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CORNER CAMP AND GRAVIER STREETS

My dear Miss Gordon:

I have your letter of the 15th inst. enclosing circular
letter addressed by Mrs. James Benne to the i"viembers of Congress.
This I herewith return.

I can not agree with the lady. In my letter to you of
March 2nd, we considered the 2nd Section of irticle l of the Con~
stitution, wherein the Constitution of the United States fixes the
qualifications which voters must have as being those requisite for
electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislatures.
And as I view it, it follows that the various states in fixing the
qualifications required for the electors of the legislatures of the
various states, at the same time fixed the qualifications of the
electors for the members of Congress, etc.

With perhaps one exception, which it is not necessary to
consider here, this right of the people of each state to fix the
qualifications of the voters for members of Congress, etc. remained
without qualifications of any kind, and the people of the various
states had the right to say who should and who should not vote for
members of the State Legislature, and in fixing those qualifications
at the same time fixed the qualifications for electors for members
of Congress.

This unlimited right of the various states was exercised in
the various states by, for instance, prohibiting negroes from voting.
So the various states could have said - Germans shall not vote; and
perhaps right now some of them would like to say sol But at any
rate, this right of the various states existed without limitation of
any kind until the enactment of the 15th Amendment to the Constitu—
tion of the United States, which amendment reads:

Section 1 - The right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or

by any state on account of race, color or previous conditions
of servitude ”. '

In other words, by Article 2 the Constitution gave to the
various states the right to name the qualifications of voters, and
by the 15th amendment it limited that right by saying - in anything
that you do, you must however not make a distinction on account of
race, color, etc. This still left the various states in full pos—
session of complete power to make any distinctions it would other
than those specifically forbidden, and as I view it with the right
to make a distinction between male and female. The 17th Amendment
does not, in my opinion, touch the subject at all.

With good wishes, I remain,

Yours sir erely,

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March 17, 1916.," ., lgl.

To the Democratic Members of the Sixty—fourth Congress of the
United States.

Dear Sir:

The Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference organized pri—
marily to obtain the cnfranchisemcnt of the southern women through
the medium of state legislation, earnestly requests your support
for the United States Elections Bill, to enable women to vote for
members of Congress, and which Bill has the endorsement of both
the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference and the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.

At our recent Convention in Richmond the Bill received
enthusiastic endorsement, because we believed it relieved the
Democratic Party from an embarrassing position created by the

Federal Suffrage Amendment.

In the inevitable extension of woman suffrage it is natural
for the women to rally to the party which throws the influence of
its support and endorsement in favor of their enfranchisement. The
injustice of women having to submit their right to a voice in repre~
sentative government to the ”CONSENT” of every kind of a man not
interdicted by idiocy andicriminality, has caused to rally to the
support of a National Amendment many w omen of the south who should
be true to the traditions of the Democratic Party and its States
Rights? Doctrine.

The temper of the American women is not to be trifled with:
They are willing to stand any test for citizenship, but their
Americanism resents the United States Government permitting its
women to remain a SUBJECT CLASS —~ denied the privileges and pPO"
tection of the citizenship so'generously extended to the alien and
the negro. This is the resentment which is turning the southern
women to look for relief in a National Amendment. The Democratic
Party is absolutely in control in the south and yet in the status
of her United States citizenShip the wOmanhood of the south is
allowed to remain the negro‘s inferior.

The Democratic Party now in power has the opportunity to
make an imperishable records In the significant contributions to
woman suffrage for the current year the article by PreSident Taft,
is conspicuous not for the merit of the argument for and against,

 

 but as a plea for delay. Is the logic for delay to be found in an
opportunity for the Republican Party to secure the credit for this
final and greatest extension of the suffrage?

‘ The United States Elections Bill has for its author that
distinguished southerner, Miss Laura Clay of Kentucky. The ar—
gument that the constitution includes women as an organic component
part of "the people“ is reasonable enough for this Democratic
Congress to pass the Bill and allow its constitutionality to be .
tested by the Supreme Court. The Bill is one that leaves the quali—
fications of the voters to be prescribed by the States, exactly
as when the state adopts suffrage by submission to the voters.

