Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-10-21
Whathe Democratic Party Offers the Woman Voter
Convincing Statement Of Facts by Homer S. Cummings,
Chairman Democratic National Committee. The
Women of Richmond County Would Do
Well to Read This Carefully.

(Reprinted from the Pictorial Review)
Speaking broadly, believe that
any party which looks for success
must have a fundamental basis of
principle and achievement to which
men and women alike can conscienti-
ously subscribe. There are certain
truths that are self-evident and time
does not Change them. The creed OF
Thomas Jefferson, as formulated IN
his first inaugural address, stands to-
day as the simple statement, OF the be-
liefs of all men and women who hold
that government exists for the gov
erned. Jefferson declared for equal
and exact Justice to all men, peace
and honest friendship with all nations,
the support of state governments ana
their rights, the preservation Of our
general government sin its whole con.
stitutional vigor," a jealous care OF
election by the people, the supremacy
of the civil over the military author
ity, economy of public expenses that
labor may be lightly burdened, the
honest payments of our debts, encour-
agement of agriculture and commerce,
freedom of religion, and freedom OF
the person under the protection OF the
habeas corpus and trial by jury.
In the beginning there was great
unwillingness on the part OF many 'ot
the leaders to embark upon the un-
charted sea of democracy and they
finally acquiesced in the adoption OF
a representative form of government
with many misgivings. The idea of
popular government was repugnant TO
them and we still see this same un-
willingness to trust the people in their
descendants who now control the des-
TIMES of the Republican party. When
ever the Democratic party has broken
faith with it's great traditions it has
lost the support of the people, but
there never was time in all It's MS
tory when it has been so absolutely
dedicated to the ideals of its founders
as it is today, nor can any other leg
islative period compare with the rec
ord of the last six years in the num-
Der of, far-reaching enactments for the
public welfare.
However strong the traditional and
family urge upon the woman voter,
she is bound at this stressful time in
the history of her country and the
world to turn to the men of her fam
lily and to ask them what position the
party that they support is willing to
take constructively in the solution OF
national and international, Industrial,
social, and economic problems which
are pressing upon US from all sides.
She will inquire which party stands
for policies that protect the home and
not the profiteer, which listens to the
voice of the people, in all pleas for
Justice and equal opportunity, which
is concerned with the formulation of
measures calculated to prevent re-
currence of war. They have deep
heart interest in the prevention Of an
other world conflict and the League
of Nations is the only feasible plan
that statesmen have yet suggested to
achieve this, purpose. / believe that
women are fundamentally and pro-
foundry opposed to war and that they
finally accepted this war as supreme
effort to end all war, and / believe that
they now want a peace guaranteed by
the covenants of the nations.
Mere assertions that they are Dem
ocrats or Republicans, made by the
men of their families, will not infiu-
ence majority Of the newly enfran-
chised citizens.
When the woman voters Republican
relatives tell her that they have nc
program, but one of opposition to
President Wilson; that they are will
ing to sacrifice or place in jeopardy
the peace and safety Of all nations to
discredit him; that although controll-
ing both houses Of Congress, they
have no craftsmanship 10 put at the
service of their country in an effort
to avert an industrial and labor crisis
that may shake the very foundations
of our social structure; that while
they recognize there is national I'M
rest growing out of the high cost OF
living, and that it's relief requires q
serious consideration of Fundamental
economic conditions growing out OF
the world war, yet to them it is only
another opportunity for political man
euvering, she is not going to be sat
isfed, and family tradition and family
loyalty will not be strong enough te