The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-24
He WOMAN PRESIDENT.
What She Would Do If in the White
House.
R COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM.
Josephine X. Henry of Kentucky,
Belva LoclxwOOd's Rival, Tells
What She Would Do.

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Versailles. KY, October 15.-The United
States Is going to have woman president.
At least, that is what Mrs Josephine X.
Henry of this city says. Mrs. Henry is
the only woman besides Belva Lockwood
who has really ever been prominently men-
toned as the candidate of her sex for the
executive mansion. She thinks that she
lacks ambition now. but she has given
much thought to what would happen il
she were president.
Mrs. Henry comes of good old cavalier
stock. for her forefathers were Virginians.
For five years she has been battling In
Kentucky for the rights of married wo-
men, and at last her hopes have been real
lied by legislative enactment in Kentucky
which brought about just and equitable
property laws for married women. AS
public speaker Mrs. Henry is decided
| success, and she is no stranger to politics.
for in 1890 she was the candidate of the
prohibition party Of Kentucky for clerk Of
the supreme court of the State. She made
| a spirited canvass, and despite the fact
that she was a woman and prohibtionst
In Kentucky. she received 5000 votes
There have been so many garbled tales
| concerning Mrs. Henry and alleged state
| ments from her that 1t has been deemed
wise for her to really say Just what she
thinks over her own signature, and this
is what she says:
since through the press / have been
suggested as candidate for the presidency
Of the United States without my knowl-
euge or consent. an office from which am
constitutionally barred, because / rest un-
der the disability of being a woman AL
.hougn am native-born, of legal age, a
law abiding, taxpayng citizen OF the
american Republic, thus caricaturing true
ueHiocracy, i give expression through the
press to what l would hope to do as presi-
dent OF the United States.
WHAT SHE WOULD DO.
The suggestion of woman president
is received with derision, for the idea pre.
walls that men alone are At for presiden
tial timber, and that. too in the face OF
the fact that numbers of masculine rulers
IN our own and other nations have been
signal failures, while many women rulers
IN EUROPE have proven to their people the
wisest and most successful reigns in their
history l herewith outline the policy
needful under present conditions.
should accept the presidency, If elecr- |
eo ny my countrymen only by am honest
vote and fair count. and would refuse to !
accept the high office II elected by the I
power of money. the purchase and de-
bauching Of the suffrage
would demand that my inauguration |
us conducted on true democratic princi- |
pies, not in accordance with the
royal magnificence and prodigal expendi- !
lure OF European monarchies and despot. |
isms. "N ueSPoS-
Naeh installed in the White House |
sho"ia mold the reins Of government with
cut the aid Of boss, and call into my
cspihet the wisdom rather than the wealth
of the nation.
:. Considering the protection of human
,is parsihount to all else In repub-
nc, would recommend to congress tho
submission Of an amendment IN our Ma
lonal constitution enfranchising Is. 900 .O0O
u american women in accordance with
inc letter and spirit OF American do.
pocraey which proclaim that taxation
WITHOUT representation Is tyranny gov
'rnments derive their Just powers from
ne consent OF the governed Political
wv, We, inheres In the people, equal rights
o All special privileges to none.
ON TARIFF AND FINANCE.
Believing that every great commodity
within the limits Of our country sbouI6
De utilized for the benefit OF tho wbnl,
people, ! would encourage the utilization
u the poundless wealth of silver as we'll
Is gold, which nature has stored in our
ranges.
would, therefore, recccmend to con-
'ress the passage of an act remonetizinr
'iiVer ana the Issuing of two billions NJ
egal tendor paper currency. with H..
wealth and integrity OF the Nation behind
T. ana based on both meals as n redemn-
'oh guarantee. l would on application of
io'ders CT this National currency for re-
'empuon see that my secretary of ihs
loasury acted in accordance with the in
ertsts OF the whole people ralh.r than
a the interest OF the financial dictators oY
trset. 'oo'eis VI wall
wound recommend the Immediate re-
eui OF the DingleY tariff law and thu, or-
,aniza'ien of ncn- partisan tariff com.
llsslon, whose duty 1t would be TO tro-
g, equally the interests Of all eIas,es.
laking II impossible for the proiucins
~ au,ring classes to- become the prey OF
~, iui corporations and moncpol.cs.
In my foreign policy | would baw.re
complications involving only trivial re- ;
WIS, put when the interest and honor Of
no world
would look to and energize an inter.
merican system Of commerce establish
common system Of weights and ,neas- I
res, with tariff so adjusted as 10 build
M So oe.ween the countries Of North
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