El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-11
Y ITH every political bee in tn,
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worth. and every one, both
guests and visitors. in this lively city
turned politicians. talking and think
ing politics, a natural question to
women interested in things political
is what is the attitude Of the governor
elect and Mrs. James T. Ferguson re-
gardlnE woman suffrage
OF particular interest is Mrs Fergu-
sons opinion. because everyone admits
that the influence Of women IN Inelr
homes is a tremendous thing to be reck-
oned with. While neither the governor
elect nor the future first woman Of
the state are advocates Of suffrage
they are by no means antagOnistlc to It
Governor elect Ferguson is in favor of
amending the state constitution so that
the question Of WOman's suffrage may
be voted upon by the people OF the
state Mrs Ferguson is in favor of
anything that would tend TO better the
conditions of women, particularly
women who are earning their own
livelihood but as she is completely
wrapped up in her home and her family,
she IS not keen about the ballot
Perfectly COntented Herself.
For myself she said, 4 have led
such q sheltered life. and such a con-
tented life. that 1 have really given
little thought TO the subject of WOrnan's
suffra ge- Ny husband has always at
tended TO every business care I have
never had to feel the responsibility OF
any Of that sort of thing, and even if
had the right TO vote I do not think
mat 1 would care to use the right If
did / know / should ask my nus
bands advice as TO how I should cast
my vote and I believe most of the wives
] know would. However. [ realize that
Tor women whose lives are in different
lines than mine. who are either from
choice OF necessity out actively in the
business world. there are many condi-
tons that they have to meet that are
unfair and unrrIGr and that uneefFeTv-
woman suffrage would remedy, though
this / really do not know. because until
this minute 1 have given it little
thought
Condemns Unjust Laws.
Il do know that do not believe in
the unjust laws regarding women's
property rights, that viii permit Of a
husband dispOsing Of his Wife's land
without her consent. and I dc not be
lieve in women being paid less than
men for the same work Good business
women are usually every bit as eff
Gent as men, and some times more So
as they are more conscientious I know
Of many business women whom I should
consider better qualified TO vote il they
wanted 20 do so. than many men. If :
woman manages her home right she is .
generally too busy for politics and |
leaves that to her husband, but for the !
woman who has not home, and who !
is self supporting and who has to look /
out Tor herself, the situation is entirely I
different agree that most of the /
laws lettering the conditions under
which women labor, have been brought I
about by the agitation of women. il /
not by their direct vote.
Remedied Child Labor.
The same may be said of the laws
relieving the shocking conditions of !
child labor, IL took the agitation Of the
question by women to bring the better +
laws about There are also many Z
things right in the home and directly
In woman's sphere that have been i'm
proved by wOmans concerted efforts 4
For instance, the better enforcing OF (
health and sanitary laws. of the pure |
food laws and Of honest weight and 4
measurement laws, all directly con- I
cerned with a housekeeping and home /
making wOman's life. But whether !
these conditions would be improved bv
giving woman the right TO cast the bal
lot do not know. Perhaps il is be
cause I have been brought up differ
emily, out do not exactly like the idea