Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-06-25
Why WOMEN SHOULD VOTE?

the question that is ringing from
ocean TO ocean and reverberating from
the Canadian boundary TO the MexI
can border. II Is the mission OF a
Newspaper to give the news and the
action OF tho Texas Farmers Union
In opposing woman's suffrage when
that question was recently before the
Toxas legislature Is significant as
representing the attitude OF the or.
ganized plowmen. We reproduce IN
part the argument presented by Hon.
w d. Lewis. president OF the Texas
Farmers Union. In opposing the bill
1T Ia gratifying TO note that II Is
not the farmers wife who Is clamorlng
for the ballot she is too busy
trying TO make happier homes. mold.
ing the minds OF future citizens and
sharing with her husband the cares
OF life to indulge In political gossip
The ballot will give her no relief from
d%rudgery, give no assistance in cloth.
ing the children or bring to the home
additional comforts. conveniences or
opportunities In life. II IL. as a rule
the city promoted to idloness
by prosperity who Is leading the sui.
fragette movement
From many stnndpolnts. perhaps
n woman has as much right to vote
as n man. So has she as much right
TO pillow as n man: she has as much
right TO work In a factory as a man;
she has aa much right to shoulder q
musket ms a man. but we would rather
she would not do 70 from choice
and we regret that necessity Outlines
compels her 70 earn a living by en-.
gaging in galnful occupations. We do
not consider misfortune a quaiiica.
ton for suffrage or a business accl.
dent n reason for granting franchise.
We are opposed to at the
ballot box the same as we are OPP.
posed to woman IN the field, in the
factory or In the army and for the
self-same reasons. We had rather
tee her plant flowers than SOW wheat;
gather bouquets than pick cotton and
rear children than raise political is.
sues, although she may have as much
right to do one as the other.
Opposed TO Unsexlno Humanity.
Sex qualification for suffrage may
have Its apparent Inconsistencies. No
general rule adjusts itself perfectly
10 all conditions. II Is a favorIte ar.
gument advanced by the proponents OF
woman's suffrage that many cultivated
and noble women are far more capa.
BILE OF intellIgently exercising SOY
%ereignty than a worthless negro, but
the South never was anxious for
negro suffrage. and while culture and
refinement. and even morality. are
desirable virtues. they are not the
only qualifications for franchise.
THE primary. inherent and insep.
arabic fitness for suffrage Is support.
ing n family. The pillow handle. the
forge and the struggle for bread at.
ford experience necessary TO properly
mark the ballot Government IL n
great big business and civilization
from the very beginning assigned
woman the home and man the bust.
ness affairs OF life.
There has been much freakish leg.
islntlon enacted during the past de.
cade that no doubt appeals to woman's
love for the ridiculous. but TO under.
take TO unsox the human race by law
IS the height OF legislative folly and
u tragedy to mankind.
we ere opposed to the equal rights
oi woman-we want her to ever re.
main our superior. We consider
woman's desire to seek mans level
tho yellow peril Of Twentieth Century
civilization.
Woman Is the medium through
which angels whisper their messages
70 mankind II Is her hand that plants
thoughts in the intellectual vineyard
u IL through her heart that hope. love
and sympathy overflow and bless man.
kind Christine liberator OF woman
hnd-was satisfied TO teach the LESSONS
of life and He Mas a man. lie chose
10 rule over human hearts ana re
fused worldly power aud men followed
after Him, women washed Ills feet
little children climbed upon His knees
ANA the Ruler of the universe said
that I'm Him lie was well pleased
Can woman and "A higher ealllng7"