American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-05-27
WHY IS WOMAN
RESTLESS?
DESTINY OF NATIONS DgPgNoo
UPON COMMENTED hoMEa

Texas Farmoru' Union.

BY w. D. leWiA
President Texas Farmers Union.
Why is woman dissatisnedf Why
does she grow restless under the
crown Of womanhoodf Why II sho
weary Of the God-given jewel OF moth
erhoodf 10 1t not . sufacient political
achievement for woman that future
rulers nurse at her breast. laugh In
her arms and kneel at her fsstf Can
ambition leap to more glorious heights
than to sing lullabies to the world'e
greatest genuises. chant melodies %
master minds and rock the cradle a
human destinyf .
God pity our country when the hand
shake Of the politician u moro grats
lying to woman's heart than the paA
ter Of cAildrsnis feet
Woman 10 Ruler Over AL
Why does woman chafs under ~
straint Of ssxf Why rsvils the hand
Of natursf Why discard the shFto
that civilization has clung 70 since
the beginning of timef Why lay aside
this hallowed garment that has wiped
the tears of SORROW from the face Of
childhoodf In it, sacred embrace
every generation has hidden it, face
In shame: clinging to its motherly
folds, lettering children have learned
to play hide and seek and from Il
youth learned to reverence and 70
spect womanhood. Can man think OF
his mother without this c~onsecrated
garment? ,
Why this inordinate thirst for DOW.
err Is not woman all POWERFUL Man
cannot enter this world without her
consent, he cannot remain In peace
without her blessing and unless sho
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 over allf Why crave
authority when man bows down and
'worships herr Man has given woman
his heart, his name and his money.
What more does she wantf
Can man ind II IN his heart to look
with pride upon the statement that his
honorable mother-in-iaw was ons Of
the most powerful political bosses In
the country. that his distinguished
grandmother was one Of the ableat
6libusters In the Cenate or that his
mother was q noted warrior and her
name a terror to the enemyi WHITTIER
are we drifting and where will We
landf os,r,rT
God Save us From . Hsn-Psckoo
Nation. .,-,~-w1
I follow the pillow for q 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 I am a little old-fashioned,
but ! believe there Is more moral in
1uence in the dress of woman than in
all the statute books Of the land. As
an agency for morality, I wouldn't
give my good old mothers home
made gowns for all the ~suffragette's
constitutions and bylaws in the world.
AS a power for purifying society. I
wouldn't give one prayer Of my sanity
mother for all the womep's votes In
Christendom. AS an agency for good
government, I wouldn't give the plea
OF a 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 our inspiration and the Acts of the
Apostles will ever shine brighter than
the acts of Congress.
This country IL law-mad. Why add
to . statute book, already groaning
under Its own weight. the hystericaI
cry Of womanf II we never had
chance to vote again In . lifetime and
did not pass another law In twenty.
i've years. we could survive the OF.
deal, but without home. civilization
would wither and die.
God savs these United statse
from becoming . hsn-pscksd nationa
help US keep sississ out OF C~opSrsss
and forbid that women bscams step.
fathers to government, ID the prayer
of the farmers Of this country.