San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-24
PARTY LEADER TALKS
Mrs. Blair Says Women's Interest Is
With Democrats.

MTS. Didlr says w Onnen luttftst Is
With Democrats.
"Women.s interests are tied up with
the Democratic party" Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, vice chairman. of the
Democratic National Executive Com-
mittee, said in her speech before the
Democratic luncheon given to honor
her and Senator Morris Sheppard, on
Tuesday. She says that Republicans
say there is no real difference between
the parties from a woman's point OF
view, but that she believes that in
real line up between the progressive
Democrats and the reactionary Re-
publicans, women's interests are all
on the Democratic side.
Democratic women must 60 out and
make other women realize that the
best opportunity for women to work
in with the Democrats. She spoke of
the party emblems of the Republicans
and Democrats and contrasted them.
The elephant is a magnificent beast,
large and imposing to look at, and ex-
pensive to keep. and in the countries.
where be is used. he is an insignia
of wealth and authority, and rs such,
brushes the poor and lowly. The
donkey has carried the burdens of the
world. since civilization began, he
belongs to poor people and helps them
i'll every way, costing little for his
own keep. 1t was on the back of a
donkey that Our Lord rode. The
donkey has been the emblem of the
Democratic party since the days of
Jefferson.
Her "Dear Enemy.
Mrs. Blair's speech at the luncheon
was frankly Democratic-more so
than she could be in a strictly League
eonvention-and her opportunity TO
convert voters to her party was most
charmingly taken advantage of. She
spoke of the her dear enemy" Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton who was to
have been present with her. and said
hat while they were always opposed
politically, they were always allied in
the work of the League of Women
Voters, which was to arouse women
to the duties and responsibilities of
citizenship. and educate them as TO
the use they could make of the
enormous power that lay in their
hands.
Mrs. Blair is native of Missouri,
and was born in Joplin. She has been
active in politics for a number OF
.ars. She was elected to the posi-.
ton she holds on the Democratic
Executive Committee. She has head
quarters in Washington where her
work is the mobilization of the almost
untried power of the women voters OF
the country into the Democratic party.
go We up and possess the land. for
it is yours" is her slogan, for her work
p women.
She declined to express any prefer
cnece between the suggested Democrat
ic presidential candidates for 1924,
combining herself to saying that she did
not think that President Coolidge had
done anything to endcar himself TO
the women of the country. Even his
appointment of his secretary. SlImp.
is unpopular with women, she believes.
ANY man, TO win the support of wo-
men voters, she believes. must state
definite program. and spoke of sew
oral cases. notably that of Governor
pinchot, and the coal-situatiOn. where
the President she said had "side-step-
ped" the issue.
Praise For Wilson.
In her afternoon talk, she urged
women to go to the precinct committee
meetings and vote as an opening
wedge in real representation in county
and state affairs. She pointed out
the opportunities for women to get
in line for the next precinct and
county. election held early next May
and reminded then that they must h
rcrcived in one party or another on
$3.50 basis of representation before
they can hope to- accomplish big
things. The MAIN interest womep
have. Mrs. Blair believes. is to abol-
ish war and establish peace.
In his strictly Democratic speech.
Senator Morris Sheppard confined
himself very largely 10 a review OF
the accomplishments Of the Demo
cratic party during the first six years
of the Wilson administration. begin
ming with 1913. He spoke of what
these accomplishments have meant to
he average man, woman, child and
home. and closed with a warm per
sonal tribute TO ex-President Wilson
Mrs. Leroy Denman presided at the
Democratic luncheon, presenting each
speaker in turn in gracious fashion.