The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1920-09-21
NO TRUE WOMEN Will VOTE
FOR MEN WITH SHADY PAST
MRS FUNDERBURK URGES THE
WOMEN TO STUDY POLITICS
without the Help OF Women. This
Country Couldn't Hope 20 Secure
Best Of Government.
BY MRS. EDNA V. FuNDERBuRK.

By MRS. EDNA V. FUNDERBURk.
Al the request Of the Editor OF The
Journal shall endeayor TO discuss
the attitude that is. according to my
view point, the best one for woman
10 take toward the political questions
of to-day. | will take up so mueh
space 10 talk about these things that
I will run a short series OF articles
along these lines. In this let's think
about the party. Should women JON
any party? II so which oheF 1ol
my way OF thinking II would be TOOL
/ ish for women either in the city OF
the country TO attempt TO organize
a party of their own. We are new
in these things and men have been
so long in the political game that II
would mean for us TO have no voice
in governmental affairs at all II we
attempt to do so alone because IL
would simply mean defeat and be-
side that | do not think that would
be best any way. We ought 10 worh
along with our men. We need their
experience and their advice and cooler
, judgment.
Neither Of us can make perfect
home without the help Of the other
! and II seems that such being the case
We ought TO have found out long
ago that neither sex could have the
hest of government without the help
, az the other. Then let us ally our
r selves with some party but when
: one. YOU say? Well. when we try 10
d decide about that we should ma ou'
d what both or all OF them stand TOT
4 We should not consider our own IN
y terest alone but the interest and wei
Is fare of the whole country. Whicf
. marty considers the rights OF all th'
4 people? Now, OF course, IL would o.
10 we'll for us TO study what each part!
= has done for the good OF the nation
NJ To my mind there isn't any question
10 but that both the greatest partie
have done some good things. Neithe
nj one of them have done altogethe
,r bad and yet II the Democratic par,
H. really means what its name lmpiie
IL must stand for all OF the people
H. II must. II the word democracy ism
he a hollow sound. mean and intend tina
re that all the people have voice !
or the affairs of the nation.
on have heard people say time ate
d. time that they didn't care who wa
president OF the United States, IN;
nd il makes absolutely no dineren'
ng which party succeeds in putting
liz man in the White House. Well.
AS is ignorance that prompts an expire
ID sion like that, and the one VINO sa.
lie so may be intelligence in other thln'
of hut he or she certainly doesn't kno
of- much about this government. II 40
nd make a difference and very materl
Re- difference which man is put In u
emf presidential chair. My advice 10 o.
led women would be to go TO man
whose Judgment you place eonnden
and talk these things over with MI
Don't 20 to a man whose life Is
ng- faiure-a man who hasn't made
md life count for something in his pa
eg- of the world. If you were going
me run a farm you certainly wouldl
My 20 10 A farmer who hadn't made al
o thing and ask him how TO make Gro
ew- crow. No YOU wouldn't be so sil
er's Well then use that same reason
len eking advice about public affal
ted Talk with more than one II you w
ans. ana see for yourself whether tn
of is a party that is standing for a
on considering the welfare of the no
sgal i'm the West. the home in the dlst'
for North and the little Southern no
$50. The party that is seeking
nds do the best thing for all OF us 9
ows vote with that party and help II
as make this better country IMAM
his has ever been even at its best
ken As to the kind of a man we sho
mid support. no sincere, straight won
rec Is going to vote for a man wh
Itch, lfe has been the least bid sha
the He must be man with GU
record behind him. Any man
one would do dirty things in private
was wouldn't do 10 trust in public ana
nent He that is faithful over 81
yned things will be faithful in gre;
head things. SO search the careers OF
sew candidates by all means and Dc
re- now TO do it by keeping up with q
ltion doings so that in the years to G.
when a man announces himself
office YOU will know whether
scratch his name off or not
. In our next article we are g
!, IN try to discuss as best we can y