Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-07-08

sues that confront the people Of this
country; issues that are being dis.
cussed and are going to be discussed
from every platform and stump In
the United States this year. The first
Of these issues I wish to mention 10
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. am very
much opposed to Woman Suffrage.
In the first place, do not think the
women OF our State want to vote.
] consider my wife and my daughter
fairly intelligent women. They are
both we'll educated and reasonably
well informed. They say they do not
want to vote. have talked with q
large number Of intelligent women
on this question and ! rarely find q
woman who desires the right to vote.
As q matter OF fact, our women al.
ready enjoy many privileges and I'M
munities that men do not enjoy.
Women are now protected In their
rights OF property far beyond the
protection enjoyed by man. A wo'
man can give o check against her
husbands personal bank account and
draw every dollar Of suoh account,
while a man cannot check one dollar
against the wife's account without
specific authority. II the husband
dies and leaves his wife unprovided
for, and at the same time leaves an
estate valued at s6,5O0.00, the wife
may have the whole Of this estate
set aside for her personal use,
though this property may be mort
gagged for the husbands personal. or
even their community debts. She
can hold 100000 as homestead,
81. 100000 as years support and
$4,000 In lieu OF exempt property.
Gentlemen, ] have seen this done In
my town, A woman hes absolute
control over her property owned be-
fore marriage. while the rents, inter
ests and dividends from the nus.
bands Individual property can be lev
led upon and sold to satisfy any
debts for home. clothing or any other
obligations which the wife chooses to
make. A man can not sell his real
estate without bis wife's consent. u
O man strike woman, no matter
what the cause. he has committed
aggravated assault and may be sub
ject to a fine OF 100000 and two
years imprisonment. II man should
speak unexpectedly about o woman
he can be prosecuted for Islander,
with heavy penalties TO follow, while
q woman can say what she pleases
about q man and II is not SANDER.
A man is. compelled TO work the
roads Ave days in the year: woman
is not A man can be forced TO at
tend court as o witness in o civil
suit. but a woman can not be forced
TO attend such trials. Our Jun.
WRITTEN LAWS" accord TO woman
many considerations and favors. furn-
fishing protection that our written
laws do not give. The question Is. do
our women really desire 20 exchange
the present position now beld by
them for one OF equality with mep1
DO not think they do. or course.
there are q few overzeslous women,
who are really not informed but
think they are, who would like 10
make this change. but the vast ma
,ority OF our Southern women do not
desire to do 80. The most OF this
suffrage agitation comes from West
ern and Northwestern States where
the people have shown themselves
ever ready 10 adopt new fads and
fancies; and this suffrage move Is
only one OF the new fanoies, and one
doomed TO failure. New York. Penn
sylvania. New Jersey and Massachu
setts all rejected u In 1915. Ohio 70
jcctcd II last week for the third time
in four years. womap suffrage IL
going and not coming rs soma would
have you believe.
am opposed to National prohibi
ton because | am Democrat. and
being n Democrat. I believe In the
doctrine q States Rights. I do moi
believe Il IA right for the State ol
New York 10 say what the State ol
Texas shall have or shall not have
I am opposed 10 National Prohibl
ton amendment being added TO oai
National Constitution for the reason
Il cosld easily happen that q minor
ity OF the votes OF the United ststei
could iorse prohibition upon the ma
jority In this way; Il could easily
happen that three.fourths OF tho Leg
isiatiScs OF the States could repre-
sent less than one-half OF the populs
tion. You. Of course. understand
that this Ia tho ouly way that ar
amandmcnt can be added 20 or taket
from the National Constitution: that
three-fourths OF tho State Legisla
lures have 20 ratify or vote for IN,
amendment. on the other hand
thirteen Of the smallest staies In On,
Union could prevent the repeal o.
this amendment, no matter how OBJ
noxious n might become afier offec
two Remember that tho Legisia
ture OF the smallest State In the
Union would have Just a. much pow
or as that OF the largest State Any
man who Ia well informed In the HE
tory and tho politics Of this oountr,
must know that the reason the Re