The Washington herald., 1914-02-12
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~ ssxsasiss Ar Dfssisd Asai,st
Nh aepe1s Chare,e

TO the Editer: Apprsciattng your fair.
ness In inviting and according those who
ars opposed TO woman suffrage spucs 10
bAnswer Ida ,Husted Harper. who IN 4
half Dags article IN iast Sundays Herald
assaiis the anti-sufYragists and tries to
prove that they are co-6psrntins with
the liquor interests. permit me to caIl
me public's attention to \ letter Of Hugh
fox. secretary Of the United Brewers
Association to the -Piainfeld Courier
News. the contents OF which were sub-
mitted at the hearing in December last
before the Committee ON Rules of the
House on the resolution establishing
committee on woman suffrage
On page s. of the report Of the hear
ing 10 to be found the following state-
ment. which not only refutes the un-
warranted and unjust charges Of Mrs.
Harper. but places the burden upon the
sufYragists The statement follows:
The United Brewers Association, In a
News, signed by Hugh Fox. secretary.
states that the anti -suffragists have never
received nor asked for contributions from
them. although he ads we hass RAD
appeals from the Other s'dr.''
Further down the pass. Mrs. IdS Per
ter Boyer, Of Pennsy fvsnls Fs.I-snc.sn
sufrasists. who. I'm isi2 in an iitssyies
In Michigan. reported IN . De,rSit 1siig
newspaper. said: "Ytz, Tn nfrsfi taat
the fear that II worien phssis tss nsiiot
they viii iegislate tSiSona. boxing
matches. horse race. ard eva smoking
out Of existence, is costing trndrs4s es
votes. Nothing could se further from
our minds. Persons ~. Y a man rziits
10 smoke or drink o - 20 horse TasS
or see some man nss .sr sHotse1 = "
his business and funs o uiae. Ssf-
frase will never attack PerEonsl liesr-
ties"
The case Of Phoebs Cyax.ns, v'0c Mrs
Harper said left tn zuTr-EC ranks -
work against them 50 I.ach Pc,
seems proof positiv, bat evea suffrage
leaders can be brou, /. GROUND tire cthsr
way. provided the ls.er Il sn55e.e.fi7
tempting. MRS. MACK SMITH
They Deserv 'tauaisg.
To the Editor: Re sfrg - sac rtssy.
THE War Day by Eg-r Fsy Year.
Ago. appearing IL Tho Herald tAt'
morning. I will this ygD q yoG ,s.s
publish the following ramiuR from o's
Of Pickett's men 30 VS. st Kins:ca
when the twenty-twa -sg were hRTSrt
From my own kno' iy e md iafocra@-
ton of Kinston citizen - tIe s.r~oaac-
ing country the mel r.af we're haagr
were known as "Bufslces' Rnd we're a
serters from the Fedora hsrny ~ We,
as from our army Ths-c ussH hEn
| formed Q band OF rohhsrs zGE verr tee
rorizing that part of North Csrciins ans
wherever they went Laid Eas's 70 aIi ia=s
| could not carry on. -.se nor r.operH
| of any kind was Ersu-g sTET1 tas.H
Many Of these Bufff - ptr1 Enarn tr
Kinston and GoIdsbo az ssn - 20 I.les
| Of Pickett's division
! These men were gNtE ST.. tsisi -
deserters and murder NsJ sGGtiss -
| receive and were ess..ite6 - rrxeis-
! court-martial process
Kemper's Brigade z PscEeiEs iisisio.l
was at the time OF tas SEsctr,iaa cziarcl
| near Kinston. but die GSt have ans hana
| in the hanging. only arcsE-o c,bsr tsoola
We're detailed for thu 1ry
| From the letter in days BsssN
| IL would appear Pick . Nre i
| less OF life and limb zr lrsC rn-=
| hanged for the fun .r ..Ss tatI
we'll performed, for s~k Hir'5s5t no,
| any one OF his men nc 1rt q lI1-lc-
| be held for doing OF ., .e-a s5r.r Gut
| in time OF war.
I'm sEE-C owe
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