El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-19

tiOn, for which man is untitled and man
has his sphere for which woman is I'M
fitted Il is a fallacy 10 say that woman
, is fitted for the franchise because
sphere. 1t is as logical to assume that
the negro is capable Of running the al
fairs OF government because the race
has produced Paul Dunbar and a
Booker 7. Washington.
swayed by Sentiment
"WOman's thoughts do not run along
lines OF public policy. Discuss with her
the tariff, ask her the titles Of the cab
met offices and she Will turn to a dis
cussion Of Johns enga cement TO Jessie.
Man will Justify conclusion by rea-
son. while woman is swayed by senti-
ment"
The paper dweIt at some length upon
the theory that the cell of the human
body is made up Of masculine and fem
mime cells and that the predOminance
Of one or the other determines the sex
There are a few women, il was stated,
In whom the masculine cells predOmin-
ate and here a masculine woman is pro-
duced- In the same manner a feminine
man is produced But on the whole
masculine cells predominant in man and
feminine cells in woman, and these de-
termine the spheres OF the two sexes
and unfit them for each others places
Physician Gives Expert Opinion.
Dr. Young took up some of the argu-
ments OF LessinE's paper and answered
the human anatomy. lie stated that il
IS the mental and not the physical force
that counts today. From a knowledge
gained by travel throughout the world
L have found that there are three WON
en- fitted by mental endowment fo- SUI
frage to one man." he said. The Ameri-
can man hasn't time to develop in any
way except that Of making money.
ION woman depends the cleanliness of
the home; il devolves upon her to pro-
duce the food for her children; upon her
depends the morals Of her children But
what good does this accomplish il man
side the home; and what great moral
influence does man exert over mis- chill
drenZ Woman has not made our eco
nomlc conditions II woman is growing
masculine we have made her so. Our
present race suicide Is due to conditions
brought about by man.
Ignorant Aliens Vote.
1T used TO be that foreigners could
year; I have known Of them voting the
next day after their arrival Yet one OF
our boys can graduate from a univers-
ity one day before he is 81 years of age
and yet not have the privilege II vOt-
ing. As for our women. certainly they
can vote more intelligeutly upon public
matters than the aliens who after sew
eral years Of residence are still grossly
ignorant Of our Institutions. u was
three years after my arrival in the
United states before / knew there was
a constitution"
Dr. Young spoke OF the wonderful re-
forms accomplished in Russia. Finland
and Sweden through the influence of
women Their work. he declared. was
responsible for the great lesseninE OF ]
the evils Of drunkenness, and asserted
that the present prohibition in Russia I
was Que 10 the work OF one little Rus
sian woman whose influence upon lead
ing men OF the country had brought I
about the reformation. WOman's efforts /
n he al I'D lie
q marked degree OF freedom TO the gen i
tier sex
Preserve WOmen's Influence.
The greatest point in DR.. Young's I
discourse was that liquor had been 4
stopped in Russia. not by the vote, but i
by the influence Of women and II is the 4
Influence OF women that we desire to 4
preserve said Ralph Border. VINO fol- {
lowed for the negative.
The speaker took issue with Or. Nc 4
Combs with reference to the laws de- 4
clarinE that the Texas laws. far from
robbinE woman OF her rights. protect /
her.
Voting Is Duty
He declared that woman does not
want TO vote but that II the majority
DO he is in favor Of giving them sur
irage- 1t is ndt merely a privilege 20 {
vote; II is duty" said Mr. Border
And II is a crime not 10 vote. While
men show less interest in public mat (
tiers than they should. women in states
where they do vote show less interest
The vast majority OF women are not I
interested in the vote and il would be
wrong TO burden them with it.
Dr- Young says man is a dollar Z
chaser So he is but you never near Of
q woman objecting 10 that. do YOU Be
cause the American man is "A dollar
chaser Is no reason why he is not fit
alone to work out the problems Of gov
On the other hand il is his I
business experience, gained in chasing /
the dollar. that fits him to maintain !
government successfully"
DeplOres Race Suicide.
The speaker deplOred the tendency of
ne home towards smaller families, de-
,larlnE that this country is now de-
pending upon foreign immigration 20 !
increase population The bearing and /
rearing Of children. the speaker de-
Jared. Is woman's opportunity and her I
proper sphere
At the conclusion OF the debate. Mrs.
tennell asked for a rising vote as To /
he strength of the arguments advanced
)y the opponents. The affirmative won !
by small majority.