrage, and that such loss of control in the south would mean that the negro would he able to vote without restr etion. However, ag you know, the Federal amendment does not gttempt to dictate the manner in which a state shall regulate Its suf-j franc. The amendment simply prohibits' sny discrimination on account of sexj The question of state's rights so nr-'i gently contended for by these oppon-! ents of equal suffrage is used only because of the lack ef any other logical reason to refuse ratification SCOTT WILKINSON. 1.