The Monroe journal., 1920-09-21
WOMEN In POLITICS WILL
PUT BABIES BEFORE SHEEP
ISSUES ARE ABOVE PARTIES.
ACCORDING To MRS. CROMWELL
She Shames the Men for soihe De-
plorable Conditions That Are Al
lowed TO Exist.
By MRS. WALTER CROMWELL.

candidate the better man TOT the
Mace" So remarked woman 10
her husband few days ago in regard
10 how a certain woman would vote.
Isn't that the kind OF statesman
shin that we need throughout the
world? Contrast the above statement
with many which you have heard men
make to the effect that Il would vote
for a yellow dog IL he was demo-
crat." II pressed further he VIII gen,
orally acknowledge that II he hved
north of the Mason and Dixon line ne
would vote Republican. Isn't tnat
simly a fear OF public opinion or Tor
personal gain? A case OF party al
fliation from environment and not
from principle. The three great pas
sions OF the average woman's lie are
the love OF her God. her child and her
country. All three are combined lor
her in the League Of Nations. Her
conscience tells her the ratification OF
the league Is the square thihg 10
wards the allies and this country
her love Of her child would have the
league as the only safeguard so far Of
fered for Its protection; her love LOT
America tells her II is the great
chance TO stop pouring millions OF
dollars in the treasury to so up ID
smoke or to the bottom OF the sea
and 10 use Il in developing the coun-
trys wonderful resources ana max
ing the desert places OF lands ana
lives to attain their heritage.
Glad to Vote for League.
La hat Hrst wore
will be cast for the League OF Ma
lions and in commentator OF 'he
lonely man in the White House.
have never talked with but one wo-
man opposed TO the league ana De-
leye the motherhood OF the nation
will unuualifiedly go so on record III
Noy,n,ber. To me Wilson Is the
greatest character in our history pc
cause he has had large opportunities
and has met them squarely ana cour.
ageously. One OF the truest signs OF
his greatness Is the fact that with MS
ayowed enemies and supposed FRIENDS
singing slurs and abuse at him he
has never retalated BY word or deed.
Whenever | read of some new abuse
the picture comes. before me OF our
Master Il speak reverently) with the
bowling mob reviling Him and the
statement In Holy Writ: THAT He
opened not His Mouth" The Roman
mob could not understand unselnsh
service-ne,ther can the Lodges, Pen
roses, etc.
Better Pay for Women
Reside believing that the women
are lust as much interested IN the
League of Nations as the men, there
are questions that vitality interest wo-
men that do not now OF never nave
interested men sufficiently. am
more interested in results than IN the
names of parties. Party precedents
do not interest most women ana the
great majority will put issues before
party. For instance, II a group OF
men in Union county could make the
women absolutely sure that they
would not lei moonshiners oil win
fine but put them in prison and then
break up this ever present menace TO
our BOYS, would they care 10 which
Marty such men belonged? NO. NOR
ais are more TO us than partisan pol
itlcs. Nv chief interest in the state
politics Is in the educational ana hu-
manitarian problems. Isn't II strange
thai while North Carolina stands
fourth to the top IN agrlcultural
wealth, she Is fourth to the bottom IN
ignorance? 4 man from ONO re-
cnetlv stated to me. that n boy from
Massachusetts, had ten chances W
the one chance OF the BOY from
North Carolina OF becoming an IN
yentor Statistics prove the truth Oh
the statement: but why? We VIII
grant to none that no state has more
native ability. for when given O
chance. North Carolina boys are equal
TO bows from any state ana then
some. \ chance! That Is the point.
WHY Is Il that geo boys who knocked
nj the doors of our great state UNI
yersity were turned away? Are we
moi rich enough to provide proper
eauipment? Yes. but we have Lacked
organized interest; we are putting
stocks and bonds before an educated
citizenship. Women. this is one oil
our greatest problems and we can ae-
complish anything If we want II bad
enough.
Interested In Results, Not Parties
Another reform which | wish TO
mention Is the unequal pay for equal
service" Is 1t just for a man to be
paid twice as much to teach the same
subjects and teach them no better
than a woman. This is from direct
knowledge of many such cases. Has
this been allowed because heretofore
the women have had no come backY'
There is no sex in brains and remun-
Grafton should be equal.
The motherhood of the state and
the children are the most precious
assets. yet we treat some OF them
worse than the cattle on the hills.
On a raw day last fall woman with
a thinly clad baby In arms stood on
one of the exposed corners in Monroe
stepping up to her woman inquired
If she did not think II would be better
10 90 over to the rest room SO the
baby would not catch cold. The moth.
or replied. 1.-The baby is used to II,
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