n, as represented by
their men--good, bad and indifferent, honest or venal--should be heard
through the men who represent them at the present time and whom the
majority of women are still perfectly willing to have represent them."
She then showed how much larger the majorities were which had voted
against woman suffrage than for it. The speakers were Miss Emily P.
Bissell of Delaware; Mrs. O. D. Oliphant of the New Jersey
association; Mrs. James Wells of the Texas association; Miss Lucy J.
Price of the Cleveland branch; Mrs. A. J. George of the Massachusetts
association. The Judiciary Committee was in an argumentative mood and
began with Mrs. Dodge as follows:

Mr. Dyer (Mo.). What is the position of your organization with
reference to the question of whether or not women should have the
right to vote at all? Are you in favor of women voting?

Mrs. Dodge. We are in opposition to woman suffrage generally. We
have never opposed women voting in school matters; we think that
is a perfectly legitimate line for them to vote upon. The only
trouble is they do not vote upon those questions where
authorized; only two per cent. of them do so.

Mr. Dyer. That is as far as you want them to go?

Mrs. Dodge. Yes; that is a perfectly legitimate line for them, we
have always taken that position from the first, but that does not
mean that women are to be drawn into politics and government and
we only draw the line at their taking part in politics and
government.

Mr. Dyer. I understand your position is that you favor submitting
this question to the States directly.

Mrs. Dodge. Yes. We have always rather inclined to the idea that
it should be submitted to the women themselves.[103] ...

Mr. Taggart. Would you say that it was just to require a woman to
pay the income tax demanded by the government and then deny her
the right to any voice as to who should be the Representative
that voted that tax on her?

Mrs. Dodge. I certainly should. I have paid taxes in five States
myself. I feel that I am entirely protected--that is what the tax
is for. I think that taxpaying men are just as capable of taking
care of my rights as of their own and I feel that I am justified
in saying that the men can quite as well look after that which
ought to be and is their business as I can.

Mr. Taggart asked: "Why