The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-12-12
= beautiful life lights

is the charm of twentietn century
civilization. Her graces and her
power are the cumulative products
of generations Of queenly conquest
and her crown OF exalted woman
hood is jeweled with the wisdom OF
sanity mothers. She has been
great factor in the glory OF our
country and her noble achievements
should not be marred or her hallow-
ed influence blighted by the coarser
duties Of citizenship. Southern
chivalry should never permit her to
bear the burdens of defending and
maintaining government, but should
preserve her unsulied from the al
lied influences of politics, and pro-
tect her from the weighty responsl-
bilties of the sordid affairs of life
that will crush her ideals and lower
her standards. The motherhood Of
the farm is our inspiration, she is
the guardian of our domestic vel
fare and guide to higher life,
but directing the affairs of govern
ment is not within woman's sphere
and political gossip would cause her
to neglect the home, forget to mend
our clothes and burn the biscuits.
No Liquor Legislation Needed.
az am a statewide prohibitlonist,
have always voted against the So
loon and do not use liquor in any
form and will always remain a
lifelong enemy to the liquor bust
ness. The home Of the farmer is
the hearthstone Of morality and the
fountain-head Of all that is pure
and noble in life and the farmer
should ever stand for civic right
eousness and the reduction Of all
forms Of vice to the minimum. Not
more than twenty-five per cent OF
our population ever tastes liquor
and less than one per cent drink to
excess. The delinquents we will al
ways have with us, but the liquor
habit affects so small a per cent Of
our population that do not think
it should be considered to the ex-
clusion of important problems that
affect the welfare of all the people.
Where liquor sends one man stag
gering home to his family, our sys-
tenn of marketing and Of rural
credits sends thousands Of families
reeling down the thoroughfares of
poverty.
each year 2,400 farmers become
victims of an inadequate and brutal
system of credits, cover their hearth
stone with the ashes of failure and
as many mothers, drenching the fam
lily altar with the tears of despair,
cry aloud for help as they close FOR
ever the door OF the home. Let lis
turn our attention temporarily from
the delinquents and incorrigibles TO
the worthy and ambitious citizen
struggling to feed and clothe his
family, educate his children and own
his home. Let government assist
those who plead for opportunity
rather than consume all our energies
upon those who Gorn the privileges
Of manhood. Experience has proved
that when legislatures become in
yOlved in prohibition discussions
much important legislation is aban-
doned and the business affairs Of
government neglected.
81 favor the rigid enforcement OF
all liquor laws now on the statute
books, but am opposed to any state
wide legislation Of any character on
this subject by the next legislature.
Education.
81 favor compulsory education ex-
tending over the entire school term.
Our rural school system is made
quate to meet the requirements Of
our children. The difficulty Of prop
erly educating the children of ten
ant farmers who move from farm
to farm is readily apparent. No
matter which way we turn in deal
ing with the problems in our rural
districts, we are confronted with the
condition that one-half the popula-
ton Of the country is a floating
one. The home and the school are
closely allied and their success in
terdependent
"0ur system Of education from ru-
raj school to university should re-
ceive the careful consideration of
the legislature and efficiency and
economy instituted wherever posi-
BILE.
Labor.
labor is honorable whether per-
formed by male OF female. Skill