Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-01-23

The rally Of women 20 the de
mocracy is one OF the very inter
esting episodes Of the times.
This week the national WON
ans democratic league met in
Washington. Pres d @ intellect
Wilson prepared a message for
this convention.
This national assemblage of
democratic women is an event
well worthy to command the at
tention of any statesmen from
the next president down. Wo-
mankind constitutes more than
half the population of this coun
try. That feminine influence,
in all ages of the world, has ex-
erted an immense weight in af-
fairs of government is well
known fact.
In several states women voted
at the election last November.
But apart from PARTICIPATION in
the contest at the polls, the share
of women in bringing about the
change of administration at
Washington was an important
one
Among the achievements OF
the democratic partie is to be
reckoned the fact that it convene
ed American women OF the just
ice of it's cause
The issues of the late election
were issues that struck very
close to the hearts, heads and
homes of women.
High cost of living brought
abought by the trust and tariff,
caused women to take deeper
interest in questions of public
economy than they ever have
taken before in this United
States.
The canvassing of these ques-
tons in the homes of the land,
the plain, NATTER of fact logic of
the wives who told their husbands
how difficult it was to fill the
market basket, worked in the
result was seen when the votes
of those husbands were counted.
The nation owes great debt
to the women of the democracy.
Buffalo IN. Y. } Times.
The local papers over the Eas
Texas belt are devoting a con.
siderable amount of space and
energy just how to lambasting
the mail order houses and advis-
ing the people to trade with the
home merchants and thereby
help to build up the home town
and business. This is eminently
right and proper, but the fact
remains, that SO long as the mail
order houses advertise persist
emily and scatter their literature
in every home in the country Of
fering bargains" and the home
merchants depend upon the To-
cal editor and the patriotism of
the people to keep the trade at
home and do not advertise their
goods and tell the people what
they have and the advantage of
buying at home, just SO long will
the people keep the mail order
catalog on their book shelf and
order goods from it. The peo-
pie are not to blame in the mat
ter, it's the home non .advertis
ing merchant. -Nacogdoched Sen
tinel.
The Sentinnl editor was talk
ing out in meeting when he
made the above observation-in
fact, he drove the argument
home and clinched it.-Lufkin
News.
Exactly, and now that the
parcels post system is in effect,
and an eleven pound package can
be carried by mail, whereas four
pounds has been the limit, just
watch the mail order houses
flood the country with advertis-
ing-and they won't only do it
in the fall and winter months,
either, they will carry it right on
through the summer. However,
the home merchant must learn
the lesson, and the way to teach
him is not by criticising or abus-
ing him as some papers do.
Teach him by SHOWING him the
value of constant ADVERTISING
Carthage Waterman.