Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-07
MAYOR PADDOCK'S DILEMMA
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS VERSUS INDI-
vIDuAL OPINIONS.
nut He welcomed the Equal sur
frasist. Gracefully while FRO
testing Eiouuentty Against
Women In Politics.

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last night to bid them welcome to Fort
Worth. Not the least burdensome OF
the mayors duties Is that Of making
various and sundry speeches in which
| he may be more or less interested and
| perhaps not at all. And there are par
| ticular speeches which II he could have
his way about 1t doubtless would be
left unsald. for while he may feel in
terested in a subject It may not seem
| appropriate to the occasion at all
times to give free expression of his
feelings. And II there be no feeling
in a speech or II 1t seem cramped or
| insincere, even though 1t be speech
of welcome It better not have been
| made. But Mayor Paddock's address
was nothing of that kind. The hymn
america" had been sung and an eX-
| pectnnt and patriotic. us well as a very
| sensitive audience was before MN. EV-
| identity something had touched chord
| of deep feeling and the usually self
/ posed mayor was not only con-
| fused. but absolutely at loss for
words in which to express himself
He Was PerpIexed.
81 don't exactly know how 1 am going
to come out of this" he said, as he
coughed gently and rubbed his hands
together like a schoolboy while smiling
faces nodded encouragement on every
| hand. all OF which called forth a
succession of every bland com
| pllments from the speaker who sun
| however did not seem satisfied win
himself. Then throwing aside reserve
| he eXpostulated with something very
| much like elouuence against the objects
| of the organization. He said that as
| MAYOR he could not but welcome them
warmly to the hospitality OF Fort
Worth in his official capacity, put
speaking as an individual he did not
indorse the objects OF the association.
ue told the ladies' that II, as they con-
t,rded. their movement tended TO the
| advancement Of the best interests OF
civilzation they had done well to
| okoose tho progressive city of Fort
Worth whose well known hospitality
and generous culture would Insure
az probation Of any effort for the good
of humanity. ,,,,t,,
them again thrice welcome TO the city
in his capacity Of mayor, ne saiu rain
er abruptly
A Question of the Times.
"But can it be now at the close of
the nineteenth century that 1t has be-
come necessary for women to organize
for self protection" He then enlarged
upon this remark. II the right OF
woman to the suffrage We're the only
question to be considered, he said, 1t
might he well to encourage the move
ment. but this right, If 1t was a
right. would imply duties and respon-
sibuties. and these duties and respon-
sibllities would entail labor, and tho
answer of every true mans heart when
confronted with the question was that
! woman should not laborl She should
not be required to do the work that
men are required to do His reading
of ancient and modern history had
taught him that civilization was not
| as high in regions where women were
| required to toll as In countries where
men had borne the heat and burden
OF the day, An eminent critic mad
| asked, In consideration of the ques-
ton, OF what use was 1t for women to
toll when II she would only wait the
fruits OF toll would be laid Mt her feet
by willing hands and loving hearts.
Ruiuoua Competition.
one of the most obvious results of
the entrance of woman into the labor
of the shops and factories OF recent
years had been the cheapening Of the
market value Of mans labor, The
speaker cited Instances which had come
under his observation.
CHANGING at one of the notices before
him, the mayor said: III the advent of
women In politics were as you say:
Essential to pure government do not
know but what l might don this
| smallpox flag myself (waving his hand
at the yellow banner of the Queen
Esther auxiliary of San Antonio). But
| generations must pass before you can
elevate man to your moral standard
Therefore, | feel that If you were to
mix with man in politics the reverse
of what you so much desire would
come to pass. The coarseness of mans
nature would have the effect of drag
ging you down" In conclusion the
mayor said that he had followed the
dictates Of his mind and conscience in
thus warning his fair and enthusi-
astic audience that the result of their
reform movement might be to drag
| themselves down to a level with man
interfering a remark to the effect that
he had been in politics and knew how
1t was himself, and saying also that he
feared that someone would 20 home
and tell his wife what he had been
saying and then his limited privileges
would be abridged more than ever. He
| 'NfNsiNNN ~ NA'HlllE lilhL new burdens
would come with the privilege of sun
rage and and described the mixing
with the rabble from which he said
every true man would seek to shield
his wife or his sister, adding again as n
last word that In his capacity as mavor
II the convention desired ANYTIME he
was theirs to command.
Eloquent Confidence.
The eloquent Mrs. s. l.. Trumbuu y,
Dallas. state organizer Of the associa.
ton, was called upon to respond. which
she did briefly, quietly RETAINING from,
argument while expressing serene
confidence in the ultimate triumnb 81
the ideas Of reform which was reasanr-
ing and inspiring to her auditors
A flag presentation by Arlss MI,
Mctadden OF circlevnle, a beautjf,i
and talented granddaughter Of TIE
Texas patriot, David "A, Mcradd,,,
followed after which the president -:
the association, Mrs Rebecea Hn,,s y.
| Hayes OF Galveston delivered he,. ,,,,i.,,s
ing address. replete with wit and VII
dom and CONGRATULATIONS unon ,ha
suspicious beginning OF the worl, sa,
equal suffrage In the state or 'rs,. W
whose people were free from n-st,,1tH,,
and undue devotion TO effete &C. W. w,
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