Therefore, the Southern Conference, in perfect sympathy
with the policy that suffrage is a state right, asks of this Demo~
cratic Congress to recognize that woman suffrage is no longer_a.
theory to be debated, but a condition to be met, and that it seize
this opportunity to do justice to the women of Americas Such an .
act will meet with the endorsement of all suffragists and place to
democratic credit this last and greatest extension of the suffrage.

Very truly yours,

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MRS. JOHN B. PARKER, Cor. Sec’y,
1520 Audubon St, New Orleans, La».

MRS. H. B. BARTLETT, Treasurer,

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IDA PORTER-BOYER, Executive Sec’y,
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KATE I‘d. GORDON, President,
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LAURA CLAY, Vice~President at Large,

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HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS.

MRS. OLIVER H. P. BELMONT,
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MISS MARY JOHNSTON,

Warm Springs, Va.

MRS. HELEN GARDINER,
Washington, D. C.

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MRS. C. E. ELLICOTT,
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MRS. D. P. MONTAGUE,
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SQUIHERN STATES worm WEERAGE CONFERENQE

KATE M. GORDON, President,

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4.1.9 Camp Street. New Orleans. L21.

Washington, I). C. HEADQUARTERS:
' NEW ORLEANS, LA.

May 819I_63

To tho Officers of thc Southcrn ‘onfcrcncc:

As the time for the Nationsl Democratic Convcntion
approadxos, I am writing to say hat I on making svcry effort
to socuro a hchring, but have not hcsrfi dcfinitoly from the
National Committee. I am going to write to both the National
Association anfl the Gongrcssionol Union to learn whothcr thcy
have any definite appointment. I rather think we will have to
proccsd along the regular lines of putting in our request for
a plank and thcn.takc our ch noes as of yore. I am sure that
with the suffrage status as it is, the Committee will not be able
to ignore any division of suffragists, and we southern suffra—

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gists have, or course, a position of vantage.

I havc written to all the states to ask that as soon
as tho lists of the delegates to the Democratic Convention are
named, that a list he sent to mc, but I am going to as: the mcm~
bcrs of tho board in their respective states to keep on the look-
out to secure me a copy, by requesting their chairman of the Dem—
ocratic Committee for a copy of same as soon as secured.

I suppose you know that we will ask for 3 states'
right plank to be incorporated. I submitted the votc and a man
jority were in.favor of this demand, particularly as we are or—
ganized_péimarily for this form of suffrage, In fact, I have
been the recipient of some very positive opinions, that to do
less than this would be to violate the objects of our organiza~
tion, and with this viewpoint I agree. I cannot subscribc to
Mrs. Catt‘s point of View that the Democratic Party going on
rocord for a statcs‘ right form of suffrage is another form
of opposition. It certainly is a recognition of tho principle
of suffrage and would form.thc cornerstonc of practical suf~
frsgc.work in the South. Without this cnflorcemcnt our line of
work in the South is upon a very insecure basis. It is the on-
ly form of suffrago that we can reasonably expcct the Democratic
Party to ondorso, ani the point of View that I am trying to meet
is one that I fear may be taker“ Amos any national recognition
of suffrage whatsoever, nationalizcs the question; and this is
a principlc to which the party is opposed.

It is desirable that any and all of us who are going
to St. Louis, try to secure their rooms in.thc same hotel. I
wrote to mice M10" +“ ““"W whore she would be, and this is her

 

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keep the room as lung as I nemei d it."

I am guing he'write to 118% Pa “SHOP immediately and
maka the same proviginn, and I would a.dvisa each of yam to flu
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I suppose you have reeeibed a letter from firs.

Catt, asking you and me to tekf the affirmative side , the question:

Shall work be drOpped on the Fefieral Amendment and efforts confined

to state legislation?

I have accepted, with the understanding that I may be aliOWed to make

it elset that T 60 i 9 “p 1 all Federal legislation.

