Elihu Root reaffirms his opposition to woman suffrage

Describes Root's appearance at the Judiciary Committee hearing on the suffrage amendment. U.S. Senator Root, Committee Chairman Senator George Davis and Mrs. Julian Heath oppose woman suffrage

Reprints excerpts from Elihu Root's 1894 speech against the suffrage amendment, in which he contented that it was a great mistake for women to try to usurp the political role of men when true government is centered in the home where women rule supreme.

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01/01/1909

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