Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-10-21


her arms aud kneel at her feet, Can
ambition leap to more glorious heights
than to sing lullabes to the worlds
greatest genuises, chant melodies to
master minds and rock the cradle of
human destiny?
God pity our country when the hand
shake OF the politician is more graft.
Tying to woman's heart than the pat.
ter Of children's feet
Woman Is Ruler Over All.
Why does woman chafe under re.
straint Of sex? Why revile the hand
OF nature? Why discard the skirts
that civilization has chung to since
the beginning OF time? Why lay aside
this hallowed garment that has wiped
the tears OF sorrow from the face of
childhood In its sacred embrace
every generation hss-hj5deE 10 fasa
In shame; clinsing to its motherly
folds, lettering children have learned
to play hide and seek and from 10
youth learned TO reverence and re-
spect womanhood. Can man think of
his mother without this consecrated
garment?
Why this inordinate thirst for pow
er? Is not woman all powerful? Man
cdhnot enter this world without her
consent. he cannot remain In peace
without her blessing and unless she
sheds tears OF regret over his depar.
ture, he has lived in vain. Why this
longing for civic power when God has
made her ruler oyer all? Why crave
authority when man bows down and
worshRs herr Man has given woman
bis heart. his name and his money.
What more does she want?
Can maa find It in his heart to look
with pride upen the statement that his
honorable mother.in.law was one Of
the most powerful political bosses In
the country, that his distinguished
grandmother was one OF the ablest
fffibustsF In the Cenate or that his
mother was noted warrior and her
name terror to the enemy! WHITTIER
are we drifting and where will we
land7
God Save Us From a Hen-Peeked
Nation.
follow the pillow for a living and
my views may have In them the smell
of the SOIL my hair is turning white
under the frost Of many winters and
perhaps ! am a little old.fashioned,
but ! believe chere is more moral In
fuepce In the dress OF woman than in
all the statute books OF the land. As
an agency for morality, wouldn't
give nay good old mothers home
made gowns for all the suffragette's
constitutions and bylaws In the world.
As a,power fer purifying society, I
wouldn't give one prayer OF my sanity
mother for all the women's votes In
Christendom. As an agency for good
government. wouldn't give the plea
OF mothers heart for righteousness
for all the oaths Of office In the land.
There Is more power in the smile
OF woman than In an act OF congress.
There are greater possibilities for
good government In her family Of
laughing children than In ,the cab
met OF the president OF the United
States
The destiny OF this nation lies In
the home and not In the legislative
halls. The hearthstone and the fam
lily Bible will ever remain the source
Of eur Inspiration and the Acts OF the
Apostles will ever shine brighter than
the acts OF Congress.
This country is law.mad Why add
10 a statute book. already groanlng
under its own weight, the hysterical
cry OF woman! II we never had
chance to vote again In lifetime and
did not pass another law IN twenty.
Ave yesrs. We could survive the or.
deal. hut without home civilization
would wlther and die,
God save these United States
from becoming hen.pecked nation;
help us keep sissies out Of Congress
and forbid that women become step
fathers to government Is the prayer
| 81 ,ha forpnors NJ this country