The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-09-03
FACTS Fon WOMEN VOTERS.


CONTINUED from last week.
Question-Why are organized wom-
en-, standing solidly, for certain nation
al legislation, unable to make thelr
votes effective?
Answer-Because the laws OF the
nation are made and administered by
Congress of men, who work unoeI
! system that is highly inefficient ana
extravagant. Under this system-1or
which Democrats and Republicans are
alike responsible-politics has be-
come an end in itself.
Question-How can women voters
become articulate in national aftalrsE
Answer-By changing this system
which Is now at its lowest point Oh
efficiency.
Question-How can this system be
reformed?
Answered (By electing at least TWEEN
ty-five women to Congress who will
think straight and who will have
courage to stand for what they be-
lieve, no matter what their party ar
filiations. In order to elect tWentSo
five women one hundred should De
nominated.
Questionable the National Political
Parties include in their platforms the
planks insisted upon by the organized
women voters?
Answer-No. All of the parties in
QulReQ Only III QtCtpllNC dSCOAO6Js
The platforms, like the traditional
Mother Hubbard, covered everything
and touched nothing.
Questionable women voters realize
the deception?
Answer-No The men pacified them
with "foolers." We women We're so
busy sucking away at the hollow
phrases they gave us we never dream
ed we were sucking wind.
Question-Have any women been
candidates for the United States Sen
ate?
Answer-Yes. Anne Martin of Ne
vada has twice been candidate
OF Approximately $4,000 votes she
captured about s 900 on an Indepen-
dent ticket. In New York, Rose
Schneiderman, Farm Labor Party, re-
ceived $4,000 votes out OF about o.
| 10000
many women have been elected TO
Answer-25,O 900 men and two WON
en-Jeanette Rankin and Alice Rob-
ertson. e,
Question-Is special training needed
for women Congressional candidates?
Answer-No The training that av-
erage women get managing mousse
holds, bearing and rearing children,
of being women, Is the best possible
training for public life. The problems
the country is now facing are human
problems. Women act and react
from distinctly human motives. II
men do not need training for Con-
gress, women do not need IL,
Question-What general type or
women would be most effective in
Congress?
Answ er--Middle-a women who
have gone up against the average
problems of average life by the simple
means of living through them; women
of broad human experience, general
intelligence. and, above Affair min.
ded. They may be of any political
party, and they should be able to
answer the majority of the questions
herein propounded.
Question-Should young women be
encouraged to enter politics and be-
come conspicuous in public affairs?
Answer-No. Young women should
attend strictly to the business of be-
ing young. While young they should
enjoy the blessing that only youth
gives. Young women should spend
their time loving and tearing and
living.
Question-should candidates be po-
litically wise?
Congress fresh minded women-'polit-
ical virgins"-not ten but three times
ten of them, for some will forget to
put oil in their lamps. And they must
be watchful lest political vamps" be
lying in wait for the political vir-
gins"