The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-05-22

ue Is wei lag sues " the Siauou W Sck
dry. and If he is dry he goes to get
wet. If he has a headache he goes to
the saloon to get Ii cured and II he
has none. he goes there to get one"
And thus did she pay with words
and convulse her hearers. II is impos-
sible 10 follow her in them all for
she said so many fine things that
reached the great hearts OF men. Her
defense Of women in politics could
not have been beaten. Il read In the
constitution that all men are created
free and equal and in the bible that
God created men and women in His
image. A little lower than angels
they were created and they came to-
earth as pure as when they left the
plastic hand Of God. You say you
have right TO drink. No You haven't
No man has the right to debauch and
defaee the image OF His creator. tCries
OF no. that's SOL Had God been viii
ing for you to do this He would have
created you in the other fellows I'm
age" tAppTauce.l5 :@~ d H.
And she turned the point beautifully
on the men. Suppose" she said.
the women would start a saloon and
insisted upon going there and drink.
ms TO Drunkenness Suppose they
went home, beat their husbands. kick.
ed their Children under the beds and
act as men have done towards rs.
Why there would be more grass wild
overs in the country soon than You
could find pastures for lAppiause.l
You would resort 10 bullets. not bal.
lots. not TO elections but to dyna-
mite, and you would 90 at II not next
Tuesday. but now. And every man
in the nation would come TO your de-
Tense. I would come al the way
from Texas to do II. oh. my brother.
why have You done II? Have we
women no feelings. have we no love.
do you think we can stand everything!
We have burned the bridges behind NJ
and We shall fight iii we die. We
never will give up nor rest until every
saloon 10 banished and there Is peace
In this beautiful country--and the
most remarkable scene drowned the
speakers words the cheers lasting for
a minute and breaking out three dif.
ferent times.
But the men say that we ought not
to be here. that the home Is woman's
sphere. The liquor men grow reli.
gious and quote st. Paul when he
said woman should keep silent and
ask her husband. wouldn't some oil
us learn a lot? (LaughtertThere Is nc
such thing as woman's or mans
sphere. they are hemispheresand both
place ifkethis and seea woman on the
platform ! tell you that there mer
want 20 toa vaudeville performance
unless a woman Is on the stage AM
they VIII pay 60 TO see a girl kick III,
J lights out. (IGreat laughter.D
IL have rocked the cradle. devoted
= ". proudly. watched my three II,
tie boys through their childhood an,
= they we're safe until you men set
= trap for them 90 catch them. and moth
d or as I am. love my boys and
r am .goIng 10 follow them,"-but sh
9 never finished for the second prol0nl
n ed cheering broke out and shouts wer
r heard all over town.
e One Of her most striking things wa
!. this: II have no patience with ths
q dogma that woman must stay az HON
u while her children are left to III
d mercy Of these dens Of vice. Ther
q never would have been a woman o
y the platform II the men had protecte
them In their homes. tGreat cheers.D
ia heather woman pleaded for the Saylt
re and II a heather woman could do thi
n. why haven't I right TO beg for m
as children7" That brought uproarioi
se applause.
d. She closed by an appeal 10 Nor
~ Carolina manhood. She fattered I
a and dId II delicately. intellIgentiy. 81
found out what We want 10 be and a
be cused ~ Of being Il. Il have heaI
IT, that you are great fighters. on Il
~ 2Cth ~ Liay 90 to the polls and sal
be your homes7"
II Have you heard a hotter shotg