El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-18
PROHIBITION AND SUFFRAGE WILL
CARRY IF GIVEN FULL SUPPORT

INTEREST Is growing in the constitutional amendments
TO be voted in Texas next month Some Of them are
sure to be ratified by popular ballot Others doubtful
The statewide prohibition amendment is to re
ceive favorable treatment If its friends stand up for it.
State senators and representatives have been inquug
than little IN their home districts and the views
Of a number Of them have been compared. These are
representative Of the views Of widely separated portions
Of the state.
Gonzales county forecasts heavy vote in favor of pro-
hbton Anderson county is expected to endorse both
prohibition suffrage Caldwell county is strong for
both propositions but much depends how the vote gets
ont. Nolan county IS expected to give prohibition
ioritv of four TO one Suffrage nav GET two to one
majority, may not. Harris county favors prohibition
but there is opposition to suffrage reports state
Oddly enough, that opposition ascrbed principally to
Tarrant county is expected go heavily for pro-
hbtion but with a close vote suffrage. Prohibition
has strong hold Cass county but there is oppO-
siti0n to suffrage.
Titus and Denton counties are said to be certain to give
good maores to both prohibition and suffrage but Bexar
county is placed in the doubtful column far proib
ton is concerned This is probably because of the strength
Of the brewing interests in San Antonio Bexar county
looks favorably suffrage however.
To be sure, these but few Of the many counties
IN Texas, but, chosen at random they indicative Of
the trend Of sentiment That trend is strongly IN support
Of prohibition and less strongly in support Of suffrage
The latter issue is in need Of strong campaigning from
until election time and the women's organizations
which championing suffrage should neglest oppor
tunty to make every day count from now
Opponents Of suffrage offering the old arguments
about women place being the home and that she does
not deserve the full privileges Of citizenship because she
is unable to undertake all its Obligations particularly jury
service and service IN war.
The first argument is well answered by Dr. S Brooks
distinguished educator president of Baylor university for
nearly score Of years, follows:
"When men lived IN caves the women dwelt inside,
bOTe the children cooked and did other service Men stood
at the doorway with big clubs ready to fight back wild
beasts other savagss Later guns took the place of
clubs Men welded the guns IN settling affairs Of gov
eminent Then came to the ballots II did not
occur to them that could also them The first
suggestion that should vote created great laughter
The modern home is so unlike the ancient and
mems duties unlike their former work that have
to that voting is matter Of and SEX
As for jury service, do juTies IN many
states, much TO the improvement Of the morals Of the
courtroom It has been found that beautiful murderesses
and charming breach Of promise buntresses scarcely
be contemplated by Jurors without emotions which
have Enshp with the grave matters before the court
but that their aHurements offer jury Of dis
traction from the imposition Of justice Without much
difficulty also recall the Of certain male
defendants the local courts wherein women jurors
been sitting 1t Is altogether likely punishme1s would
have been assessed in keeping with the gravity Of
the offenses.
Can't women go to war7 Only men who can neither
read nor hear should say that sThe Of the United
States went to early in 1917 along with their menols
The Salvation Amy women who worked In shelire and
gas; the Red Cross who abOred in field hospitals
some Of them to meet death BY being blown to bits by
enemy bObers; the who rSked the torpedoe while
travelling back and forth the Channel hospital
ships; the who made munitions IN scores Of
factories; the who sewed for the Red Cross served
food to troop trains sold Liberty bonds and savings
stamps-au Of them vent to war.
Women vote in Texas primaries but not in
general elections They after fun suffrage Aliens
who have filed their declarations Of intention to become
American citizens vote IN general elections but Amer
can't It Is the shame Of good many border
citizenship have voted and VIII vote again Politicians
whose pockets bulge with poll tax receipts to be dst