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definition o wi~ it contravenes-States Rights._ I prOpose'leetiug to
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a the soutnernmost tier of states.
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721 w. Morkmm St" “we ROCk‘ Ark" LAURA CLAY, Vice-=13rcsidm1t at Large, Ix N”
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MARIE LOUISE COLLENS, Cor. Scc'y,

1309 Berlin St, New Orleans, La. HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS MRS} With/l. STONER, 211d Auditor,

MRS OLIVER H P BFLM()N"‘ 1538 Rhode Island Ave. Washington. D. (1

MRS. H. B. BARTLETT, Treasurer, New “mm“
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fact that the Democratic Party was on record in support of woman ‘7
suffraga, and which woo a very necessary preurcquisito toward ‘
pushing the United States Elections-2 Bill, he 5911:, that the tlmo
was now opportune to puch said bill. I have waited for a replv
to my inquiry whctler he would puSh it heforc the 0168c of they
present session of Congrcsc, but so far have moo heard from him;

I

‘ The NEW SJUTHERN CITIZEN, for July, which presumo you
have all read gives my point of vicw on.the twin plankc, and what
has been accompliahed. The Southern Conference vindicated itS
purposc and was of enormous service as a flank movemcnte To dic-
ccuht the value of the plank to the southern suffrage situation is

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a laoh10l poll‘L-lcdl applccmtlcn that cahnoty, M my mud, bc cza—
plalhcc except tho through the blindnocs of partisan a leciahccg

It is, therefore, with cohhidcrablc alarm that I am
watching tho tpegfi of affairs which socmc to incline toward the
National taking a partisan stand in.the interest of the Republican
Party. If this four should matcrlallzog then the suffrage situa-~
tion in the south will get a very severe blow, and the only offset
will be the recognition of suffrage along Democratic llncc for our
oouthorn women, I would regret the injectioh.of anvthing like pow
lltical partisanship, but I do feel that the suffraée work necdd
a distinctively southern organization to meet condi ions that havc
made it necessary for our commercial, educational, sociological I
and religious institutions to have southern organizations to
landle their problemsa

Now, that we have achieved the purpose of our orgahin
zation the question naturally arlscs whether the Southern Confe~
rcnoe Shall continua or not? If we do continue, than we must
have a special line of policy. If the National stresses the
federal amendment as the main feature of the National work, then
ofcourso, we simply must have a soutlern suffrage organization,
There is no doubt that our press service is beyond compare, the
best of its kind in the United Statcs tonday, and it doec seem
a pity to lot this work laszfi ‘

 

 However; we must recouhizc that thorc i3 A

Souhhchh Conic*ehco and which manifco d

oroaht note that wag souhfiod at the Hearing

Domocr: c Resolutioho Committoc. Whom Mrs. C ‘
favor of her*'%hiotract principle”, made it appear t;s. ll southern
women endoroed it, and conveyethhc impression that in south woo
not for statc right suffrage. Pcrsuthern states Where two
well defined parties exist, the Republican Party could not afford
to antagonize the woman sentiment, particularly When its party
platform is on record in favor of woman suffrage under state
regulation.

The Southern Conference has extended an invitation
to the governors of the southern states to meet us in Wasiington
just prior or after the inauguration to conferon a policy for
the South. We hope that as the arbiters of democratic destiny,
you will agree to make the democratic "solid south", created
such by the injustice of the now existing federal amendments, eam
cape any further injustice by creating a Short cut for the

suffrage of the women of the United States. Such a happy solu—
tion of a difficult situation, cannot but bring credit to and
perpetuate the party in power. '.

We. therefore, earnestly appeal to you to take immeep
diate'steps to define a line of policy on the above suggestion.
The women of the United States must be enfranchised. The Demo—
cratic Party cannot and will not force on the South a federal
amendment contrary to the policies and traditions of the party.

A policy of delay will lose to the party, prestige and power, and
menace its future. Let the Democratic South solve the problem
to the satisfaction of all not biassed by partisan prejudices.

Hoping for your co—operation,

President.

Very truly,

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fl\\, . Cor. Sec’y.

 

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