The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
TOM LONG AGAINST
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
Jasper Man Tells Why He
Opposes HObsOn
SUBMITS HIS RECORD
Thinks ANY Man With HObson's
Egotism Is Unsafe to Place in
Position of Great
Responsibility
SUBMITS HIS RECORD
10 the Editor of The Age-IIerald

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
Here are a few reasons why, in my
cpinion, the people of Alabama should
vote for Oscar W Underwood in his pres
ent race for United States senator:
Tt is an undsputed fact that Captain
Hobson is heart and soul in favor of wom-
ans suffrage. lie is not only a believer
but he assisted in leading national suf-
fragist parade in washington ON March
last. According to his own words, as
quoted he asked the Secretary of War
for a battalion of cavalry to head the
procession. In this same parade which
was being led by Captain Hobson, in
addition to hundreds of white women was
a crowd of negro women with badges
on their breasts the same as Captain Hob
son is said to have worn-"Votes For
Women" Let it be remembered that ii
took Alabama over 30 years to get rid
of the negro men as voters. How long
would it take to get rid of the negro wom-
en- voters? Neither the great democratic
nor republican party has ever indorsed
womans suffrage in any national plat
form
The argument used for woman's suf-
ter politics, better temperance laws and
cleaner administrations. The Bible tells
us that ''by their fruits ye shall know
them" 1t is an undisputed fact that in
nearly every section in the American
union where women have full suffrage
whisky runs wide open. Only yesterday
We saw in the papers where a city in
California, that has been prohibition terri
tory for years, voted for liquor by the
almost unanimous vote of the women.
The reason is plain. The bad women
vote and sell their votes, and 1t is safe
to say that not one-tenth of the good
women will associate with the women
politicians. This was true at the recent
election in Illinois where women voted
for the first time
Statistics show that the larger votes
cast by women were in the great cities,
whereas in the rural or country districts
of Illinois less than per cent of the
women voted. Women, as whole, are
much better than men, but God never
intended that they should vote. neither did
our forefathers. 1 sincerely trust and be-
lieve that woman's suffrage will never
come into any southern stats. If YOU
have any doubt about woman's suffrage.
summons back to life our old ante-bellum
mothers and grandmothers. Imagine them
standing before you, having just risen
from their graves. These good women of
the south of the old days, who raised the
sons that followed the flag of the Con-
fedefacy and exhibited such bravery tina I
* made the beloved Robert Il. Lee the
superior of Napoleon. These good women
raised their daughters at home to work,
but not to vote. Ask these old mothers
ana grandmothers of ours for guidance,
nd fhAff. or he
unanimous against Votes for Woiren.' >
They would answer, Mo- No, Mo- with
the same unanimous verdict as Hobson' 5
colleagues stamped as false the charges
he recently made against Oscar W. I'm
deIwood.
If you do not believe in womans suf-
frage it is duty you owe Alabama to
vote for Underwood He is the only man
from the south whose name has been
presented in any national convention of
either Of the two great political parties
for over 60 years. Last year at the demo-
cratic convention in Baltimore Mr.. Under
woods name was presented for the presi-
dency and received votes from six or eight
states which remained true to his colors
until the last ballot. Alabama presented
Mr.. Underwoods name, and ne is un-
questioDably the greatest of the great of
Alabama's distinguished men. He is not
only statesman, but a diplomat as WELL
and is respected by both democrats and
republicans from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. and from the Lakes to the Gulf
Since his recent announcement for the
United States Senate many of the great
journals in the United States, such as the
New York Herald the New York Sun.
the Baltimore SUM- the Houston Post and
the Nashville Banner, and nearly all lead
ing papers throughout the United States
that l might name, have stated in their
columns that Oscar w. Under wood was
presidential size" and that his defeat
Tor the Senate would not only be a loss
10 Alabama, but the whole United States
as we'll. Many of these papers say that
Oscar w. Underwood is logical nominee
OF the great democratic party following