Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-31
FIGHT AGAINST
VOTE @ WOMEN
IS INAUGURATED
MRS. JAMES 3. WELLS TELLS HOUS-
TON WOMEN WHY SHE OPP
POSES The MOVE.
BROWNSVILLE RESIDENT TAKES
FIRST DEFINITE ACTION FOR
The OPPOSITION.
From Houston Post.

Houston. Texas. March 81. Thursday
March -, marked the beginning Of an or
gained protest ~ the women uf this city
and State against woman suffrage.
Until a few weeks ago. the only public
uttcranCcS bt The women OF Texas on
this question came from those who are
demanding the ballot. and 80 aggressive
and inSiStcnt had they become thai MANY
public men and newspapers. assuming
that they represented the women ut the
State were led to believe that our women
generally were demanding the ballot. 4
large majority Of the women of our Stale
those who are not politicians and have
ne desire to hc felt that they were being
miSrcprcScntgd and misunderstood on
this subject because ut their silence.
While they naturally >hrank from that
notoriety incident g. appearing ia the
public press or un the public platform
before mixed audiences. they ncyrrthc
less felt that something should hc done
TO make known their sentiments on the
question.
Ia this situation there arose one We
man with the courage and spirit ot self
sacrifice which was necessary 10 make 4
public protest against the effort a.
thrust mans work aud mans duties mp
on the women Of Texas. Supported IN
the wives. mother aud home makers froid
many sections III The state she went a.
Austin during the recent session Of the
legislature. upon the invitation If mem
lcrs 81 that body. and ia ! modest and
becoming manner. voiced the sentiment
If a great majority nf our women against
what they believe go br an effort 60 lower
the standard ~ W~omanhOud bN placing
upon her shoulders the degrading and
diSaerccahlc work IF politics. That We
man was Mrs. James Il. WELLS Of Browns
Vile. Mrs. Wells accepted the invitation
extended "a her hy the senate Ia address
the members vi the legislature with much
timidity and becoming modcstN for she
had never made 4 public speech IN her
life. hut was strictly a woman Of the
home and family.
On Thursday II this week ID was tn
privilege ~ about one hundred ladies az
Houston a. hear Mrs. Wells present to
them many reasons for her opposition To
woman suffrage aud the necessity for
those women opposed ID TIE movement a.
effect some plan of organized effort
against il.
Mrs. John r. Garrison. who was "a.
Austin during Mrs. Wells visit there
and aided her in her work. invited her
friends among The ladies Of the city Ia
her home ia the afternoon 10 meet Mrs.
Wells and hear her talk an the subject.
The ladies who - gladly accepted the in
v~itation Ia be present. were representa-
tive women Of The city.
Mrs. II. NJ. Garwnod. introducing Mrs.
Wells. said: "A worthy cause never
lacks good and faithful followers. But
how few OF ~ are endowed with the
varied qualifications necessary for leader
ship. We have with a. this afternoon
one eminentlv fitted - bear the burdens
Of others. We have declared our priuci.
pals. She has fought for them. She heard
our orphaned cry. Come ever INTO Mace
donna aud help Us
Hrs. Wells said that IT first she had
been nest timid in opposing woman Suf
fragc. for while she felt the majority of
women were onpoSed 10 the movement
and that il Would bring much evil upon
them and the State. she realized that she
was an unframed, inexperienced woman