The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-29
MRS. SAX0vS SENTIMENTS.
SHE PUTS EN- ON PAPER PLAINLY
A Cores pendent Taken to Task for Ac.
cusing Her of Woman Suffrage,
Anti Catholic, Know-Noth-
ing and Other Ideas,

MEXIA, May 2S.-L Editor HERALD, -
There is in the state, as you well know,
feeling of antipathy to woman suffrage
even by very many who favor prohibi-
ton. Your Mexia correspondent states
that my "Theme in Mexia on the night of
the 9th was woman suffrage, plain
Christianity and prohibition" To the
first l enter positive denial, unless
the reasons gave as TO woman's power
lessness as a law maker, forcing her to
plead TO men for them 20 act for her, he
so construed.
He says | "revived the doctrines of
the old Know-nothing party" That op
position was mainly directed against
catholicism" and deny that portion
of it.
refer all foreigners to the census of
1850, whica gives 10 q population of
bO,W0,000 over 100000 OF women who
are working and supporting themselves,
independent OF any protection. OF the
6O,OOO,OOO popul alton, Al, 100000 are native
born, which Includes the negroes; 1000
900 are foreign-born. Out of 6s,OOO retail
liquor sellers at that time, $1,000 were
OF foreign birIh-Germans; 10000 of
brewers and maltsters, 1878, of
which l2,22l were OF foreign birth; 9,925
were Germans,
Our insane at that time was 0l,OOO, of
whom B,346 were foreign born, they
furnishing one-fourth from one.
third less than 100000. Our
criminal class, 1925, of which
lZ9lI hau birth In foreign countries
OF paupers in institution for their care
we had at that time o7,067, of these A.,
LOG were native, 22,96l foreign born;
were furnished from the 100000; and /
am certain that as a class the foreign
true element oppose prohibition as
"subservient of personal liberty" The
peer brewers congress openly declared
IN their last congress to "oppOse women
first, last and always; that any political
freedom to them meant prohibition.u
rms resolution was unanimously
endorsed. Again / declare that this
congress made the political issue II
years ago, and as America is controlled
at the ballot'boX, population
must be temperate, virtuous
and patriotic, or destruction
OF the republic is inevitable. NV adj
dress last night was heard by foreigners
ana doubt If they felt as your cores
, pondent states.
Figures do not lie, and | appeal to
them TO study the question as it bears
upon the nations life. Whist can well
be tolerated aud held largely in check
IN king-ruled country, becomes I'M
controliaDle When that country is free,
as it is here.
In Berlin 1000 of her citizens were de-
prived of voice because of their hav-
ing been either criminals once, or were
paupers, having received aid from the
government.
say welcome the foreigners. We
nave opened our arms TO them,
and they have possessed our fields,
hold our offices, and many are good
cltlzens and are my own friends, but
love OF this county is with me pars.
mount TO personal hkings, and truth
Will stand against the world We should
Amerlcanize our newcomers instead
OF allowing foreignizing of our own
LAND, whose liberty we boast our fore
fathers died 10 save.
appeal Ia the facts, not TO persons.
anG / say everywhere, fearless of con-
traGicLOn, that the best interests OF all
lie IN this very agitation of the question,
whose Educational force will save Amer.
lea nothing else will) from anarchy and
ultimate ruin,
You refer, in the HERALD of same
issue, to the wiie-murdering matter, and
IN the name OF all the goddesses l won
DER what evil spirit has got hold of the
masculine gender that il is 80 industri-
ously Staying their helpmeets." | don't
60 far to tind the demon, and hand in
his name,"Liquor." A parcel of men got
together and howl and descant on the Ci-
vorce laws, their laxity,snd the frequen-
ey OF divorce, declaring that the Old
Bible cause alone must be the reason
given, and divine. law made uniform
and strict for "aduItery only" SO say |
when every power is used 10 protect the
home life from the, drink evil by
state and nation, but until it is done,
common sense and every humane i'm
pulse cries aloud TOR helpless woman's
protection, No power can close my
lips save death. Papers may ignore or
reviie, / Will be heard, for never yet
have spoken ;hat i have not won a
nearing and more-approval from the
very element, that, because of their for
elgn birth, dare DO honest and show
them the danger to the land Of their
adoption, whose best interest is theirs
Is well as mine or my SONS.
Respectfully,
- "a 1