Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-17
BRYAN SUPPORTS
WOMAN STUFF RACE
DECLARED HE WOULD NOT ASK
FOR POLITICAL RIGHT III.
MED HIS WIFE
TO SUPPORT AMENDMENT
Secretary Holds That Woman Has
Proven Herself Equal Ia Every
Task That Has iiern
Given Her

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WASHINGTON. u. G.. July 10
Secretary Bryan IN q formal state
ment issued tonight, came Out for
woman suffrage. He declared that
he would ask NO political right tor
himself that he was not Niiiinl e.
grant his wife. and lnno n'rd his
intention of supporting the pr1pos-
ed state constitutional amendment
extending the franchise 10 women.
10 be voted upon In Nebraska lo.t
November
Woman. Mr. Bryan said had prov
ed herself equal 10 every respous,-
Dility imposed upon her, and would
not fail society in this emergency.
Above an other arguments Ia favor
OF giving her the ballot he plpred
the right OF the mother To avolco 100
the moulding OF the eui.,oLmcnt o.
her children The mother the
secretary said. can justly daim the
right 10 employ every wetbO1 Inch
can be made effective tor the pro.
lection of those whose ini"rcs; she
guards and the ballot will put with
In her reach all OF the instrument
talitles OF government, including the
police power
The statement. In part, follows.
The voters OF Nebraska will, at
the election next November. adopt
or reject proposed amendment eN-
tending suffrage To- women on equal
terms with men As a citizen OF
that state. II will be my duty 20
participate In the decision To be rem
dered at the polls. shall support
the amendment shall ask no POI
litical rights for myself that ] am
not willing to grant To my wife.
as man and woman are Gotten
ants OF the earth and must work
out their destiny together, the pre-
sumption Is on the side of equality
OF treatment In all that pertains 10
their joint lie and It's opportunities.
The burden OF proof is on those who
claim for on advantage over the
other In determining the conditions
under which both shall live This
olnim has not been established Ina the
matter of suffrage
The first objection which ! re-
member TO have heard was that as
woman cannot bear arms she should
not have voice la deciding ques-
tons that might lead 10 Var. Cr IN
enacting laws that might require an
army for their enforcement This
argument Is seldom offered now. for
the reason as civilization advance
laws are obeyed because they have
powder and lead behind them
Second Is urged by some that
womans life Is already iull OF care
and that the addition of suffrage
would either oyerburdeu her or turn
her attention away from the duties
of the home The answer mad" 20
this Is that the exercise OF the
fanchise might result iu a change of
thought and occupation that would
relieve the mOnoiOny ui woman
work and give restful yrriety 90 her
activities
Third. Many well-me1ning men
and women affirm that suffrage
would work harm 20 woman by
lessening the respect 100 which She
is held. This argument would have
more weight, had 1t not been em-
ployed against every proposition 90.
yanced in favor OF The enforcement
OF woman s. sphere.
These objections. however. ION
cstly advanced. have proven impo-
tent 10 rciard womaue progress.
Many not the fears sincerely enter
tanned by the opponents of woman 81
-. -. Ia. o. s#I.
lees a. those hat once forced the
widow In eastern India 10 ascend the
funeral pyre or a. those that 'N-
clude Mohammedan women from the
social benefits and possibilities
which the woman of the Christian
world shares
And are not the second and
third objections above stated refuted
TO some extent NJ least. by the fact
that in the stltes which have adopt
ed woman's suffrage land 300 the
other nations that have adopted
there is no agitation Tor return 70
the system under which man has a
monopoly OF the right 20 vote j.
II not fair 10 assume that an effort
would be- made 20 correct the mis-
take II womans suffrage had really
failed 10 give satisfaction 90 the peo-
pie where u has been tried
d." II one we're In doubt a. 20 which
side OF the controversy tO take he
would be- Justified boz giving weight
10 the fact that organization and en-
thusiasm are on the side OF those
who favor woman suffrage
As for myself. ava not in doubt
as 10 my duty e. is not ms pun
pose 20 discuss the subject with
/ elaboration az this time bur ! de-
/ sire 10 present the argument 20
! which I give the greatest weight
Without minimizing other arRumeu IS
advanced 10 support of the extend
/ INK OF suffrage 10 woman. ] place
I the emphasis upon the mother 81
/ right 20 voice IN moulding the en-
/ yironment which shall surround her
/ children an environment which
operates powerfully In determining
whether her offspring will crown
her latter years with joy or bring
I down her gray hairs in sorrow tu
the grave.
The Creator has placed upon the
mother a burden which she cou i
nor shit " she 90 desired and he
has given her the disposition 20 bea-
To- Fer life trembles in 'he balance
"a the child birth her active year.
are given 20 the care and nurture OF