Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-13
SENATOR FELTON,
Interview with First Woman Sent TO
United States Senate.
SUCCEEDS SENATOR tom WATSON

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Protective Tariff for Cotton.
,.1f had been in the United States
senate when the bonus bill came up l
3 would have voted to give the bonus to
soldiers who went overseas and fought
and bore all The hardships and drew
$50 month, but wouldn't have Civ
en- the bonus to officers who stayed
here and had to wear spurs on their
heels to keep their feet from slipping
off their desks and got salaries of 5000
a month"
That is the statement made here by
Mrs. w. H. FELTON,, only woman sena-
tor in the history of the Uniced States,
sSas she outlined what political policies
she would follow if the senate were
now in session and she were occupying
her seat as senator, says Carters-
Vile. Ga. dispatch to the New York
World. Mrs FELTON,, who is 81 years
old, was appointed by Governor Hard
wick to succeed the late Senator
Thomas E: Watson until a successor is
chosen at the November election.
Strong for Monroe Dostrine.
"Tm strong for the Monroe doc
trine," continued Mrs. FELTON,, land
am against the league Of nations.
We've got to keep out of any such
league. We can't take the burdens Of
the world on our shoulders any longer.
IF the Democrats make the league one
of their platform planks two years
feated Tom Watson got his wonder
full following in Georgia two years ago
by lighting conscription and the league
of nations" Fr-
How would you have voted on con-
scription if you had been in the sem
ate at the time the United States en-
tered the World war2" Mrs. FELTON,
: was asked.
Il would have fought conscription to
the last" she said. Its all right for
a czar or a kaiser to call out his
troops and march on to war, but in
free country like ours thar sort of
thing should be put to the ballot. l
had the nerve in 1918 to- denource the
treatment that was being given lot
of German citizens who were just
p as good Americans as you and l. but
happened to have Germany as their
birthplace. guess if I'd been r. man
they would have put me in Jail"
Mrs. FELTON, was asked how she
stood on the tariff.
For Protective Tariff.
81 am for q protective tariff" she
answered THE United States is
big family with lots of units. Differ
ent Industries, make up these units It's
the business of Uncle Sam, Ikea good
father, to look out for these units who
make up our family. Here in the
South, for instance, our cotton indus
try has been under the domination of
Liverpool too long.
81 believe in a living wage for ev-
cry American" continued Mrs. FELTON,,
'and l don't believe that we should
have to compete with the pauper wage
scale Of Europe. Uncle Joe Cannon
and myself stand together on that"
Mrs. FELTON, said that if the senate
were in session one of the first bills
she would introduce would be meas
ure 10 make the bankruptcy laws
stricter. Not long ago." she said, "a
man got twenty-seven bales of cotton
from me, then declared bankruptcy,
and it looks as though I'm not going
to get anything for the cotton. So,
you see, have good reason for think
ing this law ought to be bolstered up.
A bankrupt should be required to show
how he has disposed Of any property
he happened to have just before he
took bankruptcy. He shouldn't be al
lowed to sell a lot of stuff this month
and declare bankruptcy the next. That
is one thing l would stand up for if
the senate were in session now"
"Will you be candidate for senator
at the election in November" Mrs.
FELTON, was asked.
I'm too old" she answered. you
won't catch this old woman in Az
more political turn.oils. 1 won't an
nounce, but of course l can't keep
some people from voting for me.
There are lot of people in this state
who have been voting for me regular
ly for governor for